Knives

The knife, in its many forms, is one of humanity's most fundamental tools. They were among the first tools used by homo sapiens and if you asked 100 modern humans what one item they would want with them if marooned, the handful that didn't say cellphone would answer "a knife".

All of the knives featured in the categories below have been carefully selected as either the best value knives of their type, or because they are just plain gorgeous.