Ingredient upgrade
Reminiscent of a number of auto companies, Kansept is essentially the higher-end half of a two-headed beast, with the Honda to its Acura, if you will, being a wallet-friendly knife brand called Tenable.
Of course there is cross-pollination, and sometimes even straight-up sharing, which is how the Fenrir, which I saluted for its value early this year, went from being an affordable Tenable knife to a jaw-dropping Kansept knife.
The design (which I will get into below) is virtually identical, but the materials are vastly different.
That statement applies to all six editions of the Kansept-branded knife (heck the K1034VI model is not even the most expensive).
With this particular edition, the headline materials are a perfect blend of form and function. The blade is made of Damascus steel, prized for its rare blend of edge retention and toughness, not to mention its mesmerizingly rippling sheen.