The Heron was designed by Johan Jordaan with a clear purpose in mind: create a knife that feels just as at home outdoors as it does in everyday carry. Drawing inspiration from time spent fishing, the design leans into practical utility without sacrificing style. It’s meant to be reliable, easy to use, and versatile enough to handle anything from light camp tasks to general cutting duties.
There’s also a nice bit of personality baked into the design. If you take a second to look at an actual heron, the resemblance is hard to ignore. The blade profile and that subtle handle curve really do echo the shape of the bird’s head, which is a cool touch that doesn’t feel forced.
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There's just 24 hours left until we draw a winner for this OKnives Heron L1 knife!

The folks at OKnife have sent me their new Heron L1 folder to review, and they were nice enough to send an extra one along to give away.
I just got them in yesterday afternoon and I'm a bit rushed to get it posted, because they are also having a flash sale on these from April 16th to the 22nd.
What kind of people would write collect and review multitools? Quite simple really- we are designers and do-ers, outdoors types and indoor types, mechanics, doctors, problem solvers and problem makers. As such, we have, as a world spanning community, put every type, size and version of multitool, multifunction knife, pocket knife and all related products to every test we could manage in as many places and environments as there are.