Looking for a new fixed blade to (metaphorically) snuggle up with this winter? Well Civivi is set to drop the Timberbark, the newest in a growing collection of fixed blade models from the typically folder-focused company.
Civivi likes to pop off a bit with their names – we have the busy company to thank for adding “Placoid” and “Acuminal” to our vocabulary earlier this year, to list just two recent examples. But on this release, however, Civivi chose to go for something simple, something pure and elemental. “Timber,” and “Bark;” everyone knows what these words mean; combined, they immediately connote the kind of rugged, outdoorsy chores this release is obviously aimed at.
So we’ve got a quite broad 3.2-inch drop point on this one, flat ground and made from 14C28N. These are three characteristics that fit smoothly under the outdoors user job description: there’s enough blade length – and blade mass – to handle meatier chores, and the 14C28N, a stainless spiced with nitrogen, touches up quickly and holds an edge for a goodly time. There’s even a bit of jimping on the spine near the tip – very much a design choice we see on knives that may be called upon to do field dressing.
This knife may be made for adventuring, but the Civivi design team did not do anything too adventurous with the 3.69-inch handle here – which is good news. Functionality is key with any knife, but in particular ones optimized for al fresco applications, and the palm swell/bracket combo on the Timberbark will acquit itself nicely in that arena. G-10 scale options are either black or KnifeNews orange; there are also dark green Micarta and guibourtia wood scale flavors too. The G-10 models weigh 3.34 oz., while the Micarta and wood versions are listed as 3.02 oz.
The Timberbark is targeting a release for December.
Knife in Featured Image: Civivi Timberbark
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