CRKT CEO Heinnie Haynes® Edition 18

Been carrying mine for a couple of weeks. It's great. Does not raise eyebrows. Lovely to use. Lovely quality. Beautiful design. Smooth opening. This is a classic.

Lovely little knife but the friction lock could be a bit more positive. Would feel safer if the blade was a little more rigid when open. Apart from that great little knife.

So first of all, HH gets a 5* service as always, thank you! Onto the knife itself: The CRKT C.E.O UK is very aesthetically pleasing to me, it looks quality and the fit/finish is good! - Although it is a nail-nick, I found myself fidgeting with it as the action is smooth/satisfying. - The blade on mine was incredibly sharp OOB (push cut phone book paper) Overall it is a lovely bit of kit and I do like it! So why the 4 stars? I bought this as a potential replacement for my Byrd Tern that i have been using since the start of the year. In my EDC I carry a victorinox deluxe tinker (more for the other tools) and the Byrd Tern as my primary edc blade. Although the CRKT is lovely, it will not replace the Byrd as they are just completely different beasts (not a bad thing): - The Byrd has g10 handles for grip, a stronger back-spring/half-stop system and finger choil, so can handle the tougher edc tasks I need to throw at it. - The CEO is more elegant and for light duties only (opening letters, peeling an apple, sharpening a pencil etc). - Because I also carry a SAK, this makes the CEO redundant for me as an edc blade (I wouldn't throw anything at the ceo that the SAK couldn't handle/vice-versa). For this reason, the CEO will be relegated to my office-drawer and a niche edc for minimalist carry days. If you are looking for an elegant edc blade and don't need to handle heavy cutting tasks (i.e cutting cardboard), the ceo is a fantastic purchase and I do really like it overall! If you are looking for a more robust edc, have a look at the Byrd Tern, Spyderco UKPK, Spyderco Urban (i've just bought this and it will replace the tern) or Manly Wasp. Should this design ever be revised in the future, I feel it could benefit from the following changes: 1) Gimping on the back of the blade for extra grip. The CEO is about as robust as a SAK blade, therefore it doesn't take much to close on you. Because the back of the blade is very smooth i found the natural build-up of oil in my thumb to cause slippage and make the blade more prone to closing. 2) Extend the blade slightly out of the handle when closed. Similar to the og richard rogers design or boker wasabi, the combination of this with the gimping would allow the back of the blade to fold deeper into the handle and I feel would provide a bit of extra security/confidence. So, although I love the knife overall, I feel it could be much better with a bit of tweakage!

I bought this on a whim as I already have a UK legal EDC knife for just about every occasion, but I guess that I am edging towards collector status. I was instantly impressed with the knife out of the box, and have carried it for 2 weeks now and my opinion of the knife has actually gone up. For these reasons: 1: It is very well mannered when it is in a closed position. It actually does not look like a knife, maybe a chunky pen or (as a colleague said) as small vaping machine. It is the only knife I own which I could leave on my desk at work without arousing suspicions that I was some kind of survivalist nut job or murdering fiend (neither is true) 2: decent pocket clip so it is easy to carry 3: once you deploy the knife you have a long slicy blade. It was pretty sharp out of the box, but I reprofiled the blade as I do with all of my knives and was able to get it shaving sharp with a 20 degree edge each side. 4: the fit and finish of the knife is great, blade centring is spot on and it has a great finish all round. It looks like it cost way more than its price and the I love the scales too which look just like carbon fibre and give a nice feel in the hand. Things to consider, (these are not negatives per se, just extra information) The lockup is not the strongest you will find. It's not super weak but the knife when open can close under even medium use so this is not a knife to carry for hard work. There is no half stop either so once the blade starts folding you need to realise that and act accordingly. Steel (8CR13MOV) is totally acceptable for the price but it will need touching up more often than a better steel. For me this is no issue as I only carry this knife for the lightest of duties (opening packages, cutting up food, ). Overall a great knife for the price for a day when you don't need heavy duty in your pocket and don't want something which will scare non knife people. The price was a bonus, and well done Heinnie Haynes for taking another knife design and for getting a credible and usable UK conversion.

Well done HH. Once again a top design has been tweaked to fit the UK market. The CEO has always been one of my favourites. This is perfect EDC.

I just can't stop letting it go through my fingers. It's sleek. Solid enough and just looks great. For me it's mostly for every day use like peeling fruits and it's perfect for this. Glad to have it in my collection.

Like the pocket clip very much. It's the best of any knife I have recently bought.. Lockup is good. Finish is ok. Ball bearing is nice. Buy it for the price.

Just received the new Hennie version (UK Friendly) CEO today. I am very pleased . It is a very nice conversion of the locking knife to meet the charging laws in the UK.

I received this knife today from Heinnie - a purchase I was looking forward to receiving. I am disappointed by the lack of rigidity: there is a lot of flex in this frame. But what I find more frustrating is the poor edge on the blade - it is very far from what I consider sharp'. I am returning this knife for a refund, unfortunately.