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This Titanium Take on Vosteed’s Thinnest EDC Knife Hides a Handy Secret

It fixes one of the biggest gripes I have with this blade, all while retaining everything that made it great to begin with.

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By Sean Tirman

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When it dropped in 2025, Vosteed’s Parallel pocket knife made an immediate impact on the EDC world. To this day, it remains among the thinnest locking folding blades ever made.

Now, the brand has revisited that monumental release with a nature-inspired upgrade package called the Vosteed Parallel A3522 that improves upon the original in several key ways.

Two black folding knives with spiderweb-patterned handles on a gray textured surface next to a black wallet and a black cardholder with a silver logo.
This take on the Parallel retains the same classic overall size and specs, but gets a few noteworthy upgrades.
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Friendly, neighborhood spider … knife

There are two pretty significant upgrades or updates to this version of the Parallel. The first is pretty obvious, in that you can see it, but it might be a bit more significant than you might first realize. And the second can’t entirely be gleaned with just the naked eye.

Let’s start with the obvious one: the handle. While this knife maintains the same titanium handle the Parallel has always had, this new edition has a never-before-seen spiderweb pattern.

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The titanium handle features an etched spider web pattern, which adds more grip than this knife’s siblings.
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But this isn’t merely a stylistic update. The pattern is etched on the handle scales, giving it a raised texture. This fixes one of my biggest gripes with the original Parallel: the lack of a sturdy grip. The spiderweb pattern adds a more tactile element to the handle.

The other upgrade is on the knife’s opposite side. Not only does this edition get a new tanto blade shape with a sturdier tip, but it also gets upgraded to S35VN steel, which offers better edge retention and toughness than the standard 154CM steel.

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The upgraded blade gets an aggressive tanto shape and S35VN steel.
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Upgraded, but still faithful

Lovers of the original Parallel need not fret. For the most part, this new version remains faithful. As mentioned, it retains the signature titanium handle scale material, which is as strong as it is lightweight.

It also has the same overall silhouette and size specs. It is still 7.04 inches total, putting it right in the EDC sweet spot, and has a 2.9-inch blade, same as the original, despite the shape swap.

Close-up of a folding knife with a spider web patterned handle and a blade engraved with "VOSTEED.
Despite the upgrades, the knife retains some of its core elements, such as a crossbar lock and thumb-stud deployment.
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It also retains many of its smaller elements. Most notably, it has the same crossbar lock that, in part, allows for the knife to be as thin as it is while still maintaining locking blade security. It also has the same thumb stud deployment, reversible wire pocket clip, lanyard hole and caged ceramic ball-bearing pivot.

While it’s not a huge departure from the existing pattern, the upgrades are nonetheless significant. And it marks another exceptional addition to the Parallel’s robust lineup. It might even convince some skeptics to finally try out what I think is one of the most interesting, innovative EDC knives of the last few years.

Black leather wallet with an orange Vosteed patch, a spider web patterned folding knife, and a gray multi-tool held in a hand.
This knife marks a bold, exceptional new edition to the already robust Vosteed Parallel family.
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Availability and pricing

The Vosteed Parallel A3522 and its sibling, the A3523, are both available on Amazon exclusively for $169 apiece.

About the Author: Sean Tirman is an associate editor at Gear Patrol who specializes in EDC, cannabis and outdoor gear.

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