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Work Sharp’s Latest EDC Knife Finally Unites Two Fan-Requested Traits

From form to function to features, everything comes together with the new RMX Thumbstud Reverse Tanto.

Close-up of a folding knife pivot with bronze handle and silver blade featuring a gold triangular screw.Work Sharp
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By Steve Mazzucchi

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Though it has only been in the knife making business since last year, the Ashland, Oregon-based brand best known for sharpening tools has already demonstrated EDC mastery.

While its first knives uniquely offered the ability to swap between automatic and manual deployment, Work Sharp has since widened its appeal with more classic silhouettes.

Two folding knives with silver blades, one with a black handle and the other with a bronze handle, resting on a rock.
The thumbstud and reverse tanto blade have each appeared on previous RMX models, but now we’re getting both together for the first time.
Work Sharp

So it is that we’ve seen the popular RMX series take on a number of sizes and shapes, as well as adding a thumb stud for more traditional functionality.

The evolution reaches its potential apex today with the drop of the new RMX Thumbstud Reverse Tanto, which incorporates fan feedback to deliver a real crowd pleaser.

Checking all the boxes

See, while the RMX has previously appeared with a thumbstud and with a reverse tanto blade, we’ve never gotten both coveted qualities in the same knife.

Now it’s here, as the new release boasts a 3.2-inch reverse tanto blade made of CPM 3V steel, prized for its toughness, wear resistance and edge retention.

Hand holding a folding knife with a tan handle and a silver blade.
The deep finger choil and generous jimping boost grip for detail-oriented cutting projects.
Work Sharp

This particular shape not only looks cool; it puts a thin, slicey edge in front of a spine with heavy metal where it matters, offering potent piercing and cutting capability.

A deep finger choil and extended jimping (from the back of the blade’s spine of the blade to front of the handle) optimize grip for delicate work.

Two folding knives with silver blades and triangular metal inlays on the handles, one black and one tan, standing upright on a wooden surface.
A one-piece magnesium handle simplifies the design, eliminates extra hardware and keeps the whole knife light.
Work Sharp

Meanwhile, Work Sharp pointedly drills into the blade to add the triangular, ambidextrous thumb stud, which offers straightforward one-handed deployment, over and over again.

Retracting the blade is just as swift, thanks to the precision-engineered button lock, which offers some of the smoothest action I’ve yet encountered.

Folding knife with a matte silver blade and black handle resting on a rock.
The reverse tanto geometry delivers both potent piercing power and fine slicing performance in a single blade.
Work Sharp

As is the case with previous offerings, this new knife’s integral handle is equally notable: a single piece of magnesium with a Cerakote finish for added corrosion resistance.

The simplicity here not only decreases maintenance but lightens weight, helping the whole package weigh in at a fairly feathery 2.4 ounces.

Person wearing gray pants with a circular logo, holding a small folding knife near the pocket, and carrying a green Kuiu pouch.
The reversible deep-carry pocket clip makes the new knife easy to stash in a pocket till you need it most.
Work Sharp

Rounding out the appeal is a reversible deep carry pocket clip, which can be removed if you’d prefer a lanyard hole.

The only real choice to make then, is whether to opt for a black or burnt bronze handle.

Availability and pricing

The Work Sharp RMX Thumbstud Reverse Tanto is available now for $150.

About the Author:

Now managing editor, Steve has served in a variety of roles with GP since 2019. Having previously written and edited for such publications as Men’s Health, Men’s Journal, Esquire and ESPN, he enjoys covering a range of topics — but mostly those pertaining to cycling, snow sports, pocket knives and motos — and dreams of a utopian world in which everyone’s bike seat is at the proper height.

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