Keith Griffin started with beads. The Combat Beads line built a following in the EDC community before Griffin Co. ever put a blade into production, and that origin shows in everything the company makes. Combat Beads operates as its own division of Griffin Co. — you can find that full collection here. Griffin treats finish work and material pairing like the product itself — not an afterthought. You don't just pick a knife model, you pick a combination: stonewashed titanium with brass inlays, blackwashed MagnaCut with burgundy carbon fiber, hand rubbed S90V with Fat Carbon scales. The configurations run deep, and that's the point.
Griffin is a one-man operation out of Canada. Keith designs and oversees production across the full lineup — knives, drivers, beads — and the catalog has expanded steadily without cutting corners on materials or machining. Blade steels include CPM MagnaCut, CPM S90V, and CPM S35VN, depending on the model. Scale and handle materials range from titanium and brass to carbon fiber, G-10, canvas Micarta, Ultem, and Fat Carbon.
The Scout line is the core of the catalog. The Scout F3 is the top-tier titanium framelock with milled inlay options. The F2 runs a similar platform at a lower entry point. The Scout 2.5 is the compact folder, available in both MagnaCut and S35VN. The Scout Medic is a small fixed blade that crosses over between utility knife and neck knife territory. Beyond the Scout family, the X Limited is a fixed blade with swappable scales, the 1946 X Series is a modern slipjoint on S90V, and the X-Series Bolster Lock brings a heavier locking folder option in brass and Ultem.
The MKIII Screwdriver is Griffin's flagship bit driver, offered across titanium, copper, brass, and zirconium. The Phoenix and Omega drivers round out the tool side with different form factors and glow insert options on select Phoenix builds.
The Phoenix Modular Bead — with its interchangeable inserts — is still the most recognizable piece in the Griffin lineup. Available in titanium, brass, and glow variants, the full Combat Beads collection lives here.