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Hogue Saxum
The Hogue Saxum is a Collector Series button lock folder designed by Jim Bruhns, Hogue Knives president and master toolmaker. Named for the Latin word for stone, it is a compact gentleman's carry built around fit and finish, and it sits apart from the ABLE Lock Mysto and Deka among Hogue's manual folding knives.
Hogue Saxum Button Lock and Thrust Bearing Action
The Saxum opens off a thumb stud on a thrust bearing pivot, so the blade rides on needle bearings rather than bare washers and swings with almost no friction. A press of the button lock releases it and lets the blade drop shut, then resets to a positive lockup as soon as it closes. Everything is sized for pocket carry: a 2.8 inch drop point, 4 inches closed, 6.8 inches open, and about 2.5 ounces, with a tip up clip.
CPM MagnaMax and Damascus Blade Steel
The MagnaMax Saxum is one of the early production knives in CPM MagnaMax, Larrin Thomas's follow up to MagnaCut, heat treated to 62 to 64 HRC and tumbled. It keeps MagnaCut's corrosion resistance while trading a little toughness for markedly longer edge life, a steel we dug into with Thomas himself in our MagnaCut vs MagnaMax interview. The Damascus Saxum swaps in a patterned blade where no two knives match, and it earns a spot among our Damascus knives.
Collector Series Aluminum, Carbon Fiber, and Kingwood
Both versions share a matte black 6061-T6 aluminum frame with an inlay set into the scale: smooth carbon fiber on the MagnaMax build and kingwood, a dense rosewood with deep purple brown grain, on the Damascus. Our guide to knife handle materials covers how each holds up, and our comparison of every major knife steel puts MagnaMax in context. Like every Hogue, the Saxum is made in the USA.