Overview & First Impressions
The ToothPik G020A3 is a small fixed blade drawn from the Japanese kiridashi tradition, which means it is designed to be a marking and scoring tool rather than a survival knife. The blade is a slim, needle-like 3.04 inches in 14C28N with a rose gold finish, and the black micarta handle uses a three-finger grip with an aggressive texture. It is the sort of knife that looks like a novelty and turns out to be in constant use once you own one.
Build Quality & Materials
14C28N is the right steel for a knife shaped like this. It takes an extremely keen edge, resists corrosion well enough to survive workshop and kitchen environments, and is easy enough to sharpen that a fine point can be maintained indefinitely without specialist equipment. The rose gold coating gives the slim blade a finish that is easy to spot if you set it down among tools. The micarta handle is machined for grip rather than comfort, which suits a tool that is used in short, controlled cuts. Across Tenable knives this is the most specialised profile.
Design & Craftsmanship
The kiridashi influence is visible in the geometry: a straight spine, an angled tip, and a chisel-adjacent cutting attitude that puts the edge exactly where your eye is. The three-finger grip is deliberate, because this knife is held like a pencil or a scalpel for precision work rather than gripped like a folder for leverage. The blade is fixed, so there is no lock to fail and no pivot to develop play, and the whole tool is short enough to disappear into a pocket or a pouch.
Performance & Real-World Use
Where a folding knife struggles, the ToothPik excels. Opening boxes without crushing them, scoring drywall, cutting tape and labels, trimming leather, sharpening a pencil, marking timber, and separating seams are all one-handed tasks with this knife. The fixed blade edge is easier to control than a folder's because there is no lock movement under load. As a companion to a primary folding knife, or as a dedicated craft and workshop tool, this is a genuinely useful fixed blade.
Carry & Ownership Notes
The compact size makes it easy to keep in a tool roll, a chest pocket or a bag organiser, and the 14C28N blade tolerates being stored damp without spotting. Because the edge is thin and the steel is cooperative, keeping it razor sharp takes seconds rather than a session. It is the ideal second knife for anyone whose daily work involves opening, scoring and trimming. EdcMall lists it alongside the rest of the Tenable ToothPik trims and the wider Tenable knives range.
Who Is This For?
Buy this if you want a precise, controllable cutting tool for craft, workshop or packaging work and you appreciate kiridashi geometry. Skip it if you need a knife for heavy cutting or outdoor survival tasks, because the ToothPik is a precision instrument by design.
Final Verdict
The G020A3 is a specialist tool that earns its keep faster than expected. Rose gold finish, 14C28N edge and a genuine kiridashi brief make it the most interesting small fixed blade in the store right now.
