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KTSM News – Rough Edge EDC: Tenable’s Tiny Dancer may be true EDC fixed blade

Posted on July 10, 2025

EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) – For the past couple of years, fixed-blades knives have been gaining popularity in the everyday carry community.

To me, I have always questioned it. Sure, a fixed blade can be super useful on a camping trip, a cookout or even keeping one in your car or pickup just in case.


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But the size of most of these knives has been a drawback as far as carrying one every day.

Just putting this out there: I live in a semi-rural area of El Paso’s Upper Valley.

Tenable Tiny Dancer with its Kydex sheath. Displayed on hank by Titanium Justin and MadYocco. Photo by Dave Burge/KTSM

I have a fantastic custom-made fixed blade from Red Beard Knife and Tool. It is super useful out in the yard and putzing around our property.

But I rarely strap it to my side when I am out and about in town.


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I have also had the privilege of being able to check out some of RoseCraft Blades’ new offerings of fixed blades as a member of the company’s pass-around group.

Again, they are super well-made, blending craftsmanship and functionality.

Tenable Tiny Dancer out of its sheath. Photo by Dave Burge/KTSM

But again, I question whether they are true EDC knives, simply because of their size.

I recently have been able to check out the Tiny Dancer from Tenable Knives.

This little fixed blade just might make me change my mind.


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This knife has a 3.17-inch black-washed, drop-point blade. Oh, the blade is made of D2 steel, which has a reputation for being a good budget-type steel.

The knife also features a full-tang construction (the blade runs through the entire handle) and gorgeous green micarta handles with lots of texture for extra grippiness.

The other side of the Tenable Tiny Dancer. Photo by Dave Burge/KTSM

The knife also has a “ramp” where you can place your thumb on the spine of the blade and choke up. The handle also has a slight curve or bend inward near the blade that allows your hand to really get a natural grip on this knife.

But the thing that really stands out – it is small. It lives up to the Tiny Dancer name with an overall length of less than 7 inches.


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It weighs just a touch under 4.75 ounces, giving it some heft for a knife of its size.

Overall, it just feels good in hand and seems small enough to be practical to carry every day.

It comes with a molded Kydex sheath that has a clip that is 180-degrees adjustable, allowing you to horizontally carry this knife along your waist if you want to.

For several days, I have carried it almost everywhere, in the car, at work and around the house. Often, I find carrying a fixed blade to be a little uncomfortable, that the top of the handle can poke into your side.

Looking down on the Tenable Tiny Dancer. You can see the full-tang construction of the knife. Photo by Dave Burge/KTSM

I got a bit of that, but most of the time I didn’t even realize I had it on my side.

My verdict is: I like this knife. It’s small enough to be a true EDC knife. It is also well made and uses one of my favorite types of handle materials – micarta.


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The Tiny Dancer comes in six different flavors and ranges in price for $49.89 for G10 handles, $54.89 for black, brown or green micarta and $64.89 for rose-gold-coated blade and a black-and-red G-mascus handle.

Here is a link to Tenable’s Tiny Dancer with a black-washed blade and green micarta handles, the one featured in this column.

Here is a link to the company’s home page.

Tenable is the budget brand for Kansept Knives, oftentimes offering the same designs with less pricey materials.

Here are some YouTube channels that I watch and enjoy on knife and EDC gear.

Big Red EDC

Adventure Fifty

Uncommon EDC

Zach’s Stuff

Pens and Pen Blades

Raybo34

Clark’s Kentucky Knives 

J.O. Ventures Outdoors

Surviving the Daily

C. Risner Cutlery

Baxters Blades “Tired Tiger”

RJ’s Knives

Titanium Justin

MadYocco

Sanctified Leather

Southern Knife Life

Make Cutlery Great Again

Bryan’s Knives

Knife Delights

Bubba’s EDC

MIPD 1980 EDC

HT’s EDC

Red Beard Knife and Tool

OFather EDC

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