This New Task Knife From Grovemade Is Sensibly Sharp

Sometimes, it’s not about firepower, it’s about a dependable tool that works – every single time. The team at Grovemade have made this their mission, and proudly present their new and improved Task Knife. Great for things like opening boxes and light-duty office tasks, this knife is intentionally less sharp than a pocket knife. The solid steel body with a ceramic coating is basically indestructible, making for lifetime quality that’s fit to be displayed.

A small potted plant, a wooden tray with paperclips, and a black Task Knife by Grovemade are placed on a wooden surface.

Meant to perfectly match the rest of the Grovemade products, this sleek yet unobtrusive knife is the perfect accessory for all your office cutting needs. The brand boasts a whole line of premium desk tools and accessories, including a pen, vertical organizer, and leather notebook. Each of these unique products is built to last a lifetime, made with high quality materials and parts that are all managed vertically by Grovemade. Only working with machinists and companies within the Portland area, they pride themselves on keeping all processes local, if not in house.

A desk with a close-up view of a keyboard, a black Task Knife from Grovemade, paper clips in a wooden tray, and a corner of a plant.

“It all came down to focusing heavily on machining, and what we can do with machines to create this sharp blade, and how we can use different tool paths from those machines to create these beautiful sweeps and angles and intersecting corners. A lot of inspiration came from when we had designed a pocket knife previously, and so a lot of the shape from that informed the shape of this desk knife,” says Sean Kelly, lead product designer at Grovemade.

A sleek, black Task Knife from Grovemade with a long, straight blade and a minimalistic design.

Various desk supplies including two colored pencils, a Task Knife from Grovemade, and yellow and red sticky notes on a blue surface.

The knife starts out as a billet of 3/8″ metal, which is machined to remove material on one side of the blade. Then, the knife is flipped, and the same is done to the other side. Because this knife celebrates machining marks naturally made during this process, Grovemade employs an extremely stringent quality checklist – nothing gets covered up. The black knives get sent out for an incredibly durable ceramic coating, usually found in high end firearms. The choil, a small divot on the edge of the blade, makes it easier to sharpen. Luckily, the blade geometry is specifically designed for minimal sharpening, if at all.

A small potted succulent, a wooden bowl with paper clips, and a Task Knife from Grovemade rest on a wooden surface.

Among the quality tools in the Grovemade collection, a precision-machined protractor, ruler, and triangle help you get straight to business in style.

A desk with a utility Task Knife from Grovemade, a metal triangle ruler, a small wooden tray with paper clips, a plant, and a few colorful envelopes with stamps on a grey surface.