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4 of the Best Kukris You Can Buy

Dexter Ewing - September 24, 2020

TACKLE THE TOUGH STUFF WITH THE CLASSIC FORWARD-WEIGHTED BLADE OF OUR LEADING MODELS By Dexter Ewing The way a kukri feels in your hand makes you want to obliterate thick foliage and saplings. The blade’s forward-weighted...

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WE Knife Elementum: An Exercise in Minimalism

BLADE Staff - September 17, 2020

Simple, elegant, functional and utilitarian, the Elementum from Civivi by WE Knife is an exercise in minimalism perfect for EDC.

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EDC Knives: TOPS 3 Pointer Lets You Decide How to Carry

BLADE Staff - September 17, 2020

The 3 Pointer from TOPS Knives is a fixed blade knife so lightweight and discreet that it could very well replace your folding EDC knife.

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Spyderco Sage 5

New Spyderco Sage 5 Lightweight Benefits National Alzheimer’s Association

BLADE Staff - September 17, 2020

Spyderco's Sage series showcases the knife company's latest and greatest innovations, and the new Sage 5 Lightweight is no exception.

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Knives For Construction Sites: Smith’s EdgeWork-Site 2.7″ Hawkbill

BLADE Staff - September 16, 2020

With its curved blade, this new folding hawkbill knife from Smith's is the perfect addition to a construction site or home project.

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// NEW ARTICLES

Drop points are as varied as the day is long. From left: the Boker Integral II Stag, White River Knife & Tool Ursus 45, Fallkniven SK2L Embla and Puma SGB Coyote Micarta.

We Review 4 Drop Point Knives Priced $74-$450

September 16, 2020

Wood

Knifemakers: Level Up Your Handles with Raffir®

September 14, 2020

Kershaw Leek Copper

The Classic Kershaw Leek Gets a New Look

September 14, 2020

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Knife Preview: The Hogue K320, A Knife Designed with a Pistol in Mind

September 14, 2020

Columbia River Knife and Tool Linchpin

A Closer Look: CRKT Linchpin, featuring the Deadbolt® Lock

September 14, 2020

Outdoors knives

Two Outdoors Knives for When You’re “Out in the Bush”

September 14, 2020

From top: Diamondblade Knives Patriot, Colonial Knife Model 556, Kershaw Launch 12, Gerber Empower and Heretic Knives Medusa. All five out-the-side autos are made in the good ol’ USA.

5 Out-The-Side Automatic Knives that are Stylish & Functional

September 9, 2020

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We Demolish Cars with 3 New Breaching Tools

September 9, 2020

According to Dennis Friedly, it is his understanding that the $50,000 raised at auction for the Rabound Dagger will be split 50/50 between Wounded Warrior Outdoors and Wild Sheep Foundation. The WSF manages and restores wild sheep populations and their habitats worldwide.

Raboud Dagger Fetches $50,000

September 2, 2020

About the only unifying trait among the latest karambits is the handle ring. From left: RMJ Tactical Korbin, Smith & Wesson Extreme Ops, Boker Wildcat XL and TOPS Knives Poker.

4 New Karambits That Are Very Different

August 29, 2020

The holes are not just for aesthetics on the Spyderco Warrior Hawk. Designer Laci Szabo indicated the top hole can be used to create a leash similar to that used on ice axes, and a chain can be attached to the hole at the end of the handle so the hawk can double as a hook.

4 Tactical Tomahawks to Consider

August 28, 2020

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Newly-Made Blade May Also Be World’s Oldest

August 24, 2020

Turnbull folding knife

Three Knifemakers Pass Away: Michael Holtschulte, Bernard Sparks and Ralph Turnbull

August 23, 2020

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How to Buy Custom Knives Without Getting Ripped Off

August 23, 2020

Antique bowie designs

Knives 101: What is a Dog-Bone Bowie Knife?

August 10, 2020

// TACTICAL KNIVES

Kershaw Leek Copper

The Classic Kershaw Leek Gets a New Look

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Knife Preview: The Hogue K320, A Knife Designed with a Pistol in Mind

From top: Diamondblade Knives Patriot, Colonial Knife Model 556, Kershaw Launch 12, Gerber Empower and Heretic Knives Medusa. All five out-the-side autos are made in the good ol’ USA.

5 Out-The-Side Automatic Knives that are Stylish & Functional

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We Demolish Cars with 3 New Breaching Tools

About the only unifying trait among the latest karambits is the handle ring. From left: RMJ Tactical Korbin, Smith & Wesson Extreme Ops, Boker Wildcat XL and TOPS Knives Poker.

4 New Karambits That Are Very Different

The holes are not just for aesthetics on the Spyderco Warrior Hawk. Designer Laci Szabo indicated the top hole can be used to create a leash similar to that used on ice axes, and a chain can be attached to the hole at the end of the handle so the hawk can double as a hook.

4 Tactical Tomahawks to Consider

Tactical Wharncliffe Knife

Odd Couple: A Wharncliffe Tactical Knife?

Winkler tactical knife

What Exactly is a Tactical Knife?

custom razors

What is a “Tactical Razor?”

The immediate feedback provided the lights and tones of the Aku-Strike, making combatives training more realistic.

Factory Friday: The Inventor Who Daydreamed A Trainer Knife

Winkler II Knives' Contingency offers a variety of handle options.

Factory Friday: Contingency By Winkler Knives II

Jared Wihongi helped design his signature line of knives with Browning.

Edged-Weapon Expert Talks Knife Fighting

'Fighting Folders' is cheaper than a class and can be watched repeatedly from the comfort of your living room.

Southern Grind Marine Pens Poem Of Combat

Browning has launched the Jared Wihongi line for 2017.

Browning launches Wihongi line of Maori-inspired knives

"Knives and Their Values" will help you understand the history and value of your knife collection.

Blade Junkee supplies fix for knife addicts

// KNIFEMAKING

Play Dough Billets

Using Children’s Modeling Clay to Design Mosaic Damascus

Tips for making knives

How to Make Mokume

Knife Shop

11 Tips For Starting a Knife Shop at Home

Lin Rhea knifemaker

Knife Design 101: What are Line and Flow?

How to start making knives

How Much Money Do You Need to Start Making Knives?

Knifemaking tips

Tips For Making A Hidden-Tang Knife

How to Create Pearl Inlays on Knife Handles

Knifemaking: How to Do Pearl Inlays

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Photos: How to Wrap a Japanese-Style Handle

Make knives for money

Want to Make Knives Full Time? Read This First

Micarta knife example

5 Things You Didn’t Know About MicartaⓇ

Wally Hayes

Knifemaking 101: The 12-Step Vine Filework Method

Birds beak bowies

What is a Bird’s-Beak Handle?

Knifemaking documentary

Mini-Documentary: American Forged – A Knight with Neil

Murray Carter Documentary

Mini-Documentary: American Forged – Carter Cutlery Hand-Forged Knives

Hammer In Videos

Video – American Forged: Hammer In with Travis Wuertz

// EDC KNIVES

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WE Knife Elementum: An Exercise in Minimalism

TOPS Knives 3 Pointer

EDC Knives: TOPS 3 Pointer Lets You Decide How to Carry

Spyderco Sage 5

New Spyderco Sage 5 Lightweight Benefits National Alzheimer’s Association

Best-Hawkbill-Knife-for-Construction

Knives For Construction Sites: Smith’s EdgeWork-Site 2.7″ Hawkbill

Kershaw Leek Copper

The Classic Kershaw Leek Gets a New Look

Columbia River Knife and Tool Linchpin

A Closer Look: CRKT Linchpin, featuring the Deadbolt® Lock

From top: Diamondblade Knives Patriot, Colonial Knife Model 556, Kershaw Launch 12, Gerber Empower and Heretic Knives Medusa. All five out-the-side autos are made in the good ol’ USA.

5 Out-The-Side Automatic Knives that are Stylish & Functional

Kabar usmc knife

10 Knives For The Field And Beyond

News stories knives saving lives

Knife Used to Save Life of 6-Year-Old Boy

Mike Dye of New Graham Knives says Kershaw makes great knives in every price point. The full lengths of the flipper folders are ergonomic and flowing, including the blue anodized handles.

Buy the Best EDC Knife for the Money

coffee knives photos

Trend Watch: The Coffee+EDC Knife Meme

EDC knife review

EDC Knife Review: Kershaw Knockout

EDC Knife Review: Browning Black Label Decoded

EDC Knife Review

EDC Knife Review: Boker Plus Gemini NGA Coyote

EDC knife review

EDC Knife Review: Buck Inertia

//SHARPENING

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How To Hone A Knife

Knife Aid Review

Knife Aid Review: Scary Sharp or Just Scary? (Seen on Shark Tank)

Seat belt cutting knives

How to Sharpen a Seat Belt Cutter on a Knife

New Hogue Knives 2019

Preview: New 2019 Knives & Knife Sharpeners

Accusharp review

5 Myths About Knife Sharpening

How to sharpen serrated knives

How to Sharpen a Serrated Knife

Lanskey knife sharpening rod

3 Top Knife Sharpening Rods for Recurve Blades

Best knife sharpeners for the money

BLADE Knife Sharpener Buyer’s Guide

DMT knife sharpener

Review: 4 Diamond-Coated Knife Sharpeners for Premium Steels

best tools for knife sharpening

Review: $7.99 Lansky Quick Edge Knife Sharpener

Knife sharpening robot machine

Knife News Wire 1/8/18 – Artificial Intelligence Comes to Knife Sharpeners

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Bear & Son acquires GATCO sharpener division

Keep your edge with the Work Sharp Guided Sharpening System.

Keep Your Edge with the Work Sharp Guided Sharpening System

2014 BLADE's Complete Knife Guide on newsstands NOW!

BLADE’s Complete Knife Guide On Newsstands Now!

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Forging A Future For Orphans

//KNIFE HISTORY

According to Dennis Friedly, it is his understanding that the $50,000 raised at auction for the Rabound Dagger will be split 50/50 between Wounded Warrior Outdoors and Wild Sheep Foundation. The WSF manages and restores wild sheep populations and their habitats worldwide.

Raboud Dagger Fetches $50,000

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4 Surprising Superstitions About Knives

Tomahawk history

A Quick History of the Tomahawk in the United States

Are ballistic knives illegal

This is the Most Illegal Knife in America

BLADE Cutlery Hall of Fame

Keeslar and Sornberger Join Cutlery Hall Of Fame®

What is a lockback knife

Lockback Folders Are 500 Years Old?

Viking knives

Knives the Vikings Used: The Seax

Bob Loveless Big Bear Knives Pictures

PHOTOS: 15 Greatest Bob Loveless Knives of All-Time

World War II knives

How World War II Forged the Custom Knife Industry

Ken Warner knives

“He Made ’em Famous” – A Tribute to Ken Warner

James Bowie knife

(April Fools’ Day) Bowie Knife From 1827 Sandbar Fight Found

best knifemakers in the world

A Look Back At BLADE Magazine Cutlery Hall of Fame® History

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Why Are Switchblades Illegal?

Balisong knife history

History: The Disputed Origins of the Butterfly Knife

Abraham Lincoln knife

Abraham Lincoln’s $100,000 Pocketknife