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4 Very Different Versions of the EDC Folder

James Ayres - April 14, 2021

Once upon a time a long time ago, my idea of the perfect everyday carry knife was a Randall Model 1. Most of the guys I worked with back then carried 16- to 18-inch...

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Best blade steel

Knife Performance: Is Steel Type Really the Most Important?

Mike Haskew - April 5, 2021

The type of steel in the blade is only one factor in the performance of a knife. Heat treating, Rockwell hardness and geometry also matter.

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What is a bushcraft knife

What Makes a Bushcraft Knife a Bushcraft Knife?

Dexter Ewing - April 5, 2021

What is a bushcraft knife? Design matters, but function is even more important.

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Knife safety tips

3 Tips for Introducing Kids to Knives

W.Z. Sebring - March 29, 2021

Here are three safety tips to keep in mind when introducing kids to using knives.

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Tsuba Time: Make a Guard for a Japanese Sword

Wally Hayes - March 27, 2021

When it comes to making Japanese swords, the "tsuba" is also known as the "guard." Here’s how to make one, with instruction from American Bladesmith Society master smith Wally Hayes.

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//KNIFE NEWS + EVENTS

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EVENT NEWS: BLADE SHOW WEST HAS MOVED TO LONG BEACH

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The First Big Knife Show of 2021, ICCE is Returning to Texas

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The Art Knife Invitational (AKI) Changes Ownership

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How Custom Knifemakers Adapted to COVID-19

Tony Bose passed away Sunday, Nov. 22, 2020. (Case Photo)

Tony Bose, BLADE Magazine Cutlery Hall of Fame® Inductee, Passes Away

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Pardon My Appendage: What about knives is susceptible to the “cancel culture?”

SOG long has been a major player in the production tactical knife arena and the company’s new direction will maintain the company’s position in that all-important factory market. These sleek models are among its latest entries for the fall. From left: Vision XR, Pentagon XR and SOG Tac XR. All feature SOG’s ultra-strong XR lock for superior dependability and ease of release.

SOG Knives Refreshes in 2020

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BLADE Adds ICCE to its Lineup of Knife Shows

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The World’s Greatest Knife Book is Here

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?

// TACTICAL KNIVES

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What Exactly is a Tactical Knife?

Old-school steel, from top: Steel Will Barghest, Condor Tool & Knife Blue Havoc, A.G. Russell Sandbox Dagger and Case/Winkler Hambone.

4 Carbon Cutters: Steel With An Old School Feel

SOG long has been a major player in the production tactical knife arena and the company’s new direction will maintain the company’s position in that all-important factory market. These sleek models are among its latest entries for the fall. From left: Vision XR, Pentagon XR and SOG Tac XR. All feature SOG’s ultra-strong XR lock for superior dependability and ease of release.

SOG Knives Refreshes in 2020

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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?

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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

Get ShopBLADES package deal on the two most recent issues of "Knives" along with a digital download of the last 12 years of "Knives," all for only $59.99, a savings of $87.98!

Benchmade Drops HK Knife Line to Refocus on Own Brand

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Tactical Knife: Definitions and Origin

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These Daggers Are Dope!

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Flipper Folders Fly Off Shelves

Case V-42 dagger.

Veterans’ Knives for Veterans Day

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Classy Tactical Folders Evolve!

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Talon EDC Tactical Knife: Blazing Fast to Deploy

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Cool Custom Combat Knives

Tactical Knifemaking.

Knife Trends—Flipper Folders

The knife should fit your hand.

What To Look For in a Knife Handle

Ek Commano Knives

KA-BAR Acquires Ek Commando Knife Co.

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Featured Knife: ARA Pro-Rescue Knife Tactical Black

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KA-BAR Issues WWII Theater Knife

A polymer known as PPS is the handle material for the Hogue4 EX-03. (Hogue photo)

EX-03: More Than Just Another Black Handle Tactical

Debuting on newsstands today, the new BLADE sports the Shirogorov brothers' Hati on the cover.

New BLADE® On Newsstands Now!

2014 BLADE's Complete Knife Guide on newsstands NOW!

BLADE’s Complete Knife Guide On Newsstands Now!

Top knifemakers at the NYC Show will include Bob Terzuola (left) and Darrel Ralph (right).

Top Knifemakers At NY Custom Knife Show Nov. 22-24

Did you know Rob Simonich? If so, share your memories of him on www.blademag.com. (Shelby Chan photo)

Share Your Knife Memories of Rob Simonich

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RUKO Is Exclusive Importer of Muela Knives

A great knife gift idea is to assemble a knife for that special someone, and with Thanksgiving near, what better gift than a carving set from Jantz? (Jantz photo)

Knife Gift Idea Of The Month

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Knife For Veteran’s Day

Get the new BLADE, on newsstands today.

New BLADE® Hits Newsstands Today!

American Bladesmith Society Announces 2014 Hammer-In Schedule

Tell us how you used your knife this past weekend. The knife is the Fallkniven PXLim. (Mary Lou Ayres photo)

How Did You Use Your Knife This Weekend?

Attend the Ohio Classic Knife Show this afternoon and tomorrow to see makers like Wayne Hensley (right) and many others.

Ohio Classic Knife Show Starts at 1 p.m. Today

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It’s a Hard-Use Knife

If you're struggling to make hotel reservations for the 2014 BLADE Show, here's how.

How To Reserve Your Hotel Room For the BLADE Show

New BLADE on most newsstands today!

New BLADE Says Boo! on Newsstands Now!

Art Knife vs. Cutting Tool Debate

What knives are illegal

What To Ask/Not Ask a Knifemaker

Great custom knives always highlight the Guild Show.

Guild Show: Granddaddy Custom Knife Event

DO ask a maker's permission before picking up a knife from his table at a knife show.

Do’s & Don’ts of Knives

The 4th annual military issue of BLADE® salutes the military on the anniversary of 9/11.

New BLADE® Salutes Military On 9/11

What’s Your Favorite Knife Design?

How about a comeback of the Spyderco Maddox?

What’s Your “Comeback” Knife?

See the best in tactical knives at The Gathering 5. (SharpByCoop.com photo)

The Gathering 5 In Las Vegas This Weekend

Thumb studs are the mode of opening for the Timberline SOC folding knife.

How Do You Open Your Knife?

Eric Eggly-Owner/Photographer

Tracking Knife Trends

Jerry McClue, maker of "Wild Thing," will be among the exhibiting makers at the Denver Custom Knife Show. (SharpByCoop.com photo)

Hot Knives at Denver Custom Knife Show!

The Microtech D.O.C. Kill Switch—the BLADE Magazine 2013 Most Innovative American Design—is on the cover of the new BLADE®, on newsstands today!

New BLADE Hits Newsstands TODAY!

David Yellowhorse enters the Buck Collectors Club during the Buck Collectors Silver Anniversary gala. From left: Larry Oden, David Yellowhorse, Gene Merritt and John Foresman.

Buck Collectors Observe 25th Anniversary

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Military Knives

Get Wayne Goddard's book and experience the true wonder of knifemaking.

Knifemaking Book a True Wonder

Join Larry "The Hammer" Harley and A.G. Russell Knives' Debbie Myers at the A.G. Russell Knife Event 2013.

A.G. Russell Knife Event 2013 July 26-28

Greg Lightfoot's Bullwhip design in a tanto blade by HMT is exclusive to ShopBlade.

Cutting Critique: HTM Lightfoot Bullwhip

Check newsstands today for the latest issue of BLADE.

New BLADE On Newsstands NOW!

Author of some of the world's smoothest flipper folders, knifemaker Phil Boguszewski has passed away. (Point Seven photo)

Knifemaker Phil Boguszewski Passes Away

Consider the Spyderco Persistence—a small knife that cuts like a bigger one.

Cutting Critique: Spyderco Persistence

Juried by ABS master smith Mace Vitale, maker of this damascus dagger, the Art of the Knife will run July 10-Aug. 18.

“Art of the Knife” Starts July 10

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What Are The Best EDC Knives?

Northern Knives retail knife store in ??????, Alaska, will be among the many who benefit from Alaska's sweeping new knife reform law. (Northern Knives photo)

New Measure Will Revamp Alaska Knife Law

An example of knives made in Belgium is the Hurak Fighter by new ABS journeyman smith Samuel Lurquin. (SharpByCoop.com photo)

ABS Announces 1st School Outside USA

The Boker Plus Damascus Gent II graces the cover of the new BLADE®.

New BLADE on Newsstands Today!

Fairbanks Knifemaker Gets Good, Solid Press!

Parkers’ Knife Show June 13-15

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Conversation Overheard @ the BLADE Show

Wonder of Knifemaking Wayne Goddard

BLADE Show Names Top Knives

Want to get the most from your BLADE Show experience? Here's how. (Point Seven photo)

Tips To Enhance Your BLADE Show Experience

Best of Show at the 2012 BLADE Show went to Michael Ruth Jr.'s damascus sword. (Point Seven photo)

BLADE Show Will Determine Top Custom Knives

Knives So New, They’re Not Out Yet!

The BLADE Magazine 2013 Overall Knife Of The Year® was the Zero Tolerance 0888. (Point Seven photo)

World’s Most Important Knife Awards

Read all about the BLADE Show in the latest issue of BLADE®, on newsstands NOW!

BLADE Show Preview Issue of BLADE® Out NOW!

Tactical Knife From Bin Laden Raid Up For Bid

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Tips for Traveling With Knives

James Williams cuts the straw mat in his BLADE Show Japanese sword demo.

See the BLADE Show Japanese Sword Demo

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KA-BAR Knives Marks 115 Years In Business

The new BLADE cover knife is the Fallkniven Jarl.

New BLADE On Most Newsstands NOW!

Todd Begg's Best Of The Rest fantasy cleaver from the 2010 BLADE Show. (Point Seven photo)

Begg on Discovery Channel’s Blade Brothers Tonight

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Kershaw Signs On for a Rough Ride

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Knives Save Lives, Period.

Ernest Emerson's seminars are always among the best attended at the BLADE Show.

Ernest Emerson Will Offer BLADE Show Seminar

The June BLADE hits most newsstands TODAY!

New BLADE On Most Newsstands TODAY!

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Change The Types Of Knives You Collect?

How To Build a Survival Shelter

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8 Amazing Additions To Any Knife Book Library

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History Channel Features Ka-Bar Knives

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What Are The Hottest Custom Knives Today?

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NEW BLADE Show Site Easy To Use/Navigate

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Cutlery Hall-Of-Fame Series: CRKT/A.G. Sting

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Today’s Troop Knife Favorites

Eat Up These Edged Combatants

8 All-Time Favorite Military Knives

Knives Of The Living Dead

Vote For Your Favorite Expendables 2 Knife!

SOG Collaborates on Video Game Tomahawk

5 Days to the BLADE Show: What To Look For In a Tactical Folder

13 Days To The BLADE Show: Survival+Tactical Gear Expo

Knife Of The Day: CRKT Big Dog Carson Desert Tactical

What’s Hot in Custom Tactical Folders

SOG Twitch II Helps Save The Day

Knife Test: Jason Brous Silent Soldier

Grab Ya’ Some Ontario/Ranger RD Tanto!

James McGowan Custom Tacticals

What is the best all purpose tactical knife?

// EDC KNIVES

Top to bottom: Smith's Edgework-site Wharncliff, Medford Gentleman Jack, Pro-Tech Knives Malibu Wharncliff, and V Nives Killabite

4 Very Different Versions of the EDC Folder

The Gerber Key Note Knife

4 AFFORDABLE, COMPACT & COOL KEYCHAIN KNIVES

A quartet of plucky linerlocks, from left: Puma SGB Mach 1, CRKT CEO Bamboo, Citadel Kampot and Steel Will Knives Nutcracker.

4 AWESOME LINERLOCK EDC KNIVES

Neckers have more fun (from left): Boker Plus Rescue Kiridashi, Bradford G-Necker, Condor Tool & Knife Kickback and TOPS Knives Mini Tanimboca Puukko.

4 NECK KNIVES FOR YOUR EDC

A lot of color to be had in the cutlery world includes, from left: Steel Will Scylla Blue, Bear & Son 5-inch Pink Butterfly, Puma SGB Orange Featherweight Hunter and SOG-TAC CA Auto.

4 New Colorful EDC Knives

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WE Knife Elementum: An Exercise in Minimalism

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

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New Spyderco Sage 5 Lightweight Benefits National Alzheimer’s Association

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

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The Classic Kershaw Leek Gets a New Look

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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

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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

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Trend Watch: The Coffee+EDC Knife Meme

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EDC Knife Review: Kershaw Knockout

EDC Knife Review: Browning Black Label Decoded

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EDC Knife Review: Boker Plus Gemini NGA Coyote

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EDC Knife Review: Buck Inertia

Todd Stracener made this Thai-inspired kitchen knife to be as beautiful as it is functional.

20 Custom Knives Moms Want For Mother’s Day

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High-Performance Knives For Under $50?!

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Talon EDC Tactical Knife: Blazing Fast to Deploy

Your EDC (Everyday Carry) Knife?

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What Are The Best EDC Knives?

BLADE seminar: Know what to say and not say to law enforcement when carrying a knife.

BLADE Show: You, Your EDC and the Police

Best everyday carry knives

A Few Great Everyday Carry Knives

What’s Hot in Custom Tactical Folders

Hottest EDC Knives

How to Make a Basic EDC Knife – From Start to Finish

// KNIFEMAKING

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Tsuba Time: Make a Guard for a Japanese Sword

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What’s the Best Kind of Knife Grind?

Knife and Photo by Austin Lyles

The Hamon: What, Where, Why and How

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8 Well-Made Knife Guards

Old-school steel, from top: Steel Will Barghest, Condor Tool & Knife Blue Havoc, A.G. Russell Sandbox Dagger and Case/Winkler Hambone.

4 Carbon Cutters: Steel With An Old School Feel

PHOTO 1: The spacer arrangement includes the temporary Micarta® spacer in the middle and the actual stainless piece for the spacer in the author’s hand.

Intermediate Forging: Blending the Old with the New

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

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Want to Make Knives Full Time? Read This First

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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

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9/11: A Knife Forged From World Trade Center Steel

KnifeArt’s Larry Connelley said Duane Dwyer’s reputation for knife innovation helps place him among the makers to watch in the coming year. Dwyer’s SnG with a titanium frame carries a KnifeArt price of $1,200. (KnifeArt image)

Knifemaking 101: Why Do Knifemakers Use Titanium?

What is the hardest steel

Knifemaking 101: What Is SM-100 (Nitinol)?

Integral art knives

Are Integral Knives Stronger Than Standard Knives?

How mosaic damascus is made

Video: Unfolding Forged Mosaic Damascus

Wuertz Hammer In

Video: Making Knives at the Wuertz 2019 Hammer In

Accidents while making knives

Reality Check: 8 Brutally Honest Tips For New Knifemakers

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The Kids Are All Right: High Schooler Takes Up Scrimshaw

Best safety gear for knifemaking

Safety Gear for Making Knives: What You Must Know

Peter Carey MokuTi knife

What is MokuTi Damascus?

Ernest Emerson knives

Why Would a Company Make Knives in the USA?

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5 Pieces of Critical Knifemaking Safety Gear

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10 Knifemaking Questions with Naked & Afraid’s Laura Zerra

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Make a Bowling Ball Vise in 6 Steps

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Why is CPM-154 So Popular with Custom Knifemakers?

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Knifemaking: “Tricking Out” the Wilton Square Wheel Grinder

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How to Make a Flipper Folding Knife

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Knifemaking: What is the Best Kind of Tang?

Read this before you make a knife

Knifemaking 101 – Read This Before You Make a Knife

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Knifemaking & Swordsmithing: How to Make a Hamon

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Making Video Game Knives: Far Cry 4

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Make a Handle for a Bowie Knife in 10 Steps

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“I Sawed My Index Finger in Half” – 5 More Knife Shop Horror Stories

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Make a Bowie Knife in 10 Steps

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“All the Skin Was Ground Off” – 5 Knife Shop Horror Stories

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Knifemaking Tip: How to Texture a Blade’s Surface

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Make It Crude: How Gil Hibben Created the Rambo IV Knife

Types of knife handle materials

Two Handle Materials to Watch: Richlite and Raffir

Kyle Gahagan knives are sometimes offered for sale through ExquisiteKnives.com.

Never Tell An Army Ranger He Can’t Make A Knife

Tyrell Johnson makes his own pattern-welded steel.

Midweek Maker Forged-Style: Tyrell Johnson

Bobby Toerck close handle material made by Terry Dunn.

Dad Makes Knife For His Deer-Hunter Daughter

Roman Kislitsyn makes Sami-style knives.

Maker Continues Laplander Culture with Sami Knives

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Build Your Own Knife Online

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Forged In Fire, Season Two Premieres!

New BLADE rocks!

BLADE Picks Hottest Custom Knives

New BLADE® on newsstands now!

Makers to Watch in 2016 Top New BLADE®

BLADE's Complete Knife Guide Spring 2016

Your One-Stop Knife Road Map

Newton ancient ivory knife.

Ivory Ban Opponents Make Advances

Brady and ivory.

Help Fight 1 Percenters’ Ban-All-Ivory Law

Iconic Knives Of Europe

Bump wins Best of Show.

Knife History Made In Kansas City

Second season for Forged In Fire.

Forged In Fire Renewed For 2nd Season

Request a comment extension NOW!

Act NOW on Ivory Comment Extension

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Video: A Knife Made from Old Wrench

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Are More People Forging Today?

Fossil ivory under attack on the federal and state level.

Fossil Ivory: Banned Along With Ivory?

Forged In Fire on The History Channel.

1.4 Million Watch Forged In Fire

Forged In Fire TV show.

Join J.D. On New Forged In Fire

BLADE University/Wally Hostetter

Learn Japanese Swords at BLADE University

Bose/Case knives.

How to Have Your Knife Design Reproduced

Chris Williams at BLADE U.

Learn Knife Grinding at BLADE U.

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Husband and Wife Knifemakers

Pro-Strider SnG from Pro-Tech.

Pro-Strider SnG Graces New BLADE Cover

Curtis Iovito, co-founder and co-owner of Spartan Blades.

Design and Make a Combat Knife

Ron Welling mammoth ivory bowie.

Knife Law Update: Ivory Victory!

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Knifemakers Share Techniques

Chelsea Miller Rounded Cheese Knives.

Cheese Knives! Blades You Don’t See Everyday

Stop heinous ivory bans!

Ivory Ban Proponents Feel The Heat

Custom knife maker Adam Balkovic of Biltsharp Manufacturing Co. checks the edge and his handmade knives in his workshop in Philadelphia. ( ALEJANDRO A. ALVAREZ / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER )

Knives Don’t Make the Man

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Playing Guitar and Making Knives

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7 Keys To Top Knife Handles

Debuting on newsstands today, the new BLADE sports the Shirogorov brothers' Hati on the cover.

New BLADE® On Newsstands Now!

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

A great knife gift idea is to assemble a knife for that special someone, and with Thanksgiving near, what better gift than a carving set from Jantz? (Jantz photo)

Knife Gift Idea Of The Month

Get the new BLADE, on newsstands today.

New BLADE® Hits Newsstands Today!

American Bladesmith Society Announces 2014 Hammer-In Schedule

Distal taper is exhibited in the way Terry Vandeventer's blade goes from thick to thin. (SharpByCoop photo)

Distal Taper: Why Knives Have It

How to Grind Forged Blades

Video: How to Grind a Forged Blade

The issue of BLADE on newsstands now addresses the skull-cutter craze.

Embrace the Skull-Cutter Craze

How to make mosiac damascus

Video: How to Make Mosaic Damascus Steel with Ed Caffrey

If you're struggling to make hotel reservations for the 2014 BLADE Show, here's how.

How To Reserve Your Hotel Room For the BLADE Show

New BLADE on most newsstands today!

New BLADE Says Boo! on Newsstands Now!

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Innovative Knives

No mention of the greatest knifemakers is complete without mention of Buster Warenski. (SharpByCoop.com photo)

Cutlery Hall Of Fame: Buster Warenski

How the knife will be used, edge geometry and heat treating are all key to deciding which knife steel to choose.

Sharp Knowledge: 3 Knife Steel Basics

Art Knife vs. Cutting Tool Debate

What knives are illegal

What To Ask/Not Ask a Knifemaker

Great custom knives always highlight the Guild Show.

Guild Show: Granddaddy Custom Knife Event

The 4th annual military issue of BLADE® salutes the military on the anniversary of 9/11.

New BLADE® Salutes Military On 9/11

What’s Your Favorite Knife Design?

Eric Eggly-Owner/Photographer

Tracking Knife Trends

Jerry McClue, maker of "Wild Thing," will be among the exhibiting makers at the Denver Custom Knife Show. (SharpByCoop.com photo)

Hot Knives at Denver Custom Knife Show!

Get Wayne Goddard's book and experience the true wonder of knifemaking.

Knifemaking Book a True Wonder

Check newsstands today for the latest issue of BLADE.

New BLADE On Newsstands NOW!

The CKCA/Fisk Cutlery Challenge Award went to Elizabeth Loerchner's folder with glass inlay.

Loerchner Wins CKCA/Fisk Cutlery Challenge

Author of some of the world's smoothest flipper folders, knifemaker Phil Boguszewski has passed away. (Point Seven photo)

Knifemaker Phil Boguszewski Passes Away

Juried by ABS master smith Mace Vitale, maker of this damascus dagger, the Art of the Knife will run July 10-Aug. 18.

“Art of the Knife” Starts July 10

ABS journeyman smith Wes Byrd instructs young students on the art of the forged blade at a past ABS youth hammer-in.

ABS Youth Hammer-In at SMKW June 28-30

An example of knives made in Belgium is the Hurak Fighter by new ABS journeyman smith Samuel Lurquin. (SharpByCoop.com photo)

ABS Announces 1st School Outside USA

The Boker Plus Damascus Gent II graces the cover of the new BLADE®.

New BLADE on Newsstands Today!

Fairbanks Knifemaker Gets Good, Solid Press!

Parkers’ Knife Show June 13-15

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Conversation Overheard @ the BLADE Show

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Why Get Knives Photographed?

Want to get the most from your BLADE Show experience? Here's how. (Point Seven photo)

Tips To Enhance Your BLADE Show Experience

Read all about the BLADE Show in the latest issue of BLADE®, on newsstands NOW!

BLADE Show Preview Issue of BLADE® Out NOW!

From left: Wes Byrd, Selena Giles and Tim Potier enjoy last year's bladesmithing for kids seminar at the BLADE Show.

BLADE Show & Bladesmithing For Kids

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Knives & Orchids Go Together

The BLADE Show will have a seminar on how to make a steampunk tanto.

BLADE Show Will Feature Steampunk How-To

The new BLADE cover knife is the Fallkniven Jarl.

New BLADE On Most Newsstands NOW!

Todd Begg's Best Of The Rest fantasy cleaver from the 2010 BLADE Show. (Point Seven photo)

Begg on Discovery Channel’s Blade Brothers Tonight

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Educating the Future Of Knives

Salt Bath Heat Treating

Video: Salt Bath Heat Treating

The June BLADE hits most newsstands TODAY!

New BLADE On Most Newsstands TODAY!

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Guilford Art Center Holds Juried Knife Exhibit

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8 Amazing Additions To Any Knife Book Library

2013 ABS Hammer-In Season Begins!

Steve Fecas

Knifemaker Steve Fecas Passes at 66

Homemade Hydraulic Press

Video: Homemade Hydraulic Press for Knifemaking

New England School of Metalwork

Video: New England School of Metalwork Tour

Jigging and Shaping Knife Handle Scales

Video: Jigging and Shaping Knife Handle Scales

Video: How to Select a Milling Vise for Knifemaking

Tips for Grinding a Blade

How to Select a Steel for Forging

Silver Wire Inlay Techniques by Joe Keeslar, MS

Tools for Silver Wire Inlay by Joe Keeslar, Master Smith

Hunter’s Edge: 2 Kommer Skinners, How To Make a Hunter Video

Bill Moran Making a Guard for a Quillian Dagger

Finishing Curly Maple Knife and Tomahawk Handles

Video: Fine Stitching Around Inlays in a Leather Sheath – Brian Thie, JS

What’s Your Steel I.Q.?

Build a Knife From The Latest Knife Kits

Integral Knife Jigs – Mastersmith Ray Kirk

Knives Of Summer: Make ‘Em The Loveless Way

Video: Handle Pin Peening Techniques

Silver Wire Inlays: The Keeslar Method

Learn How To Jig Synthetic Knife Handles at the BLADE Show

Little Giant Power Hammer Design Differences

Knives, Knifemakers, Tips On Knife Collecting Today and Tomorrow

Ask BLADE®: Japanese-Style Heat Treatment

Here’s a Fun Video To Watch of Knifemaker Bob Neal

Knifemaker: A New Role for Johnny Strong

Carbon Steel Can Still Cut It

Keys To The Best Elk Antler Handles

How The Pros Coat Their Knife Blades

Malaysian Men Of Steel

Ron Lake’s Tab Lock: The Clever Lever

How Individual Makers Can Tap New Markets

How to Make a Sword

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How to Forge Damascus

How to Create Damascus Patterns

How to Make a Basic EDC Knife – From Start to Finish

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How to Make Better Bolsters

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How to Make a High-Tech Folder

Jon P. Moore shows how to stain curly maple wood knife handle

Best method to stabilize wood handles?

Knifemaking: How to Get a Mirror Polish?

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Above: The handles of the AccuSharp Diamond Paddle Sharpener fold up to encase the sharpening surfaces and protect them during storage and transport. The rubber overmold gripping areas are a nice touch and make the sharpener easy to hold securely.

5 Myths About Knife Sharpening

How to sharpen serrated knives

How to Sharpen a Serrated Knife

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5 Leading Sharpening Rods

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5 Ways to Sharpen a Knife Without a Knife Sharpener

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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

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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

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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

If you're struggling to make hotel reservations for the 2014 BLADE Show, here's how.

How To Reserve Your Hotel Room For the BLADE Show

Great custom knives always highlight the Guild Show.

Guild Show: Granddaddy Custom Knife Event

DO ask a maker's permission before picking up a knife from his table at a knife show.

Do’s & Don’ts of Knives

The 4th annual military issue of BLADE® salutes the military on the anniversary of 9/11.

New BLADE® Salutes Military On 9/11

What’s Your Favorite Knife Design?

Jerry McClue, maker of "Wild Thing," will be among the exhibiting makers at the Denver Custom Knife Show. (SharpByCoop.com photo)

Hot Knives at Denver Custom Knife Show!

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As Long As We Have the Whittling Chip

Get Wayne Goddard's book and experience the true wonder of knifemaking.

Knifemaking Book a True Wonder

Join Larry "The Hammer" Harley and A.G. Russell Knives' Debbie Myers at the A.G. Russell Knife Event 2013.

A.G. Russell Knife Event 2013 July 26-28

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How to Sharpen a Knife

Parkers’ Knife Show June 13-15

Want to get the most from your BLADE Show experience? Here's how. (Point Seven photo)

Tips To Enhance Your BLADE Show Experience

The BLADE Magazine 2013 Overall Knife Of The Year® was the Zero Tolerance 0888. (Point Seven photo)

World’s Most Important Knife Awards

Read all about the BLADE Show in the latest issue of BLADE®, on newsstands NOW!

BLADE Show Preview Issue of BLADE® Out NOW!

The new BLADE cover knife is the Fallkniven Jarl.

New BLADE On Most Newsstands NOW!

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Educating the Future Of Knives

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8 Amazing Additions To Any Knife Book Library

DMT Brings You: Two Ways to Sharpen Your Hunting Knife

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4 Steps to Perfect Freehand Sharpening

Hunter’s Edge: 3 EZ-Carry Field Hones

Hunter’s Edge: 2 Sharpeners and Sharpening eBook

Knives Of Summer: Keep Those Puppies Sharp!

Hones for the Sharpening Challenged

Check Out This Neat Download On Sharpening & Caring For Knives

DMT Wins Global Trade Award

Schools of Sharper Learning

Knife Sharpener Of The Day II

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