Thanksgiving Cutters, Japanese Style
Santokus are Thanksgiving cutters, Japanese style. A design that originated in the Land of the Rising Sun, the santoku is a specialized tool well suited to preparing holiday meals. From cutting meat to dicing...
Never Tell An Army Ranger He Can’t Make A Knife
Is a U.S. Army Ranger made or is he born? Is it the training he receives that makes him a Ranger, or is there some innate quality in him that draws him to Ranger...
Of Blue Mohawks, Butterfly Knives and Buddies
If you could apply a motto to VMX Knives it would be: Let’s have some fun. At least that’s the impression you get after talking with co-owners James Robert Buckley of Maverick Customs and...
First Family of Knives?
If there's such a thing as the First Family of Knives, the Buck family is it.
Buck Knives has been run by a member of the Buck family—Hoyt, Al, Chuck or CJ—since "H.H. Buck and...
National Fraud Week: Fight Fake Knives
Fake knives—better known as counterfeit knives—are a worldwide problem that needs everyone concerned to pay attention, and National Fraud Awareness Week Nov. 12-18 is a good time to sit up and take notice.
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Midweek Maker Forged-Style: David McConnell
David McConnell is a stamping press repairman who hopes to convert to full-time bladesmithing soon. His first knife, was a cheap Wal-Mart special. Over the years he got frustrated with the lack of quality...
6 Knife Handles That Glow In The Dark
There are four categories of "glow." Bioluminescence is, say, a firefly. There's chemiluminescence, caused by a chemical reaction—think glow stick. Radioluminescence is most frequently used in clock or watch paints and on instrument panels....
