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2024 BLADE Show West Custom Knife Award Winners

See Who Took Top Honors In Salt Lake City For The 2024 BLADE Show West Custom Knife Awards.

2024 BLADE Show West Factory Knife Award Winners

See Who Took Top Honors In Salt Lake City For The 2024 BLADE Show West Factory Knife Awards.
B. R. Hughes (left) and Jim Batson at the Alamo chapel.

B. R. Hughes, Pioneering Writer And Bladesmithing Teacher, Passes Away

Hughes' unbound energy touched outdoor writing, knifemaking, sports and higher education.
A larger show hall and more exhibitors promise to help make this year’s BLADE Show West a real corker.

2024 BLADE Show West Preview: The West’s Largest Knife Show

Ready to rock in the Rocky Mountains!
Best Honing Rods

Best Honing Rods: A Complete Buyer’s Guide

Honing rods. Honing Steel. Sharpening Steel. It comes in many names, but no matter what you call it this tool is one of the most important and misunderstood pieces in the kitchen.

Steve Shackleford Wins Latest Nate Posner Award

Blade Magazine's Editor-in-Chief reflects on why receiving the Posner Award proves so meaningful.
Sharpening a recurve knife

How To Sharpen Recurve Knives

We outline how to put an edge back on a recurve knife, both by manual and automated systems. Learn how to tackle these challenging blades.

Knife Sharpeners: Top Options Available Now

Need to keep your edge? These top knife sharpeners are sure to keep your blades sharp and in good working order in no time at all.
Steve Dunn & Hanford Miller

ABS Lose Two Long-Time Leaders In Passing Of Steve Dunn & Hanford Miller

Dunn and Miller left lasting impressions on ABS, students and custom knifemaking.
Joe Flowers demonstrates a modification of a sharpening method with files for machetes.

Pros’ Secrets To Sharpening Knives

Four knife industry pros share the secrets of how they keep their edge when sharpening.
Franco de Souza CSA Bowie

Latin America’s Elite Knife Crafters: Custom Blades and Their Makers

The knifemakers of Argentina and Brazil have revolutionized the world of cut.
CRKT BOT Deadbolt

Factory Drops: New Knives Hitting The Market This Spring

Five knives fit for EDC to the outdoors.
bob cargill obit

Bob Cargill Knifemaker, Company Founder And NKCA BOD President Passes

Cargill's impacted the knife industry in nearly every facet.
Blade shaping

Knife Blade Repair: Bringing Old Blades Back To Life

Practice the proper steps with the proper equipment and, most important, be safe and knife blade repair is a snap. I have been fortunate enough...
Benchmade Crooked River Clip-Point Knife

Best Clip-Point Knife: Picking The Sharpest Of This Classic Profile

Classic and competent, no wonder why the clip-point knife remains among the most popular designs. Clip-point blades are one of the most common profiles you...
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Knifemaking 101 – Read This Before You Make a Knife

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