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Darriel Caston knives

Knife Steel Trends: What To Look Forward To In 2025

Knife industry pros give their takes on what the hot knife steels will be in the year ahead.
Michael Walker’s one-off

Knife Buying Don’ts: How To Avoid Cutting Pitfalls

Knife buying--particularly custom--can prove daunting. We gathered industry pros to give the top mistakes to avoid. When it comes to acquiring knives, the informed buyer...
Scissor Sword

Scissor Sword: Scissor Maven Grace Horne’s Prized Collectable

Grace Horne makes what, for her especially, is the buy of a lifetime. Scissors-making maven Grace Horne scored a find of a lifetime recently when...
Bob Loveless' drop point

Best Custom Hunting Knives: Is There A Consensus?

Top knife observers decipher the best custom huntering knives ever made.
A small Bill Moran dagger features damascus, curly maple handle and silver wire inlay, and a matching sheath. Overall length: approximately 8 inches.

How Many Damascus Knives Did Bill Moran Make?

We talk with those who know Bill Moran best to determine how many damascus blades the godfather of the craft forged.
Ryan Breuer, 26, said the primary influence on his one-of-a-kind Relic Dagger is the Bronze Age Egyptian dagger. The shapes on the quillons of Ryan’s knife are carvings in the bronze. While Ryan has made knives for about 10 years, he did not start making them seriously until about eight years ago after graduation from high school. A part-time bladesmith, he works full time as an engineer for a manufacturer making parts for medical devices. (image of Ryan’s knife by SharpByCoop.com)

Cool Custom: Ryan Breuer’s Relic Dagger

Breuer’s Relic Dagger is Bronze Age solid gold.
Custom reproduction of a Remington 1306 Bullet lockback

Cool Customs: Barret Chrisman Takes The Ol’ Bullet Hi-Tech

Barret Chrisman puts a modern spin on a vintage Remington design.
Steve Schwarzer gives the suguha a run for its money here on the blade of his katana.

What Makes A Good Hamon?

Know the visual tells of whether a hamon is done properly or not.
Kevin Casey mother of pearl handle knives

Cool Customs: Kevin Casey’s Little Feather Knives

Kevin Casey feathers his cap with an outstanding array of custom throwback blades.
Josh Blout War club

Cool Customs: Blount’s War Club Dusts Off Mohican Memories

Josh Blount reproduces Chingachgook’s gunstock war club. ABS apprentice smith Josh Blount recently rewatched the 1992 version of The Last of the Mohicans, and the...
Adam Fromholtz Steampunk Assassin Injector

New Knives: Custom Options From All Categories And Continents

Hot haves by custom makers from around the globe.
Reese’s three-blade swell-center whittler

Knife Collecting Tips To Get The Most Out Of Your Buy

Observe all nine and your collecting pursuit can be most satisfying.
The knife was inspired by the Black Widow Spider

Daniel O’Connor Goes With The Flow On His Black Widow

A suski knife that developed a taste for Texas brisket.
Spyderco Drunken

Collaboration Knives That Cut To The Quick

Designers and companies join forces to help consumers win with these knife collaborations.

The Tony Test: Lockback Whittlers

Tony Bose said if you can make a lockback whittler, you have arrived as a knifemaker.
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