New Buck Knives Compadre Series in Hot Red

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July 31, 2014

New Buck Knives Compadre Series in Hot Red

Buck's new outdoor series features a hot red powdercoat finish. — Buck’s new outdoor series features a hot red powdercoat finish.

Buck Knives’ new Compadre series in a hot red finish will debut Aug. 6-9 at the Outdoor Retailer Summer Market Tradeshow in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Just in time for those preparing for the upcoming hunting season, Buck Knives will debut its new Compadre Series of knives and edged tools in a hot red finish at the Outdoor Retailer Summer Market Tradeshow Aug. 6-9.

Consisting of a camp knife, hatchet and chopping froe, the series is highlighted by a red powdercoat finish on the 5160 carbon steel blade of each piece. WIth MSRPs in the $80 to $160 range, each tool is affordable for the serious hunter. The blade selection also is attractive in that the set addresses most of the cutting, kindling needs and brush-clearing tasks associated with hunting and camping.

For instance, the model 104 Camp Knife’s 9.5-inch overall length makes it the choice for certain game care chores as well as all-around cutting duties. With its forward weighting, the 1 pound, 7.7 ounce Compadre Hatchet is tailored for chopping and also game prepping and other hunting and camping chores. And, at an overall length of 16.75 inches and weighing in at just under 2 pounds, the heavy-duty Compadre Chopping Froe can handle any number of brush clearing, heavy chopping, splitting and baton duties

The handles on each piece are made of Heritage walnut Dymondwood®, and both the 104 and Compadre Hatchet include black leather sheaths.

Held at the Salt Palace Convention Center in Salt Lake City, Utah, the Outdoor Retailer Summer Market Tradeshow, like its name implies, is targeted to those who have a passion for the outdoors. Thousands of retailers will be on hand to see the latest in outdoor products, and the new Buck series will be just one of many.

If the Buck series is something you think you’d like, check with your local retailer and see if he’s attending the show to get more information on it. If he’s not attending, see if he’s aware of the new series for possible stocking in his store.

Hunter’s Edge: 4 Hot Gut Hooks

Steve Shackleford

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September 17, 2012

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Get your meat hooks on four great gut hooks while they’re hot at ShopBlade.com. Four classic examples of the genre include two folders and two fixed blades.

The first of the folders is the Buck Alpha Folding Knife with gut hook. Blade length: 3.5 inches. Handle: Black rubber. Closed length: 5 inches. ShopBlade’s price: $69.99. For more info click on http://www.shopblade.com/buck-alpha-folding-knife-w-gut-hook-y4516/?lid=blss091812

Next up is the Gerber Gator II Gut Hook. Blade length: 3.7 inches. Grip: rubber. Closed length: 4.72 inches. For more click on http://www.shopblade.com/gerber-gator-ii-gut-hook-fine-edge-knife-y6979/?lid=blss091812

The fixed blades include the Gerber Freeman Fixed Blade Knife with gut hook. Blade length: 3.25 inches. Blade steel: AUS-8 stainless. Handle: Pear wood. ShopBlade’s price: $44.99. For more click on http://www.shopblade.com/gerber-freeman-fixed-blade-knife-w-gut-hook-y6976/?lid=blss091812

The second fixed blade is the Kutmaster Team Realtree Guthook Knife. Blade steel: 420 stainless. Handle: Realtree Ap HD. Sheath: Nylon belt loop model. ShopBlade’s price: $19.99. For more click on http://www.shopblade.com/kutmaster-team-realtree-guthook-knife-y7735/?lid=blss091812

Featured Knife: CRKT Homefront – 2016 Most Innovative Imported Design Award Winner

BLADE Staff

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June 29, 2016

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Featured Knife: CRKT Homefront – 2016 Most Innovative Imported Design Award Winner

The CRKT Homefront: A Hit Before It’s Even Out the Door

What I enjoy the most about knife shows is the hidden gems I’ll find among the blades. Whether it’s a unique spin on a classic design, a different type of steel or handle material, a peanut-butter-meets-chocolate pairing of knifemaking pros or a radical new approach, nothing beats finding that diamond in the rough. The 2016 BLADE Show was no exception, and that’s where I first encountered this:

This, ladies and gentlemen, is the new Homefront from Columbia River Knife & Tool (CRKT), and it went down as one of my top finds at the world’s foremost knife event. Straight from the brain of Ken Onion and sporting patent pending features, I could tell this was a game changer right from the beginning. The awards ceremony at the BLADE Show proved me right. The Homefront took home the award for 2016’s Most Innovative Imported Design, and it’s not even on shelves yet.

What Makes the CRKT Homefront Special? Field Strip Technology

CRKT Ken Onion Homefront Best Knife Award Winning — “The new Field Strip Technology is great and all, but have you tried NOT burying your knife in mud?” (CRKT photo)

The Homefront is to knives what takedown rifles are to firearms. The Homefront’s wickedly simple Field Strip Technology allows the user to disassemble and reassemble the knife in mere seconds. Just flip a switch and turn a screw as shown in the video above. It’s as simple as that.

That same video shows the knife being cleared of dirt and debris in a stream after use outdoors, which is a great application of the Field Strip Technology. But you know what I’m most excited about? Pocket lint.

“The Easier a Knife is to Clean, the More Likely it is to be Cleaned”

Pocket lint is the bane of my everyday carry folders. The sorcery of fuzz, residual heat and repetitive motion that comes with slipping an EDC into the pocket can form a gooey mess we knife scientists like to call, “gunk.” (I’m sure there’s a Greek root word in there somewhere.) This gunk builds up in hard-to-reach places and eventually requires disassembly, because there’s a limit to what all those gallons of knife oil can do.

With Field Strip Technology, cleaning up no longer requires a set of tools and a magnet to find those tiny screws when they inevitably roll onto the floor. The Homefront comes apart in seconds, then reassembles just as quickly. The result is an simple-to-maintain folding knife that will last. The easier a knife is to clean, the more likely it is to be cleaned.

I fully expect CRKT to use Field Strip Technology on other models in the future. I wouldn’t put it past CRKT to come out with add-ons to the Homefront to take full advantage of this tech, such as alternative blade and handle designs. To that end, the Homefront would be more like the AR-15 of knives, where the appeal is in a platform that allows customization specific to the end user. That level of personalization is obvious in trends outside of knives, too, and the Homefront could mark the beginning of a wider evolution of the consumer knife market. If this is the bandwagon, I’m hopping on.

Where to Get the CRKT Homefront: ShopBlade.com

Ken Onion award winning knife 2016 blade show — The CRKT Homefront before and after, and before and after again, and again, and again and again. Click to order yours today from ShopBlade.com.

ShopBlade.com is one of the first outlets anywhere to carry the CRKT Homefront, and it does so with pride. Here are the specs:

Overall Length: 8.313 inches
Closed Length: 4.728 inches
Weight: 4.8 ounces
Blade Length: 3.502 inches
Blade Thickness: 0.133 inches
Blade Steel: AUS 8
Blade HRC: 57-58
Blade Finish: Brushed Steel
Edge: Plain
Handle Material: 6061 Aluminum
Lock: Locking Liner

Click here to order your CRKT Homefront today!

Help Fight 1 Percenters’ Ban-All-Ivory Law

Steve Shackleford

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October 22, 2015

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Help Fight 1 Percenters’ Ban-All-Ivory Law

A ban-all-ivory law supported by billionaire Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen and other 1 percenters is on the ballot in Washington state and will succeed unless you help stop it NOW!

The measure, I-1401, would ban not only elephant ivory but also the ivory of mastodon, mammoth and other extinct species.

Sandra Brady of the Elephant Protection Association said help is needed at the grassroots level to defeat the measure supported by rich billionaires such as Allen and other non-governmental organizations, which have raised more than $2.7 million—including $1.7 million from Allen—in an effort to pass it in the state legislature.

“It really is a David versus Goliath situation,” she observed of the fight against the 1 percenters who are supporting I-1401. She urged those who oppose the bill to write their local newspapers and use social media to voice their opposition. “On the upside we are having an impact,” she said of the grassroots effort. “On the down side, the more states that pass such ridiculous measures, the more likely other states will follow suit. This is why your help to defeat this in Washington state is so important.

“Write letters to the editors of the state’s newspapers, use your voice on Facebook and other social media. Help us get the word out that I-1401 is a bad law and should be voted down.”

A small organization, the Legal Ivory Rights Coalition Committee (LIRCC), is fighting against Allen and the other fat cats who are supporting I-1401. However, the LIRCC has no budget and relies on people contacting newspapers and working social media to spread the word. The good news is that editorial pages across Washington state are calling I-1401 misguided. While acknowledging the noble goal of preserving elephants, many editorial pages recognize the futility of a state law designed to stop crime in Africa and Asia. It would punish the state’s citizenry without stopping poachers. They also recognize the redundancy with existing federal laws that prohibit import of ivory and other endangered species, together with the unnecessary burden it would place on the state’s fish and wildlife officers.

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What is a Marlinspike Knife? 4 Examples

Knife Collecting

Pat Covert

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May 18, 2020

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Marlinespike Knife: A Definition

One of the more unusual patterns in the long history of folding knives is the marlinespike. It is a blend of the early rope knife—not the sunfish, but the wharncliffe version—and the singular, knitting-needle-like marlinespike.

These were combined into a single folder and have served many a sailor and diver well. The blade is a sure-handed rope cutter, and the spike is made for working with knots and splicing rope. In fact, there is a knot dubbed the marlinespike hitch that serves as a temporary knot for various needs.

Also known as rigging knives, marlinespike knives live today in the form of reproductions of the original folders and thoroughly modern send-ups. Climbers, who use a lot of different knots in their endeavors, also find marlinespike knives useful.

Example 1: Colonial Knife’s Marlin Spike

Knife for knots — The press-lock is a common blade release for marlinespike folders that dates back to the knife’s early days. However, there’s more here than meets the eye: The Colonial Marlin Spike’s lock also serves as a bail and a shackle opener.

Colonial Knife’s Marlin Spike is a reproduction of the original marlinespike knife issued by the U.S. Navy in World War I—with some modern touches.

The locking, 440C stainless steel spike and partially serrated—a plain-edge version is also available—sheepsfoot slip-joint blade are both 3 inches long. The scales are a simulated brown jigged-bone Zytel and the bolsters are stainless. The spike locks via a press-lock on the base, which also serves as a shackle opener and bail for a lanyard.

Example 2: Boker Magnum Catamaran

Use knife to make knots — The marlinespike hitch is a simple, temporary knot that can be easily removed once it has served its purpose. The knot is attached to the Boker Magnum Catamaran’s spike in a scenario for which it can serve as a handle.

The Boker Magnum Catamaran has the traditional profile of the old marlinespike folders, replete with a press-lock bail/shackle opener for the spike tool and a 4.375-inch stainless steel frame.

The 3.3-inch spike and 2.75-inch partially serrated sheepsfoot slip-joint blade are 440A stainless steel. You’ll find a nifty shackle opener on the handle, also stainless steel, pinned to the frame.

Example 3: Camillus Marlin Spike

Sailor knives — While the plain edge of the Camillus Marlin Spike’s sheepsfoot blade might not quite match the speed of a serrated edge, when it comes to wood it vastly out-carves the rest of the pack. This is a big consideration if you need a knife that will step outside The Rope Zone.

The Camillus Marlin Spike is a modern take on the original. The stylized, 4-inch frame is black G-10 with stainless steel liners. The 2.75-inch sheepsfoot blade—the only one of the test group without serrations—is VG-10 stainless steel with a black, carbonitride titanium coating.

It secures via a linerlock. The folder’s 2.25-inch spike locks via the press-lock/bail and is black coated as well. It is the lightest (3.2 ounces) of the test knives.

Example 4: Fox Sailing Knife

Knives for sailors — The Fox Sailing Knife has a cutout in the blade that serves as a shackle release. A shackle’s screw tab is caught in the jaws of the blade’s open maw.

The Fox Sailing Knife delivers with a cool, 4-inch handle of textured blue G-10. Stainless liners house linerlock mechanisms for both the 3-inch modified wharncliffe blade of 420 stainless steel and 2.25-inch spike.

The partially serrated blade has a cutout that serves as a shackle opener, along with a hole in the base of the frame that can accept a lanyard.

Survival Necker

Steve Shackleford

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April 5, 2012

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Since the 1095 blade of Jonathan McNees’ Survival Necker is differentially hardened for a hard edge and softer back—which also results in a handsome hamon—a portion of the blade is not hard enough for sparking via the striker. As a result, McNees also includes a fire steel for the purpose. (SharpByCoop.com photo)

McNees’ PSK has the essentials to survive a short-term emergency

Jonathan McNees’ Survival Necker—PSK (Personal Survival Knife) for short—features the bare survival essentials all in one modular system. The 5.75-inch knife has a differentially hardened blade of 1095 carbon steel and a G-10 handle with hollow-tube construction to accept a lanyard. The handle sports a glow-in-the-dark dot for ease of location at night.

Included are a fire steel and striker, three-phase (high, low and blinking) flashlight, paracord and whistle. The handle of the fire steel is hour-glass shaped to contain two fish hooks wrapped with 30 feet of 30-pound Spiderwire® fishing line, which also can be used for snares and trip wires. In addition to the Kydex® sheath, a two-sided plate with a compass on one side and a mirror on the other rides on a necklace/bead chain. The system also breaks down for belt wear.

Knife: Survival Necker

Maker: Jonathan McNees

Blade Steel: 1095 carbon

Heat Treatment: Differentially hardened

Handle: G-10 w/glow-in-the-dark dot

Sheath: Kydex®

Survival Items: Fire steel and striker, compass, mirror, whistle, flashlight, paracord and fishing line with two fishhooks

Maker’s List Price: $185

For more information contact Jonathan McNees, 15203 Starboard Pl., Northport, AL 35475 205-915-3254 www.mcneescustomknives.com.

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Photos: 5 New Knives for Tough Spots and Sticky Situations

BLADE Staff

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April 23, 2018

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Brous Blades The Specter

KNIFE NAME: The Specter
PATTERN: Flipper folder
BLADE LENGTH: 3”
BLADE MATERIAL: D2 tool steel
BLADE FINISH: Blackout
BLADE LOCK: Framelock
HANDLE: G-10 and stainless steel
WEIGHT: 3 oz.
CLOSED LENGTH: 4”
MSRP: $169
COMPANY: Brous Blades, brousblades.com

KA-BAR Skeleton

KNIFE NAME: Skeleton
PATTERN: Utility fixed blade
BLADE LENGTH: 2.5”
BLADE STEEL: 5Cr15 stainless
ROCKWELL HARDNESS: 57-59 HRC
BLADE GRIND: Hollow
WEIGHT: 1.6 ozs.
OVERALL LENGTH: 6.125”
SHEATH: Hard plastic
MSRP: $11.59
COMPANY: KA-BAR, www.ka-bar.com

Darrel Ralph Designs Hacker

KNIFE NAME: Hacker
PATTERN: Flipper folder
BLADE LENGTH: 3.5”
BLADE STEEL: CPM 154 stainless
BLADE PATTERN: Wharncliffe
FRAME: Titanium w/satin finish
LOCK: Framelock
POCKET CLIP: Titanium
PIVOT: Maxx Glide caged pivot bearing system w/aggressive detent
WEIGHT: 6 ozs.
CLOSED LENGTH: 4.5”
MSRP: $780
COMPANY: DDR-Darrel Ralph Designs, Darrelralph.com

FirstEdge Tactical Skinner

KNIFE NAME: Tactical Skinner
BLADE LENGTH: 4.375”
BLADE STEEL: ELMAX Swedish stainless
ROCKWELL HARDNESS: 60-61 HRC
BLADE PATTERN: Drop point
HANDLE: G-10
KNIFE CONSTRUCTION: Full tang
OVERALL LENGTH: 9.375”
SHEATH: Tri-Composite System Kydex w/3” nylon webbing, Box X stitching, stainless hex fasteners and liners; locks blade in; MOLLE system sheath also available
MSRP: $199.99
COMPANY: FirstEdge, firstedgeusa.com

Kershaw Barricade

KNIFE NAME: Barricade
PATTERN: Rescue knife
BLADE LENGTH: 3.5”
BLADE STEEL: 8Cr13MoV stainless
BLADE FINISH: Black-oxide coating
BLADE PATTERN: Clip point
ACTION: SpeedSafe assisted opening w/flipper
HANDLE: Orange glass-filled nylon w/built-in cord cutter and carbide glassbreaker
POCKET CLIP: Deep-carry design
LOCK: Linerlock
WEIGHT: 4.5 oz.
CLOSED LENGTH: 5”
MSRP: $39.99
COMPANY: Kershaw, kershawknives.com

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New Buck Knives Compadre Series in Hot Red

Buck Knives’ new Compadre series in a hot red finish will debut Aug. 6-9 at the Outdoor Retailer Summer Market Tradeshow in Salt Lake City, Utah.

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Hunter’s Edge: 4 Hot Gut Hooks

Get your meat hooks on four great gut hooks while they’re hot at ShopBlade.com. Four classic examples of the genre include two folders and two fixed blades.

The first of the folders is the Buck Alpha Folding Knife with gut hook. Blade length: 3.5 inches. Handle: Black rubber. Closed length: 5 inches. ShopBlade’s price: $69.99. For more info click on http://www.shopblade.com/buck-alpha-folding-knife-w-gut-hook-y4516/?lid=blss091812

Featured Knife: CRKT Homefront – 2016 Most Innovative Imported Design Award Winner

The CRKT Homefront: A Hit Before It’s Even Out the Door

What Makes the CRKT Homefront Special? Field Strip Technology

“The Easier a Knife is to Clean, the More Likely it is to be Cleaned”

Where to Get the CRKT Homefront: ShopBlade.com

Click here to order your CRKT Homefront today!

Help Fight 1 Percenters’ Ban-All-Ivory Law