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What’s Your Steel I.Q.?
According to BLADE® subscriber surveys, one of the topics subscribers request BLADE cover most is steel—specifically, steel for knife blades. It is not much...
Jerry Ahern Passes Away
(photo of Jerry Ahern courtesy of JerryAhern.com)
Jerry Ahern, novelist, author of nonfiction books and many magazine articles, passed away Tuesday, July 24. He was...
Waki Talk: What’s Hot in Wakizashis
The wakizashi may be the most sensible and useful Japanese sword. Between a katana and tanto in length, the “waki” is long enough for...
Fourth In Greatest Loveless Knife Designs Series
If Bob Loveless reportedly said that this integral semi-skinner, with its dark-green canvas-Micarta handle, is "the most beautiful knife I ever made," then who...
Greatest Loveless Knife Designs … Third Installment!
Let's keep the ball rolling on this thread showcasing some of the greatest Bob Loveless knife designs.
Today's featured knife is yet another rare puppy, an...
Vacation Knives: Learn to Whittle & Carve
For the times when the kids complain about how there's nothing to do during summer vacation, buy them "Whittling Twigs & Branches" by Chris...
WSJ Covers BLADE Show World Cutting Championship
The July 11, 2012, edition of the Wall Street Journal included a nice feature-length article covering the 10th-annual World Championship Cutting Competition held in...
Must Read Articles
Knifemaking 101 – Read This Before You Make a Knife
by Wayne Goddard
My experience has taught me that there's nothing like digging in and getting started. I've often said the hardest part of the...
