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ABS master smith Andrew Blomfield used gold wire to wrap the mammoth ivory handle of his quillon dagger. The 11.5-inch blade is mosaic damascus. Overall length: 18.5 inches. (Jocelyn Frasier image)

Dagger Design: Mastering Wire Wrapping The Handle

Wire wrapping the handle of a dagger is the finishing touch to the process, but requires a fine touch and patience.
Half the Template, Twice the Accuracy. Use a single half-profile pinned and flipped to trace a perfect mirror outline before grinding ever starts.

Dagger Design: Fundamentals Of Dagger Construction

From maintaining symmetry to adding fullers, we break down the intricate process of making a dagger design into a physical knife.
Every line matters. A dagger by Andrew Meers with crisp symmetry in profile and point geometry sets the stage for both strength and beauty.

Dagger Design: Point For Perfecting Blade Performance

In this look at dagger design, we move beyond history and symbolism to the structural realities of geometry and construction. From the curve of...
Nothing’s wasted and nothing’s added in the Spartan Blades/Les George V-14, a perfect modern combat dagger parted to the essentials. It has a clean, double-edged profile that is driven by geometry and grip. (Spartan image)

Dagger Design: The Geometry of Penetration

Form, function and purpose of daggers--the most stab-ready knives. Few weapons are as simple in concept yet as demanding to design as the dagger. At...
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Dagger: Custom And Production Buyer’s Guide (2023)

Deadly and alluring, we gather up some of the best daggers—custom and production—to offer you the ultimate buyer's guide.

A Surprise Find At BLADE Show: Kit Carson Sword!

Did you  known that Kit Carson, renowned for popularizing the flipper-style of folding knife, made swords? Jim Behring of Treeman Knives has two of...

These Daggers Are Dope!

Not many folks have the skills to fashion symmetrically accurate daggers, those with edge-holding blades, comfortable, non-slip grips and protective yet non-clunky or hand-pinching guards.
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