Tag: History
Japanese War Swords Part I
By Leon Kapp
Japanese swords are iconic as ever
It was over seven long decades ago on Sept. 2, 1945, that the Japanese signed the agreement...
Who Made the First Damascus?
Modern collectors and knifemakers are enthralled with with, but what exactly are the origins of damascus steel?
Jerry Hossom makes a Navy-themed set for Capt. Ryan Heilman of the USS Nevada
Submariner Steel
Jerry Hossom makes a Navy-themed set for Capt. Ryan Heilman of the USS Nevada
Jerry Hossom had that twinkle in his eye again and...
Andy Sharpe/Chuck Richards collaboration salutes the heroes of the Battle of Attu
"A Knife For Those Who Saved Alaska"
BY ANDY SHARPE
Herb Drury was my wife’s uncle, a World War II veteran and a friend. He passed...
Last Little Mester of Sheffield: Remembering Stan Shaw
The author remembers Stan Shaw as only she can
By Grace Horne
Sometime in the early 1990s, a journalist—to the chagrin of the handful of other...
Birth of an American Legend — The Bowie
Few knives cut through the imagination like the Bowie. It's a true American classic design, steeped in the myth and history of the man its name carries.
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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...
