Tag: Knife Collecting
9 Keys To Ordering Custom Knives
Few things are more satisfying than placing a custom order with your favorite knifemaker and then holding the finished knife in your hands.
However, the...
Merritt-Loveless Knives Do Indeed Hold Merit
"The Loveless knife design is all about function," Jim Merritt once noted. "A Loveless knife is made for the guy who wants to have...
A $13,000 Loveless Fits the Bill
If you talk about Greatest Loveless Knife Designs, a Bob Loveless chute knife has to be included in the list. Originally designed for a...
First Family of Swedish Steel
“Mammoth Spider” by Thomas Lofgren features a blade of a net-pattern mosaic damascus forged by Mattias Styrefors, a mammoth ivory and mosaic damascus handle,...
Colorado Dreamin’: Western Cutlery
A rare Twin Set of Western Cutlery knives consists of a red-handle P48A (top) and P28 (bottom). The P28 has a sabre-ground blade instead...
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...
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...
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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...
