Tag: Knife History
How George Washington’s Penknife Saved the United States of America
A penknife gifted to George Washington at age 15 may have meant the difference between the general resigning at Valley Forge and continuing to fight the British.
Knife History: Abraham Lincoln’s Fruit Knife
A silver folding fruit knife owned by U.S. President Abraham Lincoln? It seems too good to be true.
Knife History: Is This Abraham Lincoln’s Pocketknife?
Before he was the 16th president of the U.S., Abraham Lincoln gifted a pocketknife to "a homelier man than myself." Decades later, the knife found its way to an Illinois collector.
Medieval Diners Sang Grace From Notation Knives
They’re called notation knives, and they’re engraved with what amounts to sheet music for multi-voiced song. They’re indicative of the formal role music played...
Knife History Made In Kansas City
Modern custom knife history was made this past weekend as the Knifemakers' Guild and American Bladesmith Society held their first-ever joint knife show.
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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...
