Tag: Knife News
Knife News Wire 12/15/17 – Japanese Swordsmithing Going Extinct
This is the first installment of the Knife News Wire, a regular series that takes a wide look at the world of knives.
Was “Forged In Fire” a Scapegoat For The Cohoes Fire?
John Gomes, the 51-year-old Cohoes, New York, resident and alleged “amateur knifemaker” who started a fire that damaged 32 buildings and displaced approximately 20...
GiantMouse Builds A Better Collaboration Model
By now knife industry followers know that renowned Danish knife designers Jesper Voxnaes and Jens Anso teamed up to create GiantMouse LLC. What you...
‘Alone’ survivalist Larry Roberts praises LTWK’s Genesis
Larry Roberts, runner-up in the second season of the History channel’s wilderness survival show “Alone,” lasted 64 days in the harsh environs of Vancouver...
W.R. Case & Sons Acquires Timberline Knife Brand
W.R. Case & Sons Cutlery Co. in Bradford, Pennsylvania, has purchased the Timberline knife brand from The Great American Tool Company, or GATCO. The...
Bear & Son acquires GATCO sharpener division
Bear & Son Cutlery, Inc. announced Nov. 14 that it has acquired the sharpener division of GATCO. Ken Griffey, president of the Jacksonville, Alabama, manufacturing...
Knife World’s Houston Price Passes
Knife World founder and BLADE Magazine Cutlery and American Bladesmith Society Hall Of Fame member Houston Price passed away Monday, Dec. 29. He was 79.
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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...
