Tag: Steve Shackleford’s Blog
Vacation Knives: Roadside Stop/Camping Set
So you're tooling down the highway with a bunch of screaming kids in the back seat on your way to DisneyWorld, and the wife...
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...
Salute Conan’s Birthday With “Spirit of the Sword”
Celebrate Arnold Schwarzenegger’s 65th birthday today by reading about his Conan sword and other movie long blades in “Spirit of the Sword.”
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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...
Jerry Ahern Passes Away
(photo of Jerry Ahern courtesy of JerryAhern.com)
Jerry Ahern, novelist, author of nonfiction books and many magazine articles, passed away Tuesday, July 24. He was...
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...
Vacation Knives: Learn to Whittle & Carve
For the times when the kids complain about how there's nothing to do during summer vacation, buy them "Whittling Twigs & Branches" by Chris...
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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...
