Tag: Steve Shackleford’s Blog
Best of the Weed Whackers
A big pot plant (top) requires a big knife such as the KA-BAR Kukri Machete. The 11.5-inch, hollow-ground blade is 1085 carbon steel with...
Knife Of The Day XIX: Hogstrom Boot Dirk
Our Knife Of The Day for March 9 is a boot dirk by Swedish maker Anders Hogstrom. The 4.5-inch blade is clay tempered 1050...
ABS Great Smoky Mountain Bladesmithing Symposium
5th Great Smoky Mountain Bladesmithing Symposium
Offered by the American Bladesmith Society
Hosted by Haywood Community College
March 9, 10, and 11, 2012
Location:
Haywood Community College 185...
World’s Top Makers Converge at ECCKS Friday Through Sunday
Brian Tighe, maker of the "Twist Tighe" in all Damasteel damascus steel, is slated to be among the world's top custom makers exhibiting their...
Knife Of The Day: CRKT Big Dog Carson Desert Tactical
Our "Knife Of The Day" for Feb. 27 is the M16-14ZSF Carson Desert Tactical flipper folder designed by Kit Carson for Columbia River Knife...
Cool Knife/Sheath Combos By John H. Davis
John H. Davis' knives, from top: oosic/ivory bowie, twist damascus of 1084/15n20, copper guard, spacers and butt, 13 inches overall; India stag bowie, ladder-pattern...
Knife Of The Day: Bartlow Award Winner
Our Knife Of The Day for Feb. 22 is John Bartlow's utility hunter in a 4-inch blade of ATS-34 stainless steel and a handle...
Must Read Articles
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...
