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9 Tips for Buying a Custom Knife

Is it realistic to say there's a surefire way to get any custom knife you want? While there are always exceptions to the rule,...

Watch for “Forged In Fire” on History Channel

A new blade forging competition series will air on the History Channel this summer.

Do You Like Knife Lotteries?

Many custom knifemakers and knife show promoters use the lottery system to make buying certain custom knives available to more people.
See the best in tactical knives at The Gathering 5. (SharpByCoop.com photo)

The Gathering 5 In Las Vegas This Weekend

  <!--_ Knifemakers, knife manufacturers, knifemaking suppliers, purveyors—anything and everything to do with knives, gear, lights and toys, particularly of the tactical kind—will party down this...
The CKCA/Fisk Cutlery Challenge Award went to Elizabeth Loerchner's folder with glass inlay.

Loerchner Wins CKCA/Fisk Cutlery Challenge

It took four judges over two hours to reach a decision, but Elizabeth Loerchner was chosen the winner of the Custom Knife Collector Association...
Author of some of the world's smoothest flipper folders, knifemaker Phil Boguszewski has passed away. (Point Seven photo)

Knifemaker Phil Boguszewski Passes Away

Long-time knifemaker Phil Boguszewski, one of the world’s leading crafters of cool, smooth-operating custom folders, has passed away. A resident of Lakewood, Washington, Boguszewski was...
Consider the Spyderco Persistence—a small knife that cuts like a bigger one.

Cutting Critique: Spyderco Persistence

The Spyderco Persistence is a small knife that cuts like a bigger one and gets the once-over in our "Cutting Critique." The Spyderco Persistence is...
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Read this before you make a knife

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...
how to forge damascus steel

How to Forge Damascus

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