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Four essential locking folders for everyday carry, from top: Spyderco Alcyone, KA-BAR State & Union F01OD, CRKT Ibis and CobraTec Olympian.

Locking Folders Knives: Options That Unlock EDC Ease

Four new entries help show why locking folders rule the pocketknife world.
“Avoid flagged terms like ‘knife,’ ‘blade,’ or ‘weapon,’ and instead use neutral or creative alternatives such as ‘tool,’ ‘craft,’ or ‘functional art,’” ABS master smith Neels van den Berg advised. His elegant damascus ring dagger features mammoth ivory scales and a bronze guard. Overall length: 17.1 inches. (BladeGallery.com knife image; image of van den Berg by Chris Wellhausen)

How To: Marketing Knives On Social Media

How to get the most from your knives on social media platforms.

2025 BLADE Show Texas Custom Knife Award Winners

See who took home the hardware from the custom knife competition at BLADE Show Texas.
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2025 BLADE Show Texas Factory Knife Award Winners

See which factory knives took home the coveted hardware from the BLADE Show Texas Factory Knife Awards.
The inner workings of the Ikoma Korth Bearing System, here on the CRKT Sampa. (CRKT image)

5 Pocketknife Breakthroughs That Changed The Class Of Knife

The technological advancements that have redefined the pocketknife as we know it.
CPM MagnaCut stainless blade steel and jade-green G-10 scales highlight the Guardian 3.2 by Bradford USA. (BLADE® staff image)

Bradford USA Guardian Review: Cutting Performance At Hand

Bradford Guardian 3.2 in MagnaCut is a rope-eating animal
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Robert Young reinvents a classic Loveless fixed blade in flipper form. Robert Young reproduces BLADE Magazine Cutlery Hall-of-Fame® member Bob Loveless’s New York Special fixed...
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New Knives February 2025

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Damascus Folders: New Custom Examples

These damascus folder have the stuff to wow.
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BLADE Show Texas 2025 Preview: Hotbed Of Blades

The first big knife show of 2025 also is the Longhorn State’s biggest—BLADE Show Texas. What: BLADE Show Texas 2025Where: Fort Worth Convention CenterWhen: March...
These are the only two folders by BLADE Magazine Cutlery Hall-of-Fame® member Bill Moran the author has ever seen in person. “I bought the knives on a Saturday, sent them to PointSeven to be photographed, got the knives back the following Thursday and sold them Friday. I got the photos after the knives had been sold,” the author wrote. “When they are rare and from a legend, the Matrix is not needed.” (Eric Eggly/PointSeven image)

Robertson’s Maker Market Matrix: An Explainer

The author’s system is designed to help you accurately price custom knives.
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Kronos Knives Gung Ho! Line Designed By Ken Onion

Big, Brutish and ready for action.
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American Made Knives: New And Hot Options

Today’s American-made knives embody the latest in the state-of-the-art.
From left: CobraTec Medium FS-3 Molon Labe, the Pro-Tech/Vero Engineering Synapse and Medford Knife & Tool MERC-1.

New Auto Knives: Three Standouts Of The Boom

Three new models are but a smattering of the boom in factory-made automatics.
The upscale Tribal versions of the Winkler Knives Highland Hatchet and Blue Ridge Hunter feature 80CrV2 carbon blade steel and a black oxide no-glare finish. (hatchet and hunter image by Jerry Sarkody)

Leap Of Faith Knifemakers: From Home Shop To Factory

How two U.S. knifemakers successfully transitioned from home shop to factory.
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