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The Saker bushcraft knife by the author’s Diving Sparrow Knife Works in hand. As he writes, “Man is a tool-using animal. Without tools, he is nothing—with tools he is all.” (Thomas Carlyle image)

Knife Handle: Why Handle Ergonomics Should Be Your Focus

How you exert control determines knife handle design.
Knife assembly in a Chinese factory.

Tariffs & Knife Prices In 2025

**Cutting Through the Costs: How Tariffs Are Reshaping the Global Knife Industry**
According to custom maker/USMC veteran Les George, it is counterproductive to license the same model to multiple companies. “The maker would be competing with himself at that point,” he stated, “and it’s not helping the companies.” One of his more recent collaborations is the Anzu with Fox Knives.

Collaboration Knives: How Do They Come Together?

Top makers explain how they collaborate with knife companies.
In “Fundamentals of Grinding,” AmeriBrade and guest makers provide a general overview on grinds, techniques and different equipment. Knifemaker Charlie Ellis (left) was one of the guest makers in last year’s class.

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Hone your cutlery acumen at the 12th Annual BLADE University
Dane Standen Cinquedea

Custom Knives: Reproductions Of Ancient Knife Designs

The great ancient knife designs aren't history as they top-notch reproductions prove. The ancient history of knife design is long, storied and colorful. From Bronze...
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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.
Vince Evans won Best of Show at last year’s Solvang Custom Knife Show for his sole-authorship Italian Cinquedea. The 16.5-inch blade with multiple fullers is damascus steel. The handle is ebony and the guard is an engraved combo of steel, brass and bronze. Overall length: 22.5 inches. The sheath is leather over wood and bronze and also houses a small fixed blade. (SharpByCoop knife image)

Knife Fuller: What Does It Add To A Blade?

They're role is more than making a knife look groovy.
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SHOT Show 2025: Cutting New Knife Drops

Check out a few of the new blades that caught our eye in Las Vegas. It was a busy week at the Sands Expo Center...
Matt Aaron goes for a textured look rather than the high-polish, high-layer precision stuff. The textured mild steel handle is the result. The 34-year-old got the welded-pebble surface effect with a series of texturing dies. At press time he said he was working on dies that will produce a lizard scale look. Matt has worked in metal off and on since he was 13, and on knives professionally for just over three years. (Jocelyn Frasier image)

Cool Custom: Matt Aaron’s Blacksmith’s Automatic Folder

With a hybrid lock system and a unique aesthetic, Aaron's Blacksmith Automatic Folder cuts a distinctive profile.
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Fantastic Voyage Of Gil Hibben and Paul Ehlers Collaborations

The collaborations of Gil Hibben and Paul Ehlers speak volumes without using words.
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2024 BLADE Show West: Recap Of Salt Lake City Show

On election eve, BLADE Show West fetes its cutlery constituents. With a presidential election looming and parts of the USA still in a state of...
Clockwise from top left, the TOPS Quick Skin, A.G. Russell Woodswalker (in leather pocket and Kydex neck sheaths), Reiff Circadian and Big Idea TI Lookout.

Knife Carry: Useful EDC Blades With Useful Carry Systems

If you think carry systems are rote, you need to get a gander at these knives and their revolutionary ways to keep them on...
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Betty Dowell, Driving Force Behind Knifemaker Ted Dowell, Passes

Betty Dowell was the juggernaut that made Ted Dowell's knifemaking business move. Elizabeth “Betty” Ann Dowell, the driving force behind BLADE Magazine Cutlery Hall-of-Fame®...
The featured flipper folders, from top: Bladerunners Systems Khopesh, CobraTec Ghost and Zero Tolerance 0990.

Flipper Knives: Top Fast-Deployment Blades

Ponder three markedly diverse examples of the quickest manual flippers. When BLADE Magazine Cutlery Hall-of-Fame® member Kit Carson’s CRKT M16 design hit the shelves in...
from left: Victorinox Rescue Tool, Kershaw Drivetrain, SOG Escape ATK 2.0 and Utica Cutlery Honor Rescue Blade

Best Rescue Knives [Field Tested]

What better knife to carry daily than one explicitly designed to save lives?
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