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Benchmade Dresses Up Mini Grip with New Premium Configuration
Presented by KnifeCenter.com Benchmade just announced the 556-1701, a new high-end variation of the Mini Griptilian. This limited edition folder features new materials all throughout...
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Change in Knife Laws Prompts HHA Gen II Flipper Overhaul
Australia’s Hardcore Hardware is implementing a major 2017 update to their MILSPEC Folder (MILF) model. Changes abound from top to bottom and include a flipper...
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Böker’s New Chicken Hawk Gets Nod From Steel Expert
Böker is outfitting the Chicken Hawk ax with a new steel, powder-coated SK5. The new iteration replaces the two existing models, and the switch to...
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Knife Gripes Episode 30: Strong Enough
Knife Gripes is brought to you by UrbanEDCSupply.com Nick says that conventional locking mechanisms are adequate for everyday cutting tasks and extreme lock strength shouldn’t...
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YouTuber Jim Skelton Goes from the Sidelines to the Playing Field
YouTuber Jim Skelton is well known for his critiques of high-end custom knives. But now he’s leaving the reviewer’s table for the workbench to try...
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Master Engraver Can Bring Your Idea to Life
Pedro Villarrubia embellishes fixed blades and folding knives with his sought-after engravings. The artisan says a hand engraved knife brings something unique even to high-end custom...
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Smoke TS1 Signals More to Come from Boos Blades
Will Boos of Boos Blades is setting the course for his young company’s future with the Smoke TS1. He tells us his slender front flipper exemplifies...
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Reate Taps Tashi for Two New EDC Folders
Tashi Bharucha and Reate are teaming up again for a pair of releases, the Starboy and the Baby Machine. Both knives take Bharucha’s style into...
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Just How Bad is Budget Blade Steel?
Pete of the Cedric & Ada YouTube channel uses an established, repeatable method to measure edge retention. To date, he has put more than 40...
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Knife Gripes Episode 29: Flip the Clip
Knife Gripes is brought to you by UrbanEDCSupply.com Nick points out how tip down carry can complicate things when seen on a flipper knife. Knife...
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Glenn-Tech Tests the Waters with the Kiba
Japan’s Glenn Waters just delivered the first batch of Glenn-Tech semi-production knives ahead of schedule. We didn’t expect Glenn-Tech knives before the end of the...
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Jared Oeser Bags Major Awards at the USN Gathering
The first day of the 9th Annual USN Gathering ended with a bang with the presentation of the show awards. Modern traditional maker Jared Oeser enjoyed...
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Gareth Bull to Deploy His Smallest Front Flipper Ever
South African knife maker Gareth Bull continues to expand his menu of diminutive knives, following up the Offshoot fixed blade with the Jellybean. The new...
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Liong Mah Drops Tanto Lanny at USN Gathering
Knife designer Liong Mah will introduce his latest knife, the Lanny, at the 9th Annual USN Gathering this weekend in Las Vegas. Mah took a...
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Grant Hawk Passes Away at 82
Hawk Knives delivered deeply sad news to the knife world yesterday: Grant Hawk, one of the most innovative, boundary-pushing knife makers of the 20th century, passed away earlier this...
Justin Lundquist Turns Feist Folder into Custom Fixed Blade
Justin Lundquist is giving fans of the Feist something new to fiend for with the Feist Fixed Blade. These custom pieces present the well-known design in an entirely new...
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Pro Knife Thrower Brings Big Chopper to TOPS
Blade Show West is here, and there’s sure to be lots of exciting stuff on display – but that doesn’t mean that new knives aren’t releasing as we speak....
Blade Show West Kicks off This Weekend
Blade Show West, the little brother to June’s long-running Blade Show, is almost here. The growing show offers first glimpses of incoming models as well as demonstrations, competitions, and...
Maker Johan Jordaan Delivers the Cleo in Collab with Artisan
Artisan Cutlery has brought out a folder design from a new collaborator, South African custom maker Johan Jordaan. The knife is the Cleo, a compact, high-performance everyday carry folder....
James Brand Brings Carbon Fiber into the Carter Family
James Brand recently released the classiest – and lightest – version of their popular Carter folder yet. The new Carbon Fiber Carter takes advantage of the fancy material’s featherweight...
CRKT Reveals New Rogers Designs Ahead of Blade Show West
CRKT uploaded a neat little parcel of new knives to their site today, ahead of their actual release next month. Designer Richard Rogers returns, bringing a premium version of...
