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Unexpected Victorinox Swiss Army Knives: Exclusives, Limited Editions, and More
Should you ever expect to encounter Cutlery Shoppe‘s Jeff Loffer: be prepared. The founder of one of the leading knife dealers in the country prefers a pocket dump...
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This stubby knife handle thinks you’ve been holding your kitchen knives all wrong
Chefs are taught that a ‘pinch grip’ is the correct grip to use on a knife. By squeezing the base of the blade between the...
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Get a Griploc and you may never unlock a locking folder again
Since the locking folder was first invented in the 15th century, knife users have been cutting more confidently and applying additional force at unconventional angles...
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UK Charity to honor citizens behind knife amnesty bin program
“Even if only one knife is placed in a bin, it is potentially one life saved,” a community activist told the Birmingham Mail. First introduced...
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Benchmade.com Gets the Face Lift it Needed
First the Boxes To the delight of Benchmade knife buyers; earlier this year, the company introduced new packaging in the form of a much sturdier...
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Emerson reveals the “secret” Flipper 7
Emerson Knives have never been one to follow industry trends. While other companies experimented with exotic materials and blade steels, Emerson has stuck with a...
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Knife Cops – Knives Used by Police
Editor’s Note: KnifeNews recently posted a story called ‘True Detective Knives: True or False?.’ We reached out to police officers at the LAPD and across...
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Use a knife to make rope out of grass
Bushcrafters, backpackers, and survival experts know the importance of cordage in a survival situation. The list of applications is lengthy and includes: making shelters, trapping...
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Off duty cop uses pocket knife to free baby from burning wreckage
“We’d have a loss of life because the truck was burning,” Darrell Ehmke told Tennessee’s WKRN Channel 2. The truck had crashed in front of...
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Benchmade’s APB System: You don’t always get to choose which hand to use.
Few manufacturers go out of their way to produce knives for left-handed use. Southpaws make up just 10% of the population and must learn to...
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VIDEO: Blade Made with Meteorite
Master bladesmith, Bob Kramer makes kitchen knives that can only be described as legendary. Sharper, stronger, and finer than anything else on the planet, perhaps...
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Bystanders with Blades Come to the Rescue in Separate Incidents
This week, people carrying knives made a difference in opposite sides of the country in two very different circumstances. Tuesday: Bystander with Blade Thwarts Car...
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Knives at Walmart: Out-of-Step
6% of knife people have bought at least one knife at Walmart according to KnifeNews’ 2015 survey. This pales in comparison to the 86% of...
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What does Spyderco do with all them holes?
Spyderco’s trademark round hole is cut out of every one of their blades. Even their fixed-blades and two-handed openers get the Spyderhole treatment. It’s a...
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Shop Talk: 7Forge Knives Goes from Science Project to Semi-Production
In the last five years, the knife making scene has absolutely exploded, with dozens upon dozens of new names, new talents, and new knives. One shop that gained a...
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...
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Two Forged by War Classics Swap Genres
CRKT released two new models into their Forged by War series this week. Both of these drops see FbW designers returning to established models to bring them into an...
Jared Oeser Graces Tactile Knife Co. with New Bowie-Style Slippie
Tactile Knife Co. continues its string of all-star collaborations today with the release of the Ranger. This is a modern slipjoint from one of the masters of the form:...
Bushcraft Veteran Teams up with TOPS for Tiny Task Knife
We missed a recent TOPS release here at KnifeNews – although to be fair, it’s a little guy and hard to spot. Meet the Wood Nymph, an outdoors do-all...
Shop Talk: 7Forge Knives Goes from Science Project to Semi-Production
In the last five years, the knife making scene has absolutely exploded, with dozens upon dozens of new names, new talents, and new knives. One shop that gained a...
Fresh Talent Signs on with Bestech to Make the Clastic
Bestech released the first production design of a young knife maker. The maker is James Arnold of Horizon Machine Works, and his knife is called the Clastic, a mid-sized...
