All posts by KnifeNews Editorial Staff
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The Rise of the Front Flipper
2017’s Kizer Feist introduced the front flipper to thousands and ever since the opening mechanism has been gathering serious steam among knife users and collectors. Böker was an...
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Spydercollector Chronicles the History of ‘Unofficial’ Spyderco Knife
Spyderco-centric blogger Spydercollector recently chronicled the acquisition of an ‘unofficial’ Spyderco release, the Mosquito. This modified first gen Ladybug sports an awl for a blade and...
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Toucan Leads Bestech’s Major Product Expansion
Bestech is releasing the Toucan, its latest mid-sized hard-use folder. The industry newcomer tells us the Toucan is the shape of things to come and...
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Manly Preps New WASP Slipjoint for International Release
Manly Knives is releasing the WASP, a scaled-down slipjoint model that hearkens back to one of their first products, the Comrade. The company hopes to...
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CAS Knives Turns Heads with Non-Traditional Tanto
CAS Knives recently put the finishing touches on a blade they’ve dubbed the Non-Traditional Tanto. The impressive fixed blade channels Japanese influences through the over...
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Bobby Branton Acquires Legendary Throwing Knife Brand
Veteran custom knife maker Bobby Branton has acquired the Tru Balance throwing knife brand. He plans to offer classic Tru Balance models alongside his own...
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Krudo Introducing High-End and Entry-Level Lines
Krudo Knives is kicking off its premium Bad Attitude (B.A.) series with a trio of releases later this year. Alongside the new high-end blades, the...
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We Knife 803 Rectifier Billed as a Super Thin Slicer
WE Knife Co. hopes to cater to those in search of a lightweight, high-performance slicer with their incoming 803 Rectifier model. The new release sports a...
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Burnley Nishi Bridges East and West Design
Lucas Burnley has just put the finishing touches on his latest custom fixed blade, the Nishi. The new knife is a fusion of an American-style...
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London Mayor Introduces Stop-And-Frisk Knife Searches
London Mayor Sadiq Khan has implemented a series of sweeping new knife control measures in the city. The new policies aim to curtail a surge...
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MCUSTA’s Take on Higonokami Hits the Market
MCUSTA has released its latest knife, the friction folder MC-019. This blade sees the Seki City-based MCUSTA reinventing Japan’s most iconic pocket knife, the Higonokami....
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Knife Importers Dodge Trump Tariff Bullet
On Tuesday, President Trump announced a barrage of tariffs on imports from China. The list would impose tariffs on $50 billion worth of imports every...
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Grayman Knives Debuts New Tiga
After four years of development Grayman Knives’ third folder, the Tiga, is ready for release. “We wanted to take our time and get it just...
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New Documentary Series Tells KA-BAR’s Story
Today, KA-BAR released Episode 1 (shown below) of a four-part documentary to celebrate its 120th anniversary in the knife making business. The documentary will consist of four...
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Work Sharp Introduces the Pocket Knife Sharpener
Work Sharp just announced the most portable knife sharpener they’ve ever made. The new product, a compact and ultra-lightweight portable sharpening solution, is appropriately named the Pocket Knife...
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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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Christmas Shipping Special and Knife Deals Live at KSF
: Updated story with prices for Next Day Air shipping discounts Sponsored by: KnivesShipFree Christmas is nearly here, and the online shopping rush is in full swing; we’ll...
Shop Talk: Jess Hoffman’s Modern Knives Learn from the Classics
Wisconsin-based custom maker Jess Hoffman has been on a knifemaking journey for the last twelve years, honing his craft and building a portfolio of hardworking, thoughtfully-designed fixed blades. Hoffman’s...
Vosteed Corgi Returns with New Wheeler Mechanism in Place
Vosteed Cutlery has released a surprise just ahead of Christmas and the end of 2024. The Corgi V sees the design team giving one of their existing models a...
Kombou’s Prydwen Takes its Name from a Famous Virtual Vessel
The Bestech Excentric debuted recently, a collaboration model between Toni Tietzel of TNT Knives and Grzegorz Grabarski, AKA Kombou. Well, Grabarski has been a busy man, and has another...
Two Custom World Heavyweights Collaborate on Wild Bestech Excentric
Bestech is poised to release a new collaboration that is, itself, a collaboration model. Meet the Excentric, which results from the partnership of Grzegorz Grabarski, AKA Kombou Designs, and...
