All posts by KnifeNews Editorial Staff
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Nothing Personal: KAI Explains Patent Action
After news broke that KAI, maker of Kershaw, Zero Tolerance, and Shun knives, had taken action against Microtech Knives in defence of its 2015 U.S....
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Schrade Plans to Bring You a New Breed of Chopper
“I don’t overbuild anything,” says Josh Waggoner, martial artist and knife maker. He is talking about his soon-to-be-released design for Schrade called the SCHMBS. It...
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Renegade Zieba Knives Takes Top Honors at Blade Show
Michael Zieba’s trajectory to the upper echelons of the custom knife world is not because he’s following in the footsteps of other successful makers, but...
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Trainer Knives: Are You Prepared for Live Contact?
Few people know what it means to defend your life with a knife like martial artist and knife designer Bram Frank. He is best known...
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SURVEY CONTEST: What folding knives should NEVER be discontinued?
Take the one question survey for your chance to WIN 1 of 10 Ka-Bar Tactical Sporks
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BREAKING: KAI Takes Action to Defend Sub-Framelock Patent
Multiple sources have confirmed that Kai U.S.A. LTD., maker of Kershaw, Zero Tolerance, and Shun knives, has taken action to defend its 2015 U.S. sub-framelock...
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Chris Reeve Knives Confirms What Industry Insiders Already Knew
It’s no exaggeration to say that the knife world would be very different without Chris Reeve. The fact that he is no longer heading up...
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Knife Maker Realizes Teenage Ambition
Most kids wouldn’t want a bench grinder for their fifteenth birthday, but Lee Lerman wasn’t like most kids. For Lerman, a custom maker in Netanya, Israel,...
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Blade Show Collector Scores 2 of 30 Benchmade CF Blades Before Prices Skyrocket
If SHOT Show is where companies introduce new products, Blade Show is where they embellish them. This year, Benchmade devoted their Blade Show appearance to...
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Sniper Blade Works’ New SOF Chopper Cuts the Price of Splitting Wood
The first time you see a knife designed by Lance Abernathy, owner of Sniper Blade Works, it’s sure to command your attention. His first production...
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Japanese Maker Proves Custom Knives Don’t Have to Break the Bank
In a world where custom knives cost hundreds or even thousands of dollars, Japanese knife maker Hiroaki Ohta stands apart by selling hand crafted knives that...
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Custom Makers Bring Their Best to Blade Show 2016
Blade Show, the world’s largest custom knife show, kicks off tomorrow. More than 700 custom knife makers have started descending on Atlanta, Georgia where the...
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RMJ Tactical Doubling Down on 3 New Knives
RMJ Tactical is announcing new products at a furious pace. In a single week the company, known for its tomahawks, nearly doubled the number of...
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Spyderco Announces 12 New Knives
Spyderco accelerates into the summer with their mid year product guide released online within the last hour. The supplemental catalog is a yearly tradition, an...
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Carry it Your Way With The 710 Custom Sheaths
Julio Diez, founder of The 710 Custom Sheaths, says that his business is booming because many knife companies focus on the quality of the blade and...
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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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Alaskan Knifemaking Talent Signs on with TOPS
There’s a fresh new TOPS fixed blade out now, from a first-time collaborator. The Tundra Wolf comes from Alaskan knifemaker Trevor Barrett, and it takes a unique design approach...
MagnaCut Hits Standard KABAR Lineup on BK2 Campanion
After taking MagnaCut for a test drive with a limited release in the spring, KABAR has decided to sign the papers and bring the super steel into their production...
New Mid-Size Civivi Flipper Ready to Release
If you’re on the hunt for your next sub-$100 EDC knife fix, Civivi may have just the thing on the way. This is the Hyperpulse, a work-ready flipper hitting...
ZT Drops an Auto and a Fixed Blade in 2024 Product Release
After much anticipation and speculation, Zero Tolerance has released its first new for 2024 models today. We see the company exploring new genres, with a fixed blade and an...
We Knife Co. Archeozoic Shows off Nested Bolster Lock
First shown off in September, the We Knife Co. Archeozoic is here. Despite the name, this one comes fully decked out in primo modern materials. We’ve alluded several times...
