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Benchmade Tries Something Different with a Pair of Pens
Just call them Penchmade: Benchmade is making some inroads into the larger EDC world with the release two new pens, the Longhand and the Shorthand....
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Victorinox Celebrates 100 Years of Stainless Steel in 2021
Swiss Army knife manufacturer Victorinox is celebrating its 100th year of using stainless steel in 2021. Victorinox’s shift to stainless steel presaged the explosion in...
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SOG Ventures into Phone Accessories with PopSockets Collab
SOG Knives unveiled an extremely unusual collaboration with PopSockets, makers of the ubiquitous phone accessory, the PopGrip. The new SOG PopGrip multitool combines the ergonomic...
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Entrepreneur Creates Truly Portable Stropping Solution
Would you like to be able to touch up your favorite knife’s edge anywhere, anytime? Of course you would, and now you can: KnivesShipFree is...
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Kizer Contest Gives Fans Chance to Get Their Gear Designs Produced
Kizer has just announced a month-long design contest for its fans to participate in. Called Kizer Fans Design Day, it gives the community a chance...
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Spyderco App Now Available for Android Users
Spyderco‘s official mobile app is available for Android users at last. The app originally debuted on iOS in June. Golden, CO-based Spyderco recently upgraded their...
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Benchmade Adds New Customization Options for Crooked River
Benchmade has just pumped some more options into the Custom Knife Builder system for the Crooked River and Mini Crooked River. The steel options for...
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Say Hello to Hamomin, Cutlery-Themed Mascot of Seki, Japan
In the west there are mascots from restaurants or sports teams, but in Japan mascot culture goes way deeper: cities, towns, railways, ports, volunteer groups...
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SOG April Fools’ Contest Really Stands Out
It’s April 1st, and the knife world is celebrating in style. SOG went the extra mile this year with a company-wide April Fools’ design contest...
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How Long Are Our Folders Meant to Last?
We’ve all seen pictures of old traditional knives that have been sharpened down to a still-usable, pencil thin length of cutting edge. And obviously, it’s...
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Predictions: What to Expect in the Knife World in 2019
As we round the corner on the last couple weeks of 2018 and with the Readers’ Choice Awards wrapped up, it’s worth making some predictions...
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5 Talented Knife Designers to Follow in 2019
Last month we wrote about five knife brands that should be on your radar in 2019. But on top of the manufacturers and shops putting...
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Expert Opinion: Should You EDC a Fixed Blade Neck Knife?
There are many different knives, and many different ways to carry them, but Murray Carter of Carter Cutlery has always been an advocate of neck...
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KnifeNews Staff Picks: 5 Underrated Folding Knives
When knife users start the search for a new purchase, they are absolutely spoiled for choice. Whether they’re in the market for an entry-level beater...
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5 Predictions for Spyderco’s Discontinued for 2019 List
One of fall’s most bittersweet events for knife fans is the release of the Spyderco Discontinued List. Soon, we’ll find out which models won’t be...
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Poltergeist Works Phenomena 4 is a Giant Take on the Phasma
Jakub Wieczorkiewicz of Poltergeist Works is back with his fourth Phenomena series project. This one is a wild interpretation of Wieczorkiewicz’s Phasma design, and although it’s a one-off like...
Jordan LaMothe Lays out Plans for the Fall after Major Blade Show Wins
At Blade Show 2021 Awards, Jordan LaMothe was a big winner in the custom field. He was the only maker to take home two awards: Best Fixed Blade and...
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Looking Back on 2021: Smaller Makers Take Center Stage
Presented by: Work Sharp Knife & Tool Sharpeners It’s never easy to summarize an entire year in the knife industry in a single article, but 2021 feels particularly difficult...
We Knife Co. SHOT Show Reveal Shows off Star-Studded Collabs
Hot on the heels of their Best Overall Lineup win in the 2021 Readers’ Choice Awards, the We Knife Co. crew is at SHOT Show in Vegas, showing off...
TOPS Brings Plenty of Prototypes to the Table
If you’ve ever been to SHOT Show, you know that the TOPS booth is one of those must-see stops, with an absolute avalanche of prototypes on display for ogling...
Liong Mah Expands Offerings with New Budget Line
Liong Mah brought a whole new product line to SHOT Show 2022: the Eutektik budget series. There are three models in the line so far; all three will look...
LionSteel Teams up with Emerson for Magnacut Karambit
It isn’t surprising to see a new SOLID integral knife headlining LionSteel’s SHOT Show 2022 reveal. But what is surprising is that this integral knife is a karambit, designed...
