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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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Why More Knife Users Should Care About Kitchen Cutlery
It’s surprisingly easy for knife users to ignore the humble kitchen knife. The market is flooded with custom and production folders, and plenty of outdoor...
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Prolific Designer Helmut Jermer Passes Away
Some sad news: after a long and distinguished career, knife designer and artist Helmut Jermer passed away last week. Jermer leaves behind a rich legacy within and without the...
Larrin Thomas Talks About MagnaCut, his New Powder Metallurgy Steel
Three years after starting Knife Steel Nerds, a website dedicated to deep analysis of knife steels and their properties, metallurgist Larrin Thomas has released MagnaCut, a new powder metallurgy...
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SOG Terminus XR LTE is Lighter than Ever in Walnut Wood Limited Edition
The SOG Terminus XR LTE, one of the premier 2020 releases from the Washington-based company, is now available with walnut wood scales. In addition to the obvious visual upgrade,...
New Ferrum Forge Collab on the Way from Civivi
The next knife up for release from Civivi is the company’s latest collaboration with Ferrum Forge Knife Works, called the Stylum. The Stylum has the hallmark Ferrum Forge characteristics,...
Mikkel Willumsen Outfits Red E with Axis Lock and Sandvik Steel
Mikkel Willumsen is bringing his Red E design back once again in a new production variation. This time, he’s taking inspiration from both of the knife’s previous incarnations and...
CRKT Gives Voxnaes Design the D2 Upgrade
CRKT is rolling out a new limited edition exclusive today, an upgraded variation of the Piet. The key upgrade for this exclusive variant is better blade steel. The Piet...
The Condor Lobo is One of Many Julio Diez Collaborations This Year
Julio Diez, custom knife and sheath maker, has once again partnered with Condor Tool & Knife for a production fixed blade release. This one is called the Lobo, and...
