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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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Leatherman Documentary Celebrates Company Origins and Legacy
Leatherman continues to celebrate its 35th anniversary with the release of Made of Mettle: The Leatherman Documentary. The 16-minute film debuted in July after more...
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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...
