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Forged in Fire Winner Takes Inspiration from Victory
Today the knife community knows Pete Winkler as the man behind Cross Knives (formerly Buckeye Knives), a maker of custom outdoors fixed blades. But in 2016...
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Man Survives Four Days Lost in the Mountains with Buck 110
This story was written by Seth Vietti. Seth is a knife nerd and active member of the community. You can follow him here. Some knife...
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Knife Steel Nerds Takes Scientific Approach to Steel Testing
Larrin Thomas is the man behind Knife Steel Nerds, a website dedicated to collecting, analyzing, and presenting information about knife steel in an accessible way....
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Call in the Specialists
By Nick Shabazz I’m staring at my review table right now, and noticing something funny. Of the nine knives neatly lined up awaiting carry and...
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Knife Maker Explains Why Forging Stainless Steel Matters
In the world of hand-made knives there are many makers out there who would say you can’t – or shouldn’t – forge stainless steel. But...
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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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3 Knives That Won’t Die When You Do
Photo of One-Eyed Jack by SpyderCollector Somebody raised on CDs and MP3s won’t know the value of a record collection, and the same may apply...
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Can Buying Knives be Addictive?
Nicotine, caffeine, alcohol … can we add knives to the list of addictive substances? No one needs more than 3 or 4 knives – so why...
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Knife Gripes Episode 50: The Finale
Knife Gripes is brought to you by UrbanEDCSupply.com The bad news is, after one year and over 4 solid hours of griping, this will be...
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Knife Gripes Episode 49: Cataloged
Knife Gripes is brought to you by UrbanEDCSupply.com Nick discusses the downside of the SHOT Show product release schedule and tells knife marketers that there’s...
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Knife Gripes Episode 48: Smooth Operator
Knife Gripes is brought to you by UrbanEDCSupply.com According to Nick, today’s knife maker needs to meet these minimum expectations of quality. Knife Gripes with...
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Knife Gripes Episode 47: Abandoned
Knife Gripes is brought to you by UrbanEDCSupply.com Nick shines a spotlight on the dark side of limited run models. Knife Gripes with Nick Shabazz...
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Knife Gripes Episode 46: Extra Mile
Knife Gripes is brought to you by UrbanEDCSupply.com Nick tells knife makers why sometimes ‘good enough’ isn’t good enough. Knife Gripes with Nick Shabazz is...
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Knife Gripes Episode 45: MAP Mishap
Knife Gripes is brought to you by UrbanEDCSupply.com Nick warns manufacturers about the misuse of MAP pricing. Knife Gripes with Nick Shabazz is brought to...
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Knife Gripes Episode 44: Underhanded
Knife Gripes is brought to you by UrbanEDCSupply.com Nick says the world would be a better place if all high-end knife resellers were honest and...
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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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Böker Solingen Releases Featherweight Barlow for the Summer
Most of Böker’s headline-grabbing releases each year come out under their Böker Plus lineup. Those knives, which tend to focus on collaborations, modern designs, and affordable materials, are produced...
Chuck Gedraitis Brings Auto Deployment to a Knife World Classic
Custom maker Chuck Gedraitis combines the classic Swiss Army knife profile with an uncommon automatic deployment mechanism for one of his latest models, the Switch Army. According to Gedraitis...
CJRB Gets Scoria Slicer Ready for Blade Show 2021
Blade Show 2021 is right around the corner after its 2020 COVID-19 hiatus, and CJRB has shown off at least one of the knives they will be debuting in...
The Leatherman Bond is a Knife Law-Friendly Modern Throwback
Leatherman’s latest multitool release is the Bond. This new addition looks backward for inspiration, doing things a little differently than most other models in Leatherman’s current lineup. Company founder...
Spyderco Reveal 8 Puts Spotlight on FRN and Serrated Variants
The eighth Spyderco reveal is here. This one is on the smaller side, with no brand new knives; instead, it brings a selection of line expansions to existing models....
