Knife Business
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Will Trump’s Tariff on Steel Disrupt the Knife Industry?
Yesterday, during a meeting with CEOs of US steel and aluminum manufacturers, Donald Trump caught the world’s attention after he threatened to slap a 25%...
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Canadians Petition Against Border Crackdown on One-Handed Opening Pocket Knives
Canadian knife users are rallying behind the first formal effort to oppose Canada Border Services Agency’s crackdown on one-hand opening folders. A petition, sponsored by Alberta Conservative Member of...
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Why the Knife Community is Flocking to an Ad-Free Social Media App
Over the weekend, social media users flocked to an Android and IOS App called Vero after it received coverage in a growing number of mainstream media...
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Kittery Trading Post Settles Spyderco Counterfeit Lawsuit
Yesterday, Kevin Inc., the owner of Kittery Trading Post, settled out of court with Spyderco. In its complaint, Spyderco had alleged that the outdoor retailer...
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Knife Industry Sales Finally Rebound
In August, we reported that in the first half of 2017, US knife sales were down and had failed to rebound like the industry had anticipated....
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Queen Cutlery Closes Its Doors After 90 Years in the Business
Queen Cutlery is closing the doors to its Titusville, PA facility after more than 90 years in the business. The announcement came through the company’s official...
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Canada Border Services Agency Seizing One-Handed Opening Pocket Knives
Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) has sent shock waves through the knife community after it announced that its interpretation of a ‘prohibited weapon’ had changed to include most...
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SOG Appoints New VP of Marketing
SOG is appointing Jonathan Wegner as the new Vice President of Marketing, effective immediately. The marketing and design specialist is taking the helm just ahead...
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Todd Begg Signs on as Sales Director USA for Damasteel
Todd Begg is taking on a new role as Sales Director USA for Sweden-based Damasteel. The knife maker anticipates that his unique skill set makes...
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Transport Canada Permits Small Knives on Planes
Transport Canada has amended its restricted items policy to allow the carry of small knives onto domestic and international flights, with the exception of flights destined...
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Todd Begg Knives Trademark Holder Responds to Todd Begg’s Lawsuit
Pride in Making Products LLC., the holder of Todd Begg Knives trademarks, has issued a statement in response to the lawsuit filed by Todd Begg last Friday....
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Todd Begg Files Suit Against Todd Begg Knives Trademark Holder
On Friday, Custom maker Todd Begg sued Pride In Making Products (PIMP) LLC., the company currently behind the Todd Begg Knives brand, as well as...
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eBay Settles Spyderco Counterfeit Lawsuit
“eBay Inc. and Spyderco Inc. have amicably resolved, on confidential terms, the issues raised in Civil Action No. 17-cv-01751-KLM (D.Colo.),” Spyderco wrote in a statement after it withdrew...
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Microtech Sues Online Retailer over Counterfeits
Microtech is suing online retailer Global Tactical Supply for allegedly selling and marketing counterfeit Microtech knives. According to the complaint, filed this month in the...
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Spyderco Files Second Lawsuit Against Kittery Trading Post Owner
Spyderco isn’t backing off its legal offensive against counterfeit knives. On August 16th, the company filed a second suit against Kittery Trading Post owner Kevin...
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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....
