Design Minds
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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...
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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,...
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Justin Lundquist Turns Feist Folder into Custom Fixed Blade
Justin Lundquist is giving fans of the Feist something new to fiend for with the Feist Fixed Blade. These custom pieces present the well-known design...
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Jeff Davidson Ibex Hunter Reflects a Lifelong Passion for Knives
Fort Worth, Texas-based Jeff Davidson recently passed one year as a full-time knife maker, after many years making a name for himself forging customs part-time....
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Michael Jarvis of AUX MFG Talks Origins, Ergonomics, and Plans for the Future
Michael Jarvis is working hard to take his custom knife career to the next level. Operating under the shop name Auxiliary Manufacturing, Jarvis is bringing...
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Jon Graham Passes Away
Jon Graham, custom maker and knife designer, passed away late last week. Graham left an indelible mark on the knife community with his singular vision....
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Elijah Isham Passes Away at 27
Knife designer Elijah Isham passed away earlier this week, following a car accident and subsequent altercation with the police. The details are grim. According to...
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TJ Schwarz Brings Machining Know-How to Custom Knives
Knife maker TJ Schwarz is bringing his business to the next level this year. Schwarz Knives will apply modern manufacturing and design principles to custom...
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Chris Taylor Talks Nessie and Knife Design in General
Chris Taylor of Taylor Made Knives recently released the latest production flavor of his Nessie flipper through Urban EDC Supply, a brown Micarta model. Recently,...
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PSA: Preorders Live for Expanded Version of Classic Bob Terzuola Book
Bob Terzuola has returned to his seminal The Tactical Folding Knife: A Study of the Anatomy and Construction of the Liner-Locked Folder for a new,...
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Knife Maker Mel Pardue Passes Away
Some very sad news: Mel Pardue, one of the true luminaries of the knife world, has passed away. Pardue’s legacy touches just about every part...
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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...
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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:...
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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...
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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,...
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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...
