Design Minds
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Tashi Bharucha Pays Homage to his Heroes with Legacy Collection
French maker Tashi Bharucha is embarking on a unique project this year: the Legacy Collection. This is a series of ten highly limited custom knife...
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Sal Glesser Shares a Piece of Spyderco History on the Forum
The Spyderco Forums are a special place for many reasons, not least of all because members of the Spyderco crew often post and interact with...
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Kyle Chumchal Signs on with Microtech
Kyle Chumchal of KC Knives has joined the engineering team at Microtech. Chumchal has already worked on one new release and talked to us about...
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Michael West Continues to Refine Striking Custom Knives
Knife maker Michael West of Denmark-based West Knives is always evolving his signature style. West drew on unusual imagery for his early work and wants...
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StatGear’s New Brand Makes Pocket Clip for Swiss Army Knives
Clip & Carry, a new brand from the people behind StatGear, is looking to fund the SwissQlip, an attachable accessory for 91mm Swiss Army Knives...
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Maker Denis Shefer Prepares for North American Debut
Russian custom maker Denis Shefer is exhibiting at Blade Show for the first time this year. He hopes to find a wider audience for his...
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Wildcraft Knives Mixes Primitive Flair into Custom Fixed Blades
Olivia Garriga of Wildcraft Knives is putting out handmade fixed blades that blend handmade artistry with a focus on utility. In the knife community, the...
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Krein Knives Commited to Blade Geometry and Performance
Krein Knives is continuing to develop as it moves into the new year. Founder Tom Krein tells us that he’ll be pursuing pursue new models...
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Canadian Makers’ Self-Taught Approach Leads to Bold Knife Design
Solid Steel Works is pressing forward with new designs and a burgeoning kitchen knife line. The two-man team, located in Vancouver, Canada, says that their...
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Noble Knives Trades On Unique Blades, High Fit and Finish
Marshall Noble of Noble Knives is intent on growing his business of high-end custom knives. Working out of the high desert in Victorville, CA (home...
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Flipper Knife Expert Brian Nadeau Details Plans for New Folders
SharpByDesign’s Brian Nadeau sat down with us ahead of the 10th annual USN Gathering (G10) to talk about the past, present, and future of his business. Nadeau...
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David Taber Brings Fresh Materials to Traditional Slipjoints
Custom traditional maker David Taber of DRT Knives is experimenting with materials and builds on his slipjoints. Winona, Minnesota-based Taber’s recent pieces have showcased unique designs...
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Charl Pienaar Building on Successful Front Flipper
South African knife maker Charl Pienaar is slowly but surely expanding his business. Since he began working in 2013, Pienaar’s knives have become more and more...
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L.T. Wright Talks Knife Business and Future Projects
L.T. Wright is growing his Wintersville, OH-based knife shop in new and exciting ways. While primarily focusing on outdoors and bushcraft-style fixed blades, Wright has...
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Lucas Burnley Weighs in on the Mid-Tech Question
Talk to any maker or collector and you’ll hear a different interpretation of what is or isn’t ‘mid-tech.’ Custom knife maker and designer Lucas Burnley...
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Tashi Bharucha Pays Homage to his Heroes with Legacy Collection
French maker Tashi Bharucha is embarking on a unique project this year: the Legacy Collection. This is a series of ten highly limited custom knife designs, each one paying...
Sal Glesser Shares a Piece of Spyderco History on the Forum
The Spyderco Forums are a special place for many reasons, not least of all because members of the Spyderco crew often post and interact with fans on there –...
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Gerber Blends Balisong and Outdoors Beater in the Doubledown
One of Gerber’s most unusual 2021 releases, the Doubledown, will soon be widely available. The Doubledown is an outdoors knife that takes advantage of the balisong form factor to...
Serge Panchenko Releases Production Utility Razor
Serge Panchenko is bringing a new folder to his Serge Knives Inc. production line. It’s called the Slipjoint Razor, and is just that: a riff on the utility razor,...
Real Steel Grows the Luna Line Once Again
The Real Steel Luna receives another significant variant this year in the form of a locking, budget driven model. This as-yet-unnamed Budget Luna brings Jakub Wieczorkiewicz’s popular design into...
New Voxnaes Auto Joins Böker’s 2021 Lineup
Jesper Voxnaes has a new knife coming out from Böker this year, the Karakurt. Named after an Eastern European spider, the Karakurt is the Voxnaes’s second automatic with Böker,...
TOPS Expands Axe Repertoire with High Impact
The string of TOPS releases continues with the High Impact, a new axe from the mind of company CEO Leo Espinoza. The High Impact earns its name through a...
