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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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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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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 local news outlet WHIO:...
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 knife making to bring...
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New Kershaw Factory Special is Fresh Version of the Legendary Leek
Hot on the heels of a Factory Special Series release from Zero Tolerance, Kershaw, the other half of the KAI USA coin, gets an FSS model of its own....
Ostap Hel Gives the Gslip a Frame Lock for Newest Model
Ostap Hel has a new knife called the G Frame on the way, made with frequent partner in crime Real Steel Knives. The G Frame is a revised, locking...
Shirogorov Turns Back to the Hati After an Extended Hiatus
Shirogorov treated fans to a long-anticipated release over the weekend, returning to the Hati model after a bit of a hiatus. The Hati Gen. 3 sees little revisions all...
Zero Tolerance 0022 Gets Copper-scale’d Factory Special
It’s been a quiet year so far for Zero Tolerance, but the company is putting out their latest Factory Special Series release ahead of Blade Show next month. This...
Ferrum Forge Releases Sequel to the Gent after Six Years
Ferrum Forge is returning to the Gent, one of its breakout production knife successes, for a sequel. The Gent 2.0 brings some refinements to the design as well as...
