Design Minds
-
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...
-
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...
-
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...
-
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...
-
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...
-
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...
-
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...
-
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...
-
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...
-
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...
-
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...
-
Newcomer Todd Knife and Tool Co-Founded by YouTuber
Teryl Todd, otherwise known as YouTuber Zelrick42, and his brother Seth are working to establish Todd Knife and Tool. The new outfit aims to make...
-
Swedish Maker Showcases Craftsmanship in Award-Winning Work
Knifemaker Anders Högström is coming off a majorly successful Blade Show, having reeled in two of the biggest awards for a custom bladesmith with a...
-
Traditional Knives Take a Surreal Turn
Longtime knife maker Bob Neal’s surreal, curved traditional knives are quickly getting the attention of knife makers and collectors. These blades take traditional folding knife...
-
Thierry Savidan’s Little Monster Offers Innovative Clip
Custom maker Thierry Savidan is preparing the launch of the Monster, his newest and smallest knife model. The Monster combines the size and convenience of...
-
Advertisement
-
-
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 that gives them a...
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 meticulously finished but deeply...
-
Autocrat Auto is the Latest Release from Benchmade
Benchmade is releasing a new automatic model, the Autocrat. The Autocrat has visuals that fall in line with other Benchmade autos but is the first to sport a G-10...
Spyderco Product Reveal 3: New Folders, Kitchen Knives
Spyderco dropped the latest Reveal guide this afternoon, showing off a slew of new products. In addition to two Sprint Runs, two new folders and a new piece of...
Modus Mini is Latest Release in Steel Will Product Blitz
Steel Will is bringing out yet another new budget format model, this time a smaller sequel to one of their previous releases. The Modus Mini shrinks the existing Modus...
Mikkel Willumsen Crafts First Integral Custom
Mikkel Willumsen has finished creating the VITO, his first integral folding knife. Willumsen crafted the VITO with a series of painstaking, time-consuming machining processes and it has given him...
More We and Civivi Releases Kick Off September
We Knife Co.‘s pace never relents, it seems. The company is delivering another batch of releases for September. New additions encompass a Mikkel Willumsen model for We’s main line,...
