Design Minds
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CRKT, Ruger, Ontario Collaborator Robert Carter Says More is Coming for 2017
Knife maker Robert Carter has big plans for 2017. After a busy 2016, Carter confirmed that more production knife collaborations are already in the works...
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Three Sisters Forge to Expand Duty Carry Customs
Three Sisters Forge’s Jim Allen is currently in talks with a local machining company to help him keep up with the growing demand for his...
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Knife Community Helps 7th Grade Knife Maker Master the Trade
Knife making is a painstaking business. It takes patience and passion to persevere – more than most adults can muster, let alone a 13-year old...
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Gavko Revs up Output with Mid-Tech Mako
Michal Gavac of Gavko Knives has started collaborating with an OEM to release a mid-tech version of his best-selling Mako custom knife. Gavac has always run his knife...
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Grind Tactical Modifies Shop to Make Knives in Spite of Disability
From his workshop in La Laupie, France, a young knife maker named Thomas Gony is aiming to make a name for himself in the United...
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The Invictus: One Knife, Many Makers
Patrick Ma, founder and creative director of Prometheus Design Werx (PDW), is best known within the knife community for the Dauntless series, a project he...
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Brian Tighe & Friends Answer the Question: What is a Mid-Tech?
Brian Tighe is an industry legend. For years his custom designs have dazzled collectors and his production collaborations are unmistakable. But recently, the Canadian knife...
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Koens Craft Taps Graphic Design Past
Like most knives, Koens Craft blades start life as a drawing. Morgan Koens taps into his graphic design background and sketches out each new model....
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Renegade Zieba Knives Takes Top Honors at Blade Show
Michael Zieba’s trajectory to the upper echelons of the custom knife world is not because he’s following in the footsteps of other successful makers, but...
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Knife Maker Realizes Teenage Ambition
Most kids wouldn’t want a bench grinder for their fifteenth birthday, but Lee Lerman wasn’t like most kids. For Lerman, a custom maker in Netanya, Israel,...
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Japanese Maker Proves Custom Knives Don’t Have to Break the Bank
In a world where custom knives cost hundreds or even thousands of dollars, Japanese knife maker Hiroaki Ohta stands apart by selling hand crafted knives that...
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Carry it Your Way With The 710 Custom Sheaths
Julio Diez, founder of The 710 Custom Sheaths, says that his business is booming because many knife companies focus on the quality of the blade and...
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Survivalist’s Dream Knife Conquers Kickstarter
“I was going to make the knife of my dreams, without compromise,” says David Polczynski, founder of the Ultimate Survival Tips. Polczynski is one half...
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TW Brands Fiberglass Blades an Interesting Trade-Off
The idea was born out of Travis Wilson’s need for rust-resistant equipment. Living in Florida, the soon-to-be founder of TW Brands needed tools that could...
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Fischer Brothers Knives Put Everything Into Their Launch
Like so many other makers, Fischer Brothers Knives came from humble beginnings. The custom shop got its start in a shipping container in Frank Fischer’s backyard....
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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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KA-BAR Apex Comes from the Mind of Designer Petr Janda
Earlier this week we discussed the new Dust series at KA-BAR, and promised more to come – well here it is. The Apex comes in the same material suite...
Meet Boker’s Collection 2025 Folder
New(ish) year, new Boker Collection piece. The Boker 2025 Collection comes from Thierry Savidan, and, as is to be expected, is a decked out, premium piece that falls on...
New Hardworkin’ Fixed Blades from KA-BAR are Here
KA-BAR’s got a new fixed blade line out for the new year. Anybody on the look out for rugged tactical and/or outdoors fixed blades should take a peek at...
Chuck Gedraitis Creates Reversible Liner Lock for Boker Plus Lefti
We’re now in the post-SHOT cooldown, but there is still plenty to talk about: knives that came out before, as well as others that were shown off during but...
SHOT Day 4: Buck Part 2: Classic Slipjoints Return Alongside New Modern Folders
We promised more Buck SHOT Show news yesterday, and here it is: the company is bringing back two of their Made in the US traditional knives, the Stockman and...
