All posts tagged "Leo Espinoza"
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Latest Version of TOPS Spirit Hunter Subtly Refines Design
TOPS just put the finishing touches on a new revision of a longrunning model called the Spirit Hunter. The Spirit Hunter X3 refines the original...
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TOPS Breaks the Karambit Finger Ring on the Papa Delta
There’s a new knife out from TOPS, and it’s called the Papa Delta. Despite the name, the Papa Delta is a little guy, designed as...
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Leo Espinoza Hand Grinds Frog Market Special for TOPS Custom Shop
Although we weren’t able to cover it at the time, one of 2022’s notable knife events was the establishment of the TOPS Custom Shop. This...
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TOPS Bestia Voted Best Outdoors Fixed Blade 2021
Presented by: Work Sharp Knife & Tool Sharpeners The TOPS Bestia is the KnifeNews Readers’ Choice for Best New Outdoors Fixed Blade 2021! This creative...
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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...
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TOPS Gives Seax Design New Life with Storm Vector
TOPS has just released the Storm Vector, the latest big, bad fixed blade from the Idaho Falls-based manufacturer. The Storm Vector takes the seax format...
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TOPS 3 Pointer Ready for the Outdoors and Indoors
TOPS has just released the 3 Pointer fixed blade. As the name implies, the 3 Pointer caters to hunters and outdoorsmen, and it comes in...
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TOPS Adds Second Blade Shape to Tac-Raze Line
TOPS is rolling out the Tac-Raze 2, a line expansion makes a few key changes to the original Tac-Raze. A different blade shape and handle...
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TOPS Grandpa’s Ax Takes Down the Competition
TOPS’ latest release brings Grandpa’s Ax to life. The full-tang belt ax is named after its designer, TOPS President Leo Espinoza’s father. Tool making is...
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TOPS Unleashes El Chete for Heavy Duty Chopping
TOPS just unleashed El Chete, a king-sized machete built for chopping. Designed by TOPS President Leo Espinoza, El Chete has a massive, foot-long blade and a...
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TOPS VI Ax Reignites the Viking Spirit
The new VI Ax from TOPS Knives takes on an ancient Nordic styling that hearkens back to the Viking Age. It’s the latest bladed implement to come from the mind...
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TOPS Knives Launches Two Curvaceous New Blades
With yesterday’s announcement of the Quick Skin and Fiel, TOPS Knives just added some interesting twists and turns to their line-up. TOPS President and CEO Leo Espinoza has...
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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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GiantMouse Branches out the Nimbus Line with New Scandi Grind Option
GiantMouse has returned to the Nimbus for a fourth version this year – really an expansion of the V3 that came out in 2023. The Nimbus V3 Scandi as...
Boker Magnum Line Gets New Gent’s Folder with the Empery
We cover a lot of Boker stuff here, most of it from the highly prolific company’s range Boker Plus line – but Boker also has an entry-level label called...
Bestech Brings Big Bad Vestige out with Justin Lundquist
Catch a glimpse of the latest Justin Lundquist production design, coming out this time via Bestech. The Vestige delivers a thoroughly modern vision of some very classic traditional knife...
Buck Heads into the Kitchen for November BotM
Buck is, ahem, serving up something a little bit different for the November Buck of the Month. They have released a 948, a hefty vegetable cleaver, a non-standard model...
Acuminal Hitting Shelves in Several Stylish Variations
There’s another primo offering on the way from We Knife Co., under their original self-titled label. The Acuminal should scratch the itch for anybody looking for a large folding...
