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Home » BladeHQ: Blade Coatings and Finishes Explained: Which is Best for Your Knife?

BladeHQ: Blade Coatings and Finishes Explained: Which is Best for Your Knife?

Adam Green By Adam Green November 7, 2024 1 Min Read
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BladeHQ: Blade Coatings and Finishes Explained: Which is Best for Your Knife?

H. Clay Aalders is a lifelong edged tool user. He spent the past 20 years as a woodworker and fishing guide in Ohio, Pennsylvania, Idaho, and Tennessee. While guiding in Idaho, Clay worked part-time writing for a local newspaper, and upon moving to Tennessee began writing for the blog The Truth About Knives – spending his last 5 years there as Managing Editor. His background is in fixed-blade hunting and bushcraft knives, but has jumped into the world of vintage slipjoint collecting with both feet since coming to work at Knife Magazine.

Clay’s primary role is as Digital Editor, curating and creating new content for our website and blog, as well as maintaining the Knife Magazine social media accounts (FB/IG: @theknifemag, Twitter: @knifemagazine). He is also a contributor and Associate Editor of the print magazine.

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