Knives

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…

It’s an awful name, not at all descript. It’s a fixed blade knife and you have no options on blade or handle length.  Be that as it may, it is a cool knife.  Let’s look into it. The knife was designed by Dirk…

In a “WARN Act” (NY’s Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification) Notification filed last week, Crucible Industries has announced that it plans to close affective March 2025. The announcement is causing shock…

The Modern Knife Show Experience – More Than Just a Sales EventBy Roger Eckstine The increase in the number of knife shows being held across the country is not an illusion no matter what long time collectors might…

Inflation is a very complex concept. And determining the causes of inflation is even more complex, unless, of course, you have a Congressional-backed government program that gave businesses loans that became…

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…

Knife Rights and its fellow plaintiffs have filed their Motion for Summary Judgement in their federal lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of portions of the Federal Switchblade Act (Title 15 Chapter 29…

A folding knife is only as reliable as its lock, full stop. Sure, the blade and handle are the show-stealers, but they’re not useful and may even be dangerous if the tool doesn’t stay open securely. As you can…

The Kizer Hare is a stout new fixed blade from Kizer that splits the difference between EDC and outdoors. It might also represent an exciting new direction for Kizer fixed blade offerings – the introduction of stainless steel options.…

I’ve had multiple people over the past couple years send me steel compositions that ChatGPT came up with. People want to know what I think, and if AI is going to be taking over everything now, including the design…