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Winkler Knives featured in TheFabricator
Sometimes you can best serve your country by serving those in the armed forces. Daniel Winkler got that opportunity in the years after Sept. 11, 2001. Of course, the world changed dramatically on that fateful day, and Winkler soon changed with it. Before 2001, Winkler was primarily a full-time knifemaker, having achieved master bladesmith accreditation from the American Bladesmith Society…
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BladeHQ: What’s The Best Knife Sharpener?
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…
The Knife Edge: Gerber StrongArm Review
Gerber Strongarm— that’s a hell of a name, isn’t it? But yet I remember strongarm inspection. Maybe it’s not such a great name. Despite the name, the Strongarm is a combat knife. First, let me get this out of the way. According to the Gerber website, they have made ‘survival’…
Down a Rabbit Hole: Zoomorphic Cleavers
When I reached out to knifemaker Michael Shoaf about 5 from the Grinder, I was excited to help an up and coming maker, and hoped that the post would get a bit of a boost by getting it in front of a different audience than we typically reach. I wasn’t…
KNIFE Magazine mentioned on Buckeye Scoop!
Hey all. It has been an entertaining week. Quick background for those who have not yet read yesterday’s 5 from the Grinder with Michael Shoaf. I connected with Michael through a Buckeye message board and YouTube show we both regularly watch and participate in. He made a knife for one…
KnifeNews: James Brand Kline Gets Outfitted with Molten Carbon Fiber
James Brand has just expanded the Kline line with a new, dressier variation of the knife. Clad in marbled carbon fiber but with the same workhorse dimensions and premium blade steel, the carbon fiber Kline adds an upscale variant into the pool of options for this US-made folder. If you…
5 from the Grinder: Michael Shoaf (Shoaf’s Steel Workshop)
Hello there People of the Knife, it is time for another edition of KNIFE Magazine’s 5 from the Grinder. 5ftG is our quick-format interview with custom knife makers, where we give them an opportunity to outline their design philosophy and showcase their work. We cover makers from all along the…