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…
Of all the categories Gear Patrol covers, the knife and multi-tool world is one that can fall into the trap of taking itself very seriously. That’s completely understandable, given that we are often dealing with very sharp and dangerous objects here. But every once in a while, a product comes…
In our recent coverage of the new for 2025 KA-BAR stuff, we have focused on the fixed blades, both the Apex and its sister series, the Dust knives. But this year, KA-BAR has also given their Coypu folder a makeover. This semi-sequel is called the Coytu, and features better steel…
Last year at the Blade Show, I noticed the Corgi Trek at Vosteed Knife. I was struck by the size, shape, and interesting opening mechanism. First, a little about Vosteed Knife. Vosteed was started in 2021 by Johnny and Yue Dong. The plant is located in China. They work with…
Some 4,900 years ago, during the Copper Age, a group of humans constructed a formidable fortress on a hill in what is now the Spanish city of Almendralejo in Badajoz province. This stronghold was protected by three concentric walls, 25 bastions or semicircular towers, and three deep ditches measuring up…
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 Ivie is the 2025 addition to TOPS Employee Design Challenge series. This annual competition gives any TOPS employee the chance to become a knife designer, and this year’s model is a fetching EDC fixie designed by a knife enthusiast. Surely, not everyone who works in the knife industry is…
This article was originally published by Willow Tohi at Natural News. European Commission President Ursula…
Artillerymen have a love for their guns which is perhaps stronger than the feeling of…
Artillerymen have a love for their guns which is perhaps stronger than the feeling of…
Artillerymen have a love for their guns which is perhaps stronger than the feeling of…
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