Knives

Sunday, the last day of the Blade Show, is always a day of mixed emotions. Everyone must leave and for many dealers that means packing up and making flight connections. Some, like Pro-Tech, are completely sold…

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…

My Dad likes five things: his family, pizza, concrete, Corvettes, and making stuff in his workshop, probably in that order, though concrete could leap frog pizza on any given day (like the day of pure hobby synergy when he poured the 6…

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…

Hey there everyone.  August’s Press Day is past and it is time for me to get back to the website. Today we bring you our latest 5 from the Grinder installment. If you are new to KNIFEMagazine.com, 5 from the…

The humble and iconic Swiss Army Knife has stood the test of time thanks to its quality construction, affordability, and sheer usefulness while navigating daily life. Nothing else on the market can offer the…

RoseCraft is following up a modern folder blitz with the return of a retired traditional folder, the French Broad Jack. Designed by resident slipjoint scholar Andy Armstrong, the French Broad Jack comes back into…

Kizer’s Sheepdog series, one of their best-known knife lines, is characterized by bold and functional sheepsfoot-shaped blades. There are several great knives in that series but I think their Clutch Lock models are the real standouts. You…

I love Barlows. A Barlow is what ignited my interest in traditional pocket knives, and the main focus of my collecting to this day. I’m not alone; many knife enthusiasts consider the Barlow to be among the best…

“Okay, so last time we laid out the criteria. This time, we are going to explore which knives and flashlight make the cut. Instead of just giving you one answer for knives and one for flashlights, I am going to…