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…
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 Pinkerton, one of the up-and-coming knife designers…
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 waves in knife circles, as Crucible is a major producer of knife steel, including the uber-popular MagnaCut. According to…
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 say. Yet looking back to when I was assigned to write the…
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 grants after the businesses took the money. The common refrain is that things are getting more expensive. And generally…
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…
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 §1241) under the Second Amendment. The Plaintiffs have requested that the Court issue an order finding the Federal Switchblade…
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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