Knives

In a move that surprises literally no-one… The high-profile stabbings at a shopping mall and church could result in a crackdown on knife ownership in Australia, but its also prompted a wave of criticism over the…

Hey All. It is Friday, which means it is Weekend Open Thread time. It is also 4/20 Eve. We don’t normally do many cannabis-related memes, but I was at a loss for a theme and am waaay behind tonight. We are…

The village of Laguiole is perched high on a plateau in France’s Massif Central range, in the heart of the Aubrac countryside. It is filled with stone houses with gray-shingled roofs that are blanketed with snow…

I don’t know Martin Huber, but I haven’t shared a knifemaking video in a while. Huber is a stock-removal maker, as this video clearly demonstrates.  But it is a good balance of explanation and time lapse.…

Boker looks like it will continue to offer modern tributes to traditional knife designs this year. They’ve already lavished plenty of attention on the Barlow, and now the Trapper pattern is a renovation of its own…

I got the chance to get that customized Delica through Henri Ramsey, a Spydiefriend from the Facebook French Spyderco Fan Club. The K390 Delica has always been a monster of pocket knife (click on the name to go to…

Follow me and we’ll jump down the rabbit hole of Italian switchblades, specifically Frank Beltrame. First, the disclaimer. Knife companies change names and tang stamps like crazy.   It can be fun for active…

DCA makes a compelling case that it does. One reason that MagnaCut has taken off is it is a same-supplier upgrade swap, which made it easy to adopt across the industry. But S35VN is still an excellent steel, and…

Since the brand’s inception in 2021, Vosteed Knives – created by founder Yue Dong (@doctor_edc on instagram) – has avoided making the same carbon-copy knives that every other affordable knife brand on the market…

So how does a massive knife company like Spyderco update a model that’s been in production for 19 years and continue to improve on its success? The standard G10 models have not seen much in the way of CQI for…