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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: How to clean and maintain your pocket knife.
George is back with a great primer on cleaning and maintaining a folding knife. I have to be honest, I don’t do a lot of disassembled cleaning, instead using canned air and special gun-cleaning cotton swabs to reach the nooks and crannies. I smiled when I saw the Knafs…
GearPatrol: Leatherman’s Latest Limited-Edition Release Is the Furthest Thing from a Multi-Tool
Leatherman is widely known for making some of the most versatile products around. A company emerging from one man’s determination to create the ultimate multi-tool now offers a range of iterations that can do just about anything. So it’s fitting that the brand would team up with perhaps the most…
ABS Founding Member B. R. Hughes has passed
The American Bladesmith Society (ABS) has announced that founding member BR Hughes has passed away. This is their announcement/eulogy. KNIFE Publisher and ABS Board member Mark Zalesy will write something in this upcoming November issue of the print magazine.It is our sad duty to inform the membership that the ABS…
AdvancedKnifeBro: An Unbelievable Pocket Knife
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…
KnifeSteelNerds: Introduction to Knife Steel Heat Treating from a Metallurgist
I have many articles about all of the nitty gritty details of heat treating and the metallurgy behind every step. However, there may be some cases where knifemakers are afraid of all of the terminology and science and think heat treating is too complicated for them. When it comes down…
GearPatrol: This Former CIA Knifemaker’s Latest Project Boasts One Outstanding Feature
Among the names that really resonate in knife circles, Bob Terzuola sits near the top. Designing blades for CIA operatives overseas beginning in the ’70s, the guy essentially invented the tactical category with (Advanced Technology Combat Folder) and he continues to iterate and innovate to this day. Now a Cutlery…