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Winkler Knives featured in TheFabricator
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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UK Cracking down on “Zombie Knives”. Again. Still…
Remember that slippery slope of continual government regulation followed by overreach by always justifying “we just need to do a little more and then our plans will work” TTAG wrote about the other day? Well, if you don’t believe in it, just take a look at what’s playing out in…
EverydayCommentary: The Ten Buckout
Knife companies are pretty small operations, comparatively speaking. KAI (which runs Kershaw and ZT), Victorinox, and Fiskars (which owns Gerber) are the biggest in the industry. Benchmade, Buck, and Case are a bit smaller. Then you have companies like Spyderco, CRKT, and TRM. They are quite small. Cold Steel and…
KnifeThoughts: New Patterns and Old Favorites Coming Soon from GEC!
2024 has already been a banner year for Great Eastern Cutlery. They have produced the quintessential #15 TC Barlow, the new #78 Bullet End Barlow, the well loved #39 Colt Cutter / Horse Rancher, and the classic #47 Viper (among others) so far. Now they have a new pattern in…
BladeHQ tried to destroy a Benchmade Bugout
A couple of points. The scale flex that George demonstrates is why I went with the G10 Bugout. I was really impressed with the flex test on the blade. I have messed up much more robust folders batoning. I highly discourage it with the Bugout, despite what you may have…
Spydercollector: Spyderco FB09 Ronin
I’ve always had this fascination with small fixed blades, so when this Michael Janich/Mike Snody designed Ronin was launched in 2002, I jumped right on it. Especially as I was really into MBC at the time. I loved it and enjoyed it mostly as a collection piece. As so often…
Knife Edge: Gerber Pixie and Sportsman II
Most of us know the story of Gerber Legendary Blades. Let me add to what I wrote at https://knifesearch.blogspot.com/2021/09/gerber-parabellum.html. Gerber Legendary Blades is an American maker of knives, multi-tools, and other outdoor and military tools headquartered in Portland, Oregon. Gerber was established in 1939 by Pete Gerber and is owned…