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…
If you are like me, you look forward to recycling. What I once thought as an onerous chore became a weekly delight when I realized that it was a perfect chance to test whaever folder I am carrying with me. The satisfying “ZIP!” of a sharp thin blade is one…
The origin of Benchmade can be traced back to California in 1979, when Les de Asis, the founder, was inspired to create a better quality knife than those he had used during his childhood. Dissatisfied with the poorly made butterfly knives available at the time, Les aimed to leverage the latest materials…
It is 5 from the Grinder time knife fans, and today we bring you Elmer Roush III, a second generation knifemaker who is forging his own path with EIII Knives. I don’t know him (or his father) personally, but I remember seeing his table at Blade Show. I try to…
The world has many great knife communities. But in America, one of the more interesting must be the village of Little Valley, NY. It is an area filled with the corpses of dead and still-borne knife companies. The knife companies have been gone for quite awhile, but it is a…
The Jacob Lundquist designed Kizer Banish has been available for a while now. Kizer recently introduced multiple new versions of this excellent fifth pocket knife with new Nitro-V steel, new handle scale options, and an even more affordable price. If you like small, useful EDC folders… tune in. This is…
There’s always new Civivi stuff to cover, of course, but one format in their catalog we like to pay especial attention to, due to its relative rarity, is the classic outdoor fixed blade category. There’s a new one arriving this month, the Cloud Peak, and it offers a well-rounded blade…
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…
Hunters are reminded they may donate whole field-dressed deer to the Hunters Helping the Hungry…
Artillerymen have a love for their guns which is perhaps stronger than the feeling of…
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