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…
Coverage of the mid-year Boker releases continues with the imposing Cheus, an aggressive dagger-styled folder from Alexey Ponomarev of the appropriately named Brutalica Knives. In June, we wrote about the Boker Atropos, a design from Chuck Gedraitis based on mid-20th century fighting knives. While the Cheus is ultimately a quite…
Projects can sometimes move slowly. The genesis of this test came when Spyderco gave me a Native 5 in LC200N and I purchased a KnifeCenter exclusive Native 5 in CPM CruWear and smooth G10 scales. I already had a Maxamet one, as well as an earlier model Native that still…
Today we’re taking a look at the one of the latest deluxe folders on the way from We Knife Co., the Swiftfin. A knife from the in-house crew, the Swiftin benefits from the materials and detailing of We’s top of the line stuff. Back in the early days of WE…
For as long as both have existed, people have been carrying knives in their boots. The first person to stick a knife in a boot is lost to history, but the tradition continues in modern times. This unconventional method of carrying a knife has stood the test of time, proving…
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…
Over the course of the past year I have started sharing my Knife News column from each month’s issue. Many of the items have been mentioned in other formats, usually reblogging a Press Release or article from KnifeNews.com (we had the name first!). But this is my attempt to add…
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…
Estimated reading time: 15 minutes Most of haven't endured life in a barter economy. It’s…
Artillerymen have a love for their guns which is perhaps stronger than the feeling of…
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