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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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Weekend Open Thread: Friday Night Freedom Edition
Howdy Everyone… It is Friday night and it is Weekend Open Thread time. What album is in your 8-track? And where are you going on a Friday night? I don’t have too much of a theme this evening, as most current memes are related to the Presidential debate and its…
Irish Times: Knife craftsmen grind the sharpest tools to hone their cult status
A kitchen knife goes to work every day and is the serious cook’s best friend. Descendant of the sword, the knife is probably the only item in the culinary arsenal used to cut flesh in the preparation of food. Most of its parts are named after parts of the body…
Olean Times Herald: Little Valley hosting American knife show Friday-Sunday
LITTLE VALLEY — The Village of Knives celebration at the Cattaraugus County Fairgrounds will feature knife dealers and collectors from across North America later this week. Cutlery dealers and experts will gather to educate, appraise and buy and sell, in some cases, some of the rarest knives in the world…
CoastReporter: Gibsons craftsman wins top awards at world’s largest knife show
A Gibsons craftsman is taking the competitive knife-making world by storm, winning top awards at the recent Blade Show Atlanta, the world’s largest knife show. Rhidian Gatrill won Best Slipjoint for his “Lockback Rhiddler” and Best Miniature for his “Mini Barlow with Scrimshaw,” at the prestigious event, which is produced…
KnifeNews: Guy Poggetti’s New Boker Collab is a Front Flipper Tanto
French custom maker Guy Poggetti is working once again with Boker on a production piece. It’s called the Sanjo, and it should be a treat for anybody looking for something in the neo-Japanese style. As you may have guessed based on that “neo-Japanese” descriptor, the Sanjo features a tanto-style blade.…
JP’s Bladeworks: Forging a Nakiri from Ball Bearings.
I beleive it was Murray Carter who told me that the Nakiri is the most common knife given in Japan as a wedding gift. The reason for this is that no one wants their gift (a knife with a point) to end up as Exhibit A at the trial if…