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…
It’s no secret that there are a lot of EDC knife releases every year. Even some of the most cautious, deliberate knifemaking brands typically release at least a few different knives (if not entirely new silhouettes) annually. However, one particular category has a much slower, rarer cadence. Collaboration EDC knives…
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…
Chances are you already need a steel ruler for your fixing and making tasks, so why not use one that can do much more than most? That’s the idea behind the ten-function Tiruler, which packs a protractor, caliper, bubble level and even a wrench. Currently the subject of a Kickstarter…
Over the last 30 years or so, Benchmade has made quite a name for itself in the knife industry and any knife enthusiast will tell you they are highly respected in the community. They have proven to be a revolutionary force in knife making, employing impressing quality control standards and combining…
Every knife maker finds their own way into the craft, and Pennsylvania-based Luke Dellmyer‘s path began in the demands of a farming life. Working with horses and learning the ins and outs of traditional but still very necessary metalworking brought Dellmyer into our field. As a custom knifemaker, Dellmyer focuses…
We have long been aware of the existence of a third original Colclesser Brothers Kephart knife. Horace’s original is in the collections of the Western Carolina University museum, and the second was sold by KNIFE Magazine Publisher Mark Zalesky to none other than Ethan Becker. That one served as the…
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…
Artillerymen have a love for their guns which is perhaps stronger than the feeling of…
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