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Hoyt Buck knives

First Family of Knives?

If there's such a thing as the First Family of Knives, the Buck family is it. Buck Knives has been run by a member of...
Counterfeit knives

National Fraud Week: Fight Fake Knives

Fake knivesā€”better known as counterfeit knivesā€”are a worldwide problem that needs everyone concerned to pay attention, and National Fraud Awareness Week Nov. 12-18 is...
Big Blades 'n Edges

Bag Hot Big Blades ‘n Edges

Big Blades 'n Edges, including reviews of the newest factory hatchets, some of today's top custom bowies and four top turkey carving sets, highlight...
Jurgen Steinau knife

Great Knives Have “Face”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dgK9PXJICXo Great knives have face. I'm not talking about a face like on a Halloween mask, but a knife with a design or style that's...
MacV tool from SOG

Halloween Knives: Shriek Chic

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vDraPp9_kF8 Halloween knives conjure visions of human steak and Bela Lugosi, high tops and Frankenstein, and decapitations and zombies. Warming to the genre yet? ABS master...
Forged knives in BLADE

Forged Knives Fever!

Hot knives don't get any hotter than those hammered to shape in the forge, and the latest BLADEĀ® focuses on forged knives in all...
scary pumpkins

Jack-o’-Lantern Contest Will Make You Carve

Win your share of "ghoul's gold" in Blademag.com's first-ever Best Carved Jack-o'-Lantern Contest. Halloween will be here soon, so now's the time to break out...
BLADE Show 2017 balisong flipping competition

People Are Talking About BLADE Show 2018

BLADE Show 2018 will return to the Cobb Galleria Centre in Atlanta, Georgia, June 1-3 for the 37th annual rendition of what has become...
Kershaw Shuffle

Beer Knives Cap Off National Drink Beer Day

Opening your favorite beer will be on tap Thursday, Sept. 28, for National Drink Beer Day, and you can cap off the festivities with one of...
Shelley's favorites

Can’t Stop Laughing: Cutlery’s Comic

While there have been many celebrities in and out of show business embraced by the custom knife community, none embraced it in return and then...
Trench Cleaver and BLADE

Here Are The Top 5 U.S. Military Knives

https://youtu.be/ADovYgVZ6AQ What are the top 5 U.S. military knives of all time? What's it like to be married to the military, each other and knives...
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BLADE Will Make You Sharper

BLADEĀ® will make you sharper. How do we know? Because for almost 45 years now, BLADE has kept the world of knives abreast of all...
Harvey and makers

Help USA Knifemaker Help Harvey Victims

Help full-time knifemakers whose shops have been damaged or destroyed by Hurricane Harvey through a program initiated by the folks at USA Knifemaker. A leading...
2018 BLADE Show

BLADE Show 2018: Plan Now!

The world's largest and most important knife event, BLADE Show 2018 will return next year at the Cobb Galleria Centre in Atlantaā€”and there's no time like...
Japanese handle wrap during BLADE U. class at BLADE Show 2017.

What REALLY Happened at BLADE Show 2017

You've heard all about BLADE Show 2017 but you can get the inside scoop on the show's hottest knives and knifemakers and what and who will be...
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