Knife Collecting

A growing and popular hobby, knife collecting is an extremely rewarding experience for knife enthusiasts. Whether a person collects antique or ancient knives, new models, commemoratives, handmade or factory pieces, in-production or out-of-production knives, certain styles or patterns of knives, certain brands or those from renowned or little-known makers, there is a knife for everyone. Many increase or hold their value throughout the years.

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Waki Talk: What’s Hot in Wakizashis

The wakizashi may be the most sensible and useful Japanese sword. Between a katana and tanto in length, the “waki” is long enough for any number of heavy-duty jobs but also short enough to use in confined spaces. And, for …
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Balisong: The Fixed Blade That Folds

There are no locks to fail in the balisong—other than “letting go” The sleek lines of the balisong, a.k.a. the butterfly knife, draw collectors and admirers like a moth to a flame. Smooth opening with a two-handle sweep …
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Vacation Knives: Something Borrowed, Something Blue …

Summertime colors for knife handles just seem right, especially when you’re going on vacation to Florida or some other sun n’ fun locale and need a sharp tool for any number of jobs. The Spyderco Endura with a blue …
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Knife Handles: As Wood As It Gets

ThereIn the burl category, redwood (left) and black ash (right) are among the more popular woods. Lloyd Harner uses each for the handles of his razors, as well as the most popular of all woods, ironwood (center). The hollow-ground blades …
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The History of KA-BAR Knives

The history of KA-BAR Knives and the production of the iconic KA-BAR USMC Fighting/Utility knife.There’s a great article in the May 2011 issue of BLADE that covers KA-BAR’s re-emergence as a major knife industry player. Click here to download that …
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DPx Gear: Hot Knives From A Hot New Company

Robert Pelton Young (above), adventurer, filmmaker and author of Licensed To Kill*, The World’s Most Dangerous Places, and Come Back Alive, has spent a good bit of his life in places most people would not visit with a free, round-trip, …
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Take the BLADE® Quiz and Get Sharp!

When knife enthusiasts think Knifemakers’ Guild, thoughts of Blade Magazine Cutlery Hall-Of-Fame© member Buster Warenski cannot be far behind. His gold dagger includes a gold separator band between the guard and also a gold pommel. The handle is carved antique …
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