What’s the proper ratio between the blade and handle of a knife? Is it the ratio between blade and handle length, width, thickness, weight or what exactly?

It should come as no surprise that R. Lee “The Gunny” Ermey, the new spokesperson for SOG Specialty Knives & Tools and the subject of an interview in the April 2010 issue, is a knife enthusiast.

BLADE looks at 2010 introductions from Columbia River Knife and Tool. First in a series on new products from the SHOT Show.

Operation Switch Hunt supported efforts in 2009 to defeat a ban on assisted openers. Here's a look back on the year that changed knife rights forever.

For the beginners, here's a guide to alloy properties. For the pros, here's a refresher on alloys. This is must-know material for any knife enthusiast.

Buying an antique knife requires tact and salesmanship, neither of which come easy. Using tips from veteran collectors, Editor Steve Shackleford shows how to perform this delicate dance with a seller.

Thank you for saving Americans’ right to own and carry knives, as well as scores of cutlery professionals’ jobs (including mine), as a result of H.R. 2892 becoming law, thus preventing assisted openers and other one-hand-opening knives from being reclassified as switchblades.

George Muller is a knifemaker from South Africa who is known for two things: his folding knives and his friendly demeanor. Get to know him better with this profile by Bob Glassman.

The world of knives lost a champion when Blade Magazine Cutlery Hall-Of-Famer© Frank Centofante passed away recently.

In part two, Al Cambronne looks at knife features that work.