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Name That Blade: Will Woods Final Blade Show Photo Dump

We’ve come to the end of Will’s Blade Show photobomb. He snapped pics of some pretty neat blades for us, including this vaguely zombie-themed offering from DPX Gear. Kudos to DPX for incorporating a...

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Just Arrived From Cold Steel: Mackinac Hunter and Lone Star Hunter

The Knife Fairy (AKA FedEx) came to my house today and left me a pair of the beefiest folding hunters I’ve handled in a long time. Cold Steel’s Lone Star Hunter (top) and Mackinac Hunter (bottom) both...

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EDC For CCW: Spyderco Native FRN S30V

  For EDC use, the Spyderco Native is kind of like the edged equivalent of the S&W Model 640: they’re both meticulously well-made and comfortable to carry. And both pack a mean punch, too. Like the...

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EDC For TSA? So Much For That Idea

  When the TSA announced back in March that they were planning to allow some very small knives in airline passenger cabins again, it got my creative juices flowing. I wanted to invent a fast-opening...

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What Do Japanese Knife Guys Read?

Apparently, they read this: KNIFE magazine. I thumbed through one today, and it was interesting to see a different emphasis on natural materials and traditional styles. There weren’t many ‘Tactical...

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Question Of The Day: How Do I Use A Japanese Water Stone?

  It’s time for me to move up in the world of sharpening, and I’ve decided to start with a medium-grit Japanese water stone. A fine 6000-grit stone is on its way, but I don’t know sweet F-A about using...

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Coming Soon From CRKT: Steve Jernigan ‘Persian’ Folder

A backswept blade and curved handle give this new CRKT knife a vaguely Middle Eastern feel, and the gold titanium-nitride coating on the stainless steel frame stands out against the black G10 handles ....

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Texas Governor Signs Switchblade Ban Repeal! (But Don’t Tool Up Just Yet.)

Switchblades aren’t from Texas, but starting on September 1st, most of Texas wants them anyway. Governor Rick Perry signed HB 1862 on Monday, repealing the Lone Star State’s longstanding ban on...

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Speciality Knives: Benchmade H20 Folding Diving Knife.

Diving knives are specialized tools for a specialized environment. Tomato-peeling sharpness isn’t a prime requirement, and neither is tacticool styling or a narrow piercing point. It’s generally...

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Another Great Knife I Don’t Have: SOG Seal Pup

I don’t always agree with the statement “A folding knife is a fixed-blade knife that’s already broken” but I acknowledge the logic behind it. The Blade Fairy (and the fickle whims of knifemakers’...

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NSFW: Victorinox Factory Tour

It’s not that kind of NSFW. I said ‘Victorinox’ and not ‘Victoria’s Secret’ so get your minds out of the gutter, you swine. What I meant to say was that this full-length documentary runs almost 45...

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Self-Defense Tip: Unarmed U.S. Navy Sailor Beats Knife. But Don’t Count On It.

  In a bizarre incident several months ago, a drunken Pakistani bus driver in Dubai attempted to rape a female U.S. Navy sailor at knifepoint. Unfortunately for ‘Amorous Ahmed,’ he picked the wrong...

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Know Your Knife Laws #11: New York Sucks

New York was once a free state. And its elected officials were once men of courage and vision instead of corrupt and pusillanimous douchebags. Four of its residents affixed their names and their fates...

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Wichita Repeals Knife Laws While Mayor Whines About Preemption

Kansas enacted statewide knife law preemption more than two months ago (click here to read more about it) but it won’t go into effect for another week, on July 1st 2013. As the day of the Great Jayhawk...

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Alaska Gov. Signs Switchblade Repeal, Preemption Bill

As it so happens I’m in a hotel room right now, listening to Queen play on the hotel TV’s classic rock music station. While I’m listening to the quirky lyrics of ‘Killer Queen’ at the moment, I’m...

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Just Arrived For Testing: Robson X-46 Utility Survival Knife

You asked for more fixed-blade knife reviews and more survival knife reviews, and we’re set to give you a twofer. This pink camo cerakote finish might look like Pepto-Bismol, but the Robson X-46...

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Just Arrived For Testing: Farson Blade Survival Tool

Part ulu and part hatchet, the Farson Blade is intended as a lightweight multi-use blade for backpacking and survival. I’m going to test it on a bunch of routine camping tasks, since I don’t think our...

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Knife Tip: Automatics Will Be Legal In Four Days In Kansas, Indiana

Just in time for Independence Day, the citizens of Kansas and Indiana will have a little bit more liberty to celebrate. Kansans will celebrate knife law preemption and freedom to carry, but Indiana...

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Obscure Object Of Desire: Krudo Knives’ RAW Hybrid

Krudo Knives’ new RAW Hybrid combines the hardness of ATS-34 steel with the lightness and toughness of bilateral carbon fiber. At 11.75″ long and only 7.6 ounces, this $400 knife is so light and thin...

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Is Rockstead The Sharpest Knife Ever?

Would you be happy to spend two grand for a folding knife? If you are, you’re probably either a Premier League footballer or a Russian oil tycoon, and you probably already know about Rockstead knives....

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