Fixed blade knives are more purposeful tools than folding knives.  Though they are serious tools, they are also often beautiful and designed for aesthetic as much as purpose.  There are all sorts of fixed blade knives, from hunting knives and skinners to tactical knives to utility knives.  These vary in blade and handle design, shape, edge grind, steel and certainly … [Read more...]

As much as we like to believe we buy knives just for utility purposes, this simply isn’t the case.  We’re knife collectors as much as knife users, and sometimes we buy blades because, well, we just think they’re neat. Sure, we may plan to use them, maybe even carry them around everyday, but just as often knives find their way into our collections because we just want … [Read more...]

For people who are left handed, living in a predominantly right handed world can occasionally be a challenge. Things those of us who are right handed take for granted are areas of challenge at times, as products are designed for the majority. In this article, we will showcase a variety of different knives that would be great for our left-handed brothers and sisters … [Read more...]

Tired of seeing the exact same knife over and over again? Maybe it’s time to get a custom made knife. Major manufacturers such as Benchmade, Emerson, Buck and Spyderco will all do custom varieties of their knives from custom scales to custom designs on the blade. There are plenty of independent artists out there, as well, who will modify blades or start from scratch on a … [Read more...]

While a folding knife brings with it a built-in versatility that’s suited for a wide range of tasks, the fixed blade is pure strength. In fact, the best fixed blade knife is less likely to break because it doesn’t have any moving parts, unlike the folding knife which can break down under too much pressure. The shorter, thinner blade of the folding knife is less likely to … [Read more...]