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Knife Steel Comparison Charts

It can be difficult to keep track of all the types of steel used in knives. This year there are a lot of new knives with steel types that many people are not familiar with. I recently ran across a couple of knife steel comparison charts for some of these steel types that I thought...

Launching Soon: FlashlightBlog.com!

As many of you know we operate KnifeBlog.com (a knife blog, of course). We are pleased to announce our project, FlashlightBlog.com (a flashlight blog!). As you know we love knives, but we love flashlights just as much and we are thrilled that we were able to acquire this domain. We’ll try to do a fair amount of  flashlight blogging over...
Knifemakers We Admire: Rick Hinderer

Knifemakers We Admire: Rick Hinderer

Once in a while we like to point out a knifemaker that we think has taken the knife industry to a whole new level. Rick Hinderer is one of those knifemakers. Rick got his start making “artistic” knives in 1980, and then switched to hard-use tactical folders.  Rick credits his experience designing artistic custom knives,...

The Best Bali-song for the Price

The Best Bali-song for the Price By Alise Christensen A Bali-song knife, also known as a butterfly knife or fan knife, is a folding knife with two counter-rotating handles and when closed, the blade is hidden by grooves in the handles. The knife can be opened with one hand by flipping or fanning manipulations which...