When looking for the best steel for hunting knives or knives in general, you will find several different types. It can be confusing, even for an experienced collector. There are four main categories of steel, and a multitude more within each group. The different steels have individual qualities that can make one type perfect for … Read more
When I look at a knife manufacturer’s Web site these days, I have to admit that I am a little bit confused. You see, when I was growing up, our idea of an every-day-carry knife consisted of one of the many different types of traditional pocket knives and our idea of a tactical folder was … Read more
While it is impossible to say with any degree of certainty without actually having been there, I imagine that Man’s love of cutlery began somewhere back in our dark and unrecorded history when one of our early Cro-Magnon ancestors discovered that using a sharp rock enabled him/or her to cut things. From there, based upon … Read more
Have you ever wondered what makes one blade steel superior to another or what makes a particular blade steel better suited to a particular purpose that another blade steel? Or, have you ever wondered what the difference is between a stainless steel and a high carbon tool steel and why some people have a distinct … Read more