Dagger Design: Getting A Handle On Crafting The Handle
Tips on handle materials, shaping/layout, grooves and flutes
Japanese Swords: Can Tradition Outperform Modern Tech?
There is plenty of lore surrounding traditional Japanese Swords, but do the master makers' time-tested methods equal modern steel advancements?
50 Years Ago In BLADE: Buster Warenski
BLADE Magazine Cutlery Hall-of-Fame® member Buster Warenski was the subject of an extensive six-page profile a half century ago in the January/February 1976 issue...
Sub-Hilt Knives: Aesthetics And Aggression In Harmony
The sub-hilt is at once belligerent and beautiful, adding a strange allure to the knives that sport it.
Cool Customs: Rocco Nawrocki’s Knife For Sergeant Bunker
Marine Corps hero feted with Nawrocki knife at The Battleship Ball.
An unforgettable setting for a memorable event celebrating an American hero—all complemented by a...
Knife Steels To Watch In 2026
Stainless, high-carbon, super steels, see what 2025's shakeups mean for knife steels in 2026.
Niagara Specialty Metals Announces Steels List
Get a gander at what's on the slate for NSM in 2026.
Dagger Design: Fundamentals Of Dagger Construction
From maintaining symmetry to adding fullers, we break down the intricate process of making a dagger design into a physical knife.
Cool Custom: Tony Lewis’ Tribute Knife To Steve Dunn
Tony Lewis knife honors the late ABS master smith and chairman.
Damascus: What Are The Hot Patterns And Steels In 2026
Jesse Harber and Coy Baker forecast the hottest damascus steel for ’26.
There’s something about predicting the future that has intrigued humanity for ages. If...
Standouts From The New York Custom Knife Show
The Empire State's finest.
Dagger Design: Point For Perfecting Blade Performance
In this look at dagger design, we move beyond history and symbolism to the structural realities of geometry and construction. From the curve of...
Dagger Design: The Geometry of Penetration
Form, function and purpose of daggers--the most stab-ready knives.
Few weapons are as simple in concept yet as demanding to design as the dagger. At...
Bloodlines: Emerson Knives Is A Family Affair
The Emerson Family shares decades and generations in knives.
Through the years, the name Emerson Knives has come to represent outstanding craftsmanship, quality and overall...
![A TOPS Knives Tom Brown Tracker was lost during an IED explosion in Iraq. The soldier involved returned later to where the explosion occurred and recovered the knife, quite a bit worse from wear, from a local who had found it. “We swapped the soldier a new one and still have that knife [above] here today,” the company’s Craig Powell said.](https://stg-blademagcom-bladestg.kinsta.cloud/wp-content/uploads/Warrenty-7-218x150.jpg "Knife Warranty Claims: The Good, Bad And Ugly")
Knife Warranty Claims: The Good, Bad And Ugly
Some knife warranty claims stretch the limits, while others are just plain bizarre.
It’s an honorable option, a sensible aspect of a purchase contract, but...
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