Knives
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Knife handles: what actually matters when wet or cold
Handle material is chosen in a warm shop and tested with wet, cold, bloody hands. Those…
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The case for and against a gut hook
A gut hook does one job very well and makes several other jobs harder. Whether that…
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What batoning actually does to a knife
Splitting wood by hammering a blade through it is a legitimate technique and a genuine stress.…
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Folding knife locks and how each one fails
Every lock has a failure mode. Knowing which one your knife has tells you what it…
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What blade steel tells you, and what it does not
Hardness, toughness and corrosion resistance pull against each other — and heat treatment matters as much…
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Are knives banned in national parks? Read the definition
36 CFR 2.4 restricts weapons in park units — but the definition it runs on covers…
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What federal knife law actually covers — and what it leaves to states
The Federal Switchblade Act governs manufacture, interstate commerce and importation. Ownership and carry are state questions,…
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Multi-tools and where a dedicated blade still wins
A multi-tool replaces a toolbox better than it replaces a knife. Both halves of that sentence…
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Sheaths, retention and the ways knives get lost
A sheath has two jobs that pull against each other: hold the knife securely, and let…
