Jul 22nd 2020
BACK IN THE DAY
You always hear the older folks say stuff like “when I was your age.” or even “back in the day…” followed by some sort of old-school reminiscence of days gone by, of a bygone era that the subsequent g…
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Jul 13th 2020
SHARPENING CPM STEELS
Crucible Particle Metallurgy (aka CPM) steels are very popular today on high end knives both of the production and custom made varieties. They offer a very high level of performance and enhanced edge…
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Jul 10th 2020
GETTING MOST OUT OF THE BLADE SHOW
At present time, it is about one month away from the 2020 BLADE Show, which takes place August 7th-9th at the Cobb Galleria Centre in Marietta, GA. It is the annual gathering of knife enthusiasts fro…
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Jul 9th 2020
SHARPENING, PART II: SHARPENER SELECTION
In Part I of this Sharpening series, we covered the basics of knife sharpening. This time, we will discuss sharpener selection based on the knives you own and use, and what blade steels they have. B…
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Jul 6th 2020
SHARPENING, PART I: THE BASICS
Like any other skill, sharpening a knife takes a great deal of practice, as well as patience to master. There are some who naturally gravitate towards this type of activity, and there are others who…
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Jul 2nd 2020
INDEPENDENCE DAY 2020
INDEPENDENCE DAY 2020What a year 2020 has been! I’m pretty sure you all were like me on December 31st, 2019 as the minutes were ticking away towards midnight, as we all are at that time every year. N…
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Jun 30th 2020
KNIFE CHASING ROAD TRIPS
Summer is here and so is the season for road trips. There’s nothing like hitting the open road for a fun destination - beaches, mountains, wineries….and knives. Yes, you read correctly - knives. Ou…
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Jun 29th 2020
Thoughts on 2020…
2020. The mere sight of these numbers or hearing of “twenty twenty”, brings about thoughts of a very confusing, scary, and maddening year so far. So far, Coronavirus/COVID-19 and its global impact a…
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Jun 26th 2020
SPARTAN BLADES SHOP TOUR
Inside an unassuming brick building that used to be a restaurant located at 625 SE Service Road in the Sandhills of Southern Pines, NC, is where some of the best tactical fixed blade knives and foldin…
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Jun 23rd 2020
THE IMPORTANCE OF PASSION
So, what lights your fire? Think about it for a minute. Outside of current events, religion, politics, and such - what turns your crank? What gets your wheels rolling? What lights that fire in the…
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Jun 19th 2020
TU LAM: SHAKE-DOWN!
Tu Lam is a real-life warrior, and the real deal. US Army veteran with 23 years of service, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare game character, co-host of the Forged In Fire: Knife or Death television serie…
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Jun 15th 2020
SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL BRICK AND MORTAR DEALER!
By Dexter EwingWe knife nuts have it easy these days. There are many places online to purchase knives from and it’s as easy as laying in bed and making your next knife purchase. Sure, we all can get…
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