The Daily Grind

Knife and sword making has gotten a lot more attention in the last few decades thanks to popular movies and TV shows like the History Channel’s Forged In Fire. While obviously edited and arranged f...

Swords are just cool. Get your hands on a real, usable one, and you’ll feel instantly transported to a different time. A cooler time. You’ll find swords of some style in nearly every old martial cu...

There are so many choices for handle materials available on the market today. So. Many. Plastics, polymers, Micarta, laminates, stabilized woods, bone, ivory, stag, and many more. There’s also my p...

We sort our knives into categories like Hunting, Backpacking + Survival and EDC (Everyday Carry) to give you a jumping-off point on your knife-selecting adventure. But...

Powder metals have really gained traction in recent years, and thanks to continuing research and development, CPM-MagnaCut in particular has truly earned the title of “super steel”. What makes powd...

I step back from the grinder and stretch my aching back, mentally flipping through the stack of orders on my schedule for this week. I’ve been grinding, heat-treating and cleaning up blades all day...

This is the first installment in a series I'm writing on knife and swordmaking and the stories that go along with it. Over the years, people have often asked me how I got into swordmaking, or what ...

Anyone that knows me, knows I love to hunt. In fact my wife, Lynn, gets a little irritated with me sometimes. “Can’t you talk about something else? Don’t you think other people might not be interes...

“This feels amazing. Really nice balance.” I beam with pride at such remarks now, because it’s the result of years of training and countless trial and error. But I wasn’t always the cool kid. I sti...