Knife Reviews
Last Updated: August 7, 2019 In 2009 my house was broken into while I was living in West Nashville. This caused me to do two things in quick succession. First, I adopted a huge Irish Wolfhound mix named "Apple," and secondly, I bought a handgun. Now, since I tend to dive headfirst into anything that I ...
Last Updated: August 8, 2019 Most of us who have been following Spartan Blades know the company started with high end fixed blade knives. A few years ago they launched the Akribis, a carbon fiber clad titanium framelock folder. I always appreciated the lines of the Akribis, but never got around to acquiring one. Although some ...
Last Updated: September 21, 2019 The Bauhaus movement was a focus on radically simplified designs with an emphasis on functionality. The main idea was functionality with a de-emphasis on ornamentation, modernism, and that function should not be separate from form. Max Bill went to the Bauhaus school in Dessau, and was educated under the great minds ...
Enthusiast culture is the weirdest thing. At the far end of five years of talking, thinking, and fretting about knives, knowing more now than I ever have about steels, grinds, locks, etc., in a way I’ve never been further away from what first drew me to pocket knives in the first place. Originally, I ...
Last Updated: August 12, 2019 I haven't reviewed many mid-tech knives. This is because I find a lot of them to be expensive and boring. Many follow the standard formula of slab sided titanium handles with a stainless steel blade. In theory, mid-techs can be a great way for a custom knife maker to get their ...
I have a small confession to make. Though my articles may not reflect this, I have a crippling addiction to Great Eastern Cutlery knives. For every modern knife in my collection, there's a traditional knife (often in matching or complimentary colors), and I fear it won't be long before the old timers actually outnumber the ...