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Musher suing Kershaw over nearly severed finger
Former Iditarod champion Mitch Seavey is suing Kershaw Knives for making a knife that nearly severed his finger and forced him to quit the famed dog sled race last year, according to Anchorage Daily News (h/t BladeForums.com). Seavey was using a Kershaw folding knife, which featured a gut hook, a common tool used by mushers [...]
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Georgia passes ‘most important knife bill of the year’
In what Knife Rights is describing as “the single most important bill for knife owners and the knife industry to pass this year,” SB432 was signed into law by Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal, taking effect July 1. According to Knife Rights, the new knife preemption law effectively repeals a host of draconian knife ordinances that [...]
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Anatomy of a Knife: 10 Key terms every knife enthusiast should know
When describing the basic parts of a knife, the terms seem pretty simple. You have the blade and the handle. It’s when you start talking to knife experts that terms like quillon and choil made you feel completely uneducated. So, whether you’re interested in talking to some of the big boys in the knife industry [...]
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2012 BLADE Show returning to Atlanta next month
The 2012 BLADE Show, dubbed the world’s largest knife show, is returning to Atlanta next month from June 8 to June 10. The 31st annual event features BLADE Magazine’s Knife of the Year Awards, inductions into the Cutlery Hall of Fame, demos, workshops and the 10th BLADE Show World Championship Cutting Competition. Along with these [...]
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Five best-selling SOG knives and tools
SOG Specialty Knives has the reputation of being a company associated with quality and innovation (If you’ve ever owned an SOG knife, you undoubtedly agree). They even received #2 on Steve Shackleford’s Top 11 knife promoters list from Blade Mag for their use of R. Lee “The Gunny” Ermey as a representative. However, reading a [...]
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Ex-TSA head: Passengers should be able to carry knives on planes
Former Transportation Security Administration head Kip Hawley is on a media tour criticizing the inefficiency and misplaced logic of searching for insignificant tools like knives and scissors. According to ABC News, Hawley says passengers should be able to carry knives on planes because they don’t pose a significant risk. His thinking stems around the fact [...]
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New Michigan legislation would remove ban on switchblades
The American Knife & Tool Institute (AKTI) is encouraging residents of Michigan to contact their state representatives about pending legislation that would remove the switchblade ban and reduce a ban on fixed-blade knives in the state, according to a press release from AKTI. If this legislation passes, it would make Michigan one of many states [...]
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Top 5 first knives to give someone
Getting your first knife is a step into adulthood. You’re given the knife with the implicit agreement that you’re responsible and old enough to be trusted with a tool that’s often misused by those who are reckless, untrustworthy and immature. Whether you’re giving someone their first knife or receiving it, there are some knives that [...]
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Knife legend Bob Loveless has documentary premiering April 26
Before his death in 2012, Bob Loveless spent decades making a big impact on the knife making community by creating some of the most innovative knives around the world. Now, his legacy is being honored in a documentary premiering on April 26 at the Beverly Hills Film Festival called “Robert Loveless, An American Legend.” According [...]
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Knife in a jar of mayo and other TSA screening stories
One of the most despised organizations in the United States is the Transportation Security Administration (TSA). It’s hard to find anyone who says anything good about the TSA because it’s inefficient, intrusive and many times ineffective. Nevertheless, I’m here to say that the TSA runs one of the most interesting blogs on the net. If [...]
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