Question of the Day: Have you ever modified an Old Hickory?
If you’re ever looking for a cheap way to have some DIY knife fun, Ontario Knife Company’s line of Old Hickory kitchen knives are a great place to start. At $8-$18 a pop, less if you can pick them up...
View ArticleKnife Review: ESEE Izula-II
Regarding Mother Nature, it is often the small things that you have to watch out for. We all know it is best to avoid snakes and larger predators, but venomous spiders and disease-spreading mosquitos...
View ArticleTesting update: Ontario TAK-1
I spent some time testing my Ontario Knife Company TAK this evening, so this is going to be a fairly brief post. I figure I will let the pictures speak for themselves. Earlier this week I cut down some...
View ArticleKnife Review: Great Eastern Cutlery #73 Scout Single Blade Trapper
I’ve been hearing a lot about Great Eastern Cutlery for the last couple of years, and after handling this Tidioute #73, it is easy to see what all the hubbub is about. Made in Titusville, PA by people...
View ArticleKA-BAR Becker BK21 Reinhardt Kukri: First Impressions
This past Labor Day weekend I had the pleasure of traipsing through the woods with Ethan Becker. We brought along a few Becker prototypes to play with, one of which was the hotly anticipated BK21...
View ArticleKnife Review: Becker BK16
Becker knives work for a living. That is the tagline on the box, and that encapsulates the BK16 that lies inside. Not designed for elegance, the knife is hard-working, functional and uncompromising....
View ArticleOld Hickory Cleaver: Inexpensive Camp Knife?
For me, the primary purpose of a “camp knife” is to handle some of the heavier tasks in an outdoors situation. Today we have all manner of specialized blades, but...
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