Blade HQ October YouTube Contest & Newsletter!
UPDATE: The full Zombie Video is now live. Swing by Blade HQ’s YouTube channel and enjoy our Halloween Zombie video. Take a moment to share the video and leave a comment for your chance to win a Ka-Bar Zombie killing knife from the mini movie! … Continue reading
USN Tactical Knife Show (G3) 2011 Recap
We just got back from the USN Tactical Knife Show aka “The Gathering” (G3), and wanted to give you a recap of our experience there. For those that don’t know what USN is, it is the Usual Suspects Network, you can view the forum here: … Continue reading
My Favorite Butterfly Knives in Every Price Range
I love butterfly knives. There is something so cool about flipping a great butterfly knife, and there really is no better way to impress your friends. All of my friends appreciate sweet butterfly flipping skills, and I imagine your friends are the same. The challenge … Continue reading
Knifemakers We Admire: Walter “Blackie” Collins
In case you haven’t heard, Walter “Blackie” Collins passed away in a motorcycle crash yesterday. We thought that we would take a minute to celebrate his career, since he has been one of the most influential knifemakers for decades. As the legend goes, Blackie Collins … Continue reading
Knife Steel Comparison Charts
It can be difficult to keep track of all the types of steel used in knives. This year there are a lot of new knives with steel types that many people are not familiar with. I recently ran across a couple of knife steel comparison … Continue reading
Knifemakers We Admire: Rick Hinderer
Once in a while we like to point out a knifemaker that we think has taken the knife industry to a whole new level. Rick Hinderer is one of those knifemakers. Rick got his start making “artistic” knives in 1980, and then switched to hard-use … Continue reading
2011 Blade Show Award Winners with Pictures
Here you go: The Blade Magazine 2011 Knife Of The Year® Awards: Overall Knife Of The Year: Zero Tolerance 0777 We got to see this one at the Blade show and it is a beauty. This one is sure to end up on anyone’s must … Continue reading
2011 Blade Show
Blade HQ is back! We have been covering the 30th year of the Blade Show at the Cobb Galleria Centre in Atlanta, Georgia. We had a great time; met some super people and we wanted to let you know what is going on with some … Continue reading
2010 Blade Magazine Award Winners
We at the Knife Blog are getting pretty excited for the 2011 Blade Show in Atlanta. We have tickets and will be walking around at the show. If you see us there be sure to say hi! There’s only about a week to go! Since … Continue reading