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Holly Black
How to Maintain Your Balisong Knife
Holly Black on June 21, 2018,
in Knife Maintenance
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Butterfly Knife
You just dropped some cash on a sparkly new balisong knife. You’re so stoked that you spend that first day flipping like a fiend. You put that bad boy through the wringer practicing your mad skills. You give your new friend a name: Rush. A few months later, you and your knife feel like you’ve...
Knife Steel Snobbery: Pros & Cons
Holly Black on March 8, 2018,
in Reviews
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Automatic Knives, Benchmade, Boker, Butterfly Knife, CRKT Knives, Gear, Kershaw, Microtech, Zero Tolerance
S90V, 440A, S35VN, 8Cr13MoV, D2, 154CM, AUS-8, Damascus, 1095, Bohler M390—when it comes to knife steel, there are enough options to make your head spin. Each type is a careful balance of iron with carbon and other elements, finely tuned to maximize specific characteristics. There is much debate as to which steels are the “best,”...
5 Reasons Why You Should Try Axe Throwing
Holly Black on February 23, 2018,
in News
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CRKT Knives
When you have a large collection of sharp objects, it’s only a matter of time before you start throwing them at various targets. Then, when your five-ounce, 3.5-inch blade just isn’t doing it for you anymore, you graduate to axe throwing, opening your world to a whole new level of stump-thwacking satisfaction. You could just...
The Best Zero Tolerance Pocket Knives
Holly Black on February 16, 2018,
in Best of, Brand, Type
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Pocket Knives, Zero Tolerance
Did you know that Zero Tolerance Knives has only been around for a little over ten years? I know, it feels like we’ve been together so much longer than that. There’s something about a company that consistently produces knee-weakening, heart-throbbing, eye-poppingly beautiful knives that makes it hard for you to imagine ever living life without...
SHOT Show 2018, Day 3
Holly Black on January 26, 2018,
in News, Reviews
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Bear & Son, Brous Blades, Butterfly Knife, Knife Shows, SHOT Show, TOPS Knives
“Like a kid in a candy store.” 1. Definition (expr.): feeling as though all of one’s wishes are coming true; delighted because of the wonderful situation one is in; extremely happy because of all the good things that are happening. Examples: “John is a big time knife fan. He’s loved knives since he was a...
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