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What Is Micarta 

George Muhlestein on September 5, 2025, in Knife Anatomy, Knife Knowledge, Learn
Tags: Fixed Blade Knives, Knife Anatomy, Knife handle materials, Knife History, Pocket Knives

Of all the knife handle materials I own, Micarta is the one that by far the least non-initiated knife people have heard of. That’s a crying shame if you ask me! Micarta is awesome, and I think the world ought to know about it. To that end, I’m writing this article, and I hope that...

MagnaMax Steel – Everything You Need to Know

George Muhlestein on June 16, 2026, in Knife Anatomy, Learn
Tags: Blade Steel, Knife Anatomy, News, Spyderco

The rumor mill has been churning for over a year now, but the cat is finally out of the bag: CPM MagnaMax, Dr. Larrin Thomas’s new steel, is here. With the help of our friends at Spyderco, I got my hands on a knife made of it to run it through its paces. In this...


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