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Everything You Need To Know About Sharpeners

Posted by George Muhlestein on April 5, 2024, in Knife Maintenance, Learn

For many knife enthusiasts, sharpening is a bit of a chore. It’s something you have to do before you get to do the fun stuff. Sharpening takes time and practice, and often requires sharpeners that costs money that you would rather have spent on a new knife. We fall into the trap of “who needs...

Demko Shark-Lock: What’s the Big Deal?

Posted by George Muhlestein on March 8, 2024, in Knife Anatomy, Knife Knowledge, Learn

Andrew Demko has been one of the biggest names in knives for decades now. Many of the most popular Cold Steel knives are his designs. Heck, my favorite knife ever made, the Cold Steel AD-10, is a production version of his custom. A couple of years ago, Andrew Demko created Demko Knives, with the new...

MagnaCut: All Your Questions Answered 

Posted by George Muhlestein on February 9, 2024, in Knife Knowledge, Learn
Tags: Knife Steel

MagnaCut has been out for a couple of years now. When it was announced, the knife community could only dream of having a knife with this legendary steel. But now, knife enthusiasts all over the world have this steel in their collections. Now that this steel has found its way into mainstream production, we know...

Everything You Need to Know About Gravity Knives

Posted by George Muhlestein on February 6, 2024, in Knife Knowledge, Learn

Ah, Gravity Knives. Very few knives garner the sheer interest that gravity knives do. I was never sure why. I’ve held dozens of them in my career at Blade HQ, and to me, they’re just another knife mechanism. Another method of opening a cutting tool for whatever jobs your daily life throws at you. To...

Cutting Corners: The Risk of Buying a Gas Station Knife – Knife Rants 

Posted by George Muhlestein on February 2, 2024, in Knife Knowledge, Learn

The following is a story inspired by real events, but since I don’t want to make anyone feel bad for buying a cruddy gas station knife, many details have been changed to protect the innocent.  I wouldn’t describe my high school self as popular, but since gaining notoriety on Blade HQ’s YouTube channel, a few...


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