Who reigns supreme in the battle between manual and automatic knives? Manual knives are great—innovations like the thumb stud and Spydie hole have made deployment almost as fast as automatic knives. Almost is the key word! Push the trigger button on one of these autos and it will fire open like a crack of lightning. […]
Ever seen some guy wearing a knife around his neck, like this dude wearing the Ka-Bar LDK TDI, and asked yourself, “Why a neck knife?” The short answer is—because knives. The longer answer involves a bunch of cavemen who loved knives but didn’t share the same fondness for wearing pants. Go figure. But, in all […]
Better Late than Never What a day! It’s pretty safe to say that SHOT Show never fails to excite. Today we saw lots of great new stuff from our friends at Kershaw, Zero Tolerance, and Spyderco. We are going to cover an item or two from each manufacturer that, judging by our social media interactions […]
SHOT Show 2017 | Kershaw’s Killer Cutlery Kershaw, everyone’s favorite affordable knife manufacturer, has a whole smattering of new knives that were announced at SHOT Show 2017. From great new Made in the USA folders, to upgrades of old favorites, to great pocket tools and EDC accessories. Come with us as we check out some […]
Guys, it’s here. The 2016 Blade HQ Black Friday Knife Sale! At about the same time you lay down on the couch to digest the four servings of mashed potatoes you’ve had, we will be kicking off our biggest knife sale yet. Set your alarm for 6 pm MST (that’s 8 pm Eastern, 7 […]
What’s the equation for building a timeless knife? Functional, long lasting, comfortable but aesthetically pleasing. These are definitely all factors. But it takes the right ingredients, the right price, and some luck to make it timeless. Buried somewhere deep in the vaults of Kershaw Headquarters they have that secret formula (probably scratched on a napkin or sticky […]
SHOT Show 2015 had tons of cool new knives and gear this year. So much new stuff that we could never show you all of it on this blog. Instead, we decided to give you an overview of some of our favorite highlights from the 2015 SHOT Show. However, if you want to see everything […]
You might not be aware that Blade Show happened last week. Just kidding. I know you’re aware that Blade Show happened. I’ve compiled a bunch of stuff for this post from 2014 Blade Show. You’ll notice it’s not exhaustive as far as brands or products go, but I did include awesome stuff from Spyderco, Microtech, […]
Today we’re taking a look at some stellar framelocks. I asked people here at Blade HQ what their favorite framelocks were, and of course, lots of people said the Sebenza without hesitation. The Sebenza is a pretty special blade, so here’s some background on it before I go into the other knives people chose: Chris Reeve […]
There’s another person at Blade HQ that you need to meet; his name is Jacob, and he’s kind of a big deal around here. Jacob is the product manager, and he brings you sweet new products and works hard to keep knives in stock. You might recognize his name if you follow Blade HQ on […]
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