Automatic Knives Decoded: Boker to Benchmade

Automatic Knives Decoded: Boker to Benchmade

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. […]

Schrade Viper OTF

Schrade Viper OTF

If you’re looking for an OTF that won’t break the bank, check out what Schrade has to offer. The Schrade Viper is a double-edged OTF with single action. You push on the slider to deploy the blade, and release the lock and pull down the slider to retract the blade. (The knife has automatic blade […]

Different Blade Finishes

Different Blade Finishes

Maybe you’re aware that there are different blade finishes and coatings out there, but how much do you really know about them? Finishes and coatings are used to prevent corrosion and generally speaking, the smoother the knife, the greater the corrosion resistance. Here’s an overview of the different finishes out there along with their benefits […]

2011 SHOT Show – Day 3

Strider: We swung by the Stider booth to say hi. They have a new folding knife coming out later this year. It’s small and appears well designed (the only demo they had on hand was a non-folding prototype). They should be shipping us 15-20 folding knives this coming week and we may get a custom or […]