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Swamp Rat Ratmandu RMD Camping & Survival Knife | Custom Drop Point Fixed Blade, Full Tang

Still available from Swamp Rat Knife Works in 2011, the Ratmandu knife comes in a variety of handle colors but always uses the...

JT Hats
Apr 19, 2011 1 min read

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Kill Bill Sword Set | Hattori Hanzo Katana | Bride and Demon

If you’re a sword collector with a Quentin Tarantino movie or two on your shelves, chances are you’ll start drooling once...

Ken
Sep 4, 2008 46 sec read

Kanetsune Gyuto | Professional Chef’s Knife from Seki, Japan | Damascus VG-10 Steel

You’ve got to digest a few things when checking out this knife you may never have heard of. First off, the...

Ken
Sep 3, 2008 38 sec read

Wrangler Jim Bowie Knife | Maple Handle, Leather Sheath

The bowie knife’s origins date back to the early 1800s, smack dab in the middle of Texas with Colonel James “Jim”...

Ken
Sep 3, 2008 34 sec read

Case Johnny Cash Trapper | Commemorative Folding Pocket Knife

Case is the first place you should look for Johnny Cash collectible knives. They carry a lot of their popular pocketknife...

Ken
Sep 2, 2008 34 sec read

Buck Folding Knife | Rosewood Alpha Dorado Hunter

Buck Knives makes this folding knife with a charcoal, camo or rosewood handle. Pictured at right is the rosewood version. This...

Ken
Sep 2, 2008 35 sec read

Boker Damascus Stag Trench Fixed Blade Knife

Boker is well known for providing high-end, limited edition knives. They’re expensive, but since they’re collector’s items, you know that they...

Ken
Sep 2, 2008 39 sec read

Leatherman Charge TTi Multi Tool | Upgrade to XTi | With Leather Sheath

The Leatherman line can be a bit confusing, so let’s offer up a brief overview: Tools fall into one of four...

Ken
Aug 29, 2008 1 min read

MAC Superior Paring Knife #SP-50 | 4 Inch Petty or Santoku Style

We’ve reviewed some pretty impressive paring knives recently. Check out the Shun Paring knife for a gorgeous, if somewhat expensive, top-of-the-line...

Ken
Aug 29, 2008 44 sec read

Chef’s Choice 110 Professional Diamond Hone Sharpener | EdgeCraft Electric Sharpener M110

The Chef’s Choice lineup of electric sharpeners can be a bit tricky to navigate. We’ve written about the Chef’s Choice M120...

Ken
Aug 28, 2008 42 sec read

Global Santoku Knife | 7-Inch Hollow-Ground, Granton Edge

While most other knife makers are watching and mimicking each other, Global stands by its unique design. They were the first...

Ken
Aug 28, 2008 59 sec read

Fallkniven Idun Hunting Knife | Leather Sheath

From one of the world’s front runners in knife technology comes the Idun blade, a hunting knife that’s both artistic and...

Ken
Aug 27, 2008 41 sec read

Best Paring Knife Review | Shun Classic 3 Inch

If you’re going to spend decent money on a knife, make sure it’s one that you’ll use frequently, feels comfortable in...

Ken
Aug 27, 2008 1 min read

The Ex Voodoo Knife Set Holder | 5 Piece Stainless Steel Knives and Rack

There are many different ways to store your knives, but none top this one for conversation value. They call this one...

Ken
Aug 26, 2008 41 sec read

Buck 119 Special Fixed Blade Hunting Knife Review | Includes Leather Sheath

The 119 Special is Buck’s best-selling hunting knife, and for good reason. It’s a strong, no-frills knife that has everything you...

Ken
Aug 26, 2008 28 sec read

R H. Forschner by Victorinox 3 Inch Paring Knife | Best Budget Paring Knife | Black Fibrox Handle

Forschner makes the best value knives you can find. And this paring knife is no exception. For five bucks, you get...

Ken
Aug 25, 2008 35 sec read

Ginsu Cutlery International Traditions 14-Piece Knife Set | Stainless-Steel Knives

It slices, it dices, it can cut a rusty nail and then a tomato. You’ve heard that one before, but what’s...

Ken
Aug 25, 2008 1 min read

Wusthof Gourmet 10 Piece BBQ Set | Steak Knives and Carving Knife

They call this thing a barbecue set, but shouldn’t a barbecue set have a spatula, wire brush, and tongs? Whatever they...

Ken
Aug 22, 2008 37 sec read

Global Steak Knives | 4-Piece Knife Set | Stainless Steel Cutlery

Take Global’s unique styling and engineering and apply it to the old standby — the steak knife — and you get...

Ken
Aug 22, 2008 36 sec read

Swiss Army XLT | Victorinox Swiss Champ XLT Knife

It’s all about the tools, and this one’s got a bundle of ’em. The Swiss Army Swiss Champ XLT is very...

Ken
Aug 21, 2008 39 sec read

Spyderco Mini Persian Folder Knife

Spyderco has discontinued the full-sized Persian, but this Mini Persian is a nice replacement. The full-sized knife had a lot of...

Ken
Aug 21, 2008 33 sec read

Masahiro Katana | Hand Forged Samurai Sword | Wheel of Dharma Tsuba

This is a gorgeous sword from Masahiro that has been made from top-notch materials. It was the sword wielded by Morpheus...

Ken
Aug 19, 2008 28 sec read

Global 7-Inch Deba Knife | Japanese Chef’s Knife

The Deba knife is a Japanese-style Chef’s knife, ideally suited for butchering fish or slicing through hard vegetables. It’s hefty enough...

Ken
Aug 19, 2008 32 sec read

Victorinox Swiss Army Swiss Champ XAVT | Giant Pocket Knife

This knife comes with 749 tools, weighs 112 pounds and measures 3 feet in diameter. Okay, it’s not quite that bad....

Ken
Aug 19, 2008 46 sec read

Victorinox Swiss Army Midnite Minichamp Pocket Knife

Sometimes, Victorinox’s names make a lot of sense. Take this Midnite Minichamp, for example. It’s a scaled-down version of the Champion...

Ken
Aug 18, 2008 41 sec read

Kershaw Speed Bump Knife | Sandvik 13C26 Blade | Speed Safe

At first glance, this one looks pretty straightforward. It measures a hair under five inches when closed, features a 3.625 inch...

Ken
Aug 18, 2008 37 sec read

UK Blue Tang Titanium Dive Knife | Underwater Kinetics | Blunt or Drop Point

This is a pretty slick diving knife from Underwater Kinetics (or “UK” as they’re known to those in the know). Diver’s...

Ken
Aug 15, 2008 37 sec read

J.A. Henckels Santoku Knife | Twin Four Star | 7-Inches Hollow, Granton Edge

You’ll see some great reviews of this knife out there. Ignore them. There’s nothing inherently wrong with it — it’s made...

Ken
Aug 15, 2008 30 sec read

Mundial 5100 Series 7-Inch Santoku Knife

Santokus have become wildly popular over the past several years. Perhaps it’s the novelty of using an Asian-style blade. Or perhaps...

Ken
Aug 14, 2008 37 sec read

Cold Steel Katana | Japanese Samurai Sword | Ray Skin Handle, Wood Scabbard

This is a beautiful katana sword, designed to look great on any wall you mount it on, at 41 inches. It’s...

Ken
Aug 14, 2008 27 sec read

LamsonSharp Wedding, Sheet Cake Knife | Walnut | 16-Inch

What do parents, chefs, and bridegrooms all have in common? At some point, they’re all going to have to learn how...

Ken
Aug 13, 2008 37 sec read

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