Recent Knife Maintenance Articles

A few years back, I picked up what I thought was a serious hunting knife. Matte black finish, tactical look, felt like it meant business right there in the display case. I used it for a full season of deer hunting — field dressing, skinning, the whole deal. By the time late November rolled around,

The Lost Art of the Whetstone: Why Every Man Should Know How to Sharpen a Knife With a Stone There is a particular kind of quiet competence that comes from maintaining your own tools. Not outsourcing the job to some gadget that clamps onto the counter, not running your blade through a pull-through