In damp, cold deer stands, a light coat of oil is all it takes to keep carbon steel in shape. When it’s time to make that ...

“There definitely is a performance difference — it’s quantifiable,” says Martin Mills, who manages Benchmade’s technology center. The knife industry judges steel based on traits like corrosion ...

Does the steel your knife blade is made from really matter, or is it mostly marketing so companies can help you lighten your wallet? The answer is… Yes. Yes, knife steel is important, and yes, there ...

If there’s a knife block set on your counter, congrats—you’re officially an adult. But have you ever used the honing steel that came with it as anything other than a lightsaber prop? If not, your ...

Even if you've owned countless knives before, nothing prepares you for the black "rust" that develops on some of your knives.

Magnus Pettersson has been caring for the knives of professional chefs for more than 25 years. He often jokes that he’s a knife doctor, and he both loves and hates carbon steel knives. If you ask him ...

In this video, I'll show you how to make a Japanese sashimi knife out of Wootz steel scraps. This knife is perfect for making ...

Haines High School alumnus Arik Miller recently crafted a knife for principal Alex Van Wyhe. It was a replacement for one ...

The knife a hunter chooses to use might seem trivial to some but, for me and my family, it’s always been a sentimental decision. Back in November, I wrote about my Buck 119 Special fixed blade knife ...