Cold Steel Black Bear Bowie Knife Review

The Cold Steel Black Bear Bowie knife with its tip stuck in a tree stump in front of a pile of firewood.

The Cold Steel 97SMBWZ Black Bear Bowie Knife is a Great Compact Machete, But Not A Great Knife Before I begin a review of a new knife I usually spend some time online finding out what people smarter than myself have to say about it. Unfortunately it was really difficult to find much in the …

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The Best American Made Bowie Knives

A few of the best American made survial Bowie knives.

The USA Knows How to Make a Large Fixed Blade Survival Bowie Knife For all the controversy around the origins of the first Bowie knife, almost everyone agrees that it was an American design. Over the years it became the American knife ideal, and now it’s the natural comparison for any large knife made for …

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The Ultimate Guide to American Made Knives & Knife Companies

This Made in the USA knife guide covers EDC, hunting, fixed blade and survival knives that are American made.

The US has birthed a lot of great knife companies like Buck, Gerber, and SOG, which have all created iconic American knives, and maintained a certain high reputation as American made. But at some point, all of them have had to cut costs or manage the cost of expansion by manufacturing overseas. Now days it’s …

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The Best Cheap Bowie Knives Under $50

These budget Bowie knives are all less than $50.

It Is Possible To Get A  Good Budget Bowie Knife Without Spending A Lot of Money The most iconic survival knife in America sees a lot of attention from every knife company. Not all are created equal of course, and more importantly, not all of them cost the same. Some of them cost a lot. …

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Kizer Begleiter Review: A Fancy Knife for Us Poor Folk

Review of the Kizer Begleiter folding pocketknife.

The Kizer Cutlery Vanguard Begleiter Is One of the Best Gentleman Folding Knives Under $100 I’ve accepted that I’m never going to own a Sebenza, or hold anything designed by Chris Reeve, probably. That’s fine. I don’t even want one anymore. Reeves can take his million-dollar knives and genius wife to whatever supersteel cloud they …

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Butcher Knife Set Gear Guide For Hunters

Best Butcher knife sets for hunters

The Best Butcher Knives For Hunters From Budget To High End We’ve spent a bit of time talking about good knives to take on a hunting trip, but what about when your are home, nice and snug in the butcher shop you probably have, and it’s time to turn that kill into a freezer full …

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Buck Selkirk Knife Review

Buck Selkirk fixed blade knife field review

Buck Knives 863 Selkirk Is A Camping / Bushcraft Fixed Blade Knife That Is Well Designed And Versatile. Buck decided to jump into the Bushcraft game a few years back when they announced the Selkirk. For the sake of better performing traditional bushcraft tasks they gave the Selkirk a full flat grind rather than their …

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Kershaw and CRKT Knives By Ken Onion

Great folding and fixed blade knife designs by Ken Onion for Kershaw and CRKT

If You Are Looking For a Ken Onion Designed Knife From Kershaw or CRKT, This List is a Good Place to Start Ken Onion has about a million knives that make him famous. The big hitters seem to be stuff like the first Hi Jinx and the Chive. Certainly his run of vegetable-inspired knives hit …

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Hunting Knife Sets for Small and Large Game

The best hunting knife sets for deer, rabbit and everything in-between.

The Best Hunting Knife Kits For Deer or Rabbit or Anything in-beween. Maybe there are some knives that can do it all when it comes to dressing a deer, from the first slit down the belly to separating the pelvic bone. God knows companies like Condor and Buck make some pretty impressive knives that shoot …

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