While the blade of a given knife is obviously the most important part — it’s the part that does the cutting, after all — the handle is only slightly less important, as you’re not going to do much ...

This week, I take my first stab at knife making by forging a spider knife with a REAL orb weaver spider cast in epoxy resin in the handle. My first forging project received crucial help from David ...

Pocket knives come equipped with handles of all types: plastic, nylon, titanium, wood, stone, even bone. But over the last decade or so, ebony, a wood that comes from several tropical species of tree, ...

Knife making - knife from an old file In this video, we will show how you can make a bushcraft knife from an old file. The process of forging, heat treatment of steel, locksmith and the manufacture of ...

MILAN — Sometimes the most useful tool can also be the simplest — and that is definitely true when talking about the “tollekniv,” also known as a Norwegian work knife. Usually created from a laminated ...

Wes Siler is your guide to leading a more exciting life in the great outdoors. As Outside’s outdoor lifestyle columnist, he writes about the intersections of science, news, politics, gear, vehicles ...