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    FAQ: What's Micarta?(Post)

    Micarta is an industrial laminate, originally used in electrical and decorative applications, produced by applying heat and pressure to layers of fibrous materials -- such as linen, burlap, canvas or ...

    What's Micarta? What's G-10? Which is stronger?(Post)

    Micarta is an industrial laminate, originally used in electrical and decorative applications, produced by applying heat and pressure to layers of fibrous materials -- such as linen, burlap, can ...

    FAQ: What's the difference between canvas Micarta and linen Micarta? How do they compare to G-10?(Post)

    Micarta and G-10, two popular synthetic materials used in knife handles, are industrial laminates. They're produced by applying heat and pressure to layers of fibrous "substrate" materials which a ...

    ​Essential skills: "Poor Man's Fatwood"(Post)

    Essential skills: "Poor Man's Fatwood" On KnivesShipFree.com we've devoted an entire section to "fire making," and for good reason -- it's one of those skills that everyone should learn and prac ...

    Carpe Gladium(Post)

    It's now or never: Carpe Gladium* We have a prediction. We predict that you're going to read this post and surmise that it's some sort of sneaky sales pitch, nothi ...

    Interview: Mike Malosh(Post)

    Back in 2009 and 2010, KnivesShipFree published a monthly newsletter called From the Edge. One of its recurring features was an interview with a knifemaker or industry executive. We thought you'd be ...

    Lon Humphrey Viper Gallery(Page)

    Jump to Storm Maple ($366.40) Jump to Storm Sassafras ($366.40) Jump to Dark Curly Maple ($374.40) Jump to Backwoods Box Elder ($374.40) Jump to Tasmanian Blackwood ($382.40) Jump to Double Dyed ...

    KnivesShipFree FAQ(Page)

    This is the place to find answers to all of your knife-related questions. We add to this page periodically, by the way, and you can help -- if you have a question that isn't listed here, send it to u ...