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    3 Knife-Safety Rules for Kids(Post)

    3 Knife-Safety Rules for Kids Kids and knives are a great combination, bringing as much enjoyment to the adults in their lives as to the kids themselves. To help make the experience safer, howeve

    3 Ways to Customize Your Modern Folding Knife(Post)

    3 Ways to Customize Your Modern Folding Knife The way we look at it, you own a knife the moment you buy it -- but it doesn't become your own until you've lived with it for a while. Over time

    3 Reasons to Give a Knife to a Kid(Post)

    3 Reasons to Give a Knife to a Kid As knife people, it can be immensely satisfying to share our passion with the young people in our lives. Here are three good reasons why you should give a kid a

    3 Things You Should Never Do With Your Knife(Post)

    3 Things You Should Never Do With Your Knife Knife people are smart folks, but hey, we all do stupid stuff every now and then. Here are three dumb things you should avoid doing with your kn

    Bark River Knives: Little Creek as an EDC(Post)

    Our regular Saturday-morning ritual includes a bit of woods-walking. Sometimes, unfortunately, it's just a brief stroll; other days we're lucky to get back by noon.As much as we like our folders and s

    3 Things To Love About Zero Tolerance Folders(Post)

    3 Things To Love About Zero Tolerance Folders We've watched the Zero Tolerance product line mature (for lack of a better term) over the last several years, and we really like what we see. Thes

    Bark River Knives: Kalahari(Post)

    I asked Mike Stewart of Bark River Knives about the KalahariThe Kalahari is brand new model for Bark River Knives. It uses a handle Mike Stewart really likes. It is contoured with Bark River’s classi

    FAQ: Can I exchange my new knife's right-handed sheath for one that's left-handed?(Post)

    Generally speaking, the sheaths that ship with most of the fixed-blade knives we offer are right-handed -- left-handed versions simply aren't available.Bark River is an exception to that rule.The s

    FAQ: Are knives a good investment?(Post)

    Maybe -- it all depends on your own personal definitions of "good" and "investment."If you're wondering if a relatively small investment in knives will someday provide returns good enough to fund a co

    In praise of small knives(Post)

    Everyone, it seems, wants a big knife. Maybe it goes back to when we were kids, to that unforgettable day when a trusted adult handed us our very first knife. Because we were small, that knife felt

    Real Knife People Use Real Kitchen Knives(Post)

    My name is Derrick Bohn, and I'm a knife guy.By now you've seen my videos. You've read my newsletters. You know that I'm a fan of edged tools -- I have been all my life. And if you spend any time on I

    3 Ways to Bring an Old Pocketknife Back to Life(Post)

    3 Ways to Bring an Old Pocketknife Back to Life Sometimes we love a pocketknife so much that we neglect it -- seriously, a knife can become such a natural part of our day-to-day life that we forg

    3 Good Reasons to Always Carry a Knife(Post)

    3 Good Reasons to Always Carry a Knife With a nod to Gibbs' Rule #9 -- "Never go anywhere without a knife" -- we humbly present three good reasons to always carry a knife. 1. Emergencies hap

    3 Things That Cut Better with a Serrated Edge(Post)

    3 Things That Cut Better with a Serrated Edge Serrated edges, physically speaking, have a couple of advantages over plain edges. On blades of similar size, the scalloped profile essentially incre

    FAQ: Are custom knives worth the money?(Post)

    For us, the answer is an enthusiastic yes -- but that's us. You'll have to answer that question for yourself.A high-quality custom knife is crafted by someone who knows knives. Not only does the maker

    Bark River Knives: Ghost II Karambit(Post)

    We asked Mike Stewart of Bark River Knives about their new Ghost II. The new Ghost II Karambit was designed for Bark River Knives by Scott Horn of Airborn Knives. Scott is an ex- Ranger and has a lo

    How-To: Getting the most from your kitchen knives(Post)

    Getting the most from your kitchen knives Tip #1: Store your knives properly. If you throw your kitchen knives into a drawer they can chip or dull, and you risk cutting yourself when you reac

    ​Kids & knives: The right thing, the right way(Post)

    Kids & knives: The right thing, the right way As knife enthusiasts, there's perhaps nothing as satisfying as sharing our passion with the young people in our lives. That's not as easy a

    What's the best place to buy Northwoods knives?(Post)

    Well, that's an easy one -- the best place to buy Northwoods Knives is KnivesShipFree, the home of Northwoods Knives. Here are more good reasons: We always have the most complete selec

    Bark River Knives: City Knife(Post)

    We asked Bark River Knife and Tool owner, Mike Stewart about the Loveless City Knife.  This is what he said.The City Knife was designed originally by Bob Loveless in the late 1980’s. It is not though