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States and Localities Urged to Consider Knife & Tool Industry Essential and Critical

April 7, 2020

“The knife and tool industry spans over the entire United States, and we support the position that the knife and tool industry is a ‘National Critical Infrastructure Industry,’ and the employees who work in our industry should be considered ‘Essential Critical Infrastructure Workers’.”

Position of the American Knife and Tool Institute on the Knife and Tool Industry as an Essential and Critical Infrastructure Workforce during COVID-19 Response

April 7, 2020

AKTI urges all state and local authorities to enable the continued operations of the import and manufacture of knives and the supply chains they depend on.

Business Resources Dealing with Coronavirus

April 1, 2020

During this difficult time for knife businesses, AKTI is providing links to valuable federal business resources to help our community.  Be sure to check with your state and local rulings.  State, local, tribal, and territorial governments are responsible for implementing and executing COVID-19 response activities including which businesses can continue to operate and under what conditions.

Buck Knives Enhances Fillet Knives

March 28, 2020

Buck Knives, leader in sports cutlery, recently enhanced the popular Abyss fillet knives by adding a Cerakote® Ridgeway Blue premium coating to the 420HC steel blade.

OKC’s Take on the Elegant Shikra Design

March 1, 2020

For over 130 years, the company has blended classic design with extreme quality, all of which has been poured into their latest – the Shikra Folder. This lightweight, functional knife will prove to be a blade you will carry everywhere.

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