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Buck Knives Adds to Management Team

July 25, 2022

Buck Knives recently announced that outdoor industry veteran Ken Vitale had joined the company as a product manager, and Katie Redman was hired as operations manager. Vitale will oversee the vision, direction, and performance of Buck Knives’ product line, including product assortment, category/brand alignment, development, commercialization, launch, and the end of life for the company’s […]

Badfeather to Auction First Production Knife

May 28, 2022

“We will be auctioning our first production knife – the “Raider Creek™ EDC” – on eBay to raise awareness for an upcoming Kickstarter campaign” Dan Vorhis of Badfeather™ Knives recently announced. The first auction will be for a Raider Creek No. 3, starting on Sunday, May 15. The auctions for Knives 2 and 1 will […]

New OKC RAT-6 Fixed Blade Knife

May 16, 2022

Photo OKC RAT 6 & Sheath

Ontario Knife Company® (OKC®) is proud to announce the newest addition to its popular RAT Series of knives, the new RAT-6 fixed blade knife.

Ontario Knife Company® Announces Newest Model in Award-Winning Black Bird Series

April 15, 2022

OKC Black Bird S35VN

New Black Bird S35VN Combines Simplistic Design, High-Quality S35VN Steel, and Pure Function for Ultimate Survival / Outdoors Knife Ontario Knife Company® (OKC®), the award-winning cutlery maker with more than 130 years of experience designing and creating blades for every need, is proud to announce the newest addition to its award-winning Black Bird series, the […]

Work Sharp Releases Full Line of Kitchen Knife Sharpeners

April 5, 2022

Work Sharp Sharpeners is the industry-leading manufacturer of knife and tool sharpeners that pioneered professional, flexible abrasive belt technology for the everyday knife user, making knife sharpening faster and easier than ever. Now Work Sharp is moving into the kitchen space with a complete lineup of new sharpeners. Work Sharp has been listening to and […]

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