Video: Benchmade Axis Lock In Action
Thursday, October 18th, 2007 | Knife Reviews / News | No Comments
If you read the article on the Benchmade Axis Lock you might appreciate this you tube video (included below) showing the Benchmade Axis Locking mechanism in action – on a number of different knives.
How do you think the Axis lock compares to other locks from brands like Spyderco, CRKT (Columbia River Knife & Tool) and others? Post comments below.
Ambidextrous, Benchmade Axis Lock
Sunday, October 14th, 2007 | Knife Reviews / News | 3 Comments
Truly an innovative design on Benchmade’s part. It allows for left or right hand opening, superb open blade lock with little to no play. Benchmade has employed this lcok design on a number of its knives for many years now. With a small amount of practice for some, first time for others, the blades can be opened simply by depressing the lock and flipping the wrist in what would look like an candy cane motion – or shepherds staff.
What follows is the Axis Lock description taken taken directly from www.benchmade.com:
AXIS® A patented Benchmade exclusive, AXIS has been turning heads and winning fans ever since its introduction. A 100-percent ambidextrous design, AXIS gets its function from a small, hardened steel bar which rides forward and back in a slot machined into both steel liners. The bar extends to both sides of the knife, spanning the liners and positioned over the rear of the blade. It engages a ramped, tang portion of the knife blade when it is opened. Two omega style springs, one on each liner, give the locking bar it’s inertia to engage the knife tang, and as a result the tang is wedged solidly between a sizable stop pin and the AXIS bar itself.
Here are few models that use the Axis Lock System:
click here to read more about Benchmade’s Axis locking mechanism.
click here to view some of the Benchmade knives featuring the Axis Locking mechanism
Video: Making a Kydex Knife Sheath
Saturday, October 13th, 2007 | How To Articles | 1 Comment
Ever wonder how kydex sheaths for knives and firearms are made? So have we! After watching this video, you will instantly become a kydex sheath making guru. And since each of you probably has all the equipment in this video lying around the garage and or kitchen, we may have just introduced you to your newest hobby. If so, send some of your newly made sheaths our way at TheKnifeWarehouse.com, we’ll put them to good use.
In all seriousness, watch and enjoy while custom knifemaker Peter Atwood gives away some of the secrets to quick kydex sheath making. Thanks Peter!
Spyderfly Balisong / Butterfly Skills…
Tuesday, October 2nd, 2007 | Butterfly / Balisong Knives | No Comments
When we saw this kid flipping the Spyderfly, we had to share it.
Discussion:
how old do you think he is? Post your best guess
share your favorite butterfly skills video in the comments below…
Gerber Recalls its blades…
Tuesday, October 2nd, 2007 | Product Alerts | 1 Comment
Gerber is recalling its EAB (Exchange A Blade) due to potential for the razor to slide past the back support during use, which can result in serious injury to the user. Gerber has received at least eight reports of users injuring themselves, some who required stitches.
The recall involves the following model numbers: 22-41548, 22-41548CDIP, 22-01548W and 22-41548W.
“Consumers should stop using the recalled knives immediately and contact Gerber to receive instructions on how to return the knife for a free replacement knife.”
Click here for complete recall details direct from Gerber.
Rustproof blade by Spyderco – Salt 1
Thursday, September 27th, 2007 | Knife Reviews / News | 5 Comments
-Retails for $85.95 @ www.spyderco.com –
-Check TKW price here…
Unbeknownst to many, Spyderco has developed a rustproof blade and named the knife Salt 1. The blade is made of H-1 Steel which according to this article, is ”impervious to corrosion.” Apparently, the alloy’s secret is the nitrogen. The nitrogen has replaced the carbon, present in most other blades, which normally reacts with chlorine in the oxidation process.
Camillus knives lives on – well, sort of
Wednesday, September 26th, 2007 | Manufacturer News | 5 Comments
Beginning Sept 17th, Camillus Cutlery, er what’s left of it, (camillusknives.com) was auctioned off via Stampler Auctions (stamplerauctions.com). Roughly 150 bidders, present and via proxy, bid on remaining equipment, according to a Syracuse.com report (view article)
The question remains, and is continually posed by our customers at http://www.theknifewarehouse.com/, ‘Will Camillus knives ever see the light of day again?’ The answer is actually a hopeful one, albeit unclear. According to RTTNews.com (view article) Acme United Corp. has acquired the Camillus Cutlery brand name and all of its patents. And Acme United’s Chairman and CEO, Walter Johnson, said, “We intend to reestablish the Camillus brand into production and continue to deliver high quality products. We hope to slowly build revenues as we reconnect with customers. This will be a careful undertaking.”
However, an apparently contradictory account was reported in a more recent Sept 22nd article asserting that knife patterns from Camillus models will begin appearing in the catalogs of Ontario Knife Company (www.ontarioknife.com) and Bear & Son Cutlery (www.bearandsoncutlery.com) as early as next year. It was reported that the knives would not bear the Camillus name as previously assumed. So, while the question of whether the models scheduled for production will bear the Camillus trademark is still uncertain, it appears as though Camillus Cutlery knives may survive. One large loss, however, is the jobs of those faithful employees who stood by a company whose roots spread back as far as World War I – we wish you the best. And, one last ‘Cheers’ to the makers of Camillus knives, who once upon a time made many a fine tool - a tool a number of us will continue to use for years to come.
How to Make a Knife Lanyard
Monday, September 24th, 2007 | How To Articles | 1 Comment
Rather than reinvent the wheel – we’ve decided to point you in the direction of some pretty talented and very innovative tutorials/examples of homemade lanyards. The first is a tutorial from Stormdrane’s blog, a very talented “paracordist”:
The rest are mostly examples that should help to spark some ideas in all you DIYers:
Sliding Knot FOB Lanyard
Spiral Braids & Lanyard Knots
Doubled Knife Lanyard Knot
A Few FOBs
Shock Cord Layrad Wrist Strap
Short Braid with Black
Snake Knot Wrist Lanyard
Be sure to share your ideas, links photos below.
Slideshow – Flickr knife photos
Thursday, September 20th, 2007 | Flickr Photos | No Comments
Enjoy a handful of photos form our friends at www.flickr.com. All knife related of course.
To share your photos with the TKWblog, drop us an email at sales@[remove]theknifewarehouse.com.
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