Other types of knives, like a hunting knife or a serrated knife, will need a different kind of sharpening kit or sharpening tool to combat a dull blade.

Knives are wonderful gadgets that outdoorspeople can use for everything from cleaning their fingernails to gutting an elk. You should never be without one. Which should be easy, because there are ...

I was told growing up that a dull knife was more dangerous than a sharp one. When I was a kid, it was a head-scratcher for me, but when I really started using knives on my backpacking and camping ...

The most common way to hone a knife is with a honing steel. These inexpensive tools, starting at around $10, are essentially steel rods with a handle. The surface of the rod is coarse ...

Knife sets supply some of the most essential tools to a home kitchen—after all, it’s near-impossible to make meals without a few sharp blades to chop vegetables, slice meat and mince herbs.

In a world where versatility and functionality are paramount, the Cold Blade Multi Tool Axe emerges as an indispensable ...

Sears wrote for such publications as Forest & Stream and The Atlantic during the mid to late 1800s under the pen name of Nessmuk, adopted from a childhood friend of the Nipmuc tribe who taught him ...

Whetstones, also known as sharpening stones, are a different way of sharpening knives. They're basically a two-sided block of coarse stone (with one side more coarse than the other) and a base/holder.

Kershaw utilized a high-grade CPM 154 steel that’s going to give it excellent edge retention. It’s a little too fine for heavier work, but it’s a handy EDC knife. (Just be careful because it ...

It measures 2.9 inches — just under half of the knife’s 6-inch length — and is made of sturdy D2 steel, notable for its edge retention. The deep-bellied, full-tang blade has a strong tip ...

We put in hours of chopping to find the best knife sets for tackling dicing, slicing, mincing and peeling with ease. Popular knife block sets from Ninja, Joseph Joseph, Sabatier and more were tested ...