Thursday, March 18, 2010

It is a new year!

Well 2009 came and went - and 2010 looks to be moving just as fast. The big knife companies are finally getting their new offerings in stock and it seems to me to be a mixed bag. With the economy in the tank most knife makers are being somewhat conservative - not a lot of new knives and some refinement to the line they already know sells. Having said that, it is nice to see SOG bring back the Northwest Ranger fixed blade, minus the serrations. Benchmade dropped their "red" line and now offer the Rant Bowies in D2 tool steel both made in Oregon City OR.
Cold Steel has taken some old familiar lines, Voyagers, SRK, Recon Tanto etc. and now offers them in their proprietary steel VG-1 San Mai.

In the coming days I will be posting some of the new/some of the old knives that I hope will spark your interest. Some will be collector worthy but, some will be user friendly. Thanks for stopping by.

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