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What is the best way, and best knife to use, to minimise crumbs when slicing bread, particularly wholemeal? (continued) What is the best way, and best knife to use, to [...]

When I raised chickens on pasture, I wanted to sell the entire bird. After all, I had to feed, process, and package the whole bird. If car manufacturers were only [...]

If you read our November 2010 issue, you no doubt remember Val Riazanov, the martial arts expert featared in 'Punch Line: Mastering the Ballistic Strike.' (Don't have access to it? [...]

A good blade is essential to Scouting. Whether you're camping, backpacking, fishing or simply preparing for your next outing, these five knives and multitools will give you an edge in [...]

The actions of the September 11, 2001, hijackers clearly demonstrated the genuine threat of an edged-weapon attack. They showed that someone with a relatively small amount of training and a [...]

The tools used for the accomplishment of the task must be in accordance with the need of the task. A guide is presented to help select appropriate tool from an array of sporting cutlery styles, by blade length and their uses are detailed.

Wall Scrapers and Joint Knives Wail scrapers are used to scrape old wallpaper off walls and peeling paint from work surfaces, to tape joints and to patch plaster. Most do-it-yourselfers [...]

U.S. Army and Marine Corps combat knives of World War II have become classic icons of the epic conflict. The study conclude that experience has proven the possession of a trench knife which was a great morale booster for the individual fighting man.

Hints and techniques for the use of kitchen knives are presented, with advice given by Norman Weinstein of the New York Cooking School. The quality and type of knives are the most important aspects, although choosing the correct size of knife will also impact performance.

When I wrote about knives in my book Combatives for Street Survival, I was a subject-matter expert for the defense in a homicide case in Virginia. Here are the facts: [...]

Chef Tim Aitken recommends buying an eight-inch chef's knife and a small paring knife to cut fresh vegetables. He gives step-by-step instructions on how to cut broccoli, ginger, onion, butternut squash, and peppers. Safety tips are also presented., Tim Aitken, chef and senior instructor at the New York-based Natural Gourmet Institute for Food and Health, is not like ordinary mortals. He isn't intimidated by multi-ingredient stir-fries, and he [...]

Super Tool: A drop-point knife with a 4-inch blade will give you the most point control for a general-purpose hunting and wilderness skills knife. + Wood Work: Never use hot [...]

Dressed to kill, though not with intent Getty Images Violent crime is becoming more vicious, thanks to a fad for knives THE weekend had hardly begun before Rob Knox was [...]

Paul Hunter: Make sure you find an instructor who understands the legal implications of using a knife to defend yourself, as well as the practical skills. Then carry a knife [...]

WHAT CONNECTS THESE L.A. CHEFS TO THE MOST IMPORTANT TOOL IN THE KITCHEN? * A KNIFE IS more than a blade with great edge geometry. In restaurant kitchens, knives are [...]

Byline: Keith McCafferty Blade basics 1 FELL A TREE If you can double a sapling over using one hand (limber it up by bending it back and forth several times), [...]

Byline: Keith McCafferty You can start a fire by striking the blade of your closed pocketknife against the sharp edge of a rock. The rock must be hard enough to [...]

If there are any items of kitchen equipment that seem to need no explanation, it must be kitchen knives and chopping boards. Yet there is still design and technology behind [...]

Top chefs have rubbished doctors' claims that long, pointed kitchen knives are unnecessary in the kitchen. The doctors, from West Middlesex University Hospital, want the Government to ban the public [...]

Police have discovered from visits to primaries that children as young as seven are carrying knives to protect themselves from bullies in school. Pupils at one Liverpool primary handed in 43 weapons in just six hours when police offered an amnesty during a visit to the school in May 2005 to educate the children about the dangers of weapons.

Byline: Stuart Reininger A few years ago, I stood at the end of a "T" dock on New York's East River watching a 110-foot Feadship make an approach against a […]

Confessions from knife life expert Mark Hogan, post-press business executive of Heidelberg UK How do I select a knife for my guillotine? The most common type of knives are high [...]

I'm one of those people who remember the name of every teacher I ever had. In sixth grade, my teacher was Miss Marion Peseux (pronounced like 'kazoo' with a 'p'). [...]

Page 20 of PS 728 (Jul 13) said the aircrew survival and egress knife (ASEK) could only be worn on the inside or outside of either calf. That's no longer [...]

Knife skills are basic to chefs, but being sold the right tools can make applying those skills much easier. Of all the tools modern kitchens require, knives are still the [...]

A top set of knives costs hundreds, if not thousands, of dollars. How long they last is up to you. Here are the seven rules that experts say are worth […]

Echoes from my novice days-beginning diver class. Topic: dive knives. My instructor tells us, "You carry a dive knife for safety, in case you get entangled or need a tool […]

Eastman Outdoors and Game Tracker have introduced a knife that people have been looking for since the beginning of time: a knife that never needs sharpening. The Surgeon General Knife [...]

A sharp knife in a skilled hand is a scary thing. The best cooks do not simply use knives. They allow knives to become their hands. I fought it for [...]