For years, my friends and I have sent what must be thousands of emails to each other about a single issue: If you were going to be displaced or circumstances were altered to a degree that you would have to rely on only three weapons, which do you choose? Ultimately, the parameters of the conversation were constrained to choosing one rifle, one pistol and one shotgun.

Nick Chen went on, and filmed, a tour at the Benchmade factory in Oregon with Mike St. Clair, the Lead of Special Projects at Benchmade. Mike, a knife enthusiast  reveals he has been at the company for 15 years and initially took a paycut and gave up the offer of a promotion to get a job making knives …

Most knife owners appreciate the peace of mind that comes from an overbuilt tool. Sure, you can cut things with a $0.99 boxcutter, but what if your life depended on it? Wouldn’t you rather have something you know will work time and time again? Grayman is clearly one of the makers who is in touch with this concept. Well known for his robust fixed blades which are built to withstand the rigors of the most unrelentingly harsh environments, it’s no surprise that his entrance into the folder market was equally as tough.

[ This guest post was contributed by Nightfly ]

We’ve had several request for knife coverage. While I did take a fair amount of pics they weren’t up to par for posting so I used some Tops pictures along with my own. These are new release knives at the Tops booth.So, here are photos of a few of the new release knives now available.At the bottom of the page is a link to all of the new TOPs knives. The featured photo is my favorite of them all.The CUMA TAK-RI designed by a master martial artist Waysun Johnny Tsai.