Learn the easy steps of sharpening knives with whetstones in this beginner’s guide. Discover how to keep your blades sharp ...

Finish the process by using a strop or a honing rod to polish the edge and remove the burr. This finishing touch is essential, as leaving the burr can make the knife seem sharp initially, but the edge ...

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Boker is transmuting one of their outdoors fixed blades into a folding format for the fall. The Micro Tracker Folder adapts the rugged fixie original’s design into a more pocketable incarnation for ...

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