What is the best knife magazine?

RDaneel

RDaneel

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I need something to read when travelling and away from the internet. So I'm looking for hard copy.

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"When I get a little money I buy [knives]; and if any is left I buy food and clothes." Erasmus (slightly edited)
 
Blade Magazine, then maybe Tactical Knives.

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Matt
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Like most things, it depends!!!! I am learning how to make knives, so my favorite mag is Knives Illustrated. It has info on production knives and such too, but I get way more inspiration from the stories and pictures in that magazine than I do from Blade. Tactical Knives is second and Blade is third for me. But I read any mag I can get! In fact, I think I have more blade magazines than any of the other 3 I mentioned. But for sure check out Knives Illustrated.

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If you use your knives for opening mail, trimming your nails and peeling fruit then Blade is for you. For those of us who actually venture outside of our homes Tactical Knives is the one.
 
The big three ,KI,TK and Blade are all good, but for me it's between Knives Illustrated and Blade depending on the actual content that month.
 
As people mentioned it depends what you like. My favorite is Tactical Knives (because of the reasons that were mentioned too
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Kris
 
Isn't "Knife World" still available? I know that is subscription only, you can't get it on the newsstand. It is a good general publication, although if I remember right it has a tendency to do a lot with older production folders more than anything.
and don't forget the quarterlies that "Blade" has been doing lately, Tek Knives, Dream Teams etc.
 
Tactical Knives. Blade is alright but focuses too much on blades that the average Joe can't afford.
 
Blade and KI are both good for rags, should hold your interest.

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James Segura
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I like all the Knife magazines, and get them all,,, ya have to be able to look at the overall picture of what the Knife industry is doing as a whole. I think all the magazines contribute to this in there own way with what there major coverages are.

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Allen
 
KI is the best IMHO. It seems to have the best articles and most definatly better and more pics. Blade has a higher page count but to me it seems to be more ads than anything else. KI also seems to be more about custom knives where Blade appears to have more production knives. Blade and KI are the only knife mags I can get locally so I really dont know about any of the others

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Well, that depends on where your interests lie. I buy Tactical Knives, Knives Illustrated and Blade. Here are my thoughts:

Blade - Good technical and how-to articles for makers/wannabe makers. Collector information. Less emphasis on the tactical side, more Bowies, artsy damascus pieces, camp-y/hunting type stuff. The magazine looks nice and thick, but near the end is mostly ads for about 20 pages...
The recent "roll over and die for the lawyers" editorial in this publication will not stop me from buying it, but if it means that there will be less "tactical" makers, reviews and content featured then that position will change in a hurry. The "Dream Teams" issue is nice. (I want that Microtech/Lightfoot LCC on the inside back cover now!!!!)

Knives Illustrated - Great magazine. Better balance of content than Blade I think. Lots of maker profiles/shop tours. I think I actually found out that there were many great Canadian custom knifemakers by reading KI. They have always had an international focus, profiling makers from all around the world. Unlike other publications, websites and knife dealers who think that the earth ends at the U.S. border.

Tactical Knives Slick magazine. Being a tactical fan, this is my favorite magazine. They review the knives that I buy, (usually after I've bought them though!) A little on the thin side, especially for a magazine that is only published quarterly, but I read it from cover to cover unlike the others...

Fighting Knives was really good before Blade bought and killed it, except for Greg Walker going on about how great it is to be a Green Beret and a Christian each and every issue...

Oh well. That was long-winded. Enough.

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