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name Hello my name is James Huff and I started a online store called pocketknivesdepot.com I started this for two reasons I wanted to offer great quality knives at low prices. I also wanted to gain financial independence. To open your own store is challenging but well worth the work. If I can do it any one can. Thank you.

bulat steel made by Petrovich Anosov

10th August 2009
Bulat steel was lost at the beginning of the 19th century Petrovich Anosov was a student of the Damascus steel. He studied them for over ten years. He was believed to be able to recreate this steel in 1838. Petrovich Ansosv steel Bulat steel was very popu... Read >

Damascus Beautiful and dangerous

04th August 2009
Even though the recipe is lost to history the term Damascus Is a steel that has a very visible patter or grain in the steel. This can also be with or with out a texture to it. Now Damascus steel is lamination of folded steel, then grinded and polished w... Read >

the Katana and the Samurai

04th August 2009
A Katana is a sword made by the Japanese's . this sword has also been called the Samurai sword for the reason that the Samurai used these swords. The name Katana really applies to any single edged sword. But most sword lovers believe this sword is of a sp... Read >

Wootz steel impacted metallurgy

03rd August 2009
Wootz steel was a steel made out of India. It is believed to be first made in 300 BC One of the main characteristics of this steel is pattern and or bands of carbon in the steel. The word Wootz is thought to be a mistranscription of the word wook, a trans... Read >

Ka Bar knives was used by braches of the US military

31st July 2009
Ka Bar got its break in World War II when the knives the Marines where not what they where looking for so the Marine Corps bought knives for many different knives companies. Quickly rising to the top of the favorites was the Ka Bar knives. Ka Bar knive... Read >

survival knives the most important item in a survival kit

03rd June 2009
Survival knives are some of my favorite knives. These knives are used not surprisingly as tools for survival. People that might carry one of these knives are hunters, hikers, or any outdoor sports fan, Pilots in case of crashing, or if in the military bei... Read >