In this page you can find technical information related to the fighting folding knives. These data are selected from a wide range of sources, like catalogs, magazines etc. I cannot guarantee their accuracy, so I am not responsible for any problems that you might have with them, even if they come from some of the market experts. I am simply putting them here as information for visitors to consider. New items go at the top of this list, and are clearly marked. All links will open in a new window. If a new window does not open, when you click on one of the links below, it means that you have not activated Javascript in your web browser.

• Tactical/Fighting Folder Definition
  
• The Rockwell Hardness Test
  
• The Linerlock
  
• Knife Steels
  
• Steel Production and Properties
  
• Knife Care
  
• Sharpening your Knife, the Emerson way
  
• The Sharpening FAQ from the Usenet News Group rec.knives
  
• How to take care of your folder
  
• How to sharpen a serrated blade
  
• How to sharpen your Buck knife (courtesy of Buck Knives)
  
• How to buy a knife (courtesy of Buck Knives, 1.4MB .pdf file)
  
• Knife Steel Additives
  
• Sharpening FAQ by Joe Talmadge (courtesy of Knifeart.com)
  
• The knife edge FAQ by Joe Talmadge (courtesy of Knifeart.com)
  
• The steel FAQ by Joe Talmadge (courtesy of Knifeart.com)
  
• The blade geometry FAQ by Joe Talmadge (courtesy of Knifeart.com)
  
• Evaluating a custom knife by Darrel Ralph (courtesy of Knifeart.com)
  
• Knife Encyclopedia (courtesy of Knifeart.com)
  
• A table of different steels (courtesy of Knifeart.com)
  
• Talonite, a new blade material by Chuck Bybee (courtesy of Knifeart.com)