The Bowie Knife: Frontier Need Becomes American Myth
There are knives that do a job, and then there are knives that become part of a country’s identity. The Bowie knife sits firmly in that second category. It was...
The Barrow: You don’t need a big blade to do big work.
The Toor Knives Barrow was built around a simple idea: you don’t need a big blade to do big work. In the knife world, capability is often associated with size,...
Trade Knives and the Opening of the American Frontier
As America pushed west, the trade knife became one of the most important tools on the frontier. Simple, durable, and endlessly useful, it helped drive trade, survival, diplomacy, and expansion while shaping the early history of American knife use.
