Bloch created the knife as his senior design project while attending the Colorado School of Mines. After graduating with an engineering degree in 1986, Bloch refined the design, sought out a manufacturing facility in Japan and began production.

Outdoor Edge Knives is a Colorado-based manufacturer of knives that are a combination of functional design with sharpest and the best edge holding steels in their state-of-art production.

420J2 stainless steel Outdoor Edge offers multiple blade designs constructed from Japanese 420J2 stainless steel.

Camillus Camillus. Based on my research, Camillus is the oldest pocket knife manufacturer in the United States. Camillus got its start in 1876, according to the company's website.

Case Cutlery remains committed to crafting our knives in the United States. Case knives are made in Bradford, PA, where Case has been manufacturing cutlery for well over a century.

knife-edge

• ​(of a situation, etc.) in a difficult or dangerous situation in which a very small change can cause somebody/something to succeed or fail. The economy is balanced on a knife-edge.
• ​(of a person) very worried or anxious about the result of something. He's living on a knife-edge, waiting for the test results.

Here are the top knife brands, ranked for affordability, quality, longevity, and sharpness.

1. Wüsthof. Amazon.
2. Enso. Amazon.
3. Miyabi Cutlery. Miyabi Cutlery.
4. Yoshihiro Cutlery. Amazon.
5. Chicago Cutlery. Chicago Cutlery.
6. Zwilling. Zwilling.
7. Shun Cutlery. Shun.
8. Five Two. Five Two.

The earliest knives were crafted by early homo sapiens using flint or obsidian, which is thought to be approximately 2 million years old. These knives served various purposes such as cutting food during hunting, preparing hides for clothing, sharpening tools, and being used as weapons in combat.

Without question, a knife from WE, Kizer, Reate, Artisan, Kansept, Bestech, QSP, Petrified Fish, or Kunwu is a knife you can be proud to carry, use, and count on to meet your cutting needs. “Made in China” means something different than it used to.

Germany and Japan have been known for their knife making skills for centuries. Both boast some of the most popular knife brands in the world.

The edge, or belly, is the sharp portion of the blade that runs from the point to the end of the heel.

An edged weapon, or bladed weapon, is a melee weapon with a cutting edge. Bladed weapons include swords, daggers, knives, and bayonets. Edged weapons are used to cut, hack, or slash; some edged weapons (such as many kinds of swords) may also permit thrusting and stabbing.