Paul Bos, widely recognized as America's foremost heat treat authority for knife blades, got an early start learning the importance of proper heat treat. He was a 9th grader, making a set of 16 cold chisels in metal shop. When he plunged them into water to cool them off, they shattered...
Inspired by handcraftsmanship perfected over the centuries by French knife makers, Laguiole is synonymous with unrivaled quality. The symbolic bee that marks each Laguiole item signifies a level of commitment to precision and function that's part art, part science. Make it yours to enhance your ...
Cactus Apples (US Southwest, Mexico): A red or purple fruit found growing on beavertail cactus plants. Remove CAREFULLY, roll it around in the sand then skin it with a sharp knife (try not to get stuck by the needles) and slice into disk-shaped sections for eating as a finger food. ...
Hardly a day passed without witnessing some poor fellow running for the fort with a band of the red devils after him; frequently, he escaped the keen edge of their scalping knife, but every once in a while, a man was killed. At one time, two herders with their animals within 50 yards...