Shop Relocation
After 12 years in 3 shops in Burnaby (metro Vancouver BC) we moved our shop 200 kilometers north to the Campbell River area of eastern Vancouver Island. That was March 2025 and although we announced it on Instagram and … Continued
Free shipping or flat rate shipping worldwide
We have restructured our shipping prices so that the majority of orders either ship free or are a single flat rate. This is how it works, depending on order destination and contents: Canadian destinations: An order for any 1 or … Continued
Cardboard cutting tip
So you have sharpened your folding knife to perfection and want to try it out by cutting some cardboard. You head downstairs to that pile of shipping boxes you’ve been meaning to break down and grin as you pull out … Continued
To the Point: sharpen a knife in 15 seconds per week
Assuming you have kitchen knives made with quality steel, and you always cut on a board, you can sharpen a knife in 15 seconds per week. And by this, I mean steeling with a fine diamond coated butcher’s steel. The … Continued
Our take on the CBSA folding knife ban
As many of you probably know, there was a recent ruling by the CITT and CBSA that changes the way the CBSA will be interpreting the definition of “centrifugal knife.” As you can see here this new interpretation means that the CBSA … Continued
How to minimize edge chipping on knives
Knife design involves a lot of compromise, not only with the choice of steel but with basically all the materials. There are trade-offs between hardness, and ruggedness, edge holding, price, and other factors. For a lot of people, though, a … Continued
Sources of Tormach PCNC 1100 Backlash
Tormach’s PCNC 1100 mill has done a lot of work for us over the last 3 years since we bought it. For the most part, our relationship with it is affectionate. But sometimes it takes a crap on the bed and … Continued
New Hunting Knife
Update to post: this knife is now available to order from the Lynx product page. We are very excited about a feature-rich new hunting knife we’re working on right now. In a recent forum thread at Hunting BC, we polled hunters … Continued
Italian Knife Magazine Reviews Osprey
The Italian knife magazine Lame d’autore has published a review of our Osprey outdoor knife in their November 2015 issue (#68). Author Alfredo Doricchi was drawn to the design earlier this year and decided to test the Osprey’s suitability as a bushcrafting … Continued
Portobello West 2015 Holiday Market
Portobello Holiday Market is a Growing Tradition We will be one of over 95 vendors at the Portobello West 2015 Holiday Market Saturday and Sunday, November 28-29, 2015, 11am-5pm both days. We will have our new Sitka and Alder board knives with us as … Continued