There’s a lot of emotions that come out around Christmas. There’s the sad, melancholy Christmas’ reminding us of losses and failures. Happy Christmas’ with kids, grandkids and friends enjoying each others company. Private Christmas’ we share just with close family. Christmas’ with more gifts then anyone deserves. Then there’s what I call the Funny Christmas…
Supply Chain Issues, Oh ya…
Inflation, supply chain issues, product shortages these are all real in the knife industry right now. And it’s axes as well as a lot of other associated items. This past summer and fall there were price increases and delays in product shipments. In some instances we saw two price increases on the same product within…
Piranha Miniguard Review
A couple of weeks ago I added some of the Piranha Miniguard auto knives to the store. Since then, I’ve been carrying one of the Miniguards on a daily basis. So far, I’m liking it a lot! At just 3.75″ closed with a pocket clip, it’s an easy to pack EDC knife. Add to that…
Helle Temagami 14 Ltd Edition
I just received confirmation the 2021 Helle Temagami 14 Ltd Edition has been released. These are enroute as I write. If you visit the Trestle Pine Knives storefront, you can order now and the knives will ship the week of 11.15.21. Only 200 of these are available in the United States. Temagami Variations Helle has…
A GREAT North Dakota Hunt
We had a great North Dakota Hunt again this year at the 9th annual 2021 Michael Odermann Memorial Pheasant Hunt. This is the fourth year we participated and although the birds didn’t cooperate, we had a great hunt! Michael Odermann Memorial Pheasant Hunt The Odermann family lost their son Michael in a hunting accident a…
S&W Presentation “Collector Series” Knives
In the mid 70’s I owned a brick and mortar sporting goods store. About this time S&W made an all out effort to promote their line of hunting knives. In 1975 they announced a 4 knife set that was outstanding. I ordered a set and after waiting almost a year I finally cancelled the backorder….
Knife Prices are Going UP!
It’s been a while since I sat down to the computer and shared my thoughts. This summer has been a blur and it’s hard to relate all that’s gone on. What’s been going on? Personally, it was a great summer. We spent over three weeks in the camper. Northern Minnesota, North Dakota, Cody Wyoming, Yellowstone……
Knife Collecting Changing?
I have to admit, I haven’t been watching the knife industry very closely this past year. Since I sold TSA Knives, LLC to Erin it’s been kind of nice to kick back and not have to worry about trying to keep everyone happy. Erin’s younger, more patient and just a much nicer person then I…
Council Tool Axe and Hatchets
This past week our first order of Council Tool Axe and Hatchets arrived. These have been in short supply and our order took roughly 4 months to arrive. AND, we only received roughly 1/2 of our initial order. So there’s more to come! I’ve been stocking axes and hatchets from Germany, Italy, Sweden and other…
July 4, 2021 and We Made It!!!
Yup, it’s July 4, 2021 and we made it. Looking back at where we were a year ago, I wasn’t so sure. We were in a state of quarantine due to the Covid virus. Businesses were under orders to shut down, many would never reopen. Rioters were burning and tearing down anything and everything that…