Amputating an arm to extricate yourself from beneath a boulder. Performing an emergency sidewalk appendectomy. Severing tenacious ribbons around birthday presents. A very sharp blade makes all of these much easier to do. Here's how to hone the keenest cutter. Read More >>

Looking like they were lifted from James Bond's accessories drawer, this set of working pocket knife cufflinks are the perfect not-so-concealed weapons for the aspiring spy. Or, anyone who hates finding a loose thread on their tuxedo. Read More >>

Joerg Sprave's latest slingshot takes a very simple concept and makes it wonderfully fun and dangerous: What do you throw that you'd rather fire out of a high-powered homemade slingshot? Throwing knives! Read More >>

We're not sure how many fingers have been lost after people watch Aliens and try to recreate Bishop's Five Finger Fillet stunt. But if you stick to only playing with this lovely knife block, you'll never have to worry about an emergency trip to the hospital. Read More >>

We have a sneaking suspicion that slingshot master Joerg Sprave might be losing his mind. But we're not going to do anything about it, because it fuels ridiculously awesome creations like this drill-powered Steaksaw featuring a cutting wheel covered in serrated kitchen knives. Read More >>

It might not be as revolutionary as Tim Cook's toaster-fridge concept, but SOG might have come up with a handy bit of synergy with its new Blade Light that incorporates a set of six bright LEDs into a folding knife. Read More >>

We've all be there. Those days when you've just had enough already. The slightest provocation and you're ready to blow. Maybe you elbow someone a little to hard when they crowd your tube-space. Maybe you pop off on the waitress for messing up your order. Or, if you're like one disgruntled Chinese man, maybe you catapult yourself over the glass-walled ATM vestibule and stab the guy who skipped infront of you in line. Read More >>

Here at Gizmodo, we like to think we put our reviewed products through a rigorous, real-life evaluation. That's one way of doing it. Or, you can test a device by attacking frozen animal corpses while wearing a Hawaiian shirt. Read More >>

It takes a really sharp knife—like, say, the Kramer—to slice right through a soda can or a water bottle. And a really impossibly wonderful Phantom camera to film it in super slow motion for our slicing, dicing, destructive enjoyment: Read More >>

These beautiful 100 percent carbon fibre knives each weigh no more than just 32 grams, making them the ideal tool when you need to cut and run—which is most often the case. Read More >>

I am not a Navy Seal. I don't need a fixed-blade, full-tang pocket sword with a tanto blade and a Rockwell factor of 58. I open a lot of boxes and trim my nails with this 50-plus year-old pen knife. It used to be my grandfather's. I'm named after him. He died before I was born. Read More >>

The zombie apocalypse is coming, and you can't take your katana everywhere. Well, you can, but that's a pain. Much better is Gerber's new Apocalypse Kit, which has all the cutty slashy stuff you'll need to make it through the zombie plague. Read More >>

Made By Hand, a documentary series of people who still, um, make things by hand, recently featured Joel Bukiewicz, a modern day knife maker who started Cut Brooklyn, a wonderful shop for handmade knives. In his featurette, Bukiewicz shows the process and immense detail he puts into every single knife. Read More >>