Everything You Need to Know About Knife Steel
It's one of the most important components of a knife, but it can also be difficult to parse through all the different options.
Tanner Bowden is a staff writer at Gear Patrol covering all things outdoors and fitness. He is a graduate of the National Outdoor Leadership School and a former wilderness educator. He lives in Brooklyn but will always identify as a Vermonter.
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