MKC FIELD NOTES

Five different types of knives arranged on a dark textured surface.

How to Find the Right Knife Blade Types for Your Task

Compare 13 knife blade shapes, five grinds, and three edge types to find the right knife for hunting, bushcraft, EDC, and everyday tasks.
Bushcraft knife with a wooden handle embedded in a tree stump in a forest setting.

What Is the Best Bushcraft Knife? A Comprehensive Buyer’s Guide

  Learn what makes the best bushcraft knife, from blade length and Scandi grind to carbon steel and full-tang builds made for real time in the backcountry.
Three MKC carving knives on a wooden board surrounded by sliced peppers, garlic, and seasoned meat.

The MKC Carving Knife: The Tool Your Culinary Block Has Been Missing

Meet the MKC Carving Knife: a long, stiff MagnaCut blade built for clean slices through turkey, ham, roasts, and wild game.
Person honing a knife with a honing rod in a workshop, wearing safety glasses and work attire.

How to Hone a Knife: The Complete Guide to Honing Rod Use

  Uncover why a honing rod realigns your edge instead of sharpening it and how this simple habit keeps a quality hunting knife cutting clean for generations.
Hands sharpening an MKC knife on a field sharpener outdoors, with the blade resting on green fabric.

How to Sharpen a Knife: A Hunter’s Complete Guide

Learn how to sharpen a knife the way we do in our shop with a whetstone, a steady 20-degree angle, a full burr, and a few passes on the strop.
Hunting knives and a sharpener arranged on a dark surface with text about the best hunting knife sharpener.

The Best Hunting Knife Sharpener for Every Blade in Your Kit

Find the best knife sharpener for hunting, kitchen, and EDC blades. Compare guided systems, whetstones, electric sharpeners, and portable field sharpeners.
MKC Field Boning Knife with a trailing point MagnaCut blade and contoured G10 handle, built to bone out big game in the field.

The MKC Field Boning Knife: Bone Out an Elk Without Dulling Your Skinner

See how the MKC Field Boning Knife pairs a trailing point blade with MagnaCut steel to bone out elk, deer, and bear without stopping.
Plate with sliced cooked bear meat and rice topped with creamy mushroom sauce, shown with text about eating bear meat.

Can You Eat Bear Meat? A Hunter’s Guide to Taste, Safety, and Cooking

Learn what bear meat tastes like, how to handle and cook it safely, and why fall bear can be a flavorful addition to your wild-game freezer.
Folding knife on a dark surface with MKC branding and text comparing liner lock vs. frame lock.

Liner Lock vs. Frame Lock: Which Is Better?

Understand how liner lock and frame lock folding knives differ in weight, ambidextrous access, build quality, and long-term wear before you buy one.
Two butcher knives on a cutting surface beside raw meat, with overlaid text about choosing the best butcher knife.

The Best Butcher Knife: A Hunter’s Guide to Types, Steel, and Care

  Find the best butcher knife for wild game and meat processing. Compare boning, breaking, cimeter, bullnose, and cleaver knives by use and blade size.
Six fixed‑blade knives on a dark surface with an MKC logo above them and text reading “Magnacut vs. 14C28N: Why MKC Chose Magnacut.”

Why MKC Chose MagnaCut: MagnaCut vs. 14C28N

Get a low-maintenance stainless knife steel that sharpens easily, resists rust, and holds a working edge through daily carry and kitchen prep tasks.
Gloved hand holding a folding knife with text listing MKC field notes on knife lock types.

Folding Knife Lock Types: Liner Lock, Frame Lock, Crossbar Lock, and Lockback Explained

Learn how liner lock, frame lock, crossbar lock, and lockback mechanisms differ in weight, ambidexterity, and closing ease for everyday knife carry.
Gloved butcher slicing marbled meat with a boning knife on a dark background.

How to Choose the Best Boning Knife: A Pro Butcher’s Guide

  Find the best boning knife for kitchen and field processing. Compare flexible, semi-flex, and stiff blades, ideal sizes, steel, and care tips.
Close-up of an MKC Damascus steel knife with a patterned blade and wooden handle on a textured surface.

What Is Damascus Steel? A Master Bladesmith’s Complete Guide

Learn what makes Damascus steel special with a Master Bladesmith’s guide to its layered forging, wavy pattern, and real-world blade performance.
An MKC knife with a MagnaCut steel blade, sheath, and paracord resting on a dark surface.

MagnaCut Steel: The Complete Guide for Knife Owners

Discover how MagnaCut steel combines toughness, corrosion resistance, and edge retention in one premium powder alloy built specifically for knives.
Five fixed-blade knives with drop point blade profiles beneath “What Is a Drop Point Blade?”

What Is a Drop Point Blade? A Bladesmith’s Guide

Learn what a drop point blade is and why its strong, lowered tip and curved belly make it the most versatile knife shape for hunting and everyday carry.
Three MKC knives with curved blades and colored handles laid out among electrical cables and tools.

The Narrowback: An Electrician’s Blade Built for the Inside Job

Designed by a former lineman, the Narrowback is a compact electrician’s blade built for indoor utility work, daily wire‑stripping, and all‑day comfort.
Hunting knife resting on a deer antler outdoors, promoting the best deer hunting knife for every hunting style.

The Best Deer Hunting Knife for Every Hunting Style

Find the best deer hunting knife for your hunting style with a guide to blade length, shape, and steel for skinning, boning, and everyday field work.
The Montana folding knife held in a worker’s hand, blade open and marked MKC USA MADE.

The Montana: The Pocket Knife, Perfected

Learn how the Montana folding knife merges custom‑level craftsmanship with precision manufacturing for a no‑compromise MKC folder.
Side‑by‑side knives in leather and kydex sheaths on a dark background with MKC field notes for a sheath comparison guide.

Kydex vs. Leather Sheaths: A Complete Guide for Knife Owners

A complete guide comparing Kydex and leather sheaths, covering durability, retention, maintenance, mounting, and performance in real‑world conditions.
A knife and sheath rest on a dark surface with orange lighting, illustrating a guide on how to keep knives from rusting.

How to Keep Your Knife From Rusting: The Complete Guide

  Learn how to keep knives from rusting with simple care steps, from cleaning and waxing to proper storage, sheath drying, and climate‑specific maintenance.