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Author: Lisa Champagne

What’s the Deal with Honing Steels?

What’s the Deal with Honing Steels?

When it comes to honing steels (that large metal rod in your knife block), we at House of Knives often hear this question, “That will sharpen my knives, right?” Well, unfortunately no—but they will keep your sharp knives sharp. How you ask? To explain, we must […]

5 Fire Starting Products to Help Keep us Warm in Bad Weather

5 Fire Starting Products to Help Keep us Warm in Bad Weather

In our earthquake survival post last month we mentioned that building a fire is something most people have never attempted, nor know the first thing about. Simply put, us city-dwellers would be hooped if we needed to start a fire in an emergency situation, so we decided […]

10 Things You Need to Survive an Earthquake

10 Things You Need to Survive an Earthquake

The House of Knives vision is To Improve Lives through Education and Innovation, so it’s safe to say we value being prepared. But in light of the recent windstorms and the 4.8 magnitude earthquake in the Vancouver-Victoria region, we’ve realized that the vast majority of British […]

Shed A Little Light with iProtec LED Flashlights

Shed A Little Light with iProtec LED Flashlights

Now that the days are getting darker, making your trip after hours to the shed, basement, or even down to the park, can require a little extra light. That’s why we’ve introduced two new flashlights at House of Knives that are sure to brighten up […]

10 Great Holiday Gifts Ideas for Difficult People on Your List

10 Great Holiday Gifts Ideas for Difficult People on Your List

Just to start off, let us wish everyone a Happy Holiday, and thank you for shopping with us this season. And, just in case you haven’t started, let us remind you that this is the last week before Christmas to get your gift shopping done! But don’t […]

Thiers-Issard: Steel Songbirds for the Perfect Shave

Thiers-Issard: Steel Songbirds for the Perfect Shave

Give a gift this Christmas that sings better than your average caroler. Give a Singing Straight Razor from Thiers-Issard, available now at House of Knives in Canada! You heard it. Straight razors that sing. 5/8″ Bocote Wood The Thiers family have been master razor makers […]


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