The 1972 Pike Place kitchen shop that turned selling whisks into teaching dinner - and survived a pandemic bankruptcy by betting the store on the class.
Blade HQ is an online and brick-and-mortar knife retailer founded in 2003, offering thousands of pocket knives, tactical and outdoor blades, multitools, flashlights, and everyday-carry (EDC) gear from top brands like Benchmade, Spyderco, CRKT, Kershaw, and Microtech. Based in Utah with a second location in Marion, Virginia, the company is known for its enormous in-stock selection, Blade HQ Exclusives (limited-edition and collaboration knives made only for its customers), the Blade Club rewards program, and its long-running Knife Life content and video channels that have helped grow the modern EDC community.