Benchmade move to the left. (Digest).
A new automatic knife from Benchmade knife company has the left-handed community taking a closer look--it's ambidextrous! Actually, the locking bar can be actuated with the knife in either hand and, naturally, the blade closed just as easily. The Model 5000 has anodised black handles of 6061 T-6 aluminium...

The cutting edge. (Food Guide).
* A good knife is the making of a cook; a beautiful knife is a cook's joy. The culinary knives handcrafted by Corey Milligan and Michael Merriman of New West KnifeWorks take an aesthetic step beyond the making of a cook. The blades are keen-edged, high-carbon, surgical Stainless steel....

Victorinox.
In 1891, a cutlery company founded by Karl Elsener in the small village of Ibach, Switzerland obtained the first contract to supply the Swiss Army with a multi/ functional pocket tool. This was registered six years later as the Officer's knife. With more than a century of heritage now...

CAPTION QUIZ.
Send in your caption (by mail or email to the usual address) for the above picture before 1 June. The most amusing caption in the editor's view will win the Victorinox Altimeter, designed by the maker of the world famous Original Swiss Army knife. Loaded with 17 features, this...

GEAR GUIDE.
Before starting your outdoor adventure, gear up with products from our selected manufacturers. For free product information, fill out the reader service card between pages 32 and 33, or contact the company at the phone number or web site listed below. Buck Knives 1-800-326-2825 www.buckknives.com...

Where in the world? (Competition).
The prize is a Victorinox Survival Kit worth 110 [pounds sterling] By the makers of the Original Swiss Army Knife, this compact kit boasts something for everyone. Not only does it sport the SwissChamp, with its 32 accessories, but comes complete with distress whistle, Mag-Lite Solitaire flashlight,...

September caption contest winner. (Caption Contest).
"As the hyenas closed in, Jones' origami animals became less and less amusing..." ANDREW SKELTON, DURHAM CITY WIN AN ALTIMETER The most amusing and witty caption in the Editor's view will win the Victorinox Altimeter (pictured above), designed by the maker of the...

Caption contest.
AUGUST CAPTION CONTEST WINNER "In the first year the Mbomo Gymnastics Championships are opened up to outsiders, Harold seals victory on the beam with a perfect dismount." NICHOLAS PULLAN, SOUTH NUTFIELD [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] WIN an altimeter The most amusing...

The prize is a Victorinox Survival Kit worth 110 [pounds sterling] (Where In The World?).
The prize is a Victorinox Survival Kit worth 110 [pounds sterling] By the makers of the Original Swiss Army Knife, this compact kit boasts something for everyone. Not only does it sport the SwissChamp, with its 32 accessories, but comes complete with distress whistle, Mag-Lite Solitaire flashlight,...

Old Oregon disappearing.
Byline: Bob Welch / The Register-Guard WHEN I WAS a kid, you could buy Oregon postcards that featured a state map sprinkled with cartoon sketches symbolizing our distinctiveness: a horse bucking in Pendleton, a skier schussing near Bend, a whale breaching off Newport, a rose growing in...