“A man without a knife is a man without a life.”

– Norse Proverb

“A kitchen without a knife is not a kitchen.”

- Masaharu Morimoto

“I really feel like knife skills - not just in the kitchen, but in life - are really critical.”

- Timothy Ferriss

“You live by the gun and knife, and die by the gun and knife.”

- Joe Valachi

“And it came to pass, that when Jehudi had read three or four leaves, he cut it with the penknife, and cast it into the fire that was on the hearth, until all the roll was consumed in the fire that was on the hearth.”

-Jeremiah 36:23 (KJV)

Yeah, it’s a thing. August 24 is Nation Knife Day. A day to honor and enjoy that most basic of tools and weapons.

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So next week, after you’ve risked frying your retina’s gazing up at the solar eclipse as it appears across the land, be sure to give some deserving knife a loving home.