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The hawkbill is an excellent multi-purpose blade. Great for cutting, carving, and more, there are numerous ways you can make use of your hawkbill.
“I think it’s always good to ask a maker you’re not familiar with but interested in how they got into knifemaking,” Chris Schluter recommended. “How long have they been making knives? Why do they enjoy it?” Among others, Chris (left) collects the knives of BLADE Magazine Cutlery Hall-of-Fame® member Bob Terzuola (right). The knife on the facing page is Bob T’s iconic ATCF made circa 1998. (image of Chris Schluter and Bob T courtesy of Schluter; knife image courtesy of Neil Ostroff)

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The four fixed-blade hunting knives exhibit identical blade shapes, fiber spacer patterns, aluminum pommels, and stacked-leather handle construction, but each has a different blade tang stamp. From left to right, the blades are stamped “Jean Case,” “Belnap,” “Kinfolks,” and “Hollinger.”

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