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The knife Bob Loveless built for Schrade features a stainless steel blade and synthetic molded handle with no guard. The top piece is the Schrade knife, and the bottom is the Loveless semi-skinner prototype from which the Schrade knife was developed. Note the finger-grooved  handle, a feature seldom seen on a Loveless knife.Â
The photo is by Hiro Soga and ran across a two-page spread in the book Knifemaking With Bob Loveless.
When considering the “Greatest Loveless Knife Designs,” a pearl-handle piece is probably not the first that enthusiasts would think of. In fact, this “gent’s” model is one of the very few knives made in pearl from the Loveless shop. And what a beauty she is! … including the naked lady logo.
Thanks go to Dave Ellis for lending the image and his expertise on the matter. Dave has two websites: http://www.robertloveless.com and http://www.exquisiteknives.com.Â
If Bob Loveless reportedly said that this integral semi-skinner, with its dark-green canvas-Micarta handle, is “the most beautiful knife I ever made,” then who am I to argue? Or anyone for that matter …
The knife was crafted about 1987 and features a drop-point blade. It is from the John Denton collection, and the photo is by Hiro Soga. The knife appeared on page 39 of the book Knifemaking With Bob Loveless.Â
Let’s keep the ball rolling on this thread showcasing some of the greatest Bob Loveless knife designs.
Today’s featured knife is yet another rare puppy, an amber-stag-handled Wilderness model.
So far we’ve had a New York Special, Drop Point Hunter and Wilderness. A good start, I’d say. What do you think?Â
Thanks to Dave Ellis for supplying the knife image when I asked him for an example of a Wilderness model. Dave actually has two websites: http://www.robertloveless.com and http://www.exquisiteknives.com.
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The July 11, 2012, edition of the Wall Street Journal included a nice feature-length article covering the 10th-annual World Championship Cutting Competition held in conjunction with the BLADE Show in Atlanta. The author did a decent job of covering the event, expressing the excitement in the air, and describing the cutting participants, including the champ.
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Click here for the original WSJ article.
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If you want to compete in events like this one, you need the best sharpening information available. Click here for a download of knife sharpening instructions.
Continuing my thread in which I’m sharing some of the greatest Bob Loveless knife patterns/designs. I plan to do this every other day or so until I have 15 or 20.
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This time: a drop-point hunter, made in 1973, when Steve Johnson worked with Bob Loveless, and it features hidden-tang construction, a single guard and a maroon-Micarta handle. How sweet it is!
From the John Denton collection, this piece was photographed by Hiro Soga and featured in the book Knifemaking With Bob Loveless by Durwood Hollis.
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