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Boston City Council Hears Concerns On Proposed Knife Ordinance

Joe Kertzman
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Thanks to great response from BLADE readers, blademag.com visitors, members of the American Knife & Tool Institute (AKTI), members of KnifeRights.org, and all knife enthusiasts who contacted knife retailers in Boston, the City Council is hearing the concerns about a proposed ordinance to license stores that sell knives.

While the actual ordinance wording targets hardware stores, it exempts only department stores and hardware stores, leaving a lot of outdoor and other retailers liable for licensing. Such a measure would discourage knife sales in Boston, and limit the individual’s right to purchase responsible and much-needed edged tools. This first step has been effective, but Knife Rights and the AKTI need blademag.com visitors to keep spreading the word.

If you are a Boston citizen, contact your council person and express your opposition to this proposal. Visit www.cityofboston.gov/citycouncil/councillors, or call 617-635-4500 and ask for your council person. Or, email Mayor Tom Mennio at [email protected], or call his office at 617-635-4500.

Knife Test: Winkler Knives II Get A Tough Workout!

Joe Kertzman
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Master bladesmith Daniel Winkler’s knives and axes created for elite Special Operations teams. http://www.winklerknives.com/

Kickstarter Campaign for Documentary of Knifemaker Eddie White

Steve Shackleford
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Shadowland is a documentary about a knifemaker who spent most of his career working in the shadows of other knifemakers and knife companies. He finally set out on his own and has made a success of it in these hard times of recession, nonetheless.
 
That fella’s name is Eddie White.  We’ve been friends since we were in the Boy Scouts together and when he came home from the Navy he was looking for something to do.  I had a custom knife shop and offered Eddie a job.  On his first day I showed him how to grind a blade and as his dad says “and from there he went.”  He was good at it and it wasn’t long before he was grinding 70 knives a day.  Mind you that these blades were already profiled and just needed the blades ground, but still quite a feat.
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He spent years repeating that process and knife assembly for various knife shops before striking out on his own.  I thought it would be a good idea to document how he progressed in the custom knifemaking business and give an inside look at the challenges a craftsman like Eddie faces in keeping the business going.  There is also plenty of footage of Eddie carrying a knife from start to finish.  While not a tutorial it does give you an idea of how to make a knife and not work yourself to death.  Because if anyone knows efficiency and economy of movement it’s Eddie White!
 
 

Please take a moment to check out the project on Kickstarter.

Shadowland Documentary Project at Kickstarter.com

Florida Anti-Knife Bill Derailed

Steve Shackleford
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Florida HB 179 and companion bill SB 356, which would have made it illegal to carry a “common pocketknife” on school grounds in Florida, have been “withdrawn,” according to the Knife Rights e-mail newsletter.

“Knife Rights, along with our good friends at Florida Carry, shined a bright light on this unnecessary legislation and helped to derail it,” the Knife Rights e-mail newsletter reported.

According to the Florida Senate website (www.flsenate.gove/Session/Bill/2012/0179), the general bill, if passed, would have prohibited “possession of [a] common pocketknife, except as authorized, at [a] school-sponsored event or on [the] property of any school, school bus, or school bus stop.” Also according to the website, on Oct. 24, the bill was “withdrawn prior to introduction” in the Florida House.

Knife Show Circuit Heats Up This Weekend

Steve Shackleford
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Three knife events—the Kentucky Cutlery Association Show, the Boise Knife Show and the Art Knife Invitational—all will be conducted this weekend.

A one-day, by-invitation-only event, on Saturday, Oct. 29, the Art Knife Invitational assembles 25 of the world’s leading knifemakers and their knives in San Diego. For more information, call 877-734-2726.

Held at the EXPO Idaho Center in Boise, Idaho, the Boise Knife Show will run Friday through Sunday, Oct. 28-30. For more information contact David Jacobson at 208-447-7000 and/or visit www.rockymountainknifeshow.com.

The Kentucky Cutlery Association Show also will run Friday through Sunday and will be held in the Paroquet Springs Conference Center in Shepherdsville, Kentucky. For more information contact Jerry Bodner at 502-968-5946 or 502-552-1103.

Collector Shares Young Sub-Chute Knife

Steve Shackleford
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Collector Adam Jacobs (right) had wanted a John Young (left) sub-chute knife for quite some, and his wait came to an end at the recent Plaza Cutlery Knife Show.

 

“I am an avid collector and huge BLADE® fan,” Jacobs noted. “My friend, Steven Garsson, got me into collecting knives in 2004, and since then I have been fortunate to acquire many pieces by some of the greats.  My favorite fixed blades are made by John Young, and, in 2005, I asked John to make me a custom sub-chute.  He made the knife this year and I took delivery on it at the Plaza show.

 

“It is one of only six knives total in existence with John’s rare signature logo. I humbly feel it is a pretty impressive piece and wanted to share it with you. Hiro Soga photographed the knife.

 

“John really enjoyed the challenge of this piece,” Jacobs continued. “I intentionally asked him to be creative and work outside his normal Loveless patterns and constraints.

 

“I wanted an amber-stag-handled melding of a chute blade with a sub-hilt handle, but with John’s own unique talent and vision—you don’t tell DaVinci how to paint. I think collectors and the art of knifemaking is well served when we encourage brilliant makers like John Young to do something new!”

 

Two Knife Shows On Deck This Weekend

Steve Shackleford
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Check out the latest in custom, factory, antique and other knives at the SHARP Show and Ohio Classic Knife Show this weekend.

Held at the Fern Valley Inn in Louisville, Kentucky, the SHARP Show will be Oct. 20-22. It is sanctioned by the National Knife Collectors Association. For more information call 423-238-6753, e-mail [email protected] or visit www.spiritofsteel.com.

The Ohio Classic will be conducted Oct. 21-22 in the Pritchard-Laughlin Civic Center in Cambridge, Ohio. Call L.T. Wright at 740-219-1141, e-mail [email protected] or [email protected], or visit www.ohioknifeshow.com or www.bhkoutdoors.com.

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