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Neuman Reintroduces Alaskan Pro-Knife Bill

Steve Shackleford
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Following the lead of the Federal Switchblade Act amendment of 2009, and language American Knife & Tool Institute (AKTI) officials said they successfully used first in California in 2001, Rep. Mark Neuman (R), Alaska House District 15, last year introduced clarifying “bias toward closure” language to the definition of gravity knife and switchblade in Alaska’s criminal law.

    Unfortunately, time ran out last year for the legislation to be passed.

    But as Rep. Neuman promised, he is reintroducing HB 55 this session. As Rep. Neuman states in his Sponsor Statement, “According to the American Knife and Tool Institute, there are over 35.6 million Americans who carry and use some type of utilitarian knife which opens with one hand.”  He encourages fellow legislators to recognize the importance of one-handed or assisted-opening knives in Alaska to hunters, anglers and craftsmen, and to support the definition changes to protect Alaskans’ knife rights and clarify that the knives are legal to own and use. 

    Rep. Neuman attended a presentation last fall by members of the  AKTI Board of Regents who showed him several examples of knives, answered his questions and explained the advocacy goals of the organization to protect the knife industry and all knife owners from restrictive and confusing laws. 

    Alaskans, encourage your representatives to support HB 55.  Contact them today at http://w3.legis.state.ak.us.

    To understand knife mechanisms and bias toward closure, check out www.AKTI.org/resources/additional-definitions. 

    For more information, call (307) 587-8296 or visit the American Knife & Tool Institute website at www.AKTI.org. The mailing address is 22 Vista View Lane, Cody, WY 82414-9606. Or follow AKTI at: http://www.Facebook.com/SaveOurKnives.

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3 Outstanding Knife Shows This Weekend

Steve Shackleford
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Knife enthusiasts have three outstanding knife shows to choose from this coming weekend.

     The Chesapeake Knife Show will be Dec. 11 at the Crowne Plaza in Timonium, Maryland. Visit http://www.knifeshows.com/shows/baltimore/index.html for more details.

     The Oregon Winter Knife Show will be Dec. 10 in the Lane County Convention Center in Eugene, Oregon. Visit www.oregonknfieclub.org for all the poop.

     Parkers’ Greatest Knife Show on Earth will be Dec. 8-10 at the Sevierville Events Center in Sevierville, Tennessee. Call Ed Henley (423-892-0448) for more info.

For the latest info on knife shows, the latest knives, knife news and much more, subscribe to BLADE® by clicking on http://www.shopblade.com/product/blade-magazine-one-year-subscription-us/?r+ssfb71211#BL1SU

Buck Knives Reports Successful 2009

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American Commitment working, expansion planned for 2010

POST FALLS, IDAHO When Buck Knives announced their American Commitment a year ago, they
knew exactly what they wanted to do: greatly increase the percentage of knives made in their Post
Falls, Idaho plant.

“We had absolute faith in this major step; that’s why we made the commitment,” said CJ Buck,
president and CEO. “We fully anticipated a positive reaction and a successful year, but these were
forecasts and projections.”

Now the results are in for 2009, and this step forward has proved to be successful on all
counts. Dealers and consumers all reacted positively. Retail sales for Buck in a tough year for
American business were steady, headed by strength in the hunting segment of the market.
“Dealers welcomed the change,” Buck said. “They and their customers verified our belief that,
given a choice, most people prefer products Made in America.”

Based on this encouraging progress and a continued commitment to American-made product,
combined with the very positive response the new products received at the SHOT Show, Buck’s
plan for 2010 is an upsurge in domestic production. To achieve that growth they anticipate a 10%
increase in their Idaho work force.

March BLADE on Most Newsstands NOW!

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The March 2011 BLADE® is on most newsstands now. Get the latest on what’s needed in the knife industry in terms of new knife tests; a story on the late, great John Nelson Cooper; a profile of bladesmith Bill Burke; the latest factory tactical fixed blades; a test of bladesmith Erik Fritz’s utility knife; four makers to watch in 2011; a recap of 2010’s sharpest knife happenings; how to carve; a review of Dr. Jim Lucie’s new book, Scagel Handmade; a story on Knife Showcase; a review of the Knifemakers’ Guild Show; the knives our military is using in Afghanistan; and much more.

 

There is also editorial mention of knives by Mantis Knives, the Mantis “Principal” being the cover knife; William Henry Studio; Steve Koster; Spyderco; Michael Kinker; Tom Mayo; Leatherman; Gerber; Simonich Knives; Meyerco; a TOPS/Buck collaboration; Heckler & Koch; United Cutlery; Zero Tolerance; Ka-Bar/Becker Knife & Tool; Rick Marchand; Tommy Ploppert; David Sloan; Sniper Bladeworks; Joe Szilaski; William Scagel; Todd Begg; Kershaw; Ontario; Brian Tighe; David Winston; Kyle Royer; Boker USA; Jim Grizzard; John Pawlowski; Cold Steel; Jeff Harkins; Blade-Tech; Colten Tippets; Kevin Evans; John Barker; Joel Worley; Steve Davis; Pohan Leu; James Scroggs; Dale Whitesell; Tom Overeynder; Steve Hoel; Rob Hudson; Bill Johnson; Kevin Hoffman; Stephen Mackrill; Jason Rabuck; Al Mar Knives; Dan Winkler; SOG Specialty Knives & Tools; Burt Foster; Woody Woodcock; Bill Amoureux; Alan Warren; and Warren Osborne.

 

Gear Up for Hunting Season! Follow this link! http://reg.summitprojects.com/buck/2010/aug/newsletter.html

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Get ready for hunting season! Check out Buck’s new knives on the New Products page. Selected knives on sale!

World’s Top Knives at ECCKS March 1-3

Steve Shackleford
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Some of the world’s top knives and knifemakers will descend on Jersey City, New Jersey, March 1-3 for the 24th Annual East Coast Custom Knife Show (ECCKS).

 

Ron Lake's stag interframe tab-lock folder. (Dave Ellis photo)
Ron Lake’s stag interframe tab-lock folder. (Dave Ellis photo)

Such makers as, in alphabetical order, Van Barnett, Todd Begg, Charles Bennica, Tim Britton, Joel Chamblin, Pat and Wes Crawford, Dellana, Bob Dozier, Allen Elishewitz, Kaj Embretsen, Emmanuel Esposito, Larry Fuegen, Koji Hara, Rick Hinderer, Steve Johnson, Joe Kious, Blade Magazine Cutlery Hall-Of-Fame© member Ron Lake, Kirby Lambert, Wolfgang Loerchner, R.J. Martin, Jody Muller, Warren Osborne, T.R. Overeynder, W.D. Pease, Darrel Ralph, Steve Rapp, Bill Ruple, John W. Smith, Jurgen Steinau, Strider Knives, BLADE® Magazine Field Editor Joe Szilaski, Bob Terzuola, Brian Tighe, Cutlery Hall-Of-Famer Michael Walker, John Young and many more will exhibit, as well as top purveyors and suppliers.

 

For more info click on http://fiftyfiftyproductions.net/eccks-info.php

Knife Supports Military Veteran Students

Steve Shackleford
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Knife Supports Military Veteran Students

Ten dollars from each Arkansas Veterans knife sold by A.G. Russell Knives will go toward an emergency fund for military veterans who are students at the University of Arkansas.

Military veteran students at the University of Arkansas will benefit from sales of the Arkansas Veterans Folder.
A.G. Russell Knives’ Arkansas Veterans knife will support military veteran students at the University of Arkansas.

The mid-lock Arkansas Veterans Folder is based on what BLADE Magazine Cutlery Hall-Of-Fame© member A.G. Russell stated is the most popular knife he’s ever designed—the K-93 “one-hand knife.” A.G. reduced the handle length from the K-93’s 4 inches to 3. The blade pattern is what A.G. calls “general purpose” with a one-hand opening hole, and the steel is the same 8Cr13MoV stainless that appears on the company’s regular catalog knives that sell in the $45 to $95 range. Blade length: 2.5 inches.

The handle material remains the same—molded fiberglass re-enforced nylon. The handle color is the U of A’s school colors—cardinal red, with the center of the Arkansas flag inlaid in the grip’s front side. The knife does not have a pocket clip. The words “Arkansas Veteran” are etched on the blade’s obverse side. A.G. Russell Knives’ price: $19.95.

The project adds to A.G. Russell Knives’ history of supporting the U.S. military. Its “War On Troop Boredom” sent over 20,000 care packages containing books, magazines, tools and other useful items to units in Iraq and Afghanistan—and also garnered A.G. and Goldie Russell the BLADE Magazine 2004 Publisher’s Award for their efforts.

In fact, it was the War On Troop Boredom program that led A.G. and Goldie to be invited to sit on a board for the Veterans Resource and Information Center (VRIC) at U of A. The VRIC did not have an emergency fund to help its military vet students facing economic woes. Enter A.G. and Goldie and the Arkansas Veterans Folder.

 

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