Granger Knives is the Knife Showcase Knifemaker of the Week for Oct. 31, 2010.
Paul Granger has been turning out pieces since 1998 as Granger Knives and Pale Horse Fighters.
Despite fate’s best efforts to keep him from doing so, Granger said he sees no end in sight for his knifemaking.
“I’ve been shot, paralyzed from the neck down twice, almost died from meningitis and gone through a windshield backwards. So I know God loves me and isn’t through with me yet.”
Grassroots effort to save legal ivory could be swaying Congress. (SharpByCoop photo of a knife by Kevin Casey)
The grassroots effort to protect Americans’ right to sell legal elephant ivory appears to be having the desired effect on Congress. Why? Because U.S. Fish and Wildlife did not make the expected changes to rule 17.40/Use After Import that were supposed to have been announced this past August. With October only a week away, the delay would seem to indicate that legislators are having second thoughts about approving the rule changes.
Among other things, if approved, the changes would make it anywhere from extremely expensive to virtually impossible to prove your existing legal elephant ivory and/or ivory knife or other item made of ivory was imported legally. As a result, most elephant ivory and items made of ivory or with ivory parts that previously had been legal to sell would become illegal to sell.
One reason Congress is delaying the rule changes may be because of the grassroots ivory effort of many letters, emails and other communications American citizens are sending to their representatives urging them not to make the rule changes.
A leading proponent of Americans’ right to own legal ivory and a founding member of elephantprotection.org, scrimshander Sandra Brady stated she thinks the letters and emails are having an effect on both the Senate and House of Representatives. As a result, she added, no changes to the rule are likely until after the Nov. 1 elections. “We have to keep up the pressure and have our voices heard in the voting booths, too,” she noted. “A Republican-strong Senate would certainly help our cause, even thought this issue is by-partisan.” The anti-ivory contingent is led by the Obama Administration and the currently Democratic-controlled Senate.
Meanwhile, Brady urges those for legal ivory rights to continue their letter and email writing campaigns, and also to use Twitter and Facebook to further the cause. She added that elephantprotection.org has been updated to make it easier for you to stay abreast of law changes and to contact your representatives.
For more information, visit elephantprotection.org.
American Bladesmith Society (ABS) Chairman Jim Batson has announced that effective immediately the business office for the American Bladesmith Society (ABS) has been moved to Grand Rapids, Ohio, and Cindy Sheely is the ABS Office Manager. Cindy can be reached at [email protected] or call (419) 832-0400.
The new American Bladesmith Society address is:
American Bladesmith Society, Inc P. O. Box 160 Grand Rapids, OH 45522
BLADE is receiving reports about U.S. Customs and Border Protection confiscating or prohibiting returning soldiers’ knives from entering the United States. Did this happen to you? BLADE wants to hear from you ASAP.
Send an e-mail to [email protected] or call 715-445-4612 x13648 right away. Time is of the essence.
We will be at the NY show that is being held at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in SECAUCUS NJ. November 19,20,12 2010.
We will have a good seldction of knives. If you can drop by and say hello.
Pat and Wes Crawford
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