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8 Hot Knives For The Fall

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8 Hot Knives For The Fall

Boker 145th Anniversary Knife

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Tailor-made for a three-piece suit, jeans or purse, the Boker 145th Anniversary Knife salutes the Solingen, Germany, manufacturer's landmark birthday. The 2-inch blade is high-polished stainless steel with a laser-engraved 145th anniversary logo. The handle is Grenadill wood with the classic Boker Tree Brand logo shield, and the bolsters and liners are nickel silver. Closed length: 2 inches. The lockback pocketknife carries an MSRP of $149.

Check out the photo gallery of eight new, hot knives for fall 2014. See any keepers?

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Survival Skills Authority Joins Buck Knives Pro Staff

Joe Kertzman
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Buck Knives has added survival instructor Ron Hood to their growing Pro Staff, bringing new focus on a key aspect of the knife market. This new agreement also will incorporate Hood’s skills as a knife designer, working with Buck in the development of new survival/tactical knives.
Hood has taught courses at UCLA, and has produced and published numerous award winning survival training videos. He has been featured on many TV shows and assisted with the training that goes on behind the Man vs. Wild TV show on Discovery Channel. He also has taught many military operatives the skills they need to survive in harsh outdoor conditions, based on first-hand knowledge and skills from his days in the Military Intelligence Community while in the Army Security Agency.
Hood says he bought his first Buck knife when he returned from Vietnam in 1967.

Knives With Keyhole Handles In New BLADE®

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Knives With Keyhole Handles In New BLADE®
Keyhole integrals are hot and BLADE's got 'em!
Knives with keyhole handles are hot and in the new BLADE®, on most newsstands NOW!

Keyhole integrals, knives made in the USA, movie fantasy swords and much more highlight the new BLADE®, on most newsstands now!

ABS master smith Rodrigo Sfreddo appears to have been the first to make knives with the integral-style handle in the shape of a keyhole where the handle material and fittings meet, and other ABS bladesmiths have taken the concept and run with it. ABS master smith Ron Newton’s modified keyhole integral graces the cover of this issue and Mike Haskew’s story examines the concept in detail.

With Independence Day a couple of weeks away, we thought a story on some of the knife companies who make their knives in America would be a great way to celebrate the 4th. And, in the realm of blade grinds and finishes, we offer stories on what to look for in the best blade grinds and the latest look in blade finishes—including those used on the swords of the hit movie, The Hobbit™: An Unexpected Journey.

We continue our “Riddles Of Steel” series with a story on the mystery of the kukri notch, and Bill Simmermacher details how he had a 21st century sheath made for a 19th-century antique bowie. If you like knife tests, Kim Breed compares the Ammo Daddy Alpha and KSR Field/Camp knife, and on the slip joint front, Pat Covert studies models that include both the traditional and those tailored to be “global legal.”

There’s much more, including part two of both Ed Fowler’s “Quest For Cut” and the series on Plaza Cutlery observing its 40th anniversary of selling knives in the South Coast Plaza Shopping Resort in Costa Mesa, California; some of the latest in damascus patterns on custom knives; Eric Ochs’ chute knife flipper; “The Knife I Carry”; and much more, all in the latest BLADE.

SOG Tools Featured On Discovery Channel

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SOG® Tools was featured on Discovery Channel’s Unchained Reaction, a new show from the hosts of MythBusters.


The hosts chose SOG to be part of the Jack of All Trades episode, which originally aired April 15, 2012 at 10 p.m. EST.

 

Unchained Reaction is a new series executive produced and judged by Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman of MythBusters. The show pits two teams of varying backgrounds against each other to build an elaborate chain reaction contraption. In this Sunday’s episode, a team of designers and a team of construction workers square off to build the most impressive multi-step machines using the theme of “tools.” SOG provided the teams with a wide array of tools to use during the episode, including the Hand Axe, Double Headed Axe, FastHawk, Tomahawk, Pocket PowerPlier, PowerLock and the PowerAssist.

 

SOG was founded in 1986 by Spencer Frazer, a former R&D tool and die maker for the Top Secret Black Projects Division of the aerospace defense industry. SOG’s name was inspired by elite joint services military unit – the Studies and Observation Group – formed in advance of the Vietnam War to conduct covert operations and authorized to develop and purchase their own weapons.

 

 

Click here to browse BLADE-approved knives and tools at ShopBlade.com.

Knifemaking Pioneer Bob Loveless Dead at 81

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We received news just now that Blade Magazine Cutlery Hall-Of-Famer© Bob Loveless passed away today at 11:30 a.m. He was 81.

Jack Lucarelli, author of the book “James B. Lile The Arkansas Knifesmith,” informed BLADE by e-mail at 4:50 p.m. of Bob’s passing. Jack, who is also an actor, stuntman and long-time collector of Loveless knives, said Bob’s health had declined rapidly the past two months. Loveless had suffered from lung cancer. Lucarelli said despite his declining health, Bob was in good spirits and mentally sharp up to the end.

There will be special stories in BLADE on Loveless in the coming months. Meanwhile, please join us in remembering the man who is probably the most important knifemaker in modern cutlery history.

Mantis Knives to Host “The So-Cal Slice” in December

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Mantis Knives will host an event at its headquarters in Anaheim, California.

The event is called “The So-Cal Slice.” A BladeSports school and competition will take place, Bram Frank and Ms. Sonia will teach a two-day seminar on Close Quarters Combat, and Mantis Knives will offer a warehouse sale and tours of its grand facility.

The BladeSports cutting competition will be covered by local press and television.

This event will take place on Dec. 11 and 12, 2010.

Details

Dates: December 11, 2010 to December 12, 2010
Location: Mantis Knives Headquarters, 1580 North Harmony Circle, Anaheim, CA 92807
Website: http://www.mantisknives.com
Phone: (714) 701-9136

Planning to attend? Click here to RSVP on the Knife Showcase event calendar.

Spring Piney Woods Hammer In – April 30 and May 1, 2011

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Spring Piney Woods Hammer In

April 30 and May 1, 2011


 

 

Moran School of Bladesmithing
Texarkana College
Washington, Arkansas

Directions: Google Maps

For more Information Contact:
B.R. Hughes at (903) 838-0134 or Email BR

Registration:
$55 Registration fee can be paid in “Event Registration” in the ABS Store or contact Cindy Sheely, ABS Store Manager at (419) 832-0400 or Email Cindy

Demonstrators:

Jerry Fisk, MS – Marketing Tips

J.R. Cook, MS – Handles and Guards

Mike Williams, MS – ABS Judging Standards

Greg Neely, MS – Damascus Steel

Dr. James Batson, MS – Antique Bowies

Hotels:

Holiday Inn Express, 2600 North Hervey Street, Hope, AR 71801, (870) 722-6262

Best Western, 1800 Holiday Drive, Hope, Arkansas 71801-2510, (870) 777-9222

Special Events:

Fish Fry Dinner – Saturday Night

Knife Show – 8:00 to 9:30 AM – Sunday Morning

Cutting Demonstration – 1:00 PM – Sunday Afternoon

 Offered by the American Bladesmith Society, Inc.

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