The folding knife that has become the yardstick against which others are compared, the Sebenza has earned a worldwide reputation for rock solid performance a…
Knife Users Are Our Neighbors
Sometimes we get so carried away talking about the coolest new knives, the hottest tactical folders, the neatest mechanisms, latest locks and hottest handle materials, we forget about the average knife user, the end user, the guy or gal who carries and uses a knife everyday as a tool. That person might or might not be interested in the most state-of-the-art steels and most wicked blade grinds. Few of their knives are probably embellished with scrimshaw, engraving or jewel inlays. Even fewer probably have gold, silver, diamond or precious stone inlays.
AKTI—the American Knife & tool Institute, a knife legislative body fighting for our knife rights—has a cool link on its homepage titled “Everyday People Use Knives Every Day.” Clicking the link, web browsers land on a page that says “We’re your neighbors. We use knives every day in our work or carry them for other activities,” and it lists jobs and occupations in which people employed in those areas use knives every day. The page also has a query, simply reaching out with “Let us know if you’re not on the list.”
So, BladeMag.com visitors, please let us know if you’re not on the following list (from the AKTI website [and click here for more everyday using knives]):
Accountants
Adventure Racers
Advocate (for homeless)
Aircraft Mechanic
Antique Collectors
Archeologists
Architects
Artists
Armorer
Attorney
Automotive Technicians
Backpackers
Bakers
Basket Weavers
Beekeepers
Bicycle Repairmen
Bicyclists
Big Game Hunters
Bioscience / Biomedical Workers
Bloggers
Boaters
Book Binders
Bow Hunters
Boy Scouts
Business Executives
Butchers
Cable Installers
Campers
Canoeists
Carpenters
Carpet Installers
Carvers
Citizens Emergency Response Team
Chefs
Christmas Tree Dealers
Clammers
Clothing Designers
Cobblers (Shoe Makers)
Knife Collectors
Computer Technicians
Construction Workers
Cross Country Skiers
Curriers
Dairy Farmers
Deep Sea Fishermen
Deli Workers
Doctors
Downhill Skiers
Editor
Education Aministrator
Electricians
Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs)
Engineers
Factory Workers
Farmers
Firemen
Fish Farmers
Fish Mongers
Fishermen
Floor Layers
Florists
Forensic Investigators
Forest Rangers
Four-Wheelers
Furniture Makers
Furriers
Game & Fish Rangers
Gardeners / Horticulturists
Garment Workers
Girl Scouts
Glaziers
Geocache Hunter
Greenhouse Worker
Gunsmith
Helicopter Pilots
Highland Game Participants
Hikers
Historical Re-enactors
Horse Breeders
Horse Drawn Carriage Drivers
Horseback Riders
Hunters
Ice Fishermen
Industrial Workers
Information Techs
Investigators
Janitors
Jewelers
Kayakers
Knifemakers
Landscapers
Leather Workers
Legislators
Licensed Firearms Dealers
Line Workers
Locksmiths
Loggers
Machinists
Mechanics
Metal Casters
Military Personnel
Miners
Milliners
Model Makers
Mold Makers
Moms
Motorcyclists
Mountain Climbers
Movers
Museum Curators
Musicians
Nurses
Nursery Workers
Office Workers
Outdoorsmen
Paramedics
Park Rangers
Photographers
Physical Therapists
Physicians
Plumbers
Police Officers
Potters (ceramic workers)
Precious Stone Setters
Printers
Private Pilots
Probation / Parole Officers
Project Managers
Railway Workers
Ranchers
Retired People
Roofers
Sailors
Salespeople
Scouts
Scout Leaders
Scuba Divers
Sculptors
Seamstresses
Search & Rescue Teams
Security Guards
Sheriffs
Shipping Clerks
Short Order Cooks
Sky Divers
Snowboarders
Snowmobilers
Sporting Goods Dealers
Stage Hands
Stone Workers / Masons
Surgeons
Survival Instructors
Tailors
Taxidermists
Teachers / Instructors
Telephone Repairmen
Television Repairmen
Tile Workers
Tow Truck Drivers
Tower (Cell/Phone/Radio) Climbers
Tractor Trailer Drivers or Commercial Truck Drivers
Trail Runners
Trappers
Veterinarians / Vet Techs
Warehouse Workers
Watchmen
Watchmakers / Horologists
Water Skiers
Weavers
Welders
Wood Workers
Two Knife Shows On Deck This Weekend
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.
Emerson Knives, Inc., Holds Charity Auction
On Saturday, December 7th, 2013, Emerson Knives, Inc., will hold a charity auction for “The Patriot Knife George Washington Collection,” with all proceeds donated to the Navy SEAL Foundation. The auction starts at 12 p.m. Pacific Standard Time.Â
Ernest Emerson fashioned the handle of the George Washington Patriot knife using 250-year-old oak from a tree on Washington’s Union Farm property, a tree that was alive when Commander Washington led the Colonial Army to victory in the War for Independence. The knife comes with a copy of a surveyor’s map hand drawn by Washington himself, showing the very location of the tree on his property, along with a letter of provenance. And it has a custom-designed, die-cut copper gun metal coin inset into the handle featuring a striking profile of Washington as President of the United States.
The knife package to be auctioned also includes: a rare bottle of George Washington’s Whiskey distilled at the original Mount Vernon distillery using his recipe; a rare first-day-of-issue Washington Purple Heart stamp and artwork, postmarked at the Mount Vernon Post Office on its day of issue, May 30, 2003; an author-signed copy of George Washington: Gentleman Warrior by Stephen Brumwell; and a U.S. flag flown over the historic Washington Mount Vernon home, along with certificates of authentication.
Click here for more information. Click here to view the auction once it’s underway at noon December 7, 2013.
Kite Surfer Glad He Brought A Knife To Shark Fight!
Reuters of Warsaw, Poland, reports that champion kite surfer Jan Lisewski, 42, used a knife to fight off 11 sharks and repeated shark attacks during a two-day battle of survival after becoming stranded in the Red Sea.
Lisewski, who became the first person to kite surf across the Baltic Sea last year, was two-thirds of the way across the Red Sea from Egypt to Saudi Arabia when he became stranded. His kite suddenly deflated after the wind stopped during the 124-mile crossing from the Egyptian town of El Gouna to Duba in Saudi Arabia.
As nightfall approached the Gdansk-born champ and instructor sent an SOS message from an emergency transmitter – but it took nearly 40 hours for Saudi coast guard officials to locate him.
During the first night, Lisewski fired a rescue flare towards a Red Sea fishing vessel but it did not alter course towards him, so he wrapped up his kite to make a raft on his board so he could catch some sleep.
His only sustenance was a small supply of water, energy drinks and two energy bars.
On the second night he said the surfboard drifted towards a reef where he was attacked by up to 11 sharks. He said he fought off the sharks, some apparently up to 18 feet long, using a knife during an all-night battle.
“I was stabbing them in the eyes, the nose and gills,” Lisewski told Reuters.
Lisewski, who only suffered exhaustion and dehydration during the ordeal, said he usually does not carry a knife but his brother Piotr urged him to take one.
“Maybe he had some kind of premonition,” he said.
BLADE® was unable to discern what kind of knife Lisewski carried during his ordeal.
Knife Law Preemption Bill Passes House Hearing, Now to Rules Committee
According to Knife Rights, Georgia Knife Preemption Bill SB432 passed out of the House Public Safety and Homeland Security Committee yesterday on a 6-2 vote. Your emails and calls make an impact!
Successful passage of SB432 would not only ensure Georgia residents carrying a knife are treated fairly wherever they travel in Georgia, but all those traveling to the BLADE Show though towns and cities with knife laws more restrictive that Georgia’s otherwise decent knife laws, would be safe from violation.
Now the bill moves to the House Rules Committee today or Thursday to be scheduled for a vote of the full House. You can continue to help by calling or emailing the members of the House Rules Committee and request they schedule SB432 for a vote. It is VERY IMPORTANT to remember to be very RESPECTFUL & POLITE when making your request. Knife Rights has included a succinct sample message below. Committee members a lot of bills to consider, so all you need to do is to politely let them know that this bill has support from an involved constituency.
If you are a Georgia resident it is best that you call the committee members below. If you can’t call, at least email.
If you are a BLADE Show attendee from outside of Georgia, please email ALL of the committee members (listed below) and ask them to vote YES on SB432.
Use Email SUBJECT: Please Schedule SB432 for a Vote
Suggested email:
Dear Representative [insert name],
As a knife owner, collector and enthusiast, I attend the BLADE Show in Atlanta which generates millions of dollars for the Georgia economy. SB432 would ensure that when I visit Georgia, the knife laws will be consistent statewide. It will also ensure that Georgia residents will know that their pocketknife is legal throughout the entire state.
Please schedule SB432 for a vote as promptly as you can.
Thank you for your time and consideration.
[your signature]
If you call, here is what you might say to the Representative’s secretary:
Hello my name is xxxxxx xxxxxxx and I am calling to ask Representative [insert name] to please schedule SB432 for a vote as soon as possible. This bill is important to me because I attend the BLADE show in Atlanta and would like to see the knife laws across Georgia be consistent. Thank you for taking my message.
Rich Golick: 404-656-5943 – [email protected]
Tommy Benton: 404-656-0213 – [email protected]
David Casa: 404-656-0254 – [email protected]
Mickey Channell: 404-656-5103 – [email protected]
Sharon Cooper: 404-656-5069 – [email protected]
Katie Dempsey: 404-463-2247 – [email protected]
Earl Ehrhart: 404-463-2247 – [email protected]
Gerald Greene: 404-732-2973 – [email protected]
Bob Hanner: 404-656-7859 – [email protected]
Bill Hembree: 404-659-9195 – [email protected]
Judy Manning: 404-656-7868 – [email protected]
Greg Morris: 404-656-5115 – [email protected]
Butch Parrish: 404-463-2247 – [email protected]
Allen Peake: 404-656-5025 – [email protected]
Tom Rice: 404-656-5912 – [email protected]
Jay Roberts: 404-656-7153 – [email protected]
Ed Setzler: 404-656-0177 – [email protected]
Donna Sheldon: 404-656-5025 – [email protected]
Barbara Sims: 404-656-0213 – [email protected]
Lynn Smith: 404-656-7149 – [email protected]
Ron Stephens: 404-656-5115 – [email protected]
Tom Weldon: 404-656-0152 – [email protected]
Wendell Willard: 404-656-5125 – [email protected]
It is much, much better to email each member individually, but if you cannot, below are all the email addresses which you can copy and paste into your email:
[email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]
CALL or EMAIL TODAY!
For more click on www.KnifeRights.org.
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Ivory Ban Worsens Plight Of The Poor
Wildlife administrators in Zimbabwe are asking the U.S. government to lift the ban on ivory imports from the southern African nation immediately due to concerns over how it is worsening the plight of poor Zimbabweans and also other animal species.
Elephant hunting contributes more than $14 million a year to Zimbabwe’s economy, and “not less than 55 percent” of the income from sport hunting goes directly to the poor, rural communities where wildlife is often the only source of income, according to information Zimbabwe’s wildlife administrators supplied to the Department of Parks and Wildlife Management Authority.
The U.S. banned imports of ivory from Zimbabwe and Tanzania, among others, in February over misguided concerns surrounding the preservation of elephant populations. Meanwhile, according to Zimbabwe’s wildlife administrators, the country’s 97,500 elephants destroy food supplies needed for other species. Combined with the adverse affect on Zimbabwe’s poor, the U.S. ivory ban has disastrous implications for the southern African nation.
For more, visit http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-07-14/zimbabwe-wants-u-s-to-lift-ivory-import-ban-immediately.html
For information on how you can fight the U.S. ivory ban and at the same time help save the elephant, join the Elephant Protection Association. For more, visit elephantprotection.org.
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