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NEW BLADE ON NEWSSTANDS TODAY!

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    What do many of today’s custom tactical folders have in common? Find out in the latest issue of BLADE® Magazine, on most newsstands TODAY!

    Featuring the DMF tactical folder by Sniper Bladeworks on the cover, the World’s No. 1 Knife Publication covers the globe’s sharpest knives from all angles, including:

    •A special 25th anniversary salute to the Sebenza by Chris Reeve Knives, one of the most influential folders in modern knife history;

    •Part one of a two-part story on how to polish a Japanese sword by sword guru Leon Kapp;

    •The top annual knives of the American Bladesmith Society as determined at the 2012 BLADE Show (www.blademag.com);

    •A rundown of the latest and greatest factory hunting knives;

    •A profile of one of Brazil’s hottest knifemakers, Gus Cecchini;

    •BLADE field editor and ABS master smith Wayne Goddard’s four shop tips and quick fixes covering grinders, drill-bit sharpening, holes in hard tangs and more;

    •A short history of the K.I.S.S., the knife that helped make Columbia River Knife & Tool a major player on the world knife stage;

    •And all the latest in everyday carry knives, the results from the 10th Annual BLADE Show World Championship Cutting Competition, a test of A.G. Russell’s “Super Storm Knife” and much, much more.

    For information on how to subscribe to BLADE, click on http://www.shopblade.com/blade-magazine-one-year-subscription-us?lid=SSfbbl100912

Vacation Knives: Wood Folder Kit/Book Combo Pack

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We’ve got the answer for your kids who complain in the middle of summer vacation, “Gee, there’s nothin’ to do!” The Wood Knife Kit Book and Materials Combo Pack by Glenn Klecker and his son, Nathan, is a perfect way to give your youngsters something worthwhile to do during those vacation down times, as well as educate you and them on how to make a folding knife from scratch out of wood. The book also contains great stories on Blade Magazine Cutlery Hall-Of-Fame© members Jim Bowie, Al Buck, Tim Leatherman and others—all for only $17.95!

    For more info click on http://www.shopblade.com/wood-knife-kit-book-and-materials-combo-pack-w8857/?lid=blss081312

Vacation Knives: Roadside Stop/Camping Set

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So you’re tooling down the highway with a bunch of screaming kids in the back seat on your way to DisneyWorld, and the wife says let’s pull this puppy over at the next rest area and feed the brood. What better way to chow down on those cans of beanie weanies than with the Team Realtree 16-piece flatware set from Kutmaster? Whether vacationing, camping or what have you, this set prepares you for whatever tasty morsels may cross your, the wife’s or the kids’ palates.

For more click on http://www.shopblade.com/kutmaster-team-realtree-16-pc-flatware-set-y7725/?r+ssfb080112

Get In On The Knives of Summer!

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Summer’s here and so are all the hot things there are to do during it—many of which call for one of the sharp knives in our “Knives Of Summer” feature.

     Among the things that make summer so much fun is fishing, not to mention eating a nice grilled or fried fillet afterward. Before you cook your catch you have to fillet it, and the Big Eddy from CRKT is ideal for the job. The 420J2 stainless blade features Russ Kommer’s high hollow grind, which creates an air pocket to lift and “float” fillets off, while the flat taper ground side glides smoothly across the skin. Triple-Point Serrations help you cut through gristle, bones and fins. A Kraton grip offers a firm, safe hold on the knife.

     For more on how to get your Big Eddy, click on http://www.shopblade.com/big-eddy-3008?r+ssfb062512

For more on the latest knives, knife legislation, knifemaking instruction, knife trends, knifemakers, what knives to buy and where and much more, subscribe to BLADE® Magazine, the World’s No. 1 Knife Publication. Click on http://www.shopblade.com/blade-magazine-one-year-subscription-us/?r+ssfb062512 for more information.

The Knife J.S. Dondino Carries

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“I carry a Kershaw 1480 with a blade of VG-10 steel clad in 420HC. I love the classic look of the knife and it cuts like it’s going out of style. I’ve had it since my Navy service and still use it daily to cut shroud line for my job as a civilian. It also does a number on the occasional apple and the errant strings on my wife’s sweaters.”

 

J.S. Dondino, Portland, Oregon

For more on the latest knives and the knives people carry, knifemaking instruction, knife trends, knifemakers, what knives to buy and where and much more, subscribe to BLADE® Magazine, the World’s No. 1 Knife Publication. For subscription information click on http://www.shopblade.com/product/blade-magazine-one-year-subscripti…?r+ssfb100112#BL1SU

Tennessee Knife Rights Bill to Senate Vote—Contact Today!

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Knife Rights reports that Tennessee Senate Bill SB1015, which would enact the state’s Knife Law Preemption, repeal Tennessee’s antiquated ban on automatic knives (switchblades) and repeal the the state’s 4-inch knife length limitation, has been voted out of committee with a 7-1 vote of recommendation for passage. Requested by Knife Rights and sponsored by Sen. Mike Bell, the bill now moves to the full Senate.

Preemption ensures citizens can expect consistent enforcement of state knife laws everywhere in a state. Preemption prevents the creation of, or eliminates, a patchwork of local ordinances and laws more restrictive than state law which serve to confuse or entrap those traveling within or through the state. Knife Rights has helped pass similar Knife Preemption Laws in Arizona, Utah, New Hampshire and Georgia and helped repeal knife bans in New Hampshire, Washington and Missouri.

If you live, work or travel in Tennessee, please contact your senator and ask him/her to vote Yes on SB1015.

Whether writing or calling, all that is necessary is to simply ask them to vote in favor of SB1015. Keep it short and to the point.

For more info visit www.KnifeRights.org.

Pause and Reflect on 9/11

Steve Shackleford
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We were all in a state of shock on this day 10 years ago. Along with the horrific spectacle of the Twin Towers collapsing, everything America stood for seemed to be coming down around our heads. But out of that tragedy we emerged, stronger than ever in many ways, even if many think we as a nation overreacted in others.

On this day 10 years later, give thanks for what you have. Hug your mom, your wife, your kids, your dog (or cat), or just sit in your front or backyard and look around at the things that many in this world would love to have—and remember the untold scores who have given their lives for you to keep.

I, for one, will think of Heather Voyles Bradford, the daughter of my old boss, Blade Magazine Cutlery Hall-Of-Fame© member Bruce Voyles. Heather had tried for years to have children and in the past few days she succeeded in giving birth to her first child, Samuel Forrest Bradford. A decade after all the devastation visited upon New York City, the Pentagon, a lonely field in Pennsylvania and America as a whole, the Voyles are celebrating a new addition. Somehow it seems appropriate that when so many lost so much 10 years ago, there is a new face in this world today to help continue to make America and all Americans proud of what we are now, and what we will be in the future.

God bless us all and GOD BLESS AMERICA!

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