Knife Collecting

Knife collecting is an extremely rewarding experience for knife enthusiasts. There truly is a knife for everyone. Many increase or hold their value throughout the years, making collecting knives something to pass on to the next generation of knife collectors.

Knife Of The Day XIV: Durvyn Howard


Our Knife Of The Day—make that KNIVES of the day—are these sexy little beauties by Durvyn Howard in gold-lip mother-of-pearl. For more information on these knives, contact purveyor David Hodge of Miami Nice Knife at [email protected]. Howard’s contact info: 4220 McLain St. S., Hokes Bluff, AL 35903 256-492-5720, cell 256-504-1853.


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The Knife J.S. Dondino Carries

“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

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Knife Store Of The Day II: Nordic Knives

A leader in mail order sales of fine custom made knives since 1977, Nordic Knives has earned its reputation as one of America’s most reliable and trustworthy sources of fine custom knives.

A long-time dealer of Randall Made Knives, Nordic “can supply you with these fine knives in a much shorter time period than orders placed directly through Randall Knives. We specialize in assisting you with customized Randall knife orders, and can now deliver your finished knife in a shorter time period than a direct Randall order. We also offer a wide range of both folding and fixed-blade custom-made knives. Nordic Knives is a retailer of many of the best factory made knives, both for sport and the kitchen. Please call us at 1-800-992-6574 if you desire anything along these lines. We will be more than happy to ship out any item we sell, anywhere in the world.”

Based in Solvang, California, Nordic offers knives by Blade Magazine Cutlery Hall-Of-Fame© member Michael Price, new custom knives, Chris Reeve knives, William Henry knives and much more. Nordic also produces the bi-ennial Solvang Knife Show, which will be held April 28 this year at the Hotel Corque in Solvang.
If you have one knife you want to sell, or an entire collection, Nordic Knives would be pleased to work with you by either purchasing or consigning your custom or Randall knife or knives. Nordic is especially interested in Randall knives and custom knives by prominent makers. Please call Nordic buyer David Harvey at 1-800-992-6574 to discuss terms, or visit www.nordicknives.com.

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Knife Sharpener Of The Day II

Brainstormed by former BLADE® Ad Manager Steve McCowen, who developed it in concert with knifemaker Charles Kain, the Slide Sharp by Columbia River Knife & Tool is an ingenious angle-guide sharpener.

To sharpen, pull the blade through a sharpening guide slot, pressing down lightly with a circular “locomotion” action. Repeat the same action as needed in the opposite slot. Two sharpening guides are included. One has a slight angle for putting an edge on sport, work, tactical and kitchen knives. The second has a steeper angle for heavier tools such as choppers and machetes.

 

Knife Of The Day XIII—1st One for 2012!

     Our first Knife Of The Day for 2012 is the Benchmade Presidio. Sporting a 3.42-inch drop-point blade of 154CM stainless steel and an AXIS locking mechanism, the Presidio is a Mel Pardue design with a black anodized, machined 6061 T-6 aluminum handle, 420J stainless steel liners, and a reversible tip-up pocket clip. The handle features a multi-directional positive grip. Blade thickness: .125 inch. Weight: 5.62 ounces. Closed length: 4.87 inches. MSRP: $200.

     For more information contact Benchmade, attn: Alicia Hunt, 300 Beavercreek Rd., Oregon City, OR 97045 503-655-6004 www.benchmade.com.

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Knife Purveyor Of The Day I

     The first in our Knife Purveyors Of The Day series is Neil Ostroff (shown above with a Darrel Ralph Madd Maxx folder at a past BLADE Show) of True North Knives in Williston, Vermont. Formerly based in Canada, TNK is now U.S.-based and brings you some of the finest in tactical and utility custom knives, a number of which are exclusives, from such makers as Kirby Lambert, Strider Knives, Darrel Ralph and others.

     For more information, click on www.truenorthknives.com.

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Knife Of The Day XII

    

     Our Knife Of The Day XII is Joel Worley’s tapered-tang straight knife with a 5.5-inch fileworked blade of a raindrop-pattern damascus forged from 1080 and 15n20 carbon steels. A flared finger groove doubles as a guard. The handle is sheep horn and the belt sheath features pit viper inlay.

     For more information contact Joel Worley at [email protected] or visit jaworleyknives.webs.com.

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