BLADE Magazine

The growing use of Rick Hinderer’s Lockbar Stabilizer on factory knives, the knives of BLADE Magazine Cutlery Hall-Of-Fame© member George Herron, the current status of laws governing “once-living” knife handle materials, a novel that focuses on knives like none before by the author of the book that made Rambo famous, the upcoming 175th anniversary of the Alamo and more highlight the new May BLADE, which appears on most newsstands today, March 1.

In addition to the above, the May BLADE also includes editorial mention of: the cover knife, the Acies from A.G. Russell Knives; Hinderer’s XM-24; Strider Knives’ Stealth Model SnG Gen 6 CC; Zero Tolerance 0551; Case green-bone-handle trapper and stag hobo knife; Sean O’Hare hunter; Matthew Lerch “Thorn”; Joe Kious’ Model 10 auto; Jerry Halfrich’s “Rounder”; C.R. Miles’ drop-point hunter; Chistopher Meyer’s “Ring Hilt EDC”; Scot Matsuoka’s “Inferno”; and Herron’s first bowie, Model 3 Little Dude, Model 6, sub-hilt fighters, Teddy Roosevelt “Millennium” knife, interframe folders, and stag chute knives.

Also: a profile of KA-BAR; the conclusion of how to carve knife handles, by Joe Szilaski; a review of the EdgeCraft EdgeCrafter knife and tool sharpener; the fascinating story of 87-year-old knifemaker Jack Barrett and his knives; the Benchmade 9CB Hook; Case Jr. Scout; Boker/Magnum Bailey Mini Ziel throwing knife; Columbia River Knife & Tool Crossover combo knife/shears; Wenger Evolution 81; Gerber Brush Thinner; SOG Specialty Knives & Tools Hand Axe; William Henry Studio’s Gentac folder, Geneva money clip and divot tool;  Spyderco Dragonfly2 FRN; ToolLogic’s SL3; and Cold Steel Pendleton Lite.

Also: Mantis Knives “Z’mora”; Erik Fritz chute knife; Ralph Turnbull’s trapper; Victorinox “Classic SD Argyle”; Wolfgang Dell’s hunter; Timberline “Alary”; Jason Brous fighter; Nathan House utility fixed blade; Meyerco Charles Sauer skinner; Kershaw Speedform II; and mini-profiles of Andre Thorburn, Al Warren, Karl B. Andersen, Pete Maltese, Des Horn and Cliff Parker.

Also: a story on sub-hilt fighters that includes Bob Loveless’ first knife marketed under the name “Big Bear,” Edmund Davidson’s “Orgasmatron,” and also sub-hilts by Steve Dunn, Steve Johnson, Don Hanson, Marcus Lin, David Broadwell and Steven Rapp; a test of CAS Hanwei’s folding fillet knife; Henry Torres’ kitchen slicer; Ernest Emerson Knives Inc.’s CQC7BW; Serge Panchenko’s art dagger; and much more.

If you can’t find BLADE on your local newsstand, check the Barnes & Noble nearest you, or go to www.blademag.com for subscription information.

The following e-mail came in to BLADE offices this morning:

Hello Everyone,

BladeSports Australia has had difficulty with weather, natural disasters and logistical issues with travel. They have informed me that they will not be able to send anyone to the World Championship this season. Due to the Australians opting out of the World Championship; there will now be 8 spots for the US. There will still be 2 spots for the UK, and 2 spots for the Netherlands.

Jose Elzinga-Diaz
[email protected]
www.diaztools.com

Two of the older and bigger custom knife shows promise to make the weekend of March 4-6 sharper than usual.

At the Westin Jersey City Newport in Jersey City, New Jersey, Steve D’Lack will present the 22nd Annual East Coast Custom Knife Show. Meanwhile, in Pasadena, California, the Southern California Blades will conduct the 26th Annual Knife Expo in the Pasadena Convention Center.

Both shows have lots of history. Blade Magazine Cutlery Hall-Of-Fame© member Bob Loveless was a long-time member of the Southern California Blades, and the East Coast Show has been a perennial potpourri of some of the world’s finest makers, including a number from Europe.

What’s more, it will be the first time the East Coast Show has been held outside New York City, thanks mostly to the heavy-handed anti-knife policies of Manhattan DA Cyrus Vance, whose office conducted a raid of local retail knife stores last year, confiscating over 1,400 legal knives Vance claimed were “gravity knives.” As a result, nearby Jersey City seemed a much better place to hold a knife show. How the loss of revenue will play with businesses in New York City and their opinion of Mr. Vance remains to be seen.

For more information on the East Coast Show, contact Mr. D’Lack at [email protected] or call 417-866-6688 or fax 417-866-6693. For more on the Knife Expo 2011, contact Helen Nauert at [email protected] or call 619-417-4329.

Today, Feb. 28, is the last day to enter the sweepstakes to win a Kershaw Whiplash knife, courtesy of BLADE magazine and Kershaw.

Entering is free. Click here.