On behalf of the staff of Knife Showcase, BLADE Magazine, the BLADE Show and everyone at Krause Publications and F+W Media, here’s wishing you a very Merry Christmas and/or Happy Holidays, and a most fruitful New Year.
The image of the Christmas tree decorated with Randall knives is courtesy of Dale and Laura Dorris of Dorris Wood Creations Custom Display Cabinets & Stands at http://www.DorrisWoodCreations.com.
And no–the image is not photoshopped. Those are real Randall knives!
Guadalupe Forge Winter Hammer-In & Knifemakers Rendezvous. For an application form contact Johnny Stout at [email protected].
Here’s a look at an infomercial for a knife from the 1950s. The segment was called “Delicious Dishes” and it played in movie theaters before features. If you showed up at the theater every week for 12 weeks, you got a knife or other kitchen tool. Can you imagine a theater doing that nowadays?
Although that’s changed, the key techniques for selling a knife is basically the same as today. Even in the 1950s, the paper test was the primary way to show off a sharp knife.
Note: The sound isn’t quite lined up with the image.
Ernest Emerson’s knife auction ends today, so if you’re interested in participating, you’d better act fast.
For more information visit www.emersonknives.com.
The auction culminates a whirlwind week for Emerson Knives, Inc. The company moved into a new, 12,500-square-foot facility in Harbor City, California. It is four times larger than Emerson’s previous facility. “We moved seven 18-wheelers full of equipment and started working on Monday,” he noted. The new facility will include a 3,000-square-foot knife/self-defense training area. A “meet and greet” at the new facility is being planned, Emerson said.
Meanwhile, on Wednesday, Emerson held what he said was the first worldwide on-line knife lottery, with participation from buyers on every continent but Antarctica. He said it lasted two hours and 33 knives were sold. He plans to do another one, possibly in the spring.
I have a ” how- to” scrimshaw dvd out. I am offering Free shipping on the dvd and many other items until Dec. 20 2010. There is also a nice selection of supplies, as well as scrimshawed jewelry, knives, ivory beads, etc…www.sandrabradyart.com
I recently saw a photo of Lance fishers “Iron Mistress” I was wondering what the history is on the Jim Bowie logo that is inset in the handle?Does any one know?
“You have to know within yourself that you can do it. If you can work a wrench, use a screwdriver or hammer a nail, you can make a knife.” ~ Bob Loveless
The legacy of Bob Loveless
All of the knife industry has been touched by the late Bob Loveless, a pioneer in knifemaking. We at F+W Media are humbled and proud to have had the opportunity, just months before his death, to work with Mr. Loveless on a book showcasing his knifemaking legacy. Knifemaking with Bob Loveless: Build Knives with a Living Legend, by Author Durwood Hollis, is an inspiration for all knife enthusiasts.
Widely recognized as the father of the modern custom knife movement, Mr. Loveless popularized the dropped hunter, Big Bear sub-hilt fighter and other knives, and, along with Richard Barney, co-wrote How to Make Knives, the precursor to this book.
For this project, he generously allowed Mr. Hollis unprecedented access to his workshop and his life, revealing his methods for creating a knife, including tempering and design, the materials and tools he used, and his recommendations for the care of your knife.
He was an innovator in his field and this book is a tribute to him and his craft. The pages of Knifemaking with Bob Loveless: Build Knives with a Living Legend, present:
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