Take a couple of minutes out of your busy schedule to relax and participate in a spectacular tour of the National Knife Museum housed in Smoky Mountain Knife Works. It’s a well-done, albeit homemade, video set to a couple of catchy tunes, and will definitely renew your energy and give you a fresh outlook on life, whether it’s to start or end your day. Enjoy! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ehSTQ03_ICE
Researchers Find Ancient Disposable Cutlery
And here you thought you were so modern with that plastic fork! A discovery in Israel points to the use of disposable cutlery by ancient peoples. Here’s the article from the AP. You can read the rest at Breitbart.com.
JERUSALEM (AP) – Israeli archaeologists believe thousands of ancient shards of flint found scattered around a fire pit in a cave near Tel Aviv might be the world’s oldest known disposable knives.
Dating to the Stone Age, the tiny knives are believed to be at least 200,000 years old. A Tel Aviv University excavation team found the tools around a fireplace littered with charred animal bones.
Archaeologist Ran Barkai said he believes Stone Age hunter-gatherers used the rough, round-shaped cutlery—ranging from the size of human teeth to guitar picks—for slicing through cooked meat because they were found next to the animal bones. The bones were used to determine the age of the knives.
The number of knives found, coupled with the fact that they had no signs of sharpening, indicates they were disposable because they would have dulled after several uses, he said.
The knives were made from recycled material—parts of larger knives and tools designed for other uses such as butchering animals and scraping hides, he said.
Knife Giveaway
Greetings From KnifeBroker.com
With all the excitement of the Johnny Stout knife give away, we have decided to extend the free listing period for an additional 30 days, but that’s not all.
KnifeBroker.com is going to give away another knife in September, each time you list a knife in the month of September you will automatically be entered into a drawing to be held October 1st 2010.
We are giving away a custom made knife by legendary knife maker Gil Hibben with a retail value of 400.00 dollars. The contest starts September 1st and ends September 30th. It’s that simple, just list your knives and your in the drawing, the more you list the better your chances of winning this beautiful Gil Hibben custom made knife.
Thank You,
KnifeBroker Staff
Frost’s Lawhorn Retires With Pig-Chasing Contest
Nothing quite says “retirement” like a pig-chasing contest, and Jerry Lawhorn celebrated his last day of 27 years with Frost Cutlery by being feted with a “pig-chasing contest” this past Friday.
According to Frost’s Patrick Shipley, “Now, since you have seen this, you won’t find it too hard to believe that last week Jim [company owner Jim Frost] put a goat in Bob Johnson’s office as a birthday prank, and I will leave the rest to your own imagination.”
Anyhow, best of luck and happy retirement to Jerry. And soo-eee-eee pig!
Gear Up for Hunting Season! Follow this link! http://reg.summitprojects.com/buck/2010/aug/newsletter.html
Get ready for hunting season! Check out Buck’s new knives on the New Products page. Selected knives on sale!
Metalsmithing Showcased At the Colorado Botanic Gardens
On October 16-17, the Colorado Botanic Gardens will play host to 28 members of the Colorado Metalsmithing Assoc. displaying and selling their work. Knives will share space with monumental sculptures, and the setting is spectacular. Displays will include one-of-a-kind art jewelry, collectible custom knives by Jerry McClure and small sculptures by Travis Ogden and Pat Ryan.
The international Colorado Metalsmithing Assoc. members are some of the finest artists and teachers in their field.
“It’s the largest and smallest art forms that possess the most power.” —Henry Moore
“Best in Knives” Reader’s Poll – Knives Illustrated
Announcing the first ever Knives Illustrated “Best in Knives” Reader’s Poll. Categories range from Best Overall knife for the money, Best Camp knife, Best Cowboy knife, Prettiest, Best commemorative of all time, Most Underrated Factory knife, and over 60 categories.
We would like for you to go online to www.knivesillustrated.com and vote for Knives of Alaska. This is an open vote, and there is NO LIMIT on how many times you can vote.
Winners will be announced in the Knives Illustrated Buyers Guide, hitting the newsstands in November.
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