Indholdsfortegnelse for February 2018 i Blade

A pioneer in selling knives in a mall setting and custom knives in general; a stickler for hands-on customer service; sharpening while you wait; custom knife show producer; in-store meet-the-knifemaker events; custom knife exclusives; the latest factory knives, swords, kitchen knives, assorted knife accessories, etc.; efficient online knife sales—these and more exemplified 44 years of the Plaza Cutlery retail knife store. Sadly, like one of the quality folders Plaza sold, its doors are folding closed. Owners Dan and Pam Delavan have showcased knives to countless visitors of Plaza’s only home, the South Coast Plaza Shopping Resort in Costa Mesa, California. (Over 25 million visited South Coast in 2016 alone.) With it time to enjoy the good life and their sons Bryan and Andrew pursuing their own careers, Dan and Pam…

Tell us what knife you carry. Add a little history or an anecdote. Try to include a photograph—if digital, at least 600 KB but no larger than 2 MB—of you with your knife. We will publish your comments in an upcoming “The Knife I Carry.” Your name will then be entered in a drawing to win a free, high-quality, name-brand pocketknife. The drawing will be May 15. Mail to: BLADE®, P.O. Box 789, Ooltewah, TN 37363-0789, or e-mail steve.shackleford@fwmedia.com. If you send your entry by e-mail, please include your physical mailing address in case you win the pocketknife.…

BLADE Magazine Cutlery Hall-Of-Fame© member Tim Leather-man had a great idea. It just took a while to convince others that his tool was worthy of production. When eight years of effort finally brought the acclaim that he knew would come for the Leatherman tool and his company, Leatherman Tool Group, Inc., it was incredibly satisfying. It was also a validation of a long haul, an effort that finally paid off, and in doing so revolutionized the way people take on ordinary, everyday tasks. Beyond the basics, the Leatherman tool has transcended the cutlery and hand tool industries. It has simply become an icon. “It wasn’t original,” observed Dan Delavan of Plaza Cutlery (page 10) in Costa Mesa, California. “There were tool knives that dated back to the early 1900s, and…

“Knifemaker Showcase” spotlights the photographs of knives sent by any and all custom knifemakers to BLADE® for filing in The Knifemakers’ Archive. The Knifemakers’ Archive is the most complete collection of images of knifemakers’ knives and information in the world. If you are a custom knifemaker and have not sent us an image (the better quality the image, the better chance it has of getting in the magazine), write to: BLADE, c/o F+W Media, 700 E. State St., Iola, WI 54990, or e-mail steve.shackleford@fwmedia.com. Please include a mug shot of yourself with your knife image. DOMINICK GOLD After going to knife shows for a few years, Dominick Gold of Manchester, New Jersey, had to try making a knife himself. He started reading and learning. “I couldn`t believe how all the…

JANUARY JAN. 19-21 LAS VEGAS, NV Las Vegas Invitational Knifemakers Show in conjunction with the Antique Arms Show, Westgate Resort & Casino. Contact the show at POB 1074, Dept. BKG18, Murrieta, CA 92564 951-970-9669 beinfeldproductions@gmail.com , antiquearmsshow.com. JAN. 27 LAS VEGAS, NV Tactical Knife Invitational, Caesars Palace. Call 417-866-6688 or visit fiftyfiftyproductions.net (advanced registration only).* JAN. 27-28 ST. LOUIS, MO Gateway Area Knife Club Cutlery Fair, Carpenters’ Hall. Contact Steve 314-795-4262 stevemarkus@sbcglobal.net.* FEBRUARY FEB. 2-4 LAKELAND, FL The 40th Annual Gator Cutlery Club Knife Show, Lakeland Center. Call Dan Piergallini 813-754-3908 or 813-967-1471.* FEB. 10 WYOMING, MI West Michigan Edge Show, the K of C Hall. Call Mike 616-322-5846.* FEB. 17 HONOLULU, HI Hawaii Custom Knife & Tactical Show, Pomaikai Ballrooms at Dole Cannery. Contact JSM Cutlery LLC, Dept. BKG18,…

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Near-flawless grinds, captivating materials, curvaceous lines, snug fit and finish, and slick mechanisms help ensure today’s hottest makers’ hottest custom knives are cool cutters to covet. While determining such knives is almost impossible to do without at least a smidgeon of subjectivity, those who sell knives professionally have their finger on the pulse of who some of the makers are and which of their knives is hottest. If the sellers don’t, they won’t be in business for long. We tapped four of today’s successful knife sales operations—purveyor Daniel O’Malley of Bladegallery.com, purveyor Les Robertson of Robertson’s Custom Cutlery, Dave Stark of Steel Addiction Custom Knives, and Sako Rouchanian, owner of Recon 1, a retailer of knives and gear—for their opinions on the matter. Meanwhile, don’t be surprised if one or…

The bird’s-beak pommel is what it sounds like—look at the handle from the side and you will see the stylized profile of a small bird. It’s not a long beak like a woodpecker’s but a short, understated one, not unlike a cardinal’s. The bird’sbeak pommel extends away from the handle just far enough to cradle a pinky finger in a standard grip. Among others, no less a maker as BLADE Magazine Cutlery Hall-Of-Fame© member Bob Loveless used the bird’s-beak pommel on a number of his knives. For the latest knives, knife news, trends, blogs and more visit blademag.com . 1 Shayne Carter does the bird’s-beak handle of his fixed-blade fighter in koa wood. The 8 3/8-inch blade is a damascus of 1084 and 15n20 carbon…

COOL CUTTERS TO COVET P. 12 Russ Andrews, Dept. BL2, PO Box 7732, Sugar Creek, MO 64054, Phone: 816-252-3344, russandrews@sbcglobal.net; Web:wwwrussandrewsknives.com; John Barker, Dept. BL2, 5725 Boulder Bluff Dr., Cumming, GA 30040, Phone: 678-357-8586, barkerknives@bellsouth.net Web: www.barkerknives.com; Tashi Bharucha, https://www.facebook.com/TashiBharuchaDesign/;BladeGallery.com, attn: D. O’Malley, Dept. BL2, 107 Central Way, Kirkland, WA 98033 425-889-5980 www.blade-gallery.com; Jim Burke, burkeknives.com; JN Fisher Knives, c/o Josh Fisher, Dept. BL2, 8419 CR 3615, Murchison, TX 75778, Phone: 903-203-2130, fi sherknives@aol.com; Web: www.jnfisherknives.com; Des Horn, Dept. BL2, PO Box 322, Onrusrivier, WC, SOUTH AFRICA 7201, Phone: 27283161795, Fax:+27866280824, deshorn@usa.net; Ray Laconico, laconicoknives@gmail.com, laconicoknives.com; Tom Mayo, Dept. BL2, 67 412 Alahaka St, Waialua, HI 96791, Phone: 808-637-6560, mayot001@hawaii.rr.com; Web: www.mayoknives.com; Recon 1, attn.: Sako Rouchanian, Dept. BL2, 19425 Ventura Blvd., Tarzana, CA 91356 888-473-2661 recon1.com, @recon1; Todd Rexford,…

Editor’s note: Help us celebrate BLADE®’s 45th anniversary with this walk down memory lane. In the Winter 2017-18 issue we spotlighted the magazine’s first-ever feature story. This time: a retrospective of the Bob Loveless interview that appeared in the January/February 1974 issue of what was then The American Blade . Perhaps the best part of The American Blade interview with Bob Loveless in 1974 is the fascinating array of pictures of the BLADE Magazine Cutlery Hall Of Fame© member, leading off with him smoking a cigarette with a couple of inches worth of ashes looking as if they probably fell right after the picture was taken. Another notable segment is where he describes forging a knife on a harbor tanker while he was…

Adamascus bowie by American Bladesmith Society journeyman smith Shawn Ellis with Ellis hammering hot steel on the set of The History Channel’s Forged in Fire light up this issue’s cover. Along with ABS master smith JW Randall and ABS journeyman smiths Craig Camerer and Mace Vitale, Ellis is one of four Forged in Fire champions featured in the special story by Erin Healy on page 74. Ellis’ flowing fixed blade sports an 11-inch blade of pattern-welded 1084 and 15N20 carbon steels, and an amber stag handle. The fittings are wrought iron. Overall length: 16.5 inches. For more information on the cover knife, contact Shawn Ellis of Mountain Home, Arkansas, via email at smell-is1960@gmail.com , visit sellisknives.com, or see the story on page 74. The cover knife image is by Chuck…

“I am a produce farmer and also work in my family’s greenhouse business selling flowers and vegetable plants. I always have at least one or two pocketknives with me. For work I use my Schrade Old Timer a lot. It has one blade 4 inches long that is strong and durable. The other knife I carry often is a special Swiss Army model that I use to carve roosters and hens from branches. Chris, the man who taught me how to carve the roosters, gave it to me. There are only 10 of these knives out there as it came right from Victorinox and Carl Elsener, Jr., CEO of the company. There is a long blade and a short blade custom made for carving the roosters. It also has the…

Editor’s note: Last time Chris Amos outlined grinding the bevels, heating quenching, hardening, tempering, finishing and the final edge. This time he shows you how to make the handle. 11: CHOOSE the MATERIAL This is a basic utility/camp knife designed in a contemporary style. While the material used, the rasp, is classic and traditional, the handle material will be more modern. I’ve chosen olive drab G-10 with a simple red liner for a little flair. Any material you like would be fine. It’s your knife and the handle is the easiest place to express your personal taste. 12: LAY OUT the SCALES Now that we have our materials it’s time to start laying out our scales. Trace the handle profile. I use a black magic marker since the G-10 won’t…

The trail of the fabled bowie knife is long and winding. From the Sandbar Fight to the Alamo and beyond, its fact, mystery and myth have become the stuff of legend. The trail extends nearly 200 years, and for half his life Chris Nolen of West Monroe, Louisiana, has traveled down it. For sure, he’s gone further than most. At 65, Chris remains heavily engaged in a custom embroidery and screen print business called Reflections with his daughter, Lori Rockett, while another daughter, Lindsey Sanders, lives in Chattanooga, Tennessee. A retired telecommunications worker, he has sought and bought knives since his days mowing lawns for money so that he could run to the local hardware store and buy the knives that caught his eye. “My mother still kids me about…

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Last issue we did the super Rambo extravaganza special but were unable to include some special designs by Jeff Knox. Jeff was inspired to make knives by one of the makers of the original Rambo knives—BLADE Magazine Cutlery Hall-Of-Fame© member Gil Hibben. Son of a military collectibles shop owner, Knox grew up attending gun and military shows. As his knife collecting addiction grew, he focused on the more unusual of World War II knives. Among what he and others call the Mount Rushmore of Wo rld Wa r II knifemakers was Eugene Stone. Eugene made knives on-board the USS Holland in the Pacific Theater using Mitsubishi seaplane props for material. Jeff met Eugene ’s son, Bill, in the midst of a deal for a World War II smatchet. Bill casts…