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How to Walk the Dog As I’m walking the puppy around the farm this a.m., I was thinking of all the ongoing knife stuff. Regarding “Ivories Under Fire Again” (page 74, December BLADE®), I would not want an elephant killed for the ivory to go on my knife handle. If the elephant dies of natural causes, a piece of the ivory on my knife handle would be great. As BLADE Magazine Cutlery Hall-Of-Fame® member Buster Warenski once said, there is nothing more elegant than ivory. There’s got to be some logical reasoning on this issue. Hang the ones that kill the elephants just for the ivory. Knives illegal with ivory handles, with blades too long, with double edges, with push buttons, and on and on—there just seems to be no…

Sometimes a memory casts a long shadow across the lives and histories of others. However, in the case of Jim Schmidt there is no shadow—only a bright, never-flickering light of quiet strength, humanity, patience, and an oh-so spectacular gift for making dazzling custom knives. There is no argument when it comes to Schmidt’s place in the pantheon of legendary custom knifemakers. Though he left us too soon on the day before The Knifemakers’ Guild Show in 2000, he packed a tremendous amount of living into 60 years, personified the term “Renaissance Man,” and left an enduring legacy among family, friends, students and those he mentored in the art that he loved best. In 1981 Schmidt was one of the first six men ever to achieve the rating of American Bladesmith…

BLADE® field editor Dexter Ewing will reprise his class “How To Sharpen Any Knife”—and do one class each on show Friday and Saturday—during the 6th Annual BLADE University held in conjunction with BLADE Show 2019 June 7-9 at the Cobb Galleria Centre in Atlanta. Dexter will demonstrate how to sharpen different blade shapes, plain, serrated and combo edges, kitchen knives, tactical and outdoor blades of high-performance steels, and more. For more information visit bladeshow.com.…

SEBENZA 21 CGG LUNAR LANDING BLADE STEEL: CPM S35VN stainless ROCKWELL HARDNESS: 56-58 HRC BLADE THICKNESS: .121” BLADE GRIND: Hollow BLADE PATTERN: Drop point BLADE FINISH: Stonewashed HANDLE: 6Al4V titanium HANDLE FINISH: Polished front HANDLE SETTING: Chrysocolla cabochon HANDLE ARTWORK: By Kayla Moss LOCK: Integral Lock POCKET CLIP: Removable MSRP: $575 50TH ANNIVERSARY ASTRONAUT KNIFE M-1 COMPANY: W.R. Case & Sons BLADE LENGTH: 11.75 inches BLADE MATERIAL: 420HC stainless HANDLE: Smooth white synthetic w/ oversized brass pins WEIGHT: 10.8 ozs. OVERALL LLENGTH: 17” MSRP: $280 AVAILABLE: Second quarter of 2019 SPECIAL STUFF: A special commemorative version ($480 MSRP) in a limited edition of 250 also will be offered, with themed embellishing on the blade and a wooden shadow display box PROVOKE COMPANY: CRKT DESIGNER: Joe Caswell KNIFE PATTERN: Folding karambit…

A.G. Russell Knives, Inc. www.agrussell.com ag@agrussell.com Adams International Knifeworks - AIK www.adamsknifeworks.com Customized Automatic Knife Specialist Admiral Steel www.admiralsteel.com  terry@admiralsteel.com Widest Range of Stock for Blade Needs Alaska - Northern Knives www.northernknives.com A Real Store & Working Knife Shop! Andre de Villiers - Facebook email - adv44sales@gmail.com  www.advtactical.co.za Butcher SOB folders. Arizona Custom Knives Largest selection in the world of new and consigned knives on the internet. Let us help you find the perfect knife. www.arizonacustomknives.com  sharptalk@arizonacustomknives.com Arkansas Made Dozier, Inc. www.dozierknives.com  info@dozierknives.com Artknives.com  www.artknives.com fred@fredeisenleather.com BladeGallery.com  www.bladegallery.com www.bladeconnection.com www.epicedge.com BladeJunkee www.bladejunkee.com  bladejunkee73@gmail.com BladeOps, LLC www.bladeops.com  trevor@bladeops.com Bocki Custom Knives www.bockiknives.com  eshword@aol.com Buckeye Engraving www.BuckeyeEngraving.com  Stamps@BuckeyeEngraving.com Manufacturer of Custom Hand…

THE QUIET MAN P. 12 Dellana, STARLANI INT’L INC, Dept. BL4, P.O. Box 111, Gallipolis Ferry, WV 25515, Phone: 304-727-5512; 702-569-7827, 1dellana@gmail.com; Web: www.dellanaKnives.com; Dave Ellis, c/o Exquisite Knives, Dept. BL4, 770 Sycamore Ave., Ste. 122, Box 451, Vista, CA 92083 760-945-7177 exquisiteknives@gmail.com ; www.exquisiteknives.com;Steve Schwarzer, Dept. BL4, POB 6, Crescent City, FL 32112, Phone: 904-307-0872, schwarzeranvil@gmail.com ; Web: www.steveschwarzer.com PRIME CUTS P. 28 Admiral Steel, attn: T. Summers, Dept. BL4, 4152 W. 123rd St., Alsip, IL 60803-1869 800-323-7055 www.admiralsteel.com; Tom Buckner, Dept. BL4, 1842 Overhulse Rd. NW, Olympia, WA 98502, Phone: 360-970-1668, tbuckner1967@gmail.com; Web: www.bucknerknives.com; Darriel Caston, Dept. BL4, 125 Ashcat Way, Folsom, CA 95630, Phone: 916-539-0744, darrielc@gmail.com; Michael Daly, Dept. BL4, 9728 3rd Ave., Brooklyn, NY 11209, Phone: 718-748-7796, sifubayridge@aol.com; Burt Flanagan, Dept. BL4, POB 594, Tom Bean,…

Made circa 1992, the Viking Dagger by the late Jim Schmidt is a classic example of the brilliant knifemaking, forging and fileworking talent that Schmidt was. Schmidt’s backlog was such that it was extremely difficult for him to accept new custom orders, though he made an exception for the Viking Dagger. The fact that it was in a style that was new for him at the time made it even more challenging—and, being the artistic genius he was, he loved challenges. He forged the ladder-pattern damascus blade from 203 and W2 carbon steels. A small dagger is hidden in the ancient walrus ivory handle. The cover knife’s overall length: 15.75 inches. It comes with a beautiful sheath with frog and floral-engraved button. In all, the knife took Schmidt six months…

“This is my CRKT M16-14T that I named Salvation, since it was a Costco parking lot rescue. I love the knife’s size-to-weight ratio. It’s big enough to get any job done but light enough that I don’t notice it in my pocket. From stripping wire to cutting bands, this one does it all.” Damien Parish, Fort Wayne, Indiana “I carry a Buck 373 Trio. I love the small stockman pattern. It does it all in a compact package.” Mike Smith, a letter via e-mail “I go nowhere without my Hogue X5. The combination of the flipper and the button lock along with the state-of-the-art design gives it the ultimate in the cool factor.” Simone Phillips, a letter via e-mail For the latest knives, knife news, trends and more visit…

It’s no secret that custom knifemakers are always on the lookout for new steels, the latest in materials that will up the performance of their knives or help make those pieces stand out on the display table. A lone smith may get experimental, throwing anything from antique saw blades to metal still hot off the mill through the forge. But there are a few steel distributors and knifemaking suppliers who have some ideas of what new steels are trending in the world of knives. And who knows? The steel used by your favorite custom maker today may be a popular one used by large manufacturers tomorrow. WHAT’S NEW? What’s new in blade steel is a query Scott Devanna, vice president of technology at SB Specialty Metals, gets from makers on…

Edge Technologies Engineering LLC (ETE) has acquired the Al Mar Knife (AMK) brand, according to AMK’s Gary Fadden. The sale announcement comes in AMK’s 40th anniversary year of operation. According to a joint ETE/AMK news release, John Anthon, ETE president, is delighted to work with the iconic AMK brand and Fadden as they build on the existing product line of knives, sharpeners and lights, and also update classics. Anthon founded and was CEO of the Great American Tool Co. (GATCO), a maker of sharpeners that is now under the Bear & Son Cutlery umbrella. Fadden has been promoted to Al Mar chairman emeritus and will attend major industry events to help with the passing of the AMK baton. He will continue to develop “innovative, new and exciting products for Al…

SPECS CHART KNIFE NAME: CSA D-guard Bowie BLADE LENGTH: 14.88 ” BLADE MATERIAL: Damascus of 1070 and 15N20 carbon steels DAMASCUS PATTERN: Mosaic explosion in the center w/Turkish on the borders BLADE THICKNESS: .236” BLADE WIDTH: 2.5” HANDLE: Ebony FURNITURE: W’s Turkish damascus INLAYS: 18k gold OVERALL LENGTH: 20.3” MAKER’S LIST PRICE FOR A SIMILAR PIECE: $12,000 MAKER: Franco Dionatam, Dept. BL4, Sebastiao Jacinto de Amorim Goncalves n 277, Filadelfia, Ibitinga-SP, BRAZIL 14940-000, francofacasartesanais@hotmail.com SPEC CHART KNIFE NAME: Checkered Folder BLADE LENGTH: 3” BLADE MATERIAL: Damascus of 1080 and 15N20 carbon steels HANDLE: Checkered ebony CLOSED LENGTH: 3.5” MAKER’S LIST PRICE FOR A SIMILAR PIECE: $575 MAKER: Josh Fisher, Dept. BL4, 8419 CR 3615, Murchison, TX 75778 903-203-2130 fisherknives@aol.com , jnfisherknives.com  Instagram: @jnfisherknives…

ABS master smith Bruce Bump said he usually doesn’t make two of anything, and in the case of his Tessallation Fighter that’s too bad. In this instance, Bruce said tessallation refers to the visual effect in the blade repeating itself and emitting a kind of three-dimensional look via the mosaic damascus/san-mai pattern. The unusual rhombus/diamond-shapes of the pattern are a result of Bruce and his son Brian forging individual pieces 3 inches long and a quarter-inch wide of materials that included pure nickel done with powder, and 15N20 and 1084 carbon steels for the laddered core. “It was pretty difficult,” Bruce said. “We had to make a bundle of it, and then tile it and forge it altogether so as to not destroy the rhombus/diamond-shaped pieces.” The Bumps had to…

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 knife. The drawing will be May 15. Mail to: BLADE® , POB 789, Ooltewah, TN 37363-0789, or e-mail steve@blademag.com. If you send your entry by e-mail, please include your physical mailing address in case you win the knife.…

We rounded up four of the latest sawback knives to see which ones both saw and chop/whittle well. One thing to consider when choosing the ideal sawback knife is the handle. Since you must orient the knife upside down when using it as a saw, the handle must feel comfortable both in the conventional orientation and upside down, too. As you might guess, many handles that feel great in a standard grip feel horrible when used upside down. Got your attention yet? DUAL-PURPOSE PORTABLE The Compact Clearpath joins Gerber’s extensive line of machetes as perhaps the company’s most portable entry. The 11-inch blade of 7CrMoV stainless steel is mated with an ergonomic handle of a dual-molded composition. Gerber’s GatorGrip texturing pattern provides an all-weather handle surface that is very secure…

Boker celebrates 150 years of making knives with a series of sesquicentennial models, from the oldest of them all, the Camp Knife, to nine others that represent an overview of the many years of the company’s production: the 3000, Stockman, Delicate, Junior Scout Lightweight, Scout, Optima, Cub, Applegate and Vollintegral. The handles are stabilized curly birch dyed green and centered with a Boker Tree Brand logo shield. All blades feature a special finish of a combo satin and polished surface. An elaborate two-color etch with a gold-etched Boker Tree Brand logo graces the blades, and the company’s traditional deep black inscription provides contrast (the logo appears on the main blade only of the Camp Knife). All the knives are made exclusively for the U.S. market, individually serial numbered and limited…

MARCH MARCH 8-11 NUREMBERG, GERMANY The IWA Outdoor Classics, Exhibition Centre. Visit iwa.info (for the trade only). MARCH 15-16 DALTON, GA Dalton Georgia Knife Roadshow, North Georgia Trade & Convention Center. Call 423-238-6753 or visit jbrucevoyles.com.* MARCH 22-23 HAMPTONVILLE, NC The 44th Annual Tar Heel Cutlery Club Show, Yadkin VFW Building. E-mail J33cm@yahoo.com or call Johnny Meador 336-239-5726.* MARCH 21-24 CLYDE, NC The ABS Great Smoky Mountain Hammer-In, Haywood Community College. Contact Ken Hall 828-400-7815 khall@hallenergyconsulting.com and/or Cindy Sheely 419-832-0400 cindy@americanbladesmith.com.** MARCH 29-30 FORT WORTH, TX NEW DATE AND VENUE! International Custom Cutlery Exposition, Stockyard Station in the Stampede Room. Contact Jerry Moen at jerry@moenworks.com.* MARCH 29-30 EAST ALTON, IL The 30th Anniversary Bunker Hill Knife Club Show, Julia’s Banquet Center. Contact Tim Bryant 618-531-0011 tbryant@yahoo.com, or Gene Winston genewinston@yahoo.com.*…