Innehållsförteckning för December 2024 från Blade

Billy Ray “B. R.” Hughes, one of four founders of the American Bladesmith Society, pioneering knife and also gun and outdoor writer, bladesmithing teacher, member of the BLADE Magazine Cutlery and ABS halls of fame and dear friend of the knife community, passed away September 17. He was 92. B. R. began his writing career in 1951 as a reporter for the El Dorado Daily News in El Dorado, Arkansas, and later wrote for the Arkansas Gazette and Monroe Morning World. He attended Henderson State University in Arkadelphia, Arkansas, where his flair for writing blossomed. He was editor of the college newspaper, assistant editor of the school yearbook and was active in school drama productions. He lettered in baseball and went on to play professionally for a short time in…

In terms of knives and knife people, especially those in the forged realm, no one was as passionate about them as BLADE Magazine Cutlery Hall-of-Fame® member B. R. Hughes. When the news came of his passing (page 6), many memories of him came flooding home. I first met B. R. over the phone. It was 1986 and I’d been with BLADE® less than a year. I was assigning a story on the Knifemakers’ Guild Show. Even though he was an American Bladesmith Society (ABS) guy, he jumped at the chance to do the story, telling me he was most appreciative of the assignment and would try his best to do a good job, which, of course, he did. That was B. R.—always humble, always praising everyone else at his own…

SPEC CHART EVERPOINT 8” CHEF’S KNIFE/HENCKELS BLADE LENGTH: 8” BLADE STEEL: Stainless BLADE GRIND: Flat BLADE @THICKEST: .09” BLADE WIDTH: 1.75” BLADE FINISH: Satin HANDLE: Black plastic RIVETS: Stainless CONSTRUCTION: Full tang WEIGHT: 7 ozs. OVERALL LENGTH: 13.25” COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: India MSRP: $14.88 “THE KNIFE WAS LIGHT IN HAND AND WELL BALANCED.” This time I decided to hit the local retail store trail for a knife just about anyone can buy anytime. Nothing tweaked my fancy till I hit a major chain store. There I found an inexpensive Henckels Everpoint 8-inch chef’s knife. Well, let’s just say I’m impressed with the quality of the Henckels. Read on and see why. First was the 20-pound-bondcopy-paper slice. The knife was very sharp and aggressive slicing the paper. I had to take…

“I carry a Boker Tree Brand four-blade congress pocketknife. My dad gave it to me about 50 years ago. I broke one of the blades off and sharpened it to a point. I use the knife to cut open boxes at the store, rope and anything else that needs cutting.”Kit Martin, McDonald, Tennessee For the latest knife news, trends and more, visit blademag.com, BLADE®’s popular Instagram page @blade_magazine, and on Facebook and Twitter. 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…

Scissors-making maven Grace Horne scored a find of a lifetime recently when she obtained the antique Scissor Sword made in 1851 by George Oates of Sheffield, England. A Sheffield native, Grace thought she had lost out on the one-of-a-kind piece when someone else bought it after her computer crashed halfway through an auction of David Hayden-Wright’s collection of historical British knives in 2023. However, a dealer contacted her this past spring with a picture of the piece asking if she had ever seen it. Grace of course had, asked who owned it, contacted the owner and bought it from him at BLADE Show 2024. The sword was made especially for London’s iconic 1851 Crystal Palace Exhibition (https://www.thegazette.co.uk/all-notices/content/100717) and is in Wright’s book, The Heritage of English Knives. In part, Wright…

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A gyuto is a versatile, multi-purpose kitchen knife perfect for professional chefs and home cooks. It typically features a thinner, lighter blade than traditional chef’s knives, sharpened at a steeper angle for extremely precise and clean cuts. It often has a flatter profile toward the heel and a more gradual curve near the tip, making it versatile for various cutting techniques. The handle is often lighter and more agile, reflecting the Japanese emphasis on nimble and efficient movements in the kitchen. The Fox Knives Gyuto 2C 504 0L is a representative example of the genre. Crafted with precision and passion, it features a razor-sharp blade that is durable and holds an edge. The elegant handle offers a comfortable grip and a smidge of rustic charm. At just 5.11 ounces, this feather-weight…

Tricks of the trade, the go-to products, and the techniques that stand the test of time and use are beneficial for those of us who put our knives to work around the house, at the office, on the farm and in the field. Keeping the knife in top-notch working order eliminates frustration and failure when it’s time to get a job done. Fighting the battle against rust is ongoing with carbon steel. Longtime custom knifemaker Bob Dozier said, “Wipe the blade off. I’ve carried a folder since 2014 and use it every day. A lot of it depends on how the maker heat treats the blade. “I established my reputation with D2 steel,” Bob continued, “and there are a lot of steels that hold an edge a little better, some…

OCTOBER OCT. 4-5 SALT LAKE CITY, UT The BLADE Show West 2024, the Salt Palace Convention Center. For more information visit bladeshowwest.com, e-mail bladewest@bladeshow.com. * ** OCT. 11-13 NEW STANTON, PA Allegheny Mountain Knife Collectors Association Annual Knife Show, New Stanton Fire Hall. Call Jim 412-605-4231 or email sinclairknives@yahoo.com.* RESCHEDULED! OCT. 12-13 GONZALES, LA The 5th Annual Louisiana Knife Show, Lamar Dixon TradeMart. Rescheduled after the original show of September 14-15 was postponed due to Hurricane Francine. Visit https://www.lacustomknives.net/louisiana-knife-show.* OCT. 19 MIDDLETOWN, MD The W.F. Moran Foundation & Museum 9th Annual All Forged Knife Show and Auction, Historic Moran Shop and new Bladesmith and Artisan Academy. Call Gordon 240-818-7665 or Mike 301-693-6367, or visit billmoranmuseum.com.* ** OCT. 19-20 TEXARKANA, TX Fall Piney Woods Hammer-In and ABS judging for rank, Bill…

Super lightweight at only 4 ounces and a real looker, the Bear & Son Professional Chopping Knife is light and nimble, handles well and has outstanding blade geometry for kitchen work. Check out it and other of today’s top cleavers on page 32. Designed by Ethan Becker and Dan Eastland, the Joy Of Cooking 8-inch chef’s knife by Eastland’s Dogwood Custom Knives is lightweight, sports a CPM S30V stainless steel blade, excels at rock chopping and push cutting and more. Get the full story on page 48. The Senshi by ABS master smith Zack Jonas offers up a 9.25-inch blade in a sensational pattern of River of Fire and twist damascus and a handle of black stabilized amboyna. For more on it, see page 20. The image of the Prince…

PRESENTED BY SPEC CHART KNIFE TYPE: Slicer BLADE LENGTH: 17.25” BLADE MATERIAL: Damascus of 1080 carbon and 15N20 nickel-alloy steels BLADE GRIND: Convex w/a fuller HANDLE MATERIAL: Carbon fiber and G-10 OVERALL LENGTH: 23.25” MAKERS’ PRICE FOR A SIMILAR KNIFE: $8,000 KNIFE TO KNOW: The knife is a collaboration between Gabe Fletcher and Don Nguyen; Gabe forged the damascus and the blade, and Don finish ground it and made the handle; Gabe also made a special beer called Nguyen for the laboration through his Anchorage Brewing Co.; colGabe is an ABS apprentice smith MAKERS: Gabe Fletcher and Don Nguyen, Anchorage, Alaska, anchoragebrewing@gmail.com 907-360-5104 Instagram anchorageforge SPEC CHART PATTERN: Chef’s knife MODEL NAME: Honyaki gyuto BLADE LENGTH: 9.45” BLADE MATERIAL: W2 tool steel BLADE GRIND: “S” type BLADE FINISH: Hand-sanded satin HANDLE…

When it comes to acquiring knives, the informed buyer is most often the satisfied buyer when the transaction is complete. So in the spirit of friendly advice, BLADE® has enlisted the help of several knife industry pros to offer a few words on making the most of the knife-buying experience—or to put it another way, 11 mistakes to avoid when buying a knife. 1: Don’t deal with questionable sellers “A lot of it revolves around reputation,” said custom knife purveyor and collector Paul Farina of Farina Fine Arts. “Human beings can be different, but 80 to 90 percent of the people you meet out there are great. In the knife world, many of them will give you a refund if you aren’t happy.” Dave Harvey of Nordic Knives echoed that…

Products and tips for common knife and sheath maladies include: • CORROSION RESISTANCE: Case Paste Metal Polish; Flitz Polish; Kano Aerokroil; careful use of steel wool; 3-in-One Multi-Purpose Oil; combination of knife oil and Renaissance Wax; Wicked Wax; regrinding and repolishing in extreme situations; 3M pads; Ballistol multipurpose oil wipes; and wash the blade with hot water after use and do not put the knife in a dishwasher! • LOOSEN SEIZED SCREWS/BLADES: WD-40 chased with a knife oil such as Formula 23; AutoBright; Kroil Penetrant; CRC Electrical Silicone lubricant; Marble Oil; and Kano Aerokroil; • LEATHER SHEATH PROTECTION: Hot wax; wipe down with WD-40 or neatsfoot oil; and use of proper leather, such as American tanned leather or 10-ounce leather tanned in vegetable oil; • HANDLE PROTECTION: If wood, keep…

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