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7 COVER CUTTER 28 KEYS TO THE BEST 76 FLASH IN THE HAND It’s full speed ahead for the iconic fl ag- BLADE STEELS Today’s brightest fl ashlight knives shed ship model of KA-BAR. By BKG staff Each steel must be a happy middle light on the subject. By Pat Covert ground of important traits. By Dave Rhea 8 MOST BEAUTIFUL 84 THE INSIDE EDGE SYNTHETICS EVER? 34 WHAT’S YOUR HANDLE? See how four distinct recurve blade How Raffi r and Santa Fe Stoneworks got Natural materials hold on while hot styles affect function. By David W. Jung them to the USA. By Steve Shackleford synthetics gain momentum. By Mike Haskew 92 BLADED BOTTLE OPENERS 10 NEW KNIVES FOR 2018 Four knives can open your beverage but Steel your fi rst look at the latest knives 42 KNIFE INDUSTRY DIRECTORY can they cut? By James Morgan Ayres for the coming year. By BKG staff Your guide to all knives, materials, suppliers and much more. By BKG staff 98 3 MEMORABLE KNIFE CUTS 22 GO-TO GUYS OF SHARP Th e author wasn’t born a klutz—he had to work Suppliers are the ultimate resources for 68 KNIFE ASSEMBLY 101 at it. By Steve Shackleford many knifemakers. By Daniel Jackson Fun to build, three kits result in fi ne knives for the money. By Abe Elias

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A-BAR celebrates its 120th anni- his Union Cutlery knife. Th e manage- powder coating. Th e handle has stacked versary in 2018, and one great way ment of Union Cutlery was so impressed leather washers and traction grooves. Ap- Kto observe the milestone is a cover by the letter they began to use KA-BAR as proximate weight: 11.2 ounces. Overall appearance of the iconic KA-BAR 1217 a trademark in 1924. Th e KA-BAR name length: 11.875 inches. MSRP: $104.90 (w/ USMC Fighting/Utility Knife. became world famous thanks to Union traditional leather sheath) or $114.45 (w/ Born from the ashes of the failed Brown Cutlery 1219C2 Fighting/Utility Knives hard plastic sheath). Brothers Razor and Tidioute Cutlery Cos., marked “KA-BAR” made their way into For more information contact KA- the Brown Family consolidated the hold- the hands of American Marines and sol- BAR, attn.: Joe Bradley, Dept. BKG18, ings of defunct knife companies, includ- diers around the globe during 1125 E. State St., Olean, NY 14760 800- ing their own Union Razor cutlery sales World War II. 282-0130 ka-bar.com. concern. Brothers Wallace and Emerson Today’s 1217 USMC Brown, alongside their father John, guided Fighting/Utility Knife For the latest knives, knife news, the Tidioute Cutlery Co. on the path to features a 7-inch blade trends, blogs and more visit success. Th e Browns moved the company of high-carbon cro- blademag.com. to Olean, New York, and adopted the name van steel with a Union Cutlery Co. to more accurately re- smooth black ep- fl ect their geographic location. oxy “baked” Th e Union Cutlery Co. produced hunting knives and pocketknives. Th e name KA-BAR was adopted as a trademark aft er an Alaskan hunter sent a letter in describing an encounter with a Kodiak Salute KA-BAR’s 120th anniversary in 2018 with the company’s most famous bear. Th e bear mauled the hunter, who model of all: the KA-BAR 1217 USMC “K’d A Bar,” or “Killed A Bear,” with Fighting/Utility Knife.

In addition to the USMC model, the 1217 also comes in The 1217’s handle of stacked leather washers and traction grooves is almost as Presentation Grade USMC, USMC Serrated, U.S. Army iconic as the knife itself. The 1217 is sold at all U.S. military post exchanges Serrated, U.S. Army and USN versions. (PXs).

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he latest and most advanced ma- department we did not have one scale Tterials drive the knife industry, set crack, and at the end of the block we and the BLADE 2018 Complete Knife retained a .020-inch veneer—anyone Guide focuses on some of the best exam- who has cut mammoth tooth knows ples in terms of blade steels and handle this is impressive. Then in our grind materials, as well as knifemaking supplies department we noticed how dense the and suppliers in general. material was after a superior stabilizing A specialist in the cutting, shaping method.” and fi nishing of exotic and composite Perhaps most notably, there was very materials, Santa Fe Stoneworks is known little to zero chipping or abrasions of the throughout the knife industry for its material. Meanwhile, almost no repair stunning handles consisting of pearl, tur- fi lling was required on the part of Santa quoise, jet, coral, malachite, ancient ivory Fe’s fi nishing department. and other natural materials. Among the “Typically when we’re ready to fi n- latest of materials are synthetics, however, ish mammoth tooth, we have fi ve-to-20 and come from the company known as cracks and abrasions that we have to fi ll Raffi r based in Hadsten, Denmark. and re-fi ll and re-fi ll,” Miles noted. “But Basically, whether it’s the material with Raffi r Mammoth Tooth this allevi- type know as Raffi r Fossil, Raffi r Wood ated the problem by 80 to 90 percent.” or what have you, the genuine article Aft er a year of working with Raffi r, (fossil, wood, etc.) is fi lled with a unify- Santa Fe reached out to the Danish coming and strengthening resin through a pany about selling Raffi r materials to the high-pressure process that stabilizes the cutlery industry. Today, Wirtel indicated material. Th e fi nished stabilized mate- Santa Fe is the domestic distributor of rial retains the original structure of the Raffi r materials and counts among its untreated substance while obtaining the customers Masecraft Supply, Atlas Bil- mechanical advantages of the homog- liards and Guitar Parts and others, as well enous resin compound. Th e result is a as Chris Reeve Knives, William Henry Raffi r Fossil mam- material refl ecting much of the beauty of Knives, Spyderco and more. moth ivory comprises nature but with the strength and dura- For additional information on Raffi r and the handle of Danish bility of a synthetic. other of the latest handle materials, see the knifemaker Tommy Aft er Raffi r offi cials learned that Santa story on page 34. For the respective stories Astrup’s breathtak- Fe Stoneworks was one of a handful of on the hottest steels and four top knife- ing mosaic damascus fi xed blade. (image manufacturers who can process mam- making suppliers, see pages 28 and 22. courtesy of Raffi r and moth tooth and ancient/fossil ivory, the Santa Fe Stoneworks) two companies began exchanging emails HOW to MAKE a BOWIE and agreed to do business. When Santa If you’re looking for part two of “How To Fe Stoneworks received the fi rst shipment Make a Bowie” by Chris Amos, it will ap- For more information on Raffi r materi- of Raffi r Fossil materials, Santa Fe’s Miles pear next issue in the January BLADE®. als contact Santa Fe Stoneworks, attn: M. Wirtel was pleasantly surprised. Th is issue of the BLADE 2018 Complete Wirtel, Dept. BKG18, 3790 Cerrillos, San- “It blew me away the quality of the Knife Guide is in a diff erent format than ta Fe, NM 87505 505-471-3953 santafes- fossils and the stabilization process. Af- the other 12 issues of BLADE, and Amos’s toneworks.com. ter our first batch of knives was com- “Knife Shop” is among the departments— plete, I realized how far advanced Raffir along with “Readers Respond,” “Un- To read about the latest knives, knife news, was [over] anyone else in the industry,” sheathed,” “Th e Knife I Carry,” “Cool Cus- blogs and more, visit blademag.com. Miles wrote. “The biggest advantage tom,” “Knifemaker Showcase” and “What’s was how well the fossils stayed intact New”—that don’t appear this time, but through our operation. In our cutting also will return in the January issue.

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THE LATEST BLADES RUN THE GAMUT OF SHARP FIRST LOOK: KNIVES FOR

TOPS “unidentiﬁ ed cutting object” 2018

OPS Knives’ new fi xed blade is Tso new that at press time it didn’t even have a name. Th e 7.25-inch CRKT Raikiri acid-rain-fi nished blade is 5/16-inch- thick 1075 carbon steel with a Rockwell hardness of 56-58 HRC. Th e handle is tan & Tool has a 4.375-inch double-ground canvas Micarta under black G-10. Over- dagger blade of CPM S35VN stainless, all length: 12.25 inches. Sheath: Ky- 6Al4V titanium single-piece-channel dex. Designer: Leo Espinoza. handles with a spring-less “Coolie Hat” Contact TOPS Knives, attn: easy disassembly, clasp design, and phosphor bronze thrust Craig Powell, Dept. BKG18, the Raikiri sports a 3.75- bearings. Closed length: 5.6 inches. POB 2544, Idaho Falls, ID inch modifi ed wharncliff e blade Contact Medford Knife & Tool, attn.: 83403 208.542.0113 top- of 1.4116 stainless steel. Th e linerlock Greg Medford, 17464 N. 25th Ave., Dept. sknives.com. folder has an aluminum handle. Weight: 5 BKG18, Phoenix, AZ 85027 623.249.4506 ounces. Closed length: 5.1 inches. MSRP: medfordknife.com. LIGHTNING KNIFE $99.99. Contact CRKT, attn: L. Phelps, Designed by Dew Hara, son of Japanese Dept. BKG18, 18348 SW 126th Place, Tu- knifemaker Koji Hara, the CRKT Raikiri alatin, OR 97062 503.685.5015 crkt.com. SLYDR SHARP fl ipper is based on “a sword tucked away Th e Slydr Sharp from Diamond in the pages of Japanese lore—it’s said to POSEIDON ADVENTURE Machining Technology (DMT) is a have sliced a bolt of lightning in two!” Designed as an “operator’s kit item,” the diamond sharpener with two retractable In CRKT’s Field Strip technology for Poseidon balisong from Medford Knife fi ne-grit hones—one for plain edges and

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10_NewKnives2018TN.indd 10 11/1/17 8:25 AM the other serrated—in a single unit. Th e S30V 110 AUTO Slydr Sharp also sharpens curved edges. Buck upgrades its 110 Auto with CPM Th e ergonomic handle has comfort pads S30V stainless steel, a G-10 handle and for easy gripping. At 1.5 inches wide, the nickel-silver bolsters. MSRP: $250. In 2-in-1 sharpener is 5.5 inches long closed conjunction with the 110 Auto in and 9.5 inches open. MSRP: $39.99. S30V, Buck also introduces the Medford Knife Contact DMT, c/o Camillus, attn.: Rick 110 Folding Hunter Pro & Tool Poseidon Constantine, Dept. BKG18, 55 Walls Dr., in the same materi- Ste. 201, Fairfi eld, CT 06824 800-835- als ($115 MSRP) 2263 camillusknives.com, dmtsharp.com. and the light-

POWER BALL! Th e name for A.G. Russell Knives’ latest linerlock fl ipper folders, Power Ball refers to each knife’s ball detent. It is engineered Buck 110 Auto in S30V and executed so that once the drop- point blade moves past the retention point, the force applied to the fl ipper propels it forward at a high rate of speed. Each reportedly opens faster than an automatic. Th e core/cutting edge of the 3 and 3.25-inch blades is 9Cr13MoV stainless steel with a Rockwell hardness of 58- 60 HRC. Th e handle scales are black G-10 with tip-up pocket clips. Weights: 2.9 and 4 ounces. Closed lengths: 4 1/8 and 4 3/8 inches. MSRPs: $135 and $145. Made in China. Contact A.G. Russell Knives, attn: Jarrellyn Mar- th tin, Dept. BKG18, 2900 S. 26 St., Rogers, A.G. Russell Knives’ AR 72758 800-255-9034 agrussell.com. Power Ball folders

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DX375 Double-Lock knife CO 80215 303.462.0662 fax 303.462.0668 weight 110 Folding Hunter LT with a ny- bokerusa.com. PREMIUM FEATURES. lon handle ($38 MSRP). Contact Buck Knives, attn: R. Rogers, TUNED DETENT SYSTEM AMERICAN-BUILT Dept. BKG18, 660 S. Lochsa St., Post Falls, A Tuned Detent System enables easy and QUALITY. ID 83854 619.449.1100 800.326.2825 smooth manual opening with the Ker- PERFECT PRICE TAG. buckknives.com. shaw Deadline. Th e detent ball is on the front scale of the knife in an inset steel ADJUSTABLE DOUBLE LOCK plate. Th is allows the detent to be “fi ne An adjustable double-lock system de- tuned” so it’s easy to open the knife, and signed to prevent the linerlock from re- also secure enough to keep the blade in leasing during rugged cutting highlights the handle while closed. the DX375 Double-Lock knife with fl ip- Blade length: 3.8 inches. per from Coast. Blade steel: 8Cr13MoV stain- Th e 3.5-inch plain-edge blade is less. Lock: Framelock. Ac- 7Cr17 stainless steel and features thumb tion: KVT manual opener grooves for a positive grip. Ball bearings with fl ipper. Weight: 4.3 for smooth operation, an anodized ounces. Closed length: aluminum handle with a checkered wood 4.25 inches. MSRP: insert, a deep-carry stainless steel pocket $49.99. Contact clip, and stainless steel liners complete Kershaw, attn: I. the package. Weight: 4 ounces. MSRP: Forrest, Dept. $29.99. Contact Coast, attn: D. Hutchens, BKG18, 18600 Dept. BKG18, 8033 NE Holman St., SW Teton Portland, OR 97218 800-426-5858 or Ave., Tu- 503-234-4545 coastportland.com.

TRAPPER TANTO Boker Plus Urban Th e Boker Plus Urban Trapper Tanto is Trapper Tanto the tanto version of the company’s Ur- ban Trapper. It boasts a 3.25-inch blade of VG-10 stainless steel and a titanium handle. Approximate closed length: 3.75 inches. MSRP: $129.95. Contact Boker USA, attn: N. Nevins, Dept. BKG18, 1550 Balsam St., Lakewood,

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10_NewKnives2018TN.indd 12 11/1/17 8:26 AM alatin, OR 97062 800.325.2891 kershawknives.com.

SHARP’N CUT Lansky’s Sharp’n Cut two-in-one portable tool is a knife sharpener and a small ceramic blade in one. It features an inter- nal magnet that allows you to “stick it” on any metal surface such as a refrigerator, tool cabinet, etc.. Th e carbide sharpener can hone a blade in just a few strokes. Th e ceramic blade is hard, wear resistant and fi ne enough to cut and slice packing tape, etc. Th e sharpener features a self-deploying guard that retracts with pressure to expose the blade when in use. Once pressure is relieved, the guard automatically deploys to protect the blade. Contact Lansky, attn: D. DiLorenzo, Dept. BKG18, POB 50830, Henderson, NV 89016 716-877-7511 fax 716-877-6955 lansky.com. For your free catalog FLIPPER 7 call 479-878-1644 Dept #HKG18 Since 1964 Emerson Knives, Inc., announces the latest ©Copyright 2018, A.G. Russell Knives, Inc. Shop Online at agrussell.com evolution of the CQC-7 with the Emerson CQC-7BWS Flipper, aka the Flipper 7. Blade length: 3.3 inches. Blade steel: CPM S35VN stainless (also in 154CM stainless). Blade fi nish: Black or stonewashed. Blade grind: “B” blade/chisel- The ground tanto. Bearings: GTC of 440C stainless. Handle: Black Inkosi G-10. Lock: Linerlock. Weight: 5 ounces. Closed length: 4.65 inches. Zulu:Chief MSRP: $235.95. Con- Giving you more features in a tact Emerson Knives, smaller knife Inc., attn: E. Emer- son, Dept. BKG18, Large 1234 West 254th, Hollow Grind Harbor City, CA Technology 90710-2913 2.75” Blade 310-539- Length 5633 em- S35VN erson- Blade Steel knives. com.

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BUSHCRAFTERS’ FÄLT Developed with the input of bushcraft and survival authority Lars Fält, the Lars Fält Bushcraft Knife from Casstrom has a 4.5-inch blade of a .14-inch-thick K720 high carbon steel in a Scandi grind. Th e handle is curly birch. Weight: 6.15 ounces. Overall length: 9 inches. MSRP: $225. Contact Casstrom, c/o CAS Iberia, attn: B. Pogue, Dept. BKG18, 650 Industrial Blvd., Sale Creek, TN 37373 423.332.4700 casiberia.com.

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With 87,000 psi HyperPressure Technology, Robo-Jet can cut any blade material without leaving heat-affected scars of torchcutting. As a result of our state Bear Edge of the art technology, Model 61105 Robo-Jet delivers higher quality blades in a shorter amount of time.

Robo-Jet uses the latest Computer Numerical Control technology to precisely cut your blade material within +/- .005" THE CUTTING BEAR EDGE Griff ey, Dept. BKG18, tolerance. Bear Edge off ers up the model 61105 fl ip- 1111 Bear Blvd., Jack- per folder in a 3.25-inch taper-ground sonville, AL 36265 blade of 440 stainless steel that operates 256.435.2227 on ball-bearing washers. Th e aluminum bearcutlery.com. www.robo-jet.com handle is bead fi nished and equipped with a sideliner lock and reversible, tip- [email protected] up-carry pocket clip. Weight: 3.7 ounces. Closed length: 4.25 208-391-7575 inches. MSRP: $49.99. Built in America. Contact Bear & Son Cutlery, attn: S.

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KNIFE & SHARPENER Th e Teton from Puma SGB is a single- guard fi xed blade that fi ts in a leather sheath boasting a sharpening steel in a pocket. Th e 4.75-inch blade is .15-inch- thick 1.4116 stainless steel with a Rock- well hardness of 55-57 HRC. Th e ze- brawood handle scales are secured via mosaic pins. Weight: 8.3 ounces. Overall length: 9.5 inches. MSRP: $79.99. Contact Puma USA, attn: T. Guth- rie, Dept. BKG18, 13934 West 108th St., Lenexa, KS 66215 913.888.5524 pumaknifecompanyusa.com.

KNIFE WITH FLARE Th e SOG Flare assisted-opening folder features a 3.5-inch clip-point blade of 8Cr13MoV stainless steel that works on SOG’s Assisted Technology (SAT) opening system. A strong glass-reinforced nylon handle and low-carry pocket clip provide durability and versatility. A slim profi le makes for great every-

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day carry. Weight: 3.1 ounces. Closed length: 4.6 inches. MSRP: $40. Contact SOG Specialty Knives & Tools, attn: C. Cashbaugh, Dept. BKG18, 6521 212th St. SW, Lynnwood, WA 98036 425.771.6230 sogknives.com.

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Flexcut NEW FOR ‘18 | Carvin’ ® Jack SOG Flare

The best carvin’ knife around the campfire... DiamondBlade Fury and wherever life takes you. KNIFE OF THE YEAR FRICTION-FORGED FURY The BLADE Magazine 2017 American- A 2.6-inch blade of Friction Forged D2 Made Knife Of The Year®, the Kranos tool steel in an anti-corrosive coating framelock flipper from Spartan Blades leads off the Fury. Rockwell hardness: 65- includes a 3 3/8-inch spear-point blade 69 HRC in the edge zone and 42-44 HRC of .157-inch-thick CPM S35VN stain- on the spine. Th e folder comes in a choice less steel with a flat-ground main bevel of a linerlock or an automatic with a tor- and a tapered top edge. The handle is sion bar spring. contoured 6Al4V titanium with G-10 Handle: OD G-10. Pocket clip: Option- or carbon-fiber scales, and titanium al. Weight: 2.2 ounces. Closed length: 3.9 spacer and pocket clip. inches. MSRP: $195. Contact Diamond-

There’s no other knife like it in the world. You’ll love whittlin’ and carvin’ with this jackknife. With six locking edge tools, it’s a complete carving kit in your pocket. Carvin’ Jack comes with a leather belt mounted sheath and a custom ﬁt SlipStrop® for keeping edges sharp. At just over 4 inches, Carvin’ Jack is the take-it-with-you pocket carver that could become your Spartan Blades new best friend. Kranos

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CPM S35VN stainless steel blade with a thin, fast-slicing hollow grind is a combination for an EDC tough as nails.” MSRP: $495. Contact DDR-Darrel Ralph Designs, attn.: Darrel Utica UTKS4-M Ralph, Dept. BKG18, 12034 South Profi t Row, Forney, TX 75126 469-728-7242 [email protected], darrelralph.com.

CUT, SHARPEN, IGNITE The UTKS4-M fixed blade by Utica features a blade of 1095 carbon steel with a new mirror-polish Contact Utica, attn: Mike Mathews, finish option. The handle is black can- Dept. BKG18, 820 Noyes, Utica, NY vas Micarta with gray liners and gray 13503 315.733.4663 kutmaster.com. Micarta bolsters with an anti-slip tex- ture. Overall length: 9.6 inches. The For the latest knives, knife news, blogs and molded sheath includes both an inte- much more, visit blademag.com. Dominator 35 gral sharpener and a firestarter. MSRP: Patriot Mid-Tech $120.96.

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BL123117.indd 21 10/31/17 9:39 AM KNIFE STUFF | BY DANIEL JACKSON

ALL IMAGES ARE COURTESY OF THE PARTICIPATING COMPANIES “WE TRY TO SELL YOU THE STUFF YOU NEED, NOT WHAT YOU WANT, FIRST.” — DAVID KAYNE

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Ken Jantz of Jantz Supply works on a prototype for a new hollow-grinding ﬁ xture (inset) in the Jantz shop in Davis, Oklahoma. GO-TO GUYS OF SHARP

here is a wealth of knife suppliers less and damascus steel, and wood, horn work. Our price for this heavy-duty ma- Tproviding just what the knife doc- and bone from around the world. chine is among the lowest available, if not tor ordered, whether it be the best Aft er Th anksgiving, the Hawkins fi ll the lowest. Th ere is nothing skimpy about in handle materials, steels, specialized the shop with Christmas music, from re- this machine or its accessories.” forging equipment, or the tools that make ligious to Alvin and the Chipmunks. And History’s Forged in Fire TV series has the sparks fl y. while the store may be small—there’s no been fueling a rising interest in knife- In the 1970s, knifemaker Rade room for a Christmas tree—they off er making for some time now. “Young peo- Hawkins founded Hawkins Knife Mak- everything from drills, taps and fasteners ple who watch this program are eager to ing Supplies. “He started the business in to belt grinders manufactured by Stephen learn and Bader grinders are a big part a quest to locate better materials for his Bader Co., “a leader in the fi eld,” they of this experience,” Russell and June ob- own handmade knives and then ended stated. served. Partly as a result to fi ll the new up with a supply of the materials to sell “Th e Stephen Bader belt grinder is ver- demand, they started off ering books on to other knifemakers,” noted Mrs. June satile, positive tracking, plenty of power how to make knives and sheaths so their Hawkins and the Hawkins’ son, Russell. and has many accessories,” the mother- customers can increase their skills. Rade passed away in December 2014 son team wrote. “It will fl at grind and hol- Associate members of Th e Knifemak- but his wife and son continue the busi- low grind and will allow you to make a ers’ Guild and the American Bladesmith ness, fi lling and shipping orders for stain- complete knife with a minimum of hand Society, Hawkins Knife Making Supplies

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focuses on the personal touch, form- Among the specialties of Hawkins Knife Making Supplies are belt ing friendships by meeting knifemakers grinders by Stephen Bader Co. at shows and speaking to them over the such as the B3 8-inch Fin model. phone. While they have a website, “In order to protect our customers’ credit card information, we do not have an inter-ac- tive shopping cart,” they write. “We prefer customers phone us at 770-964-1023 to prevent them from being hacked and speak with a personal representative.”

THEY MAKE THEIR OWN Jantz is a second-generation supply company off ering 9,000 diff erent items for sale. When Ken and Venice Jantz started their operation in 1966, they visited about 30 shows a year, having conversations and “basically building the business one customer at a time,” said Shanna Kemp, who works with her family and manages accounting and IT for the company. Th e conversations led to a growing ob- session. “We became fascinated with the science and art of knifemaking, and all fer the very best price all year round.” said, “because then people could call in that went into it,” she noted. “In addition toll free and place their orders, whereas to providing quality tools and supplies to STABILIZATION NATION now the majority is done online.” professional knifemakers, Mom and Dad Jim and Meg Keir of Arlington, Texas, Th e small family-run business is lo- wanted to make knifemaking truly acces- started Knife and Gun Finishing Supplies cated in a rural part of Arizona. If one to sible to a broader range of people with (K&G) before Ken and Sharon McFall two customers walk through the doors to varying skill sets.” bought it from the Keirs in 1990 and relo- view the showroom, it’s a good day. To help meet this goal, Jantz started cated it to Lakeside, Arizona. Along with K&G off ers a full line of knifemaking making its own blade blanks. Indeed, it her husband Brad, the McFall’s daugh- supplies for customers, from novices who still off ers knife kits that are assembled by ter, Shannon Edgington, took over the have yet to touch a piece of steel to the everyone from Boy Scouts to burgeoning business in 2010. Meanwhile, much has old pros of up to 30 years experience or knifemakers. “We manufacture about 30 changed over the years in the mail-order more. Th e focus, however, is on providing percent of our product line and are work- business. “A really big thing was to have stabilized wood handles. Since the stabi- ing to expand that,” Kemp said. “Th is an 800 number back in the day,” Shannon lization process infuses the wood with a allows us to provide our customers the highest-quality products made right here The focus at Knife and Gun Finishing Supplies in the USA. To my knowledge, we are the is on providing stabilized wood handles. only supply company with a manufac- K&G offers a stabilizing service for turing facility who makes knife blanks, knifemakers, steeping handle pieces in a formula of polymers components, fi xtures and tools for their and acrylics. customers.” Some of the products include mosaic pins made by the company’s staff . In the future, Jantz will off er more such designs in 2-inch lengths. Other of the company’s leading products are the Jantz hollow- grinding fi xture and Jantz Kydex molding press, along with Paragon heat-treating ovens. In addition to tools, the company off ers such forgiving forging steels as 1080, 1084 and others. All come at as low a cost to customers as Jantz can off er. “We get asked about sales and coupons quite oft en, and hon- estly,” Kemp emphasized, “we simply of-

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plastic, delicate materials such as Califor- heads. nia box elder are made durable, Edging- K&G recently started off ering pow- ton said. Stabilized wood does not soak dered steel for those forging mosaic da- up water and oils, and does not shrink. mascus. In a gunpowder-like form, the K&G off ers a stabilizing service for steel—K&G off ers it 1084, 15N20 and BOKER USA, INC. • www.bokerusa.com (800) 992-6537 USA INC • www bokerusa com • (800) 992knifemakers, 6537 steeping the handle pieces pure nickel—comes in a can. At the be- mailed to them in a formula of polymers ginning of November, K&G began off er- and acrylics. “We try to keep [our turn- ing holiday deals on its website, knifean- around time] very short so our customers dgun.com. can get their materials back in a timely manner,” she remarked. CRANK up the FORGE Oft en, mail-order companies use their Blacksmiths Depot, aka Kayne and Son years of experience to provide makers with Custom Forged Hardware, focuses pri- the highest-quality materials. Edgington marily on blacksmithing, and, more to said her company off ers an 8-ounce kit of the point for this story, bladesmithing. K&G epoxy. “It is the strongest epoxy we have ever used,” she noted. Th e company came across the epoxy two decades ago. • A Lucas Burnley design Originally it was formulated • Böhler N690 blade steel for golf-club • Canvas micarta handle scales • Includes leather sheath • Blade length: 3¾" • Overall length: 8Ԉ" • Weight: 4.6 oz. The Hamal chef’s knife from Jantz Supply features a blade with 33 layers of 410 stainless • Model No.: 120661 on each side of a VG-10 stainless core, and comes with or without bolsters. Handle materials of your choice are available and attach with miniature Corby rivets or mosaic pins. MSRP: $139.95.

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Blacksmiths Depot (below) is branching out into bladesmithing, building up its knifemaking options. The company’s website lists products that range from 275-pound anvils to hot cutters to a bladesmithing starter kit.

Knife and Gun Finishing Supplies offers an epoxy K&G’s Shannon Edgington said is the strongest the company has ever used.

David Kayne, company vice president and owner, said his father started blacksmithing in the 1970s, forging all the hardware in the family’s home in Smith- town, New York. When the Kayne clan moved to Can- dler, North Carolina, in the ’80s and Kayne’s father spent more time with his fellow blacksmiths, he learned

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there was an industry shortage of easy- Woodsman by Winkler Knives II to-acquire, quality metalworking tools. Soon aft er, he hosted a meeting of blacksmiths. “Th e most common complaint he heard was that the members of the group could not get tools,” Kayne recalled. “Th ey would order from several places around the country, and it would be six Thishis new Woodsman months before they would get the tools.” byy Winkler featuresfeatures a Th e company’s website lists products topographypography map design that range from 275-pound anvils to hot etchedched intointo the walnut handlehandle cutters to a bladesmithing starter kit. ass wewellll as tthehe lleathereather ssheath!heath! Blacksmiths Depot is branching out into Thehe Woodsman is a top choice for any bladesmithing, building up its knifemak- outdoorsmanutdoorsman with a super totoughugh 80CrV2 ing options. One such option is off -center carbonarbon steel blade that is 3/16”3/16” thick! The fullll ttangang extends out past the handle scales for blade tongs, which Kayne said have been hammeringammering in yoyourur tent stakstakeses or usingusing as aaw windowindow breaker.breaker. Best part about well received by bladesmiths. this window breaker is that it is not a spike so you won’t constantly stab your “Th ere are several reasons for this,” palm when you put it back into the sheath. First thought when picking up the Kayne asserted. “Th e tongs are 100 per- Woodsman was that it is one of the most comfortable ﬁ xed blades out there! cent made in the USA. Th ey are forged, These sell for $425 each. not cast. Th ey are made of medium car- The sheath pictured is the “gold” version where the topography pattern really pops bon steel, making them forgiving with out. There is also a darker and more subtle topography sheath that can be seen at: the constant shock that happens in use, PLAZA Also feel free to give us a call or stop by our shop constantly heating and cooling.” in Southern California! While it’s tempting for novices to jump CUTLERY into forge-welding damascus patterns, Phone: 714-549-3932 • www.plazacutlery.com • [email protected] Kayne said they need to start with the fundamentals. “We get a large number of people coming in with no experience except that which they have gleaned from the internet,” he cautioned. “Needless to say, this can be very dangerous. When you are fi rst starting out, there are a lot of things you can buy because you want them. We try to sell you the stuff you need, not what you want, fi rst.” When someone’s fi red up for smithing, when they are gathering equipment and supplies, Kayne indicated the best gift to give them over the holidays is simply a gift card. “It may sound a little more of a lazy way to go,” he said, “but it’s much smarter than buying something that will sit on a shelf and not get used, or having to deal with returns.”

For the contact information for the suppliers and knives in the story, see “Sharp Sources” on page 91.

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22-Suppliers.indd 27 10/31/17 9:13 AM BLADE STEELS | BY DAVE RHEA KEYS TO THE

here’s an Topen- ended question that has been fl oating around the universe since long before history can recount: What’s the best kind of blade steel? And the answer is, and probably always has been, “well, it depends.” As you know, knives are versatile tools that can be used in a variety of applications. What’s the best knife steel for one application can be a disaster for another. For example, a steel that is optimal for a husky chopping knife used in cutting competitions sanc- EACH STEEL MUST BE tioned by BladeSports International may be A HAPPY MEDIUM OF diff erent from the best steel for a high-end kitchen knife. However, there exists a happy IMPORTANT TRAITS medium where a maker and an end-user get as many general benefi ts as possible. Th at medium consists of four factors, according to Scott Devanna, vice president of quality and procure- A steel that ﬁ ts the bill for the happy ment at SB Specialty Metals. Th e four are: medium of the important traits to have 1) Corrosion resistance; in a blade material and is a best seller because of it is CPM 154 stainless. 2) Edge retention; H.L. Holbrook’s Semi Skinner 3) Toughness and; #2 features a 3.5-inch blade 4) Consumer friendliness. of the material and a handle of stabilized maple. (Chuck Ward image)

A steel that is optimal for a husky chopping knife used in cutting competitions sanctioned by BladeSports International may be different from that of a high-end kitchen knife. However, there exists a happy medium where a maker and an end-user get as many general beneﬁ ts as possible. (PointSeven image) 28 KNIFE GUIDE ANNUAL 2018

28-BladeSteels.indd 28 10/31/17 8:47 AM WHAT’S IN A NAME? ccording to Damasteel, it named the Aﬁ rst powder-metallurgy version of ATS- 34 stainless RWL34 in honor of BLADE Magazine Cutlery Hall-Of-Fame© member Bob Loveless. Among many other things, Loveless “Custom introduced both 154CM and Japanese-made ball- makers want bearing steel ATS-34 from Kobe Steel to the custom a good steel, but knife industry, with both steels later being widely they want some- Robert Waldorf adapted by the factory knife industry as well. thing that’s user Loveless Pelle Billgren, Damasteel founder, was looking friendly. Years ago, for the best stainless knife steels and was able to transform ATS-34, which when we introduced already was an outstanding blade material, into a superior powder-metallurgy- CPM S30V, everybody made steel. In the process, it named the result RWL34, with the “RWL” the thought it was the great- initials for Loveless’ fullname of Robert Waldorf Loveless. est thing since sneakers,” explained Devanna, who —by BLADE® staff worked at Crucible Specialty Metals during the development of the Crucible Particle Metallur- While 1095 carbon steel may gy (CPM) process. “But the custom rust, if it goes dull at least 34 to the knifemaking industry in the guys didn’t really care for it because it people can put an edge on 1970s. was diffi cult to work with because of it with ease if need be. “It’s a good steel,” agreed Per Jarbelius, the higher vanadium content.” “What’s more important,” chairman of Damasteel. “What makes Scott Devanna asked, “a Th e steel that fi ts the bill for blade that won’t rust the diff erence is it’s super clean, which the happy medium and is a best or a blade that can be means you can polish it to a mirror fi n- seller because of it is Crucible sharpened easily?” ish.” Damasteel’s refi ned powder metal- CPM 154, and comparable varia- Don Andrade uses lurgy process, Jarbelius explained, pro- tions on the same grade such as the steel on his duces carbides that are extremely small Kiritsuke chef’s Carpenter Steel’s CTS-XHP. knife prototype and evenly distributed, which also means “We deal with thousands of knife- in a 7.25-inch it will take a razor-sharp edge. “You can makers,” observed Terry Summers, vice blade sporting make something really extraordinary president at Admiral Steel. “Right now the a Gunome with that kind of steel,” he said of RWL34. hamon. market is really into CPM 154, if you’re (Caleb Royer “It is very clean.” looking for stainless steel. It’s Crucible’s image) new, improved model of something that WHAT’S IMPORTANT was originally 154CM.” For Devanna, just because a steel is judged Th e ability for knifemakers to fashion It’s a best doesn’t mean it will be the best-sell- blades that are corrosion resistant, du- little ing steel as well. As a metallurgist, he said rable and can be polished to a bright mir- pricier people oft en ask him what he thinks is the ror fi nish means that many fl ock to CPM but most best steel on the market, expecting him to 154. Th e relative newness of the steel type people, talk about one of the newer materials. and the solid reputation of the manufac- when they use “People want me to talk about some turer also equates to a lot of collectors re- it, they love it. of the new Carpenter grades, the new questing the material, which helps CPM It’s extremely clean Böhler-Uddeholm grades and the new 154 in the marketplace. and it polishes well.” Crucible grades, and those grades are all “It’s real easy to work with,” Summers Damasteel is argu- interesting and off er certain things. But to reiterated. “We sell a wide variety of the ably best known for its this day, I still think S30V is one of the high-carbon stainlesses, but if you’re beautiful and user-friendly best—if not the best—all-around knife looking for the best seller, this one is way pattern steels. RWL34 is one steels out there,” Devanna maintained. out ahead of the rest of the pack.” of its non-damascus off erings He explained that, on the manufactur- “Another grade that is making some and is named in honor of BLADE ing side, the big production companies headway in that area is RWL34, which Magazine Cutlery Hall-Of-Fame© that use S30V employ machinery that is made by Damasteel,” Devanna added. member Bob Loveless (see sidebar), renders the steel easier to work. “Basically it’s the same thing as CPM 154. who introduced 154CM and then ATS- “Four-hundred-series stainless, which

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Per Jarbelius of Damasteel said it is very difﬁ cult to develop a totally new type of knife steel because most of the lessons in the steel industry are already known. Damasteel is best known for its outstanding pattern-welded steels forged at its facility (right) in Söderfors, Sweden. (Damasteel image)

these grades are—440C, 154CM,, XHP—they’re inherently brittle,” Devanna said, adding that Cruciblee introduced S30V to be a tougher version of a 400 series knife blade stainless. However, he admitted that a downside is if an average user allows the blade of such a steel to go dull, he or she won’t be able to sharpen it easily. “And the question I get more than any other about knife steels is, ‘Whattya got that’s new?’ Everybody is looking for the newest, latest and greatest,” Devanna said. “Th ere’s been a said could be the next big evolution ini trend over the last few years to go withh knife blade material. Summit Materials’Material more and more—and more—alloying el-l- SM-100 is a not a steel but rather an al-a ements.” loy of 60 percent nickel and 40 percentpercen He listed CPM S100V, CTS Maxamet,t, titanium, which is refl ected in the mate-mate CTS-204P and Böhler M390 as exampless ppromise,”romise,” rial’s previous moniker, NiTiNOLNiTiNOL—— where the manufacturers keep bumpingg Jarbelius said. the “NOL” being an acronym forfor up the alloys. “Eventually there’s a limit to ““YouYou nneedeed to the U.S Naval Ordnance Labo-Labo- what you can do,” he continued. “As you compromise on didif-f- ratory, which original createdcreated do that, the steels get more and more different properties the material in the late 1951950s.0s. fi cult to work with.” because you cannot (Today,(Today, NiTiNOL is knoknownwn Devanna surmised that many makers ggetet it all. Th at’s where like 1095 carbon steel for blades because tthere’shere’s innovation—youinnovation—you it circumvents the dilemma altogether. need to fi nd a goodgood balance While 1095 may rust, if it goes dull at of the properties.” least people can easily put an edge on it Jarbelius added that it is veryvery diffidiffi cult if need be. “What’s more important,” he toto developdevelop a totallytotally new ttypeype ooff kknifenife steesteell asked, “a blade that won’t rust or a blade because mmostost ooff tthehe llessonsessons in tthehe stesteelel that can be sharpened easily?” industryindustry are alreadalreadyy known. However, he saidsaid DamasteelDamasteel hhasas improveimprovedd its steesteelsls bbyy A MIDDLE GROUND makingmaking them cleaner throughthrough advances With the variety of experimental stain- inin technology.technology. Specifi cc improvementsimprovements rere-- less steel “recipes” on the market, the gardinggarding Damasteel’sDamasteel’s powderpowder metallurgymetallurgy most important aspect of producing a processprocess lie in how the powder is made, Carpenter’s best seller seems to lie in fi nding a reli- and how well the entire process can be CTS-XHP able middle ground between toughness controlledcontrolled aftaft er thethe meltingmelting to oobtainbtain tthehe reportedly is and hardness. While there continue to sought-aftsought-aft er properties. “A goodgood balance a comparable be “super steels” coming on the market is important,” he stressed, “and we be- variation on the same grade as that boast extreme toughness, a steel that lieve that we have found a good balance CPM 154 stainless. allows for knife blades that are hard but with our steels—and we have tried a lolott Millit Knives employs not brittle and that can be worked and of things!”things!” CTS-XHP on the 3-inch sharpened more easily, in many minds, is blade of its Torrent model the real super steel. IT DEPENDDEPENDS designed by TJ Schwarz. The handle is titanium and carbon “Making a knife steel is always a com- All that said, Devanna spoke of what he ﬁ ber. (Chuck Ward image)

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Scott Devanna listed CPM S100V, CTS MaxameMaxamet,t, CCTS-204PTS-204P and Böhler M390M390 as examples where manumanufacturersfacturers keep bumpbumpinging up the alloys. ““Eventually,Eventually, there’s a limitlimit to what you can do,do,”” hhe observed. “As“As you do that, the steels get momore and more difﬁ cult to work with.” SSpydercopyder iiss one of the few comcompaniespanies to ususee Maxamet successfullsuccessfully,y, doindoingg so here on the Native 5 Lightweight. MSRP: $239.95. (Sp(Spydercoyde iimage)mage)

as HIPTiNiHIPTiNite.t ForF r morem r onn it,it readr d on.)n ) bestb t steel”t l” fforr a knifknife blade bl d restsr t in theth eye “Th e upside to it is that it’s totally cor- of the beholder, or perhaps in the hand rosion proof*,” Devanna said. “It will not of the knifemaker grinding it, or the cus- rust. It is also non-magnetic, which is tomer sharpening it. Most likely, the an- good for some things, and it can be heat swer will continue to be, for the foresee- treated to 59-61 Rockwell, so it will hold able future, “well, it depends.” an edge.” Also, because of the titanium, the blade can be heat colored. *According to Spyderco, its H-1 blade ma- Th e downside is the experts haven’t terial “is a specialized austenitic alloy that solved the problem of it being extreme- uses 0.1 percent nitrogen instead of carbon ly diffi cult to work. Also, the material to achieve its steel-like qualities. Th is not is very expensive. He said that whereas only makes it immune to corrosion, but most CPM steels will sell from between also makes it a ‘work-hardening’ material.” $15-to-$25 per pound, SM-100 costs between $250-to-$300 per pound. Even so, For the contact information for the sup- it is a marked departure from adding el- pliers and knives in the story, see “Sharp ements such as vanadium and molybde- Sources” on page 91. num to carbon steel. Meanwhile, he said there are a lot of guys making knives of To read about the latest knives, knife news, it, including Duane Dwyer, co-owner of blogs and more, visit blademag.com Strider Knives, whose HIPTiNite knives were featured in the March 2016 BLADE®. Ultimately, the answer to “what is the

Duane Dw- yer (inset) used SM-100, aka HIPTi- Nite, on one of his custom Strider SnG folders. According to Scott Devanna, SM-100 is totally corrosion proof, non-magnetic and can be heat treated to a Rockwell hardness of 59-61 HRC. The downsides are it’s extremely difﬁ cult to work and very expensive. (Brady Miller knife image)

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Synthetic materials from the Danish company known as Raffi r include Raffi r Fossil. According to Masecraft’s Chris Hartman, Raffi r Fossil consists of rare fossils that have been fi lled with a unifying and strengthening resin through a high-pressure process that stabilizes the materials. Raffi r made this Raffi r Fossil material (right) from mammoth bone.

Rafﬁ r Fossil made from mam- SYNTHETICS GAIN moth molar is the handle MOMENTUM WHILE material for this selection of damascus knives by Claude SOME NATURAL Dozorme. (image courtesy of MATERIALS HOLD ON Santa Fe Stoneworks)

he hottest in handle materials is Tan ever-changing topic, and today there seems to be a bit of a mixed bag regarding demand. Synthetics continue to surge in light of the growing scarcity of some natural materials such as abalone, while emerging wood types and mammoth ivory remain chart toppers in reasonably good supply. According to Chris Hartman, a 37- year veteran in the family business at Masecraft , the buzz about two synthetic materials, Richlite and Raffi r, continues to grow. “Th ese product lines are totally diff erent from each other, and they work like other materials that our customers already use, so the transition is easy,” he maintained. Richlite is a durable, versatile and sus-

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34-HandleMaterials.indd 34 10/31/17 9:24 AM tainable material made from recycled, resin-infused paper and pulp derived from trees that have been harvested responsibly, Chris says. Complete with Forest Stewardship Council Certifi ca- tion by the Rainforest Alliance and GREENGUARD Certifi ca- tion, it is also antimicrobial, which is a benefi t in food prepara- tion. “Richlite is tough enough to build skateboards and skateboard parks, so it will take a beating and hold up to the elements,” he added. “Richlite is made in the USA and actually costs less than other like materials. It is similar to working with Micarta, G-10 Abalone is becoming more and or carbon fi ber, and many of our customers are familiar with more difﬁ cult to ﬁ nd in large them. Customers appreciate that they are sizes, though pieces below 2 no longer inhaling carbon-fi ber or fi - inches are still plentiful. Lloyd berglass dust, which some of our Hale uses a small piece on the guard of “Charlie.” (SharpBy- customers just don’t like dealing with.” Distributed domestically by Santa Fe Stoneworks (page 8), New Raffi r is a resin-preserved ma- compos- terial used in jewelry and other products also. ite lami- “It works well in fi ne handles and accessories nates and in which aesthetics are of great importance,” hybrid materials Chris advised. “Th ere are several categories. are on the horizon, and their growth is steady. Th e fi rst, Raffi r Fiber, is a composite mate- “Even though they are mass produced,” Chris rial of neutral plant fi bers cast in resin. said, “they can still be individually unique. Th e second, Raffi r Metapol, has alumi- Th ey are stable and available in sizes that can num fi llers shining through a deep easily be used in CNC cutting for production, or resin matrix. Raffi r Noble is a com- can still be cut and worked with standard tools and posite material with fi ne brass and be handmade.” bronze-mesh layers encapsulated in a translucent epoxy resin. Th e GOING NATURAL last two categories, Raffi r Fossil “I have a new material called Fernwood from the tropics that and Raffi r Wood, are genuine I’m getting good feedback on from customers,” remarked Charles rare fossils and fi ne-grained Turnage of Fine Turnage Productions. Fernwood is a product of wood blocks that have New Zealand and works well, seals easily and provides a steady been fi lled with a unifying grip for users. It joins a wide selection of natural materials avail- and strengthening resin able through Turnage, including coral, pressed mammoth bone, fossilized wood, swordfi sh bill, mammoth tooth and mammoth ivory. “Natural materials seem to stick around, while synthetics through come and go,” Turnage observed. “Fossil mammoth ivory is still a high- our hottest material because of its beauty, which comes from pressure minerals that it absorbs from being buried for tens of thousands process that of years.” stabilizes the Even though a continuing eff ort to educate lawmakers and the materials.” public is in full swing, Charles notes that diffi culties remain in Th e fi nished diff erentiating ancient ivory from modern elephant ivory that is Raffi r fossil and banned in many countries amid an escalating war against poach- wood materials main- ers, whose disregard for the animals they slaughter is appalling. tain the original struc- “Ninety percent of the mammoth I sell comes from the frozen tures of the untreated sub- tundra in Siberia,” Charles explained. “And the other comes from stance while obtaining the Alaska and China. Under the new [President Donald Trump] mechanical advantages of the administration I hope to see changes, but the real problem is in- homogeneous resin compound. dividual states letting special interest groups infl uence them with Th e Raffi r materials are worked with inaccurate information about mammoth and ancient ivories. the same tools that most knifemakers al- Five states have classifi ed ancient ivory like elephant ivory. We’re ready own, therefore little or no additional still fi ghting and trying to convince them that banning mam- investment is required. moth won’t save elephants.”

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Rafﬁ r Noble is a composite material with ﬁ ne brass and bronze-mesh layers encapsulated in a translucent epoxy resin. The Spyderco Chaparral features a handle of the material. (Spyderco image) NEVENEVER SEEN IS GOODGOOD!! For Ron Burke, owner of ExoticExotic KKnife Super Steels from Russia! Supplies, the handle mmaterialsaterial business keeps evolving. He hash been in business since 202004,04, anand off ers that the hottest knifeknife materialm is always “the one nobody M390 hash ever produced before. If you have CITYHUNTERYHUNTER CPM 4V KK0073K0073 never seen it on the market, then it will SSTURMTURM HHDD KK0026KK0026 be the new hot item.” EXPERIENCEE A NEW LEVEL OF Ron hints at some new off erings of BLADE PERFORMANCEORMANCE WITH his own. “I have a product that is com- KIZLYAR SUPREME’SREME’S RANGE OF PREMIUM STEELSELS ing out in the next few months, and it NIOLOX involves mammoth tooth with a diff erent LEGION KK0034 color that no one has ever seen,” he com- Wholesale Distributorr mented. “It uses a dye that has never been Visit our website:te: http://cashttp://casiberia.com/bladep Or call us at (800) 635-9366 - Dealer inquiries welcome done and should be out on the market in a commercial knife company’s line soon.” Demand for fossil mammoth bone and tooth is steady for Exotic Knife Supplies. Aged from 15,000 to 150,000 years, the products were among Ron’s off erings as far back as the 2004 BLADE Show. “To my knowledge I was the fi rst one to sell the tooth material for knife handles,” he said. “It was somewhat hard to deal with at that point because we didn’t know enough about it. I tried over the years to get companies to stabilize it and even worked with a paleontologist, but couldn’t get it produced the way I wanted it. Now, I’ve come up with my own process to do knife handles with it, and as of today it’s the best handle material available. It has everything you would want in a handle and really holds up well.” Another material that Exotic Knife Supplies is distributing has gained attention for its natural look. Pinecone has opened up a variety of color options, and Ron says it is gaining momentum among knifemakers and purchasers alike. “Norwegian pinecone is between 4 and 6 inches long,” he explains, “and I like to do between 4 and 5 inches for knife handles. I can also do smaller sizes on order, between a half and three-quarters.” Ron also produces sequoia cone

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handles,han d using addi- tives such aas gold or pearl dust forfo con- Ronn Burke of Exotic Knife Supplies saidsaid trast.trast. Th e stabistabilizationl pineconenecone has opened up a variety of processprocess involves thoroughlythor colorlor options, and is gaining momen- tumm among knifemakers and knifeknife drying the material, vvacuum buyersuyers alike. Billy Helton’s ﬁ xedxed pressurepressure and sealing it with bladeade sports a handle of Norway liquid plastic. “I’ve bbeen ex- sprucepruce cone. (Chuck WardWard perimentingperimenting with pineconep image)mage) scales for about tthreehr years, and it took a couplecouple of years to get the quality I wanted. A normaln set would cost $25$25 to $30.”$30.”

SALES FLIP-FLOPLOP Th e availability of abalone is a continuing challenge at Masecraft aandnd across the handle materials supply chchain.a “Large shellsshells are getting harder to source,”so Chris warns.warns. “Pieces below 2 inchesinc are no problem,problem, but once you get overo that for all types of shell it is getting vvery scarce.”

Raffi r Wood comes in a wide selection of colors and looks. Like Raffi r Fossil, it is fi lled with a unifying and strengthening resin through a high-pressure process that stabilizes the materials. (image courtesy of Santa Fe Stoneworks)

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Among Raffi r Composites is Raffi r Uranium, which seems to glow with an inner fi re. (image courtesy of Santa Fe Stoneworks) www. bladeops.com • 888-392-52338 He notes that Masecraft is doing its best to hold the line on pricing while decorative synthetic materials are a viable KERSHAWKNIVES.COM alternative. “Decorative synthetic sales THE STORY CONTINUES… have been on the rise for several years now,” he remarked, “especially ivory al- Where have I seen that profi le before? That’s right. The handsome Kershaw Natrix is based ternatives and hybrids of mixed natural on brother brand Zero Tolerance’s 0770, which itself was inspired by the award-winning ZT and synthetic materials. Selling real ivory 0777. Discover the legend for yourself right now. Then look for even more to come in 2018. has become an issue the last few years, so these options have become necessary. Sales of synthetic, hybrid or composite materials are probably 60 percent of our total sales, over natural materials, which is the exact opposite of 10 years ago.” Like the materials themselves, tastes and availability continue to change. Con- sult your favorite suppliers for tips on the latest and greatest in knife handle material trends.

For more on Raffi r materials, see page 8.

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42-BLKnifeGdeDirectory2018.indd 42 10/31/17 3:01 PM Northstar Associates Simonich Knives LLC Jenco Sales, Inc. Knives/Cutlery Ontario Knife Co. Smoky Mountain Knife Works Kai USA Ltd. (Kershaw) Queen Cutlery Co. Spartan Blades, LLC Karambit.com Factory/Dealers Randall Made Knives Steel Addiction Custom Knives Katz Knives, Inc. Reddick Enterprises Strider Knives Knife City (Importers, Makers) Riverside Machine Svord Knives KnifeHog SARCO Knives LLC Swamp Rat Knife Works Matthews Cutlery Schmuckatelli Co. Swiss Army Brands Ltd. Mission Knives Antique Smoky Mountain Knife Works SwissBianco USA Moteng North America American Edge SOG Specialty Knives & Tools Tirdell’s Cutlery Ontario Knife Co. American Military Edged Weaponry Museum Spartan Blades, LLC Tool Logic Inc. (see SOG Specialty) Ozark Cutlery Supply Atlanta Cutlery Corp. Steel Addiction Custom Knives TOPS Knives Plaza Cutlery Inc. Bryan Bros. Cutlery Co. Svord Knives True North Knives Puma Knife Co. 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Ozark Cutlery Supply Lamson And Goodnow Quikut Ek Commando (KA-BAR Knives) Pacific Solution Marketing Inc. Matthews Cutlery R. Murphy Co., Inc. Elite Custom Knives Piranha Knife Co. Messermeister SARCO Knives LLC Emerson Knives Plaza Cutlery Inc. Mister Twister, Inc. Smoky Mountain Knife Works Epicurean Edge Pro-Tech Knives, LLC Morakniv c/o Industrial Revolution Sooner State Knives ESA Queen Cutlery Co. Moteng North America Spyderco, Inc. ESEE Knives R. David Knife Co. Ozark Cutlery Supply Stamascus Knifeworks, Inc. Excalibur Cutlery Randall Made Knives Pietro Rosa Due Buoi Snc. Stone River Gear Extrema Ratio RAT WORX, Inc. Plaza Cutlery Inc. Stratus Culinary Extreme Outfitters Real Avid Puma Knife Co. USA Svord Knives Fallkniven Red Horse Knife Works, Inc. Queen Cutlery Co. Swiss Army Brands Ltd. FAMARS USA Riverside Machine Quikut The Epicurean Edge Fazalare International Enterprises Robertson’s Custon Cutlery Randall Made Knives Three Sisters Forge, LLC Fifty-Fifty Productions RUKO LLC Rapala Tirdell’s Cutlery First Edge LLC Sarge Knives SARCO Knives LLC Tool Logic Inc. (see SOG Specialty) Fort Henry Custom Knives Schenk Knives Sarge Knives Tramontina USA Fox Knives USA Schmuckatelli Co. Smoky Mountain Knife Works Victorinox Fred Eisen Leather & Art Knives Simonich Knives LLC Sooner State Knives Winners Circle Frost Cutlery Co. SOG Specialty Knives & Tools Spyderco, Inc. Wolf’s Knives Gerber Legendary Blades/Fiskars Sooner State Knives Svord Knives Wolff Industries GLOCK Inc. Spartan Blades, LLC SwissBianco USA Wüsthof-Trident of America Inc. GPKnives, LLC Spyderco, Inc. Tirdell’s Cutlery XIKAR Inc. Grayman Knives Stamascus Knifeworks, Inc. Two Finger Knife, LLC Zweibrueder/Billy O. H.L. Dalis, Inc. Steel Addiction Custom Knives Victorinox Zwilling J.A. Henckels LLC Hallmark Cutlery Stone River Gear Virginia Blade Inc. Hand Tech Made (HTM) Knives Steel Will Knives c/o Sports Mfg. Group White River Knife & Tool Hunting Wolf’s Knives Hardcore Hardware Australia Strider Knives A.G. Russell Knives, Inc. Zweibrueder/Billy O. Heckler & Koch Inc. Svord Knives Al Mar Knives Zwilling J.A. Henckels LLC Hiltary Industries Swamp Rat Knife Works Alabama Damascus Steel Three Sisters Forge, LLC Historic Edged Weaponry Household American Edge Hogue Knives Timberline Knives Atlanta Cutlery Corp. House Of Blades Tirdell’s Cutlery Cutlery/Scissors Bark River Knives Tool Logic Inc. (see SOG Specialty) J.T. Knives A.G. Russell Knives Battle Horse Knives TOPS Knives Jenco Sales, Inc. Alcas Cutlery Corporation Bear & Son Cutlery Tru-Balance Knife Co. East Joy Enterprises–Fury Cutlery American Edge Beck’s Cutlery & Specialties True North Knives Ka-bar Knives Beck’s Cutlery & Specialties Beretta U.S.A. Corp. Two Finger Knife, LLC Kanetsune c/o Tourmo Intl., LLC Blue Mountain Turquoise Blackie Collins Design U.S. Cavalry Karambit.com Blue Ridge Knives Blade HQ United Cutlery Katz Knives, Inc. Boker USA, Inc. Blade-Tech UST Brands Kizer Inc. Bubba Blade/Fish Tales, LLC BladeArt.com Victorinox Klecker Knives, LLC Buck Knives BladeGallery.Com White River Knife & Tool Klotzli C.A.D. Cutlery Co. Blue Grass Cutlery Corp. WILDSTEER Knife City CampCo, Inc./UZI, Humvee, S&W Blue Ridge Knives Wilson Combat/Wilson Tactical Knife Outlet Case, W.R., & Sons Cutlery Co. Boker USA, Inc. Winners Circle Knife Store, The Classic Cutlery Bradley Cutlery Co. Wolf’s Knives KnifeArt.com Consolidated Cutlery Co., Inc. Briar Knives Wuu Jau Co., Inc. KnifeCenter Cutco Corporation Brigade Quartermasters XIKAR Inc. KnifeHog Cutlery Shoppe Browning Zac Brown’s Southern Grind KnifeLegends.com Coutellerie Chambriard Bubba Blade/Fish Tales, LLC Knifeology.com Damascus U.S.A. Buck Knives KnifePurveyor.com Fillet Dexter-Russell Inc. C.A.S. Iberia KnifeTreasures.com Al Mar Knives, Inc. Dovo Scissors Camillus c/o Acme United Corp. KnifeWorks /KnifeWorks.com American Angler Edgecraft Corp. CampCo, Inc./UZI, Humvee, S&W Knights Edge Ltd. American Edge Egginton Bros. Ltd. Canal Street Cutlery Kroll International Blue Ridge Knives FAMARS USA Case, W.R., & Sons Cutlery Co. Krudo Knives Boker USA, Inc. Fox Knives USA Coast Cutlery Co. KUTMASTER Browning Gaston J. Glock LP Cold Steel, Inc. Leatherman Tool Group, Inc. Bubba Blade/Fish Tales, LLC Great Eastern Cutlery Colonial Lee’s Cutlery Buck Knives Grohmann Knives CRKT Legendary Arms, Inc. Case, W. R., & Sons Cutlery Co. House Of Blades Condor Tool & Knife Marfione Custom Knives, LLC Coast Cutlery Co. Ka-Bar Knives Coutellerie Chambriard Master Cutlery CRKT Kai USA Ltd. (Kershaw) Crawford Knives

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42-BLKnifeGdeDirectory2018.indd 44 10/31/17 3:02 PM Custom Knife Gallery Of Colorado Riverside Machine Zac Brown’s Southern Grind Fox Knives USA Cutco Corporation S 4 Supply Fred Eisen Leather & Art Knives Cutlery Shoppe Santa Fe Stoneworks, Inc. Miniature Knives Frost Cutlery Co. Cutlery Specialties SARCO Knives LLC A.G. Russell Knives Gerber Legendary Blades/Fiskars Damascus U.S.A. Sarge Knives Atlanta Cutlery Corp. GPKnives, LLC Denton, John Schenk Knives Blue Ridge Knives Grayman Knives DPx Gear Inc. Seber Design Group Buck Knives Great Eastern Cutlery EdgeDealer.com Simonich Knives LLC CampCo, Inc./UZI, Humvee, S&W H.L. Dalis, Inc. EKA Knives/ProForce Equipment Smoky Mountain Knife Works Cutlery Specialties Hallmark Cutlery Elen Hunting & Importing Inc. SOG Specialty Knives & Tools EdgeDealer.com Hand Tech Made (HTM) Knives Epicurean Edge Sooner State Knives Frost Cutlery Co. Havalon Knives Euroknife Spyderco, Inc. House Of Blades Hickory Hill Cutlery Fallkniven Stamascus Knifeworks, Inc. Jenco Sales, Inc. Hogue Knives FAMARS USA Steel Addiction Custom Knives Matthews Cutlery House Of Blades Fifty-Fifty Productions Stone River Gear Morey’s Jewelry And Gifts Imagical Design Fort Henry Custom Knives Svord Knives Smoky Mountain Knife Works J.T. Knives Fox Knives USA Swamp Rat Knife Works Wolf’s Knives Jenco Sales, Inc. Fred Eisen Leather & Art Knives Swiss Army Brands Ltd. Joy Enterprises - Fury Cutlery Frost Cutlery Co. SwissBianco USA Pocketknives/ Ka-bar Knives Gaston J. Glock LP Taylor Brands Kai USA Ltd. (Kershaw) Gerber Legendary Blades/Fiskars Three Sisters Forge, LLC Folders/Automatics Karambit.com GLOCK, Inc. Timberline Knives 5.11 Tactical Katz Knives, Inc GPKnives, LLC Tirdell’s Cutlery A.G. Russell Knives Kellam Knives Co. Great Eastern Cutlery TOPS Knives Adams International Knifeworks Kizer Inc. Grohmann Knives True North Knives Al Mar Knives Klecker Knives, LLC H.L. Dalis, Inc. Tuna Valley Cutlery Co. American Edge Klotzli Hallmark Cutlery Two Finger Knife, LLC Antonini USA KnifeArt.com Havalon Knives U.S. Cavalry Arizona Custom Knives Knife City Heckler & Koch Victorinox Atlanta Cutlery Corp. Knife Outlet Helle Norway Virginia Blade Inc. Bear & Son Cutlery Knife Store, The Hiltary Industries White River Knife & Tool Beck’s Cutlery & Specialties KnifeCenter House Of Blades Wicked Edge Benchmade Knife Co. KnifeHog Jenco Sales, Inc. WILDSTEER Beretta U.S.A. Corp. KnifeLegends.com Joy Enterprises–Fury Cutlery Wolf’s Knives Blackie Collins Design Knifeology.com Ka-bar Knives Wuu Jau Co., Inc. Blade HQ KnifePurveyor.com Kai USA Ltd. (Kershaw) XIKAR Inc. Blade-Tech KnifeTreasures.com Kanetsune c/o Tourmo Intl., LLC Zwilling J.A. Henckels LLC BladeArt.com KnifeWorks /KnifeWorks.com Karambit.com BladeGallery.Com Kroll International Katz Knives, Inc. Machetes/Bush BladeOps, LLC Krudo Knives Kellam Knives Worldwide Atlanta Cutlery Corp. Blue Grass Cutlery Corp. KUTMASTER Kizer Inc. Battle Horse Knives Blue Ridge Knives L.T. Wright Handcrafted Knife Co. Klecker Knives, LLC Benchmade Knife Co. Boker USA, Inc. Lansky Knife, Tool & Sharpeners Knife City Blade HQ Boye Knives LATAMA Cutlery Knife Store, The Blue Ridge Knives Brigade Quartermasters Leatherman Tool Group, Inc. KnifeArt.com Brigade Quartermasters Brous Blades Lee’s Cutlery KnifeCenter Bubba Blade/Fish Tales, LLC Brownells Marfione Custom Knives, LLC KnifeHog Busse Combat Knife Co. Browning Master Cutlery KnifeLegends.com C.A.S. Iberia Buck Knives Matthews Cutlery Knifeology.com Case, W.R., & Sons Cutlery Co. Bulldog Brand Knife MAXPEDITION KnifePurveyor.com Cold Steel, Inc. C.A.S. Iberia Medford Knife and Tool KnifeTreasures.com Colonial Camillus c/o Acme United Corp. Meyerco USA KnifeWorks /KnifeWorks.com Condor Tool & Knife CampCo, Inc./UZI, Humvee, S&W Microtech Knives, Inc. Knives of Alaska Cutco Corporation Canal Street Cutlery Midwest Gun Exchange KUTMASTER EdgeDealer.com Case, W.R., & Sons Cutlery Co. Mission Knives L.T. Wright Handcrafted Knife Co. ESEE Knives Chris Reeve Knives Moki Knife Company Leatherman Tool Group, Inc. Gerber Legendary Blades/Fiskars Christy Knife Co. Monkey Edge Lee’s Cutlery H.L. Dalis, Inc. Coast Cutlery Co. Moore Cutlery Marble Arms Helle Norway Cold Steel, Inc. Morey’s Jewelry And Gifts Master Cutlery Inc. House Of Blades Collectors Knives Moteng North America Matthews Cutlery Kanetsune c/o Tourmo Intl., LLC Colonial N. Flayderman & Co., Inc. Monkey Edge Knife City CRKT Nemesis Knives, LLC Moore Cutlery KnifeHog Combat Elite Neptune Trading Inc. Morakniv c/o Industrial Revolution KnifeWorks /KnifeWorks.com Compass Industries Inc. New Graham Knives Morey’s Jewelry And Gifts L.T. Wright Handcrafted Knife Co. Coutellerie Chambriard Norris & Sons Moteng North America Matthews Cutlery Crawford Knives Northstar Associates Nemesis Knives, LLC Medford Knife and Tool Custom Knife Gallery Of Colorado Olamic Cutlery Neptune Trading Inc. Moteng North America Cutlery Specialties 1 Stop Knife Shop New Graham Knives New Graham Knives DPx Gear Inc. Only Fine Knives Olamic Cutlery Ontario Knife Co. EdgeDealer.com Ontario Knife Co. 1 Stop Knife Shop Ozark Cutlery Supply Egginton Bros. Ltd. Ozark Cutlery Supply Ontario Knife Co. Plaza Cutlery Inc. EKA Knives/ProForce Equipment Pacific Solution Marketing Inc. Outdoor Edge Cutlery Corp. Queen Cutlery Co. Elite Custom Knives Paragon Sports Ozark Cutlery Supply Sarge Knives Emerson Knives Parker River Knife Co. Pacific Solution Marketing Inc. Simonich Knives LLC Epicurean Edge Parkers’ Knife Collector Service Paragon Sports Smoky Mountain Knife Works Euroknife Pietro Rosa Due Buoi Snc. Parker River Knife Co. SOG Specialty Knives & Tools Excalibur Cutlery Piranha Knife Co. Plaza Cutlery Inc. Svord Knives ExecutiveKnives.com Plaza Cutlery Inc. Puma Knife Co. USA Swamp Rat Knife Works FAMARS USA Pro-Tech Knives, LLC Queen Cutlery Co. Tirdell’s Cutlery Fazalare International Enterprises Puma Knife Co. USA Randall Made Knives Two Finger Knife, LLC Fifty-Fifty Productions Queen Cutlery Co. RAT WORX, Inc. TOPS Knives Fight’n Rooster RAT WORX, Inc. Real Avid U.S. Cavalry First Edge LLC Real Avid Remington Arms Co. UST Brands Fort Henry Custom Knives Red Horse Knife Works, Inc.

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42-BLKnifeGdeDirectory2018.indd 45 10/31/17 3:03 PM Remington Arms Co. Fort Henry Custom Knives Remington Arms Co. Boker USA, Inc. Riverside Machine Fred Eisen Leather & Art Knives Shining Wave Metals Branton Knife Co. SARCO Knives LLC GPKnives, LLC Sooner State Knives Brigade Quartermasters Sarge Knives Hand Tech Made (HTM) Knives Svord Knives Bud K. Worldwide Inc. Seber Design Group House Of Blades Swiss Army Brands Ltd. C.A.S. Iberia Shepherd Hills Cutlery Karambit.com Sword and The Stone Cold Steel Smoky Mountain Knife Works KnifeArt.com Tool Logic Condor Tool & Knife SOG Specialty Knives & Tools KnifeLegends.com True North Knives Crawford, Pat Sooner State Knives Knifeology.com Two Finger Knife, LLC Crazy Crow Trading Post LLC Spyderco, Inc. KnifePurveyor.com United Cutlery Dixie Gun Works Stamascus Knifeworks, Inc. KnifeTreasures.com U.S. Cavalry Emerson Knives, Inc. Steel Addiction Custom Knives Knives of Alaska Victorinox EdgeDealer.com Steel Will Knives c/o Sports Mfg. Group L.T. Wright Handcrafted Knife Co. Wolf’s Knives Frost Cutlery Co. Stone River Gear Lee’s Cutlery XIKAR Inc. GPKnives, LLC Suchat Custom Knives Legendary Knifemakers.com H & B Forge Co. Svord Knives Marfione Custom Knives, LLC Swords/Sabers House Of Blades Swiss Army Brands Inc. Matthews Cutlery Angel Sword Jenco Sales, Inc. Swiss+Tech Moore Cutlery Arizona Custom Knives Knife City Morey’s Jewelry And Gifts KnifeHog SwissBianco USA Atlanta Cutlery Corp. Nemesis Knives, LLC Kroll International Taylor Brands Benchmade Knife Co. New Graham Knives Matthews Cutlery Three Sisters Forge, LLC BladeArt.com Northstar Associates Moteng North America Timberline Knives BladeGallery.Com Tirdell’s Cutlery Only Fine Knives Neptune Trading Inc. Blue Ridge Knives TOPS Knives Ozark Cutlery Supply New Graham Knives Bugei Trading Co. True North Knives Paragon Sports Ozark Cutlery Supply C.A.S. Iberia Tuna Valley Cutlery Co. Pietro Rosa Due Buoi Snc. Plaza Cutlery Inc. Cold Steel, Inc. United Cutlery Plaza Cutlery Inc. Reddick Enterprises Crazy Crow Trading Post LLC U.S. Cavalry Pro-Tech Knives, LLC Riverside Machine Damascus U.S.A. UST Brands Randall Made Knives RW, Wilson EdgeDealer.com Victorinox Reddick Enterprises Smoky Mountain Knife Works Epicurean Edge Virginia Blade Inc. Schenk Knives Spring River Trade Co. ESA William Henry Simonich Knives LLC Svord Knives Fifty-Fifty Productions Wolf’s Knives Sooner State Knives Tirdell’s Cutlery Frost Cutlery Co. Wuu Jau Co., Inc. Spartan Blades, LLC Tru-Balance Knife Co. East Gladius (see C.A.S. Iberia) XIKAR Inc. Stamascus Knifeworks, Inc. U.S. Cavalry Historic Edged Weaponry Zac Brown’s Southern Grind Steel Addiction Custom Knives Wolf’s Knives House Of Blades Strider Knives Wuu Jau Co., Inc. Jenco Sales, Inc. Svord Knives Razors Kai USA Ltd. (Kershaw) Three Sisters Forge, LLC Atlanta Cutlery Corp. Kanetsune c/o Tourmo Intl., LLC Utility Knives/Tools Tirdell’s Cutlery Knife City A.G. Russell Knives Blue Ridge Knives TOPS Knives Knife Outlet Al Mar Knives Col. Conk Products True North Knives KnifeCenter American Edge House Of Blades Two Finger Knife, LLC KnifeHog Antonini USA KnifeCenter William Henry KnifeWorks /KnifeWorks.com Atlanta Cutlery Corp. Matthews Cutlery Wolf’s Knives Knights Edge Ltd. Bear & Son Cutlery Moteng North America Mantis Inc. Beck’s Cutlery & Specialties Plaza Cutlery, Inc. Specialty Master Cutlery Beretta U.S.A. Corp. Smoky Mountain Knife Works A.G. Russell Knives Matthews Cutlery Blade HQ Tirdell’s Cutlery Atlanta Cutlery Corp. Medieval Replicas Blade-Tech Industries World of Weapons Blue Ridge Knives Moteng North America Blue Grass Cutlery Zwilling J.A. Henckels LLC CampCo, Inc./UZI, Humvee, S&W Museum Replicas Ltd. Blue Ridge Knives CRKT N. Flayderman & Co., Inc. Branton Knife Co. Semi-Production Condor Tool & Knife Neptune Trading Inc. Brigade Quartermasters Custom Knives Crawford, Pat Northstar Associates Brownells Crazy Crow Trading Post LLC Northwest Knives & Collectibles Camillus c/o Acme United Corp. A.G. Russell Knives Custom Knife Gallery Of Colorado Ontario Knife Co. CampCo, Inc./UZI, Humvee, S&W Adams International Knifeworks Cutlery Specialties Ozark Cutlery Supply Case, W.R., & Sons Cutlery Co. American Edge Denton, John Pacific Solution Marketing Inc. Chris Reeve Knives Bark River Knives EdgeDealer.com Plaza Cutlery Inc. Coast Cutlery Co. Bell, Donald/Bellknives ExecutiveKnives.com Queen Cutlery Co. Colonial Beretta U.S.A. Corp. FAMARS USA Reddick Enterprises Condor Tool & Knife Blade HQ GATCO Sharpeners Riverside Machine Cutlery Specialties Blade-Tech Industries GPKnives, LLC Smoky Mountain Knife Works EdgeDealer.com BladeArt.com House Of Blades Svord Knives FAMARS USA BladeGallery.com IDL Techni Edge Sword and The Stone Fifty-Fifty Productions Blue Ridge Knives Joy Enterprises–Fury Cutlery Tirdell’s Cutlery Fox Knives USA Boye Knives Kai USA Ltd. (Kershaw) Toledo Swords Frost Cutlery Co. Branton Knife Co. Karambit.com Two Finger Knife, LLC Gerber Legendary Blades/Fiskars Brous Blades Katz Knives, Inc. United Cutlery GLOCK, Inc. Browning Knights Edge Ltd. U.S. Cavalry GPKnives, LLC Busse Combat Knife Co. KUTMASTER Wolf’s Knives Great Eastern Cutlery C.A.S. Iberia Leatherman Tool Group, Inc. Wuu Jau Co., Inc. Havalon Knives Crawford Knives Matthews Cutlery Helle Norway Crazy Crow Trading Post LLC Messermeister Throwing House Of Blades Cutlery Specialties Miltner Adams Co. Hyde Tools, Inc. Damascus U.S.A. Mission Knives Knives/Tomahawks Iain Sinclair Design Ltd. Denton, John Moteng North America A.G. Russell Knives IDL Techni Edge EdgeDealer.com N. Flayderman & Co., Inc. American Edge Jenco Sales, Inc. Elite Custom Knives Pacific Solution Marketing Inc. Atlanta Cutlery Corp. Karambit.com Emerson Knives, Inc. Parker River Knife Co. Black Creek Limited Klecker Knives, LLC Epicurean Edge Pietro Rosa Due Buoi Snc. BladeOps, LLC KnifeArt.com FAMARS USA Plaza Cutlery Inc. Blue Ridge Knives Knife City Fazalare International Enterprises Reddick Enterprises Bob Karp Master of the Blade KnifeHog

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42-BLKnifeGdeDirectory2018.indd 46 10/31/17 3:03 PM KnifeWorks /KnifeWorks.com Accessories Jantz Supply Frost Cutlery Co. Krudo Knives Morey’s Jewelry And Gifts Glendo Corp. KUTMASTER A.G. Russell Knives Henry A. Evers Corp. Antonini USA Riverside Machine Lansky Knife, Tool & Sharpeners Sarge Knives House Of Blades Leatherman Tool Group, Inc. Atlanta Cutlery Corp. Jantz Supply Sheffield Knifemakers Supply Matthews Cutlery Blade HQ Katz Knives, Inc. Ultra Speed Products MAXPEDITION Blue Grass Cutlery KUTMASTER Messermeister Brigade Quartermasters Warren Tool Co. Inc. Lindsay Engraving & Tools Mission Knives Brownells Wood Carvers Supply, Inc. Paragrave Profitable Hobbies Morakniv c/o Industrial Revolution Cutlery Specialties Pilkington, Scott Jr. Moteng North America Extreme Outfitters Cutters/Lasers/Hydro Riverside Machine Fort Henry Custom Knives Northwest Knives & Collectibles Admiral Steel SARCO Knives LLC GATCO Sharpeners 1 Stop Knife Shop Jancy Engineering Sarge Knives Gerber Legendary Blades/Fiskars Ontario Knife Co. JPW Industries Sheffield Knifemakers Supply Hawkins Knife Making Supplies Ozark Cutlery Supply Spyderco, Inc. House Of Blades LMS Stamping Paragon Sports Three Sisters Forge, LLC Jantz Supply New Jersey Waterjet Inc. Pietro Rosa Due Buoi Snc. Ultra Speed Products Ka-bar Knives Inc. Tormach Plaza Cutlery Inc. Wolf’s Knives Knife & Gun Finishing Supplies Queen Cutlery Co. KnifeHog Damascus Real Avid KnifeWorks /KnifeWorks.com Etching Riverside Machine Alabama Damascus Steel KUTMASTER Baron Engraving RUKO LLC Atlanta Cutlery Corp. L.T. Wright Handcrafted Knife Co. Blue Ridge Knives Sarge Knives Damascus U.S.A. Moore Cutlery Buck Knives Seber Design Group Damasteel AB Moteng North America Buckeye Engraving Smoky Mountain Knife Works Hiltary Industries New Graham Knives Fountain Plating Co. Inc. SOG Specialty Knives & Tools House Of Blades Premium Knife Supply™ Frost Cutlery Co. Sooner State Knives Jantz Supply Queen Cutlery Co. Grohmann Knives Ltd. Steel Addiction Custom Knives Katz Knives, Inc. Raine, Inc. I.M.G. of Utica, Inc. Svord Knives Knife & Gun Finishing Supplies Riverside Machine Jantz Supply Swiss Army Brands Ltd. Nichols Damascus Schmuckatelli Co. Katz Knives, Inc. Swiss+Tech Premium Knife Supply™ Sheffield Knifemakers Supply Knife & Gun Finishing Supplies SwissBianco USA Rados, Jerry Spyderco, Inc. KUTMASTER Taylor Brands Riverside Machine Texas Knifemakers Supply Lectroetch Timberline Knives Sheffield Knifemakers Supply The Ultimate Edge, Inc. Marking Methods Tool Logic Shining Wave Metals Tirdell’s Cutlery Midwest Knifemakers Supply TOPS Knives Texas Knifemakers Supply Tool Logic Riverside Machine True North Knives Two Finger Knife, LLC Tormach Sheffield Knifemakers Supply U.S. Cavalry U.S. Cavalry U.S. Cavalry Spartan Blades, LLC Victorinox Wolf’s Knives Wood Lab Spyderco, Inc. Wolf’s Knives Wolf’s Knives Wuu Jau Co., Inc. Displays, Cases, Rolls XIKAR Inc. Auctioneers J. Bruce Voyles Auctioneers and Boxes Gas Forges A.G. Russell Knives Centaur Forge LLC Special Bandsaw Blades American Edge Chile Forge Bill’s Custom Cases® NC Tool Company Inc. JPW Industries Blade HQ Sheffield Knifemakers Supply Services/ Midwest Knifemakers Supply Blue Grass Cutlery Corp. Three Sisters Forge, LLC Suffolk Machinery Corp. Products/ Blue Ridge Knives Wood Lab Blades/Blade Culpepper & Co. Supplies/ Dorris Wood Creations Grinders Coatings Fort Henry Custom Knives Equipment Alabama Damascus Steel Fort Knox Inc. American Siepmann Corp. Atlanta Cutlery Corp. Frost Cutlery Co. Beaumont Metal Works Abrasives Black Creek Limited Hickory Hill Cutlery Berger L.L.C. C.A.S. Iberia House Of Blades Brownells 3M Abrasive Systems Crazy Crow Trading Post LLC Intn’l Display and Packaging Burr King Mfg. Co., Inc. American Siepmann Corp. Damascus U.S.A. Ka-Bar Knives Inc. DAREX/Work Sharp Tools Atlanta Cutlery Corp. Dixie Gun Works KnifeHog Hawkins Knife Making Supplies Brownells Fountain Plating Co. Inc. KnifeWorks /KnifeWorks.com Hiltary Industries Burr King Hiltary Industries L.T. Wright Handcrafted Knife Co. Interamco, Inc. Canadian Knifemaker Supply Ltd. House Of Blades MAXPEDITION Jancy Engineering Custom Kraft Jantz Supply Morey’s Jewelry And Gifts Jantz Supply Cutlery Specialties Knife & Gun Finishing Supplies Morton Enterprises Jowitt & Rodgers Co. EZE-Lap Diamond Products KUTMASTER Northwest Knives & Collectibles JPW Industries G.L. Pearce Abrasive Co. Matthews Cutlery Parker River Knife Co. Kerry Abrasives GATCO Sharpeners NorthCoast Knives R& J Case Company Knife & Gun Finishing Supplies Hiltary Industries Premium Knife Supply™ Sack-Ups Lamson and Goodnow House Of Blades Queen Cutlery Co. Sheffield Knifemakers Supply Larkin Precision Industrial Abrasives Co. Reddick Enterprises Spring River Trade Co. Midwest Knifemakers Supply Jantz Supply Riverside Machine The Ultimage Edge, Inc. Reba’s Enterprises Kerry Abrasives Rocklin Manufacturing Wren Chest Co. Red Hill Corp. Klingspor Abrasives Sheffield Knifemakers Supply Riverside Machine Knife & Gun Finishing Supplies Stamascus Knifeworks, Inc. Sheffield Knifemakers Supply Midwest Knifemakers Supply Engraving Svord Knives Stephen Bader & Co., Inc. Norton / Saint-Gobain Abrasives Baron Engraving Texas Knifemakers Supply Texas Knifemakers Supply Osborn International Billy Bates Engraving Three Sisters Forge, LLC Tormach Red Hill Corp./Supergrit Abrasives Blair, Jim Two Finger Knife, LLC Riverside Machine Blue Ridge Knives York Saw & Knife Co. Handle Materials Sheffield Knifemakers Supply Buck Knives Spyderco, Inc. Buckeye Engraving Alabama Damascus Steel Stephen Bader & Co., Inc. Carving Custom Knife Gallery Of Colorado American Knifemaking Supplies Texas Knifemakers Supply A.G. Russell Knives Elite Custom Knives American Metal Xchange Inc. Tru-Grit, Inc. House Of Blades FAMARS USA Arizona Ironwood

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42-BLKnifeGdeDirectory2018.indd 47 10/31/17 3:03 PM Atlanta Cutlery Corp. NorthCoast Knives Epicurean Edge Antonini USA Boone Trading Co., Inc. Paladin Press Gallagher, Barry Atlanta Cutlery Corp. Blade HQ Paragrave Profitable Hobbies Point Seven, Inc. Blade HQ Blue Ridge Knives RW, Wilson SharpByCoop Photography BladeOps, LLC Blue Ridge Woodcrafters Two Finger Knife, LLC Weyer International Blue Ridge Knives Wood Carvers Supply, Inc. Wolf’s Knives Brigade Quartermasters Cains Outdoor, Inc. Bubba Blade/Fish Tales, LLC Canadian Knifemaker Supply Internet Groups Polish, Metal Buck Knives Classic Cutlery bladeforums.com Dan’s Whetstone Co., Inc. Crazy Crow Trading Post LLC Baron Engraving blademag.com Blue Ridge Knives DAREX/Work Sharp Tools Culpepper & Co. ckdforums.com (custom knife directory) Brownells DMT Diamond Machining Technology Dixie Gun Works knifedogs.com Cutlery Specialties Edge Pro Sharpening Systems Edgecraft Corp. Elen Hunting & Importing Inc. knifeforums.com Flitz International, Ltd. Egginton Bros. Ltd. Fields, Donald usualsuspect.net House Of Blades EKA Knives/ProForce Equipment Fine Turnage Productions Interamco, Inc. EZE-LAP Diamond Products Inc. GATCO Knife Kits Jantz Supply Frizzell’s Razor Sharp Gilmer Wood Co. Jenco Sales, Inc. Atlanta Cutlery Corp. Frost Cutlery Co. Knife & Gun Finishing Supplies Grohmann Knives Ltd. Crazy Crow Trading Post LLC GATCO Sharpeners Lamson and Goodnow Hawkins Knife Making Supplies Gerber Legendary Blades/Fiskars Damascus U.S.A. Osborn International House Of Blades House Of Blades House Of Blades Ozark Cutlery Supply Jantz Supply Jantz Supply Jantz Supply Riverside Machine JMD International, LLC Jenco Sales, Inc. Klecker Knives, LLC Sheffield Knifemakers Supply Ka-bar Knives Inc. Johnson Wood Products Knife & Gun Finishing Supplies Texas Knifemakers Supply Kanetsune c/o Tourmo Intl., LLC Knife & Gun Finishing Supplies KnifeKits.com Two Finger Knife, LLC Leading Edge Distributors Katz Knives, Inc. KUTMASTER Knife & Gun Finishing Supplies Masecraft Supply Co. Linville Knife & Tool Co. Publications KnifeWorks /KnifeWorks.com Midwest Knifemakers Supply Masecraft Supply Co. American Knife & Tool Institute Kroll International Nelson Woodworking Matthews Cutlery Automatic Knife Resource (see KUTMASTER NorthCoast Knives Midwest Knifemakers Supply LATAMA Cutlery) Lansky Knife, Tool & Sharpeners Oso Famoso NorthCoast Knives BLADE® McGowan Manufacturing Co. BLADE’s Complete Knife Guide Premium Knife Supply™ Premium Knife Supply™ Midwest Knifemakers Supply Centaur Forge LLC Mission Knives Randall Made Knives Reddick Enterprises DBI Books Moteng North America Reddick Enterprises Sarge Knives Riverside Machine Knife Magazine New Graham Knives Texas Knifemakers Supply Knives Illustrated Santa Fe Stoneworks, Inc. Northwest Knives & Collectibles Wood Lab Leather Crafters & Saddlers Journal Norton / Saint-Gobain Abrasives Sheffield Knifemakers Supply Paladin Press Ole Whiskers, Inc. Shining Wave Metals Leather/ 1 Stop Knife Shop Svord Knives Leatherwork Purveyors Ozark Cutlery Supply Texas Knifemakers Supply Queen Cutlery Co. CowCatcher Leatherworks A.G. Russell Knives TMS Titanium Rapala Culpepper & Co. Arizona Custom Knives Wood Lab Razor Edge Systems, Inc. Custom Leather Knife Sheaths artknives.com Remington Arms Co. Dave’s Custom Leather BladeGallery.com Riverside Machine Hardness Testers El Paso Saddlery Co. Classic Cutlery Sharp’nr Co., Inc. Brownells Fred Eisen Leather & Art Knives Custom Knife Gallery of Colorado Sheffield Knifemakers Supply PPC Specialty Metals Inc. Gould & Goodrich, Inc. Cutlery Specialties SKARB Sheffield Knifemakers Supply House Of Blades Denton, John Smith’s Consumer Products Inc. Jantz Supply Elite Custom Knives Spyderco, Inc. Heat Treating KUTMASTER Exquisite Knives Svord Knives Layton, Jim Fazalare International Enterprises Heat-Treat Ovens Texas Knifemakers Supply Leather Crafters & Saddlers Fifty-Fifty Productions/Stephen D’Lack Bridwell, Richard The Edgemaker Lefaucheux, Jean-Victor KnifeLegends.com Brownells The Razor Rock McGowan, Frank Knifeology.com Canadian Knifemaker Supply The Ultimate Edge, Inc. Muir & McDonald Co. Tanners KnifePurveyor.com Chile Forge Tirdell’s Cutlery Oklahoma Leather Products, Inc. KnifeTreasures.com Evenheat Kilns, Inc. Tru Hone Corp. Paul Long Custom Leather Levine, Gary Fine Knives Midwest Knifemakers Supply U.S. Cavalry Riney, Norm Pro-Tech Knives, LLC Pacific Heat Treating/Holt, Bill R. Virginia Blade Inc. Rowe’s Leather Quintessential Cutlery Paragon Industries, L.P. Wicked Edge Schrap, Bob Robertson’s Custom Cutlery Paul Bos Heat Treating Wolf’s Knives Sheffield Knifemakers Supply Schmuckatelli Co. Peter’s Heat Treating Wolff Industries Tandy Leather Factory Steel Addiction Custom Knives PPC Specialty Metals Inc. Treestump Leather Suchat Custom Knives Riverside Machine True North Knives Sheaths RW, Wilson Two Finger Knife, LLC Wolf’s Knives Antonini USA Sheffield Knifemakers Supply Scrimshaw Armory Plastics LLC Texas Heat Treating Atlanta Cutlery Corp. Lubricants Bailey, Mary Texas Knifemakers Supply Battle Horse Knives Boone Trading Co., Inc. Two Finger Knife, LLC Blade HQ Blackhawk Products Group York Saw & Knife Co. Clenzoil Worldwide Frost Cutlery Co. Blackie Collins Design Cutlery Specialties House Of Blades Blade HQ Instruction/Classes Fountain Plating Co. Inc. KUTMASTER Blade-Tech Industries American Bladesmith Society LATAMA Cutlery (Quick Release) Rocky Mountain Scrimshaw & Arts Blue Ridge Knives Bob Karp Master of the Blade Midwest Knifemakers Supply Scrimshaw by Linda Karst Stone Brigade Quartermasters Bugei Trading Co. Sentry Solutions Scrimshaw by Sandra Brady Browning Canadian Knifemaker Supply Sheffield Knifemakers Supply Stone Hollow Scrimshaw Studio Buck Knives Center Cross Instructional Videos Tai Lubricants Williams, Gary Buckelew, John ESEE Knives White Lightning CowCatcher Leatherworks Glendo Corp. Sharpeners Custom Leather Knife Sheaths Karambit.com Photography A.G. Russell Knives, Inc. Damasteel AB Lindsay Engraving & Tools BladeGallery.com AccuSharp International Dave’s Custom Leather Master Knifemakers Custom Knife Gallery Of Colorado American Edge Extrema Ratio

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42-BLKnifeGdeDirectory2018.indd 48 10/31/17 3:03 PM Extreme Outfitters Titanium Distribution Services Arizona Custom Knives Joy Enterprises-Fury Cutlery Fort Henry Custom Knives Tru-Grit Atlanta Cutlery Corp. K & M Wholesale Fred Eisen Leather & Art Knives Two Finger Knife, LLC B&F System, Inc./MAXAM Karambit.com Frost Cutlery Co. Wood Lab Benchmade Knife Company Katz Knives, Inc. House Of Blades York Saw & Knife Co. Beretta U.S.A. Corp. Kellam Knives Worldwide Hunter Company Inc. Bill’s Custom Cases Klotzli Ka-bar Knives Inc. BlackHawk Products Group Supplies, General Knife & Gun Finishing Supplies Katz Knives, Inc. Blade-Tech Industries Alpha Knife Supply Knife World Knife & Gun Finishing Supplies BladeArt.com American Metal Xchange Inc. Knights Edge Ltd. KnifeHog Arizona Ironwood BladeGallery.com KnifeWorks /KnifeWorks.com Blue Mountain Turquoise Kutmaster/Division of Utica Atlanta Cutlery Corp. LMS Stamping Kroll International Black Creek Limited Blue Ridge Knives Lamson And Goodnow KUTMASTER Blade HQ Boker USA, Inc. Lansky Knife, Tool & Sharpeners Layton, Jim Brownells Boye Knives Leather Crafters & Saddlers Cains Outdoor, Inc. Brigade Quartermaster Leatherman Tool Group, Inc. MAXPEDITION Canadian Knifemaker Supply Brownells Levine, Gary Fine Knives Midwest Knifemakers Supply Capstan Pacific Browning Linville Knife & Tool Co. Moore Cutlery Centaur Forge LLC Bryan Brothers Cutlery Co. Lone Star Wholesale Moteng North America Chile Forge Bubba Blade/Fish Tales, LLC Mantis Knives Ozark Cutlery Supply Crazy Crow Trading Post LLC C.A.S. Iberia Marble Arms Cains Outdoor, Inc. Paul Long Custom Leather Custom Kraft Masecraft Supply Co. Queen Cutlery Co. CampCo, Inc./UZI, Humvee, S&W Cutlery Specialties Master Cutlery Inc. Raine Inc. Case, W.R. & Sons Cutlery Co. Dixie Gun Works, Inc. McGowan Manufacturing Co. Remington Arms Corp. Centaur Forge, Texas Fred Lohman Co. Messermeister Rowe’s Leather Centaur Forge, Wisconsin Halpern Titanium Midwest Gun Exchange Sherman’s Custom Leather Center Cross Instructional Videos Hand Tech Made (HTM) Knives Midwest Knifemakers Supply Spartan Blades, LLC Hawkins Knife Making Supplies Coast Cutlery Co. Miltner Adams Company Svord Knives House Of Blades Col. Conk Products, Inc. Mister Twister, Inc. Tandy Leather Co. J&M Distributing Colonial Tex Shoemaker and Sons Inc. Morakniv c/o Industrial Revolution Jantz Supply Coutellerie Chambriard Texas Knifemakers Supply JMD International, LLC Crazy Crow Trading Post LLC Morey’s Jewelry And Gifts Timberline Knives Kayne and Son Custom Hardware Moteng North America Treestump Leather Culpepper & Co. Knife & Gun Finishing Supplies Cutlery Specialties Muir & McDonald Co. Tanners Tru Hone Corp. Lindsay Engraving & Tools Museum Replicas Ltd. Two Finger Knife, LLC Damascus U.S.A. Midwest Knifemakers Supply Dan’s Whetstone Co., Inc. NC Tool Company Inc. U.S. Cavalry Moore Cutlery Dixie Gun Works, Inc. Nemesis Knives, LLC Wolf’s Knives NorthCoast Knives Dovo Scissors Neptune Trading Inc. Norton / Saint-Gobain Abrasives Niagara Specialty Metals Stamps Old World Anvils Edge Pro Sharpening Systems Edgecraft Corp. Norris & Sons A & M Engraving Paragrave Profitable Hobbies Olamic Cutlery Brownells Plaza Cutlery, Inc. Egginton Bros. Ltd. Ole Whiskers, Inc. Buckeye Engraving Pop’s Knives & Supplies EKA Knives/ProForce Equipment 1 Stop Knife Shop Henry A. Evers Corp. RW, Wilson Emerson Knives, Inc. Jantz Supply Red Devil, Inc. Epicurean Edge Ontario Knife Co. Leather Crafters & Saddlers Reddick Enterprises Euroblade Outdoor Edge Cutlery Corp. Riverside Machine Riverside Machine Evenheat Kilns, Inc. Ozark Cutlery Supply Sheffield Knifemakers Supply Schmuckatelli Co. ExecutiveKnives.com Paladin Press Steel Stamps 2 Inc. Sheffield Knifemakers Supply Extreme Outfitters Parkers’ Knife Collector Service Texas Knifemakers Supply EZE-LAP Diamond Products Inc. PPC Specialty Metals, Inc. Steels TMS Titanium FAMARS USA Puma Knife Co. USA Admiral Steel Tormach Fields, Donald Quikut AK Steel Corp. Tru-Grit, Inc. Fight’n Rooster R & J Case Company Warner Manufacturing Company Alabama Damascus Steel Fine Turnage Productions RW, Wilson Allegheny Ludlum Steel Corp. Videos Flitz International Ltd. Reactive Metals Studio, Inc. Bladesmiths, Inc. Fox Knives USA Reba’s Enterprises Blue Ridge Knives Bob Karp Master of the Blade Fred Lohman Co. Red Hill Corp. Bohler Uddeholm USA Brigade Quartermasters Frost Cutlery Co. Remington Arms Co. Brownells Bugei Trading Co. GATCO Sharpeners Rocky Mountain Scrimshaw & Arts Canadian Knifemaker Supply Center Cross Instructional Videos G.L. Pearce Abrasive Co. Santa Fe Stoneworks, Inc. Carpenter Technology Corporation Cold Steel SARCO Knives LLC Chad Nichols Damascus Crazy Crow Trading Post LLC Glendo Corporation/GRS Tools SB Specialty Metals LLC Crucible Industries LLC GATCO Grohmann Knives Ltd. Scrimshaw by Sandra Brady Damasteel AB J.T. Knives H&B Forge Co. Eggerling, Robert Kayne and Son Custom Hardware H.L. Dalis, Inc. Sentry Solutions Hawkins Knife Making Supplies KnifeHog HallMark Cutlery Sheffield Knifemakers Supply House Of Blades Master Knifemakers Havalon Knives Shining Wave Metals Knife & Gun Finishing Supplies Midwest Knifemakers Supply Helle Norway SKARB Knives, Etc. NorthCoast Knives Henry A. Evers Corp. SOG Specialty Knives & Tools Marks Forge Paladin Press Hickory Hill Cutlery Spartan Blades, LLC Niagara Specialty Metals Reddick Enterprises Hiltary Industries Spring River Trade Co. NorthCoast Knives Riverside Machine Hogue Knives Stamascus Knife Works Ozark Knife Scrimshaw by Sandra Brady House Of Blades Steel Stamps Inc. PPC Specialty Metals Inc. Sheffield Knifemakers Supply Hunter Company Inc. Stephen Bader & Co., Inc. Plaza Cutlery Two Finger Knife, LLC IDL Techni Edge Stone Hollow Scrimshaw Studio Reactive Metals Studio, Inc. I.M.G. of Utica, Inc. Stone River Gear Riverside Machine Stratus Culinary SB Specialty Metals LLC Imagical Design Sheffield Knifemakers Supply Distributors Industrial Abrasives Co. Strider Knives Stamascus Knife Works 5.11 Tactical J & M Distributing Suchat Custom Knives Suffolk Machinery Corp. Alabama Damascus Steel Jantz Supply Svord Knives Svord Knives American Military Edged Weaponry Jenco Sales, Inc. Swiss Army Brands Inc. Texas Knifemakers Supply Museum JMD International, LLC Tai Lubricants Three Sisters Forge, LLC Antonini USA Johnson Wood Products Tandy Leather Co.

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42-BLKnifeGdeDirectory2018.indd 49 10/31/17 3:03 PM The Edgemaker Company [email protected] p 419-832-0400 made by stock removal from S7 steel and The Epicurean Edge Hunting, pocket, collectors, combat and www.americanbladesmith.com hand finished. Angel Sword hand forged The Leather Factory kitchen knives [email protected] of high carbon steel. Avatar Damascus— The Ultimate Edge, Inc. Organization “dedicated to education and blades made of Techno-wootz damascus Timberline Knives AK Steel Corp. the revival of the forged blade.” TOPS Knives 9227 Centre Pointe Drive Antonini USA Tramontina USA, Inc. West Chester, OH 45069 American Edge P.O. Box 856 Treestump Leather Roger K. Newport, CEO PO Box 292 Tatum, NM 88267 p 800-331-5050 or 513-425-5000 Tru-Balance Knife Co. East 9000 Indian Road NW P. Winteregg www.aksteel.com Rice, MN 56367 p 575-398-6141 or 575-441-2858 Tru-Grit, Inc. [email protected] Jay Saldana www.antoniniknivesusa.com Two Finger Knife, LLC Stainless, electrical and carbon steel p 877-393-2792 or 320-393-2792 [email protected] Ultra Speed Products products www.americanedgeknives.com Knives by Antonini of Maniago, Italy: UST Brands [email protected] pocketknives, folders, rescue knives, Victorinox Aku Strike Knives Retailer buying and selling all brands boat knives, farm/garden, electrician’s Wilson Combat/Wilson Tactical 429 Mechlin Corner Road of quality knives, display cases, knives and accessories Wolf’s Knives Pittstown NJ 08867 sharpeners and scissors Wolff Industries Dwayne Horvath Arizona Custom Knives Wood Carvers Supply, Inc. www.akustrike.com American Knife & Tool 150 Hilden Road, Suite 315 Wuu Jau Co., Inc. p 908-200-1638 Institute Ponte Vedra, FL 320811 Zweibrueder/Billy O. [email protected] 22 Vista View Lane Julie Maguire Cody, WY 82414-9606 p 904-826-4178 Alabama Damascus Steel & Cutlery Jan Billeb f 904-460-0010 P.O. Box 54 p 307-587-8296 www.arizonacustomknives.com Names & Wellington, AL 36279 f 307-587-8296 [email protected] Addresses Lacy Smith or Brad Vice www.akti.org Proudly serving the knife community for p 256-310-4619 (Lacy Smith) [email protected] over 20 years, offering one of the p 256-282-7988 (Brad Vice) Knife advocacy organization working largest selections of handmade and www.alabamadamascussteel.com for the benefit of the entire knife production knives on the Internet. A [email protected] community to ensure Americans’ ability Selling and consigning knives, Manufacturer of damascus steel billets to make, sell, own and use knives and outstanding customer service and 5.11 Tactical and blades, knife supplies, custom edged tools putting knives in the hands of people 1360 Reynolds, Suite 101 blade designs, including damascus, to who love knives is the core of our Irvine, CA 92614 customer specs American Metal Xchange Inc. business and what we do best. Thomas E. Davin 4253 Knoxville Ave. p 209-527-4511 Albany County Fasteners Lakewood, CA 90713 Arizona Ironwood f 209-527-1511 201 Hartle St., Suite E George Palagonia P. O. Box 17356 www.511Tactical.com Sayreville, NJ 08872 p 562-416-9511 Tucson, AZ 85749 [email protected] p 866-573-0445 f 562-372-3335 p 520-647-3453 Tactical apparel, gear, and fixed blades www.albanycountyfasteners.com www.amxinc.com www.arizonaironwood.com and folders Extensive selection of fasteners, screws, [email protected] Connor Weis, Assistant Office Manager bolts, nuts, washers, rivets, drill bits Supplies knifemakers with titanium and sales, support and shipping questions AccuSharp International and more. zirconium in sheet, plate, tubing, round [email protected] (see Fortune Products, Inc.) and square bar stock. Also niobium Robert Bradley, General Manager (Owner) Alcas Corporation and other exotics, also carries “marble wholesale and custom size orders Adams International Knifeworks (see Cutco Corporation) carbon fiber” [email protected] Instagram @ironwoodman 8710 Rosewood Hills Dr. Premier source for desert ironwood and Edwardsville, IL 62025 Al Mar Knives American Military stabilized burl knife blanks Contact: Crystal PO Box 2295 Edged Weaponry Museum p 618-656-9868 Tualatin, OR 97062 3562 Old Philadelphia Pike www.adamsknifeworks.com p 503-670-9080 P.O. Box 6 Armory Plastics LLC [email protected] www.almarknives.com Intercourse, PA 17534 4581 N. Haroldsen Drive Assisted opening, tactical and automatic [email protected] Larry P. Thomas, Sr. Idaho Falls, ID 83401 knives for collectors. AIK’s Custom Shop The Warrior’s Edge™, ULTRALIGHT™ p 717-768-7185 J.B. Hokanson turns the ordinary into extraordinary. SERIES, Classic series™, SERE™, f 610-678-7778 p 208-524-2852 Converts Buck 110 Folding Hunter and SERE 2000™, SERE Operator™, [email protected] f 208-445-1928 112 Ranger from regular lockbacks to Shrike™, Nomad, and professional Antique knives. American military edged www.armoryplastics.com double-action autos. Custom handmade chef’s line. Al Mar—since 1979 weapons museum. Buy and sell U.S. [email protected] knives. military edged weapons Manufacturer of production Kydex® and Alpha Knife Supply (AKS) injection-molded sheaths Admiral Steel LLC 646 S. Main St., #170 American Siepmann Corporation 4152 W. 123rd St. Cedar City, UT 84720 65 Pixley Industrial Pkwy. artknives.com Alsip, IL 60803-1869 p 425-868-5880 Rochester, NY 14624 Fred Eisen Leather & Art Knives p 800-323-7055 f 425-898-7715 Bob VanSice 85 South Main St. f 708-388-9317 www.alphaknifesupply.com p 585-247-1640 New Hope, PA 18938 www.admiralsteel.com [email protected] f 585-247-1883 p 215-862-5988 [email protected] Inventory of knife supplies www.siepmann.com www.fredeisenleather.com Supplies blade steels to production/custom [email protected] www.artknives.com knifemakers American Angler Siepmann CNC knife grinding, serrating [email protected] 118 East Douglas Road and sharpening equipment, abrasives Handmade knives from over 75 makers, Walnut Ridge, AR 72476 for grinding and polishing, and other and high-quality William Henry Knives, Sarah J. Thielemier related supplies and services Chris Reeve Knives, Case Knives, Queen p 870-886-6774 Cutlery, Great Eastern Knives, Buck, f 870-886-9162 Angel Sword Kershaw, Pro-Tech Knives, Benchmade. https://americananglerusa.com 350 Jennifer Lane Leather sheath maker [email protected] Driftwood, TX 78619 A.G. Russell Knives, Inc. Manual and electric fishing knives Daniel Watson, president Atlanta Cutlery Corporation 2900 S. 26th St. p 512-847-9679 2147 Gees Mill Road NE Rogers, AR 72758 American Bladesmith Society www.angelsword.com P.O. Box 839 p 800-255-9034 PO Box 160 [email protected] Conyers, GA 30013 f 479-631-8493 Grand Rapids, OH 43522 High quality swords, knives and daggers. p 800-883-0300 or international: +1-770- https://agrussell.com Cindy Sheely, office manager Product lines include: Bright knight— 922-7500

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42-BLKnifeGdeDirectory2018.indd 50 10/31/17 3:03 PM f 770-388-0246 Grinding machines, polishing machines and Bladeart.com www.atlantacutlery.com fully automated sharpening cells 14216 SW. 136 St. [email protected] Miami, FL 33186 Outdoor sporting and hunting knives, mail Bill’s Custom Cases® Larry Brahms order p 541-727-7223 p 305-255-9176 William Mittelman www.bladeart.com [email protected] Atlas Dynamic Defense www.billscustomcases.com [email protected] Custom knives, swords and gear 4 Long Shoals Road, Suite B-223 Bear & Son Cutlery, Inc. Designer and maker of quality knife cases Arden, NC 28704 1111 Bear Blvd., SW Jacksonville, AL 36265 since 1982. Designer and maker of the BladeGallery.com 828-707-7639 Kenneth Griffey patented Urban Wallet design 107 Central Way https://atlasdynamicdefense.com p 256-435-2227 Kirkland, WA 98033 [email protected] p 800-844-3034 Billy Bates Engraving Daniel O’Malley Builds 100% USA-made CPM-S30V, hard- f 256-435-934 2302 WInthrop Dr. p 425-889-5980; 877-56-BLADE use fixed-blade knives www.bearandsoncutlery.com Decatur, AL 35603 www.bladegallery.com [email protected] p 205-355-3690 www.epicedge.com www.bladeconnection.com B Made in the USA, everyday carry, butterfly, www.angelfire.com/al/billbates [email protected] collectors, and multi-tool hunting, [email protected] [email protected] tactical and outdoor knives Knife and gun engraving Bailey, Mary Specializing in handmade and one-of-a- 3213 Jonesboro Dr. kind knives from around the world Beaumont Metal Works Black Creek Limited Nashville, TN 37214 1473 Showcase Drive 2158 Great Trails Drive p 615-889-3172 Columbus, OH 43212 Blade HQ Wooster, OH 44691 [email protected] Rob Frink 400 S. 1000 E, Ste. E Todd Thompson Knife scrimshaw p 614-291-8876 Lehi, UT 84043 p 330-264-4301 www.beaumontmetalworks.com p 888-252-3347; 801-768-0232 [email protected] f 330-263-4146 www.bladehq.com B & F System, Inc./MAXAM www.blackcreeklimited.com 3920 S. Walton Walker Blvd. Grinders [email protected] [email protected] Instagram, Twitter: @bladehq Dallas, TX 75236 Beck’s Cutlery & Specialties Fighters/tacticals, throwing knives/ Online destination for knives and gear, p 214-333-2111 tomahawks, blades and precision 51 Highland Trace Lane specializing in law enforcement and f 214-333-1511 Benson, NC 27504 machined knife parts military, including folders, fixed blades, www.maxamcom Ron Beck custom knives, assisted-opening [email protected] p 919-902-9416 BLACKHAWK! folders, automatics, butterfly knives, Wholesale www.beckscutlery.com 9200 Cody hunters, machetes, multi-tools, axes, [email protected] Overland Park, KS 66214 knife cases, paracord, sharpeners, Bark River Knives Selling Randall Knives, sharpening service p 800-423-3537 sheaths, lubricants and supplies 6911 County 426 M.5 Road www.blackhawk.com Escanaba, MI 49829 Bellknives [email protected] Blade Junkee P.O. BOX 612 p 906-789-1801 2 Division St. Leading manufacturer of tactical sheaths and knives Claremont, CA 91711 www.barkriverknives.com Bedford, NS Robert “Scott” Wolfram [email protected] B4A 1Y8 CANADA Donald Bell Blackie Collins Design & 626-221-5742 Family-owned business producing semi- p 902-835-2623 Blackie Collins Sportswear www.bladejunkee.com production knives used for bushcraft, www.bellknives.com 3411 Savannah Hwy., POB 100 [email protected] hunting, professional carry, search & [email protected] North, SC 29112 rescue, and everyday carry knives One-of-a-kind handmade folders, unique Jane Collins BladeOps, LLC pendant folders and TAG survival p 803-568-2444 1352 W. 7800 South Baron Technology pendants www.totersjeans.com West Jordan, UT 84088 62 Spring Hill Road [email protected] Trevor Darby Trumbull, CT 06611 Benchmade Knife Co. [email protected] p 888-EZ BLADE (392-5233) www.bladeOps.com David Baron 300 Beavercreek Road TOTERS Jeans, Blue Jeans for concealed [email protected] Tom Lent Oregon City, OR 97045 carry p 503-655-6004 Online dealer of all major brands of p 203-452-0515 automatic knives, butterfly knives, toll free: 800-800-7427 Blacksmiths Depot f 203-452-0663 spring-assisted folders, throwing f 503-496-1896 100 Daniel Ridge Road www.baronengraving.com knives, manual folders, survival and www.benchmade.com Candler, NC 28715 Complete custom shop services for [email protected] self-defense knives, sharpeners and C. Kayne manufacturers and distributors of For 30 years Benchmade has been paracord p 828-667-8868 cutlery. Specialists in special editions designing and manufacturing the www.blacksmithsdepot.com and commemoratives. Engraving world’s finest sports cutlery and edged Blade-Tech Industries [email protected] tools. 5530 184th St. E, Ste. A options to fit any budget plus polishing, General supplies (anvils, hammers, tongs), Puyallup, WA 98375 finishing and fulfillment services. In videos house artwork production Beretta U.S.A. Corp. Tim Wegner 17601 Beretta Drive p 253-655-8059; 877-331-5793 Accokeek, MD 20607 BLADE® www.blade-tech.com Tamicka Hart 700 E. State St. [email protected] p 301-283-2191 x1282 Iola, WI 54990 Manufacturer of injection and hand-crafted f 301-283-0189 Erin Healy, managing editor holsters, tactical, hunting and everyday www.berettausa.com/en-us/store/knives/ p 774-313-6370/715-445-4612 use knives, as well as a wide variety [email protected] [email protected] of accompanying attachments and Pocket, hunting, specialty and custom www.blademag.com accessories. Battle Horse Knives knives www.shopblade.com BLADE, World’s #1 Knife Publication, 700 South 9th St. Blue Grass Cutlery, Inc. published 13 times yearly, double the Cambridge, OH 43725 Berger L.L.C. P.O. Box 156, 20 E. Seventh St. 44160 Plymouth Oaks Blvd. number of issues over any other knife Manchester, OH 45144-0156 p 740-995-9009 Plymouth, MI 48170 publication, with the absolute most Tim Scott www.battlehorseknives.com p 734-414-0402 complete, comprehensive coverage p 937-549-3902 [email protected] f 734-414-0403 of all types of knives. Highest yearly f 937-549-2709 Family owned business specializing in Axel Niemann circulation of any magazine in the knife www.bluegrasscutlery.com tactical fixed blades, hunting and www.bergerllc.com industry. Forums, online community and [email protected] bushcraft knives, and leather sheaths [email protected] online store. www.facebook.com/bluegrasscutlery

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42-BLKnifeGdeDirectory2018.indd 51 10/31/17 3:04 PM Manufacturer of display cases, pocket white and fossil walrus ivory, mammoth www.browning.com and books and sheath knives, both collecting and ivory, oosic, stellar sea cow rib bone, [email protected] working white bone, simulated ivory, pistol grips, Limited editions, hunting, pocketknives, Burr King Mfg. Co. Inc. artifacts, curios and more. fishing, camp saws, tactical folders and 1220 Tamara Lane Blue Mountain Turquoise fixed blades Warsaw, MO 65355 HC 65, Box 16 Boye Knives Ann Graham Pie Town, NM 87827 P.O. Box 1238 Bryan Brothers Cutlery Co. p 660-438-8998 Marva Riccitelli Dolan Springs, AZ 86441 f 660-468-8991 P.O. Box 1799 p 575-772-2929 p 928-767-4273 www.burrking.com Nixa, MO 65714 f 575-772-2939 p 800-853-1617 [email protected] Hugh C. Bryan bluemountainturquoise.com f 928-272-0903 Manufacturer of abrasive belt grinders, p 417-725-1307 [email protected] www.boyeknives.com polishing equipment, knifemaking www.aero-chrono.com [email protected] [email protected] machines and vibratory machines [email protected] Stone handled knives High-performance dendritic cobalt folding Collectables, antiques, knives and fixed-blade knives with carbide Busse Combat Knife crystal formations throughout blade, Blue Ridge Knives BTI Tools LLC CompanyBusse Knife Group 166 Adwolfe Road enhancing cutting, edge-holding and 11651 County Rd. 12 1043 Fordtown Road Marion, VA 24354-6664 ease of sharpening. Permanently rust- Wauseon, OH 43567 Kingsport, TN 37663 p 276-783-6143 free in all environments. Jerry Busse p 800-251-0254; 423-2406 f 276-783-9298 p 419-923-6471 www.schrade.com www.blueridgeknives.com Bradford USA f 419-923-2337 Schrade, Uncle Henry, Old Timer, [email protected] 5810 S 194th St. www.bussecombat.com Imperial and Smith & Wesson knives. Blue Ridge Knives is your one-stop Kent, WA USA [email protected] Professional-quality tools. wholesale distributor selling over 550 Brad Larkin Bush, semi production, tacticals, handmade brands of knives and related products p 425-243-9606 Bubba Blade/Fish Tales, LLC under one roof. www.bradfordknives.com Byington Blades 12112 N. Rancho Vistoso Blvd., Ste. A [email protected] 1225 Memorex Drive 150-137 Blue Ridge Woodcrafters Santa Clara, CA 95050 Oro Valley, AZ 85755 1210 Berme Road Bradley Cutlery Co. Sean Byington p 844-486-7265 Kerhonkson, NY 12446 128 Rush Court p 408-499-8944 www.bubbablade.com Wayne Bradford Elkhart, IN 46516 www.byingtonblades.com [email protected] p 845-626-3761 p 877-765-0600 (not regularly monitored) [email protected] Fillet knives, hunter’s knives, fishing pliers, f 845-626-3769 f 574-257-0021 folding knife, chef’s knives, tactical [email protected] www.bradleycutlery.com C fixed blades, sharpening steels Handle manufacturer [email protected]

Chris Reeve-style lock folders. The Kimura C.A.D. Cutlery Co. series has been discontinued; no parts Bob Karp Master of the Blade Buck Knives, Inc. 14100 Barbara Circle PO Box 47304 for Kimuras. Not currently producing 660 S. Lochsa St. Cooksville, MD 21723 Phoenix, AZ 85068 knives. Post Falls, ID 83854 Dan Lubrani p 800-THE BLADE (843-2523) Stephanie Young p 410-442-2846 https:/sites.google.com/site/ Branton Knife Company p 800-326-2825 www.cadcutlery.com themasteroftheblade/ P.O. Box 807 www.buckknives.com [email protected] [email protected] Awendaw, SC 29429 [email protected] R.H. Forschner Knives, professional Knife throwing instruction, classes, video, Bobby Branton High-quality sports cutlery for hunting, and kitchen made in Switzerland by seminars p 843-928-3624 fishing, tactical and general outdoor Victorinox www.brantonknives.com use. Every Buck knife is backed by the http://tru-balanceknives-east.com/ Bohler Uddeholm Corporation company’s Forever Warranty. Cain’s Outdoor, Inc. 2505 Millennium Drive [email protected] 1832 Williams Hwy. Full line of tactical, utility and throwing Elgin, IL 60124 Buckeye Engraving Williamstown, WV 26187 Ed Severson knives 4485 Crystal Pkwy., Ste. 200 p 304-375-7842; 800-445-1776 p 206-979-3396 Kent, OH 44240 f 304-375-7842 www.uddeholm.com Brous Blades Steve Broadbent www.cainsoutdoor.com [email protected] P.O. Box 550 Adam Broadbent [email protected] Steels Buellton, CA 93427 p 330-677-5685 Muzzleloading and muzzleloading supplies. Jason Brous f 330-677-3936 Manufactures cast knife hilts and p 805-717-7192 [email protected] pommels in brass and German silver, www.brousblades.com www.BuckeyeEngraving.com cutlery, maple handle blanks [email protected] Manufacturer of quality custom markings Custom and semi-custom, functionally products: hand stamps, dies and brands Camillus c/o Acme United Corp. simplistic neck knives and tactical fixed for professional craftsmen, hobbyists. If 55 Walls Dr., Suite 201 blades, folders and flipper folders Boker USA, Inc. it’s worth making, it’s worth marking. Fairfield, CT 06824 1550 Balsam St. p 800-835-2263 Lakewood, CO 80214-5917 Brownells www.camillusknives.com Kurt Ronacher 200 South Front St. BucknBear Knives Tactical, hunting, survival, pocket knives/ p 800-992-6537 Montezuma, IA 50171 548 East Main St., Suite C folders, utility tools and tool knives. f 303-462-0668 p 641-623-5401 New Holland, PA 17557 www.bokerusa.com Store: 641-236-0001 A. Shabbir CampCo, Inc. [email protected] Ordering: 800-741-0015 p 717-355-2662 UZI, Humvee, Smith & Wesson BokerSolingen, Boker Plus, Boker Arbolito, Tech Support: 800-741-0015 bucknbearknives.com 4625 W. Jefferson Blvd. Magnum knives and Fox knives. f 800-264-3068 [email protected] Los Angeles, CA 90016 Manufacturer of sporting, tactical, www.brownells.com Fixed blade knives, folding knives, EDC p 323-766-2555; 888-922-6726 kitchen and damascus knives [email protected] tools and outdoor clothing f 323-766-2424 Mail order gunsmithing tools, firearms www.campco.com Boone Trading Co., Inc. accessories, and shop supplies Bugei Trading Co. www.uzi.com, www.humvee.com, P.O. Box 669 including epoxies, finishes 1260 Liberty Way, Suite B smithandwesson.campco.com Brinnon, WA 98320 Vista, CA 92081 [email protected] p 800-423-1945 Browning p 760-477-2975 Established manufacturer of Tritium and p 360-796-4330 One Browning Place p 800-437-0125 military watches, knives, flashlights, f 360-796-4511 Morgan, UT 84050 f 760-477-2978 Photo Safari Vests, law enforcement, www.boonetrading.com p 801-876-2711 www.bugei.com pepper spray, self-defense products, [email protected] f 801-876-3331 [email protected] binoculars and outdoor gear. 2014 All new website with hippo ivory, pre-1972 Diane Carver Swords, armor, Japanese knives, videos marks CampCo’s 24th year of service

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42-BLKnifeGdeDirectory2018.indd 52 10/31/17 3:04 PM all over the world Knife and knifemaking books, DVDs, rivets, www.coastportland.com Conquest Tactical blacksmithing tools, forges, anvils [email protected] 5750 E. Shields Avenue, Suite 102 Canadian Knifemaker Supply Ltd. Coast sport knives and multi-tools Fresno, CA 93727 RR1, 33542 Rng. Rd. 50 Center Cross Metal Works Kent Mortimer Sundre, Alberta 853 House St. Col. Conk Products Inc. 800-326-3666 Canada T0M 1X0 Fort Worth, TX 76103 P.O. Box 1432 https://conquesttactical.com Rob and Marilyn Ridley p 817-705-8095 Los Lunas, NM 87031 [email protected] p 403-556-1113 www.centercross.com Dee Wright www.KnifeMaker.ca Instructional videos, custom knives, kits, p 800-938-7428 Coricama SRL [email protected] forums f 505-866-6204 Via Maniago 103 – Industrial area Supplier of blade steels, hardware, [email protected] 33085 MANIAGO (PN) – ITALY synthetic and natural handle materials, Chad Nichols Damascus Wholesale safety razors, straight razors, Lorenzo Cagnato abrasives, machinery, educational 1125 CR 185 wet shaving and grooming products p +39 (0) 427 730568 materials and heat-treating services Blue Springs, MS 38828 www.coricama.it p 662-538-5966 or 662-255-0524 [email protected] Carpenter Technology Corporation [email protected] Since 1873. Italian-made knives Special Products Division nicholsdamascus.com 2626 Ligonier St. Maker of stainless, high-carbon and Coutellerie Chambriard Latrobe, PA 15650 high-contrast mosaic damascus and 2, Place Antonin Chastel Jon Pealer mokumé, as well as knives p 724-532-6519 63300 Thiers, France f 724-532-6529 Philippe Chambriard Chile Forge p +04-7380-0690 www.cartech.com 415 N. Guadalupe St., #207 Cold Steel, Inc. f +04-7380-3290 [email protected] San Marcos, TX 78666 6060 Nicolle St. www.coutellerie-chambriard.com Knife blade quality steel Stacie Starr Ventura, CA 93003 [email protected] p 520-312-0000 p 800-255-4716 French folders, tableware and kitchen Carter Cutlery www.chileforge.com knives 2038 NW Aloclek Drive, Suite #225 [email protected] f 805-642-9727 Hillsboro, Oregon 97124 Gas forges, forge burners, forge parts www.coldsteel.com Murray Carter [email protected] CowCatcher Leatherworks p 503-466-1331 Chris Reeve Knives Military, tactical, combat, law enforcement, 2045 Progress http://cartercutlery.com 2949 S. Victory View Way hunting, outdoor, survival, disaster Raleigh, NC 27608 [email protected] Boise, ID 83709 preparedness, self-defense, everyday W. Barry Wilder Anne Reeve carry, kitchen, utility, folding knives, p 919-833-8262 Case, W.R. & Sons Cutlery Co. p 208-375-0367 pocket knives, fixed blades, swords, [email protected] 50 Owens Way, Dept. B f 208-375-0368 spears, tomahawks, axes, machetes, www.cowcatcher.us Bradford, PA 16701 www.chrisreeve.com blowguns, training tools Custom manufacturing of leather goods John Sullivan [email protected] including knife sheaths and rigs p 800-523-6350 Manufacturers of the Inkosi, Sebenza, Colonial Knife f 814-368-1736 Umnumzaan and Mnandi folding knives, A division of Colonial Cutlery Int. Inc. Crazy Crow Trading Post LLC www.wrcase.com the legendary Green Beret knife and 61 Dewey Ave. P.O. Box 847 [email protected] other military knives Warwick, RI 02886 Pottsboro, TX 75076 Manufacturer of hand-crafted Steve Paolantonio Mike Fellinger pocketknives, hunting, sporting knives, Christy Knife Company LLC p 401-421-6500 or 401-737-0024 p 903-786-2287; 800-786-6210 cutlery and collectables P.O. Box 1611 f 401-737-0054 f 903-786-9059 Fremont, OH 43420 www.colonialknifecorp.com www.crazycrow.com p 419-332-8281 [email protected] [email protected] www.christycompany.net Manufacturer A direct importer of carbon steel and [email protected] stainless steel hunting knife blades and Makers of the Christy sliding blade Coltellerie Fox - Oreste Frati Srl finished knives from Solingen, Germany pocketknife—The handiest pocket Maniago (PN), Via La Mola, 4 ITALY and Norway, as well as brass and nickel knife ever designed. p +39 0427 71814/+39 0427 730376 silver guards and pommels, and handle C.A.S. Iberia f. +39 0427 700514 material. Also imports an extensive 650 Industrial Blvd. Classic Cutlery www.foxcutlery.com line of historical reproduction throwing 66 N. Adams St., Ste. 1 Sale Creek, TN 37373 [email protected] tomahawks, pipe tomahawks, swords, Blake Pogue Manchester, NH 03104 and frontier knives for the re-enactor Dave Lewis, proprietors p 800-635-9366 Coltellerie Maserin Snc and collector f 423-332-7248 www.classiccutleryusa.com Via dei Fabbri, 19 http://casiberia.com [email protected] [email protected] All brands of production cutlery and 33085 Maniago (PN) ITALY Wholesale distributor of quality knives, outdoor gear p +39 0427 71335 swords and reenactment gear f +39 0427 700690 Clenzoil Unlimited www.maserin.com CRKT Centaur Forge Texas 1430 Hobbs St. [email protected] 18348 SW 126th Place 632 Ralph Ablanedo Dr., Ste. 200 Tampa, FL 33619 Tualatin, OR 97062 Austin, TX 78748 Chris Hoffman Mike Seaton p 813-662-6454 p 800-891-3100 p 512-334-9764; 888-229-8877 www.clenzoil.com f 503-682-9680 www.centaurforge.com [email protected] www.crkt.com [email protected] Knife lubricant and rust preventative Condor Tool & Knife, Inc. [email protected] Knife and knifemaking books, DVDs, rivets, 7557 W. Sand Lake Rd., #106 Knife and tool manufacturer blacksmithing tools, coal and coke Orlando, FL 32819 forges, propane forges, anvils p 407-458-9396 Crucible Industries LLC f 407-458-9397 575 State Fair Blvd. Centaur Forge Wisconsin Richard Jones Solvay, NY 13209 117 N. Spring St. [email protected] John Shiesley Burlington, WI 53105 Coast Cutlery Co. www.condortk.com p 800-365-1180 Bekki Baas 8033 N.E. Holman Outdoor knives, camping, bowie, tactical, p 315-470-9135 p 800-666-9175, x227 Portland, OR 97218 fillet, skinning, caping, utility, axes, f 315-470-9358 f 262-763-8350 Elliot Ball hatchets, tomahawks, splitting axes, www.crucible.com www.centaurforge.com p 800-426-5858 mauls, throwing knives, shovels, folding [email protected] [email protected] f 503-234-4422 shovels Specialty steels for blades

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42-BLKnifeGdeDirectory2018.indd 53 10/31/17 3:04 PM Culpepper & Co. D John Denton to-table tools, including electric food P.O. Box 690 p 706-781-8479 slicers, meat grinder and indoor grills. 8285 Georgia Road www.boblovelessknives.com Dalian Hanwei Metal Co., Ltd. Otto, NC 28763 [email protected] (see C.A.S. Iberia) Edgemaker Joe Culpepper Loveless knives 2000 Fairwood Ave. p 828-524-6842 Columbus, OH 43207 f 828-369-7809 Damascus Steel Knife Hub Dexter-Russell, Inc. p 800-531-EDGE (3343) 2925 Paisley Meadow Drive www.knifehandles.com 44 River St. f 888-334-3466 League City, TX 77573 www.stingrayproducts.com Southbridge, MA 01550 www.edgemaker.com Michael Martin www.oldschoolknifeworks.com p 508-765-0201 [email protected] p 281-747-8781 [email protected] f 508-764-2897 Knife and tool sharpening for fishing and www.damascussteelknifehub.com Supplier of natural handle materials, www.dexter1818.com hunting [email protected] stingray leather goods, and a new and [email protected] vintage knife store. Factory outlet open Manufacturer of professional cutlery DAMASCUS USA Edge Pro Sharpening Systems to the public 149 Deans Farm Road P.O. Box 95 Dixie Gun Works, Inc. Hood River, OR 97031 Tyner, NC 27980-9718 1412 West Reelfoot Ave. Custom Knife Gallery Of Colorado p 541-387-2222 Robert L. Charlton Union City, TN 38281 P.O. Box 270514 www.edgeproinc.com Joshua H. Charlton p 731-885-0700 Littleton, CO 80127 [email protected] p 252-267-7272 f 731-885-0440 Bob Glassman Manufactures and sells knife sharpeners www.damascususa.com www.dixiegunworks.com p 303-904-4471, 303-941-7142 [email protected] Knifemaking supplies, handle material, bar with attachments for scissors, chisels [email protected] All types of damascus cutlery steel, including stock, guards, pommels and throwing and plain blades [email protected] 100-percent finished damascus blade tomahawks www.customknifegallery.com blanks. Since circa 1979. Egginton Bros. Ltd. Reseller of handmade, custom knives, and DMT 25-31 Allen St. high-quality pens by some of the best 85 Hayes Memorial Drive Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S3 7AW, United makers in the world. Also offers knife- Marlborough, MA 01752-1892 Kingdom carry accessories, and photographic DMT Customer Care J. Goodwin and website development services to p 800-666-4DMT (4368) p +44 (0) 114 276 6123 the industry. Accepts special orders f 508-485-3924 f +44 (0) 114 273 8465 for that special knife from repeat www.dmtsharp.com www.eggintongroup.co.uk or www. clients, and very reasonable resale Damasteel AB [email protected] sheffieldcollectableknives.com rates through a marketing partnership Stallgatan 9, SE-815 76 Manufacturer of world-class, USA-made [email protected] program. Soderfors, Sweden diamond sharpeners, offering choices Sheffield collectible knives, including Kristina Jarbelius in lightweight, compact and multi-use Joseph Rodgers, George Wostenholm Custom Leather Knife Sheaths +46-293-306-00 products, including a full line of guided and Ibberson trademarked pieces, with 7024 W. Wells St. [email protected] sharpening systems and lapping customers having the opportunity to Wauwatosa, WI 53213 www.damasteel.com plates. DMT is a brand of Acme United customize Fairbairn-Sykes commando Robert G. Schrap DAMASTEEL® produces stainless Corporation. daggers or 10-inch I*XL Wostenholm p 414-771-6472 Damascus patterned steel using the bowies. Sharpening steels, butcher’s f 414-479-9765 latest gas-atomized PM technology Dovo Scissors bowsaws, pocketknives, military knives, www.customsheaths.com with very high cleanliness. 4705 So. Honeymoon Bay trade knives, letter openers [email protected] Freeland,WA 98249 Custom knife sheaths Dan’s Whetstone Co., Inc. John Allison EKA Washita Mountain Whetstone Co. p 360-331-1354 10322 NW 55th St. 418 Hilltop Road Cutco Corporation [email protected] Sunrise, FL 33351 Pearcy, AR 71964 1116 E. State St. “Germany’s finest scissors” p 305-436-7984 Dan Kirschman Olean, NY 14760 f 305-436-7985 p 501-767-1616 p 716-372-3111 DPx Gear Inc. www.ekaknives.com f 501-767-9598 f 716-373-6155 1041 Market St., #619 [email protected] www.danswhetstone.com San Diego, CA 92101 www.cutco.com [email protected] EKA has combined a century of Swedish [email protected] p 619-780-2600 / 888-233-3924 crafting tradition with modern materials Only complete producer and supplier of all f 619-780-2605 Cutco and KA-BAR brands. Manufacturer grades of Natural Arkansas Whetstones, and production technology. EKA’s knives and marketer of Cutco brand high- www.dpxgear.com are known throughout the world for including genuine black Arkansas and [email protected] quality kitchen cutlery and accessories elegance, functional design and first- translucent novaculite. Two-, three- and Hostile environment survival knives and and KA-BAR brand sporting knives class materials. Select from a variety four-stone Sharpening Systems, large tools bench stones, aluminum oxide and of products like folding or fixed-blade Cutlery Shoppe knives, fillet, hunting and butcher silicone carbide stones, specialty files DUE BUOI Italy 3956 E. Vantage Point Lane knives, sharpeners and saws. Viale dell’Industria Meridian, ID 83642-7268 DDR—Darrel Ralph Designs 5 - 33085 Maniago (PN), ITALY p 208-884-5250 12034 South Profit Row p +39 0427 72004 Elephant Protection Association p 800-231-1272 Forney, TX 75126, USA www.duebuoiknives.it P.O. Box 104 f 208-884-4433 469-728-7242 [email protected] Doylestown, PA 18901 USA www.cutleryshoppe.com http://darrelralph.com Providing the culinary industry with the Rob Mitchell [email protected] [email protected] finest forged, professional Italian cutlery p 215-696-9874 Sporting, tactical, utility, kitchen and other since 1884. Home of the forged stiletto www.elephantprotection.org knives DAREX/Work Sharp Tools and forged lever lock. Working to procure the safety of the African (see Work Sharp Tools) elephant and establish a legal ivory Cutlery Specialties E market through reasonable laws and 6819 S.E. Sleepy Hollow Lane Dave’s Custom Leather good conservation practices. Stuart, FL 34997-4757 15950 N. Boise St. Edgecraft Corp. Dennis Blaine Rathdrum, ID 83858-6449 825 Southwood Road Elite Custom Knives p 772-219-0436 p 208-687-0150 Avondale, PA 19311 208-1177 Marine Drive p 800-229-5530 [email protected] Sam Weiner North Vancouver f 772-219-7674 Custom leather knife sheaths, handgun p 800-342-3255 V7P 1T1, British Columbia, Canada www.restorationproduct.com holsters and belts p 610-268-0500 Anton Poseshchenny [email protected] www.chefschoice.com p 604-366-4549 The exclusive agent wholesale distributor Denton, John [email protected] www.elitecustomknives.com for “Renaissance wax/polish” and other 703 Hiawassee Est. Drive Chef’sChoice® Diamond electric and [email protected] restoration products used worldwide Hiawassee, GA 30546 manual knife sharpeners and other field- Investment-grade custom knives

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42-BLKnifeGdeDirectory2018.indd 54 10/31/17 3:04 PM Wyoming, RI 02898 gouges, chisels and knives for hand or David Roden power carving. Over 25 years. p 855-FAMARS1 (326-2771) www.famarsusa.com Flitz International, Ltd. [email protected] 821 Mohr Ave. FAMARS, a fine shotgun maker for nearly Waterford, WI 53185 50 years, known for innovative design, p 262-534-5898; 800-558-8611 quality and Italian craftsmanship. f 262-534-2991 From the world’s largest maker of fine www.flitz.com Exquisiteknives.com shotguns, FAMARS USA has introduced [email protected] Emerson Knives, Inc. 770 Sycamore Ave., Ste. 122, Box 451 their newest innovation: progressive [email protected] 1234 254th St. Vista CA 92083 knife design and function. FAMARS USA Flitz manufactures fine metal polishes, Harbor City, CA 90710 Dave Ellis, ABS master smith knives emulate the same principles waxes, cleaning kits, buffers, spray and utilized in making of the guns, function Mary Emerson p 760-945-7177 liquid cleaners and micro-fiber cloths www.exquisiteknives.com always being in the forefront. FAMARS p 310-539-5633 www.robertloveless.com USA uses superior materials, strives f 310-539-5609 Fort Henry Custom Knives [email protected] for mechanical perfection, and then 4260 Fort Henry Dr., Ste. 164 www.emersonknives.com Purveyor of high-end custom knives finishes each knife with the discerning Kingsport, TN 37663 [email protected] enthusiast in mind. FAMARS USA p 423-782-9920 The #1 hard-use knives in the world! Made Extrema Ratio S.A.S. makes heirloom-quality goods and Vincent Roberts in the U.S.A. Via Traversa delle Ripalte truly functional art with a lifetime of www.forthenrycustomknives.com 72/74/76/78 use in mind. [email protected] Epicurean Edge 59100 Prato (PO) Italy Dealer of production, custom and semi- p +39-0574-584639; +39-0574-574322; Fazalare International Enterprises 107 Central Way custom knives, vintage pocketknives, +39-0574-574084 P.O. Box 7062 exclusives and accessories Kirkland, WA 98033 f +39-0574-581312 Thousand Oaks, CA 91359 Daniel O’Malley www.extremaratio.com Roy Fazalare Fort Knox Security, Inc. p 425-889-5980; 877-56-BLADE [email protected] p 805-496-2002 993 N. Industrial Park Road www.epicedge.com Sandra Massagni, sales: smassagni@ [email protected] Orem, UT 84057 [email protected] extremaratio.com Custom multi-blade folders by top Daren Fighting, tactical makers such as Tony Bose, Reese Specializing in handmade and one-of-a- p 801-224-7233 Bose, Terry Davis, Eugene Shadley kind kitchen knives from around the f 801-226-5493 Extreme Outfitters and Richard Rogers. Also “Cripple world www.ftknox.com 102 Western Blvd. Creek,” 1st generation “Bulldog Brand” Gun, home and fire safe manufacturer Jacksonville, NC 28546 and “Fight’n Rooster” handcrafted pocketknives ESEE Knives p 910-355-2118 Fortune Products, Inc. P.O. Box 99 f 910-355-2348 2010A Windy Terrace Gallant, AL 35972 www.extremeoutfitters.us Fifty-Fifty Productions LLC Cedar Park, TX 78613 Jeff Randall [email protected] P.O. Box 313 Jay Cavanaugh, David Scott Turners, MO 65765 Mike Perrin p 830-693-6111 EZE-LAP Diamond Products Stephen D’Lack p 256-613-0372 f 830-693-6394 3572 Arrowhead Drive p 417-866-6688 www.accusharp.com http://www.eseeknives.com Carson City, NV 89706 f 417-866-6693 [email protected] [email protected] Ralph Johnson www.fiftyfiftyproductions.net Tungsten carbide knife sharpeners, The best in survival and tactical cutlery. p 775-888-9500 [email protected] manufacturer, knives, pocket ceramic Randall’s Adventure & Training f 775-888-9555 Trade shows of custom knives, and buying sharpeners and selling of such http://www.randallsadventure.com www.eze-lap.com [email protected] [email protected] Fountain Plating Co. Inc. Manufacturer and importer of knife Fine Turnage Productions 492 Prospect Ave. Domestic and international survival training and tool sharpeners. Brands include 1210 Midnight Dr. West Springfield, MA 01089 EZE-LAP, EZE EDGE, DMD sharpeners San Antonio, TX 78260 Nina Fountain Euroblade and Mossberg. EZE-LAP and Mossberg Charles Turnage p 413-781-4651 are made-in-the-USA diamond-coated 2051 Kerr Gulch Road p 210-352-5660 f 413-733-8217 sharpening tools. EZE EDGE consists www.fineturnage.com Evergreen, CO 80439 www.fountain-plating.com of several unique and patented [email protected] Bert Newman Offering dozens of finishes for metal designs, utilizing both carbide and Knife handle materials supplier p 800-706-0183 diamond surfaces. DMD is a full line f 303-679-2839 of sharpening tools, consisting of Fox Knives [email protected] diamond, carbide and/or ceramic (see Coltellerie Fox) Imports and distributes for Forge de surfaces. Laguiole and Nontron in the U.S. Fred Eisen Leather & Art Knives F FirstEdge, Inc. 85 South Main St. 2440 Grand Avenue, Suite C New Hope, PA 18938 Evenheat Kiln, Inc. Vista, CA 92081 p 215-862-5988 P.O. Box 399 Les Edelstein www.fredeisenleather.com 6949 Legion Rd. p 760- 295-0770 www.artknives.com Caseville, MI 48725 www.firstedgeusa.com [email protected] p 989-856-2281 [email protected] Handmade knives from over 75 makers, f 989-856-4040 USA-made knives used by US Special and high-quality William Henry Knives, Fallkniven Forces on deployment and in training. Chris Reeve Knives, Case Knives, Queen www.evenheat-kiln.com Granatvagen 8 New range of knives designed for Cutlery, Great Eastern Knives, Buck, [email protected] S-961 43 Boden outdoorsmen. Kershaw, Pro-Tech Knives, Benchmade. Knife heat-treating ovens Sweden Leather sheath maker VAT # SE556494-8684-01 Flexcut Tool Co. Inc. The Executive Edge™ Knives Eric Hjortberger 8105 Hawthorne Drive Fred Lohman Co. 9145 Shady Hollow Way p +46 (0) 921 544 22 Erie, PA 16509 3405 NE Broadway Fair Oakes, CA 95628 f +46 (0) 921 544 33 p: 800-524-9077 Portland, OR 97232 www.fallkniven.com p 916-988-6480 Matt Bain, Sales Manager p 503-282-4567 [email protected] [email protected] www.japanese-swords.com Cel Durant Manufacturer of high-class stainless knives www.flexcut.com [email protected] www.ExecutiveKnives.com Manufactures innovative carving tools Japanese sword repairs—buy and sell, [email protected] FAMARS USA designed for the modern woodcarver. 44 years of Japanese sword repair Executive Edge line of knives 87 Kingstown Road 2091 Flexcut is a leading developer for experience. OEM manufacturer of all

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42-BLKnifeGdeDirectory2018.indd 55 10/31/17 3:04 PM Japanese sword parts, sword handle Gould & Goodrich, Inc. Halpern Titanium, Inc. p 800-553-8377 wrapping, stingray skins, plus scabbard 709 E. McNeill St. P.O. Box 214 www.henryaevers.com replacement and sword polishing Lillington, NC 27546 Three Rivers, MA 01080-0214 [email protected] Scott Nelson, president p 413-283-8627 Maker of E6HR tang stamp holder for Frost Cutlery Co. p 910-893-2071 f 413-289-2372 stamping knife tangs PO Box 22636 f 910-893-1102 www.halperntitanium.com Chattanooga, TN 37422 www.gouldusa.com [email protected] Hickory Hill Cutlery Ernie McCarson [email protected] Halpern Titanium takes cutting edge 308 Tom Franklin Road p 800-251-7768 Leather and nylon holsters, belts and materials, world-class machines, Jefferson City, TN 37760 www.frostcutlery.com accessories, custom leatherwork and the expertise of a talented team Lynn C. Watkins Collectible hunting, commemorative and to manufacture the finest knife 865-475-4447 pocket knives. Sole owner of the GPKnives components and complete knives Cutlery rolls, wraps, lunch boxes and following trademarks: Hen & Rooster, 2230 Liebler Road to customers worldwide. From our Titusville Cutlery knives Bear Hunter, Keen Kutter, Frost, Frost Troy, IL 62294 roots as a knifemaking supplier U.S.A. and Blademaster p 866-667-5965 almost two decades ago, Halpern now High Speed Carving Products/ www.gpknives.com boasts a 25,000-sq.-ft. knifemaking Turbo Carver G [email protected] manufacturing facility with 25 CNC 30165 25th Ave. SW Serving law enforcement, hunters, machines. Our OEM customers know Federal Way, WA 98023 sportsmen and collectors we take proprietary very seriously p 253-235-5361; 800-373-0707 as we take your concept from a www.turbocarver.com Grandpa Ray print through a prototype and into [email protected] (see LoRay Sharpeners) production. Makers of the Turbo Carver Gaston J. Glock Style LP Grayman Knives H & B Forge Co. Hiltary Industries 300 Lake Ridge Drive 235 Geisinger Road Smyrna, GA 30082 P.O. Box 50, PMB 132 6060 E. Thomas Road Lake Arrowhead, CA 92325 Shiloh, OH 44878 Scottsdale, AZ 85251 p 678-236-9001 p 419-895-1856 www.gastonglockstyle.com Mike and Sue Elliott Glasser www.graymanknives.com www.hbforge.com p 480-945-0700; 602-620-3999 [email protected] Throwing knives and tomahawks High-end damascus hunting knives, bowies [email protected] f 480-945-3333 and kitchen knives, as well as the Making tough, dependable folders and [email protected] highest-grade damascus steel fixed blades since 2004, originally Hardcore Hardware Australia [email protected] serving the military and law c/o Dull Knife Terminator, Inc. OEM manufacturer, knife and sword enforcement communities. 128 E. Nashannock Ave. importer, appraiser, metal supplier, Gerber Legendary Blades New Wilmington, PA 16142 (dba Gerber) diamond products, stag, meteorite, p 800-731-1340 reconstituted gems, exotic wood, 14200 S.W. 72nd Ave. Grohmann Knives www.sharpernow.com leather, bone, and wood and stone Portland, OR 97223 1755 Howard Ave. [email protected] stabilizer. Cash buyer of collections. Andrew Gritzbaugh Maple Plain, MN 55359 John D. Ferril Designs, develops and produces high-end, p 800-950-6161 mission-specific tactical tools for law www.gerbergear.com p 612-868-6929 Himalayan Imports www.grohmannknives.com enforcement and military, customizing 3495 Lakeside Dr. PMB 69 [email protected] knives for government agencies Hunting knives, tactical knives, multi- [email protected] Reno, NV 89509 purpose tools, pocketknives, specialty Outdoor hunting, fishing and camp knives, Ang Yangdu Martino knives, fillet knives, sheaths, saws, kitchen knives Havalon Knives p 775-825-2279 3726 Lonsdale St. axes, lighting and outdoor gear www.himalayan-imports.com Grohmann Knives Ltd. Cincinnati, OH 45227 [email protected] P.O. Box 40, 116 Water St. p 888-836-3204 Highly respected manufacturer of GiantMouse Knives Pictou, Nova Scotia B0K 1H0 CANADA www.havalon.com top-quality hand-crafted Khukuri knives P.O. Box 7088 Melody Bigney [email protected] from Nepal. Corte Madera, CA 94976 p 902-485-4224/888-7KNIVES Home of the Piranta and Baracuta knives Jim Wirth f 902-485-5872 with quick-change replaceable blades. Historic Edged Weaponry p 415-854-7255 www.grohmannknives.com The sharpest knives for hunting, field 1021 Saddlebrook Drive www.giantmouse.com www.gknives.com dressing, skinning and filleting. Hendersonville, NC 28739 [email protected] [email protected] Eiler Cook Superior Handcrafted Quality for over 50 Hawkins Knife Making Supplies p 828-692-0323 Gilmer Wood Co. years. 110 Buckeye Road f 828-692-0600 2211 N.W. St. Helens Road Fayetteville, GA 30214 Portland, OR 97210 GRS Tools p 770-964-1023 H.L. Dalis Myles Gilmer 900 Overlander Road www.hawkinsknifemakingsupplies.com Service Since 1925 p 503-274-1271 Emporia, KS 66801 Abrasive belts and compounds, stainless 35-35 24th St. f 503-274-9839 p 620-343-1084 and pattern welded blade steels, Long Island City, NY 11106 www.gilmerwood.com f 620-343-9640 knifemaker packages for Bader Jon Blumenfeld [email protected] www.grstools.com grinders, bandsaw blade, handle p 800-HLDALIS x102 Rare and exotic hardwoods, handles [email protected] materials, fastening hardware, www.hldalis.com for custom makers, bulk sales for Engraving equipment and training for the automatic parts, tomahawk handles, guest password/login 3611100 production cutlers knifemaking industry drifts and more. [email protected] A third-generation, family-owned G.L. Pearce Abrasive Co. H Helle Norway distributor specializing in military, LE 12771 Rte. 536 As Helle Fabrikker and government wholesale tactical N-6982 Holmedal Punxsutawney, PA 15767 HallMark Cutlery supply. Distributors of over 200 lines Gary Pearce Norwegen / Norway P.O. Box 220 of name-brand knives, lights, survival p (local) 814-928-2379; 800-938-0021 p +47-57-73-35-00 Kodak, TN 37764 gear, firearms, accessories, armor, www.glpearceabrasive.com f +47-57-73-35-01 Jessica Hall-Maples uniforms, diving gear, workwear, optics, Abrasives www.helle.no p 866-583-3912 watches, GPS, cases and related [email protected] products. f 901-405-0948 Crafting and producing high-quality Glock Inc. www.hallmarkcutlery.com Norwegian outdoors, hunting, fishing, Hoffman Knives 6000 Highlands Parkway [email protected] camp, utility and wilderness knives 25792 Obrero Drive Smyrna, GA 30082 Custom knifemaker designs from Sean Mission Viejo, CA 92691 p 770-432-1202 Kendrick and David Mosier, Bad Blood Henry A. Evers Corp. tactical knives, traditional pocket Walter Hoffman f 770-433-8719 72 Oxford St. and hunting styles from Robert Klaas w 949-770-6801 www.glock.com Providence, RI 02905 and Chief brands. Knife care and h 949-496-5844 Field knives and entrenching tools. p 401-781-4767 maintenance products. www.hoffmanknives.com

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42-BLKnifeGdeDirectory2018.indd 56 10/31/17 3:04 PM [email protected] Imagical Design and more. K The best in custom knives for sale out of Nieuwe Tuin Straat 2 the Walter Hoffman collection. 1015ZR, Amsterdam Jenco Sales, Inc. North Holland, The Netherlands P.O. Box 1000 Steve Mearns Manchaca, TX 78652 www.flipknives.com Mark Cruse [email protected] p 800-531-5301 Design/production/retail f 800-266-2373 [email protected] KA-BAR Knives, Inc. Hogue Knives Industrial Abrasives Co. Wholesale distributor of domestic and 200 Homer St. P.O. Box 91360 642 N. 8th St. imported cutlery and sharpeners Olean, NY 14760 Henderson, NV 89009 Reading, PA 19601 p 800-282-0130 p 800-438-4747 or 805-239-1440 p 800-428-2222 JMD International, LLC f 716-790-7188 www.hogueknives.com f 610-378-4868 2985 Gordy Pkwy., Bldg. #405 www.ka-bar.com [email protected] www.industrialabrasives.com Marietta, GA 30066 [email protected] Tactical fixed blades and folders designed [email protected] p 678-969-9147 Manufacturer of law enforcement, military, by Allen Elishewitz Manufacturer of abrasive belts, discs and rolls. Coated abrasive products f 770-640-9852 hunting and outdoor knives www.knifesupplies.com House Of Blades [email protected] Kai USA Ltd. 6451 NW Loop 820 International Packaging, Exotic knife handle materials, stag, bone, 18600 S.W. Teton Ave. Ft. Worth, TX 76135 Presentation Box and Display Corp. buffalo horn, jigged and dyed bone, Tualatin, OR 97062 Kenny Graf 517 Mineral Spring Ave. mother-of-pearl, G-10, carbon fiber, Thomas Welk p 817-237-7721 Pawtucket, RI 02860 exotic thermoplastics and more p 800-325-2891 www.houseofblades.com Eric Ginsberg p 401-723-8288; 800-842-9526 p 503-682-1966 [email protected] f 503-682-7168 Handmades, pocket knives, hunting knives, f 401-724-7035 Johnson Wood Products www.Interpak.com 34897 Crystal Road www.kershawknives.com antique and collector knives, swords, www.ztknives.com [email protected] Strawberry Point, IA 52076 household cutlery and knife-related www.shuncutlery.com Knife boxes and POP displays p 563-933-6504; 563-880-1896 (cell) items. Knifemaking supplies. [email protected] www.johnsonwoodproducts.com Kai USA Ltd. has built a worldwide Ira Green, Inc. [email protected] HTM Knives reputation for quality and innovation. Brigade Quartermaster 9827 Highland Prairie Lane Knife handles, duck and goose calls, The company uses the highest 177 Georgia Ave. Forney, TX 75126 gunstock blanks quality materials and state-of-the-art Providence, RI 02905 Mike Manrose techniques to produce knives and other p 401-467-4770; 800-663-7487 p 972-552-9180 Jowitt & Rodgers Co. cutting tools that are prized throughout www.brigadeqm.com www.htmknives.com 9400 State Rd. the world. Brands established and [email protected] [email protected] Philadelphia, PA 19114 managed by Kai USA Ltd. include Various well-known brands of fixed blades, Knife company and manufacturer and Fred Rodgers or Kelleen Loewen Kershaw, sporting and everyday folding knives and pocket tools. supplier of knife parts p 215-824-0400 carrying knives, Zero Tolerance, made- [email protected] J f 215-632-2150 in-the-U.S.A. premium and professional Scandinavian hunting and collector’s www.jowittandrodgers.com knives, and Shun Cutlery, fine kitchen knives [email protected] knives and housewares. Kai USA Ltd. is Jancy Engineering Grinding wheels part of the Kai Corporation, a more than Hunter Company, Inc. 2735 Hickory Grove Rd. 100-year-old company headquartered 3300 West 71st Ave. Davenport, IA 52804 in Tokyo, Japan. p 563-391-1300; 877-758-4437 Joy Enterprises USA 1941 Westminster, CO 80030 5657 45th St. Tracey Schutz-White or Jeff Jullian f 563-391-6258 Kanetsune www.jancy.com West Palm Beach, FL 33407 p 303-427-4626 p 561-863-3205; 800-500-FURY (3889) (see Tourmo International, LLC) f 303-428-3980 [email protected] Cutters, lasers, hydro, grinders f 561-863-3277 www.huntercompany.com www.joyenterprises.com Karambit.com Tactical Knives [email protected] [email protected] p 855-41-BLADE (2-5233) Leather, nylon sheaths Jantz Supply www.karambit.com 309 West Main Folding, hunting, fishing and survival [email protected] Davis, OK 73030 knives; military knives; swords; I Karambit.com is the world’s #1 retailer of Kenda or Terri handcuffs, security and police custom and production karambits for p 800-351-8900 equipment law enforcement, military and civilian IDL TechniEdge f 580-369-3082 self-defense. 30 Boright Ave. www.knifemaking.com JPW Industries Kenilworth, NJ 07033 [email protected] 427 New Sanford Road p 888-764-7487 Katz Knives Inc. Complete line of blades and kits, LaVergne, TN 37086 www.techniedge.com P.O. Box 26150 everything from kitchen cutlery, DeWayne St. Laurent [email protected] West Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada hunting, fishing, tactical, folders, letter p 800-274-6848 Made in USA blades, along with innovative V4T 2G3 openers and more. Blades made in f 888-605-2101 knives and other professional cutting Sales: Jim Baird the U.S.A. from U.S.A. steel: D2, 440C, www.jpwindustries.com and safety cutting tools. Custom, p 480-786-9334 & 778-755-4141 154CM, CPM S30V, CPM S90V, CPM [email protected] specialty blades for food processing, f 480-786-9338 154, CPM 3V and 1095. Cryogenically Grinders, lathes, metalworking band saws, slitting, material processing and treated during the tempering process www.katzknives.com drill presses, tapping machines. medical industry, OEM and innovative for superior edge holding, available in [email protected] hand tools satin or ceramic peen finish. Damasteel Hunting, pocket, tactical, survival knives, distributor, knife supplies, tools and J.T. Knives camping, axes, multi-tools, saws and I.M.G. of Utica, Inc. equipment 264 E. Main St. sharpening stones P.O. Box 379 Port Jervis, NY 12771 206 Kossuth Ave. J. Bruce Voyles Auctioneers and Joe Tarbell Kayne and Son Custom Utica, NY 13503 Appraisers p 877-364-9114 Forged Hardware Patricia Bruno P.O. Box 22007 www.jtknives.com (see Blacksmiths Depot) p 315-735-7591 Chattanooga, TN 37422 [email protected] f 315-732-4262 Bruce Voyles Family owned and operated since 1989, Kellam Knives Worldwide www.img-electromark.com p 423-238-6753 J.T. Knives specializes is high-quality 7789 S. Suncoast Blvd., Ste. 142 [email protected] www.jbrucevoyles.com cutlery from all the major brands. In Homosassa, FL 34446 Etching/metal marking equipment and [email protected] addition to knives we also carry survival Harriet Mars-Kellokoski supplies, graphic arts and photographic Auctions knife collections, estates gear and gadgets, flashlights and p 561-588-3185 stencils containing knives, swords, axes, razors military surplus. p 561-588-3185, 800-390-6918

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42-BLKnifeGdeDirectory2018.indd 57 10/31/17 3:05 PM www.kellamknives.com p 928-537-8877 (customer service); Cincinnati, OH 45246 Manufacturer of the finest quality [email protected] 800-972-1192 (orders only) Mark Strauss outdoorsmen’s knives. Quality handmade knives from Finland f 928-537-8066 p 913-481-3351 available for sale worldwide. Retail and www.knifeandgun.com www.knifeology.com Knives Plus wholesale [email protected] [email protected] 2467 Interstate 40 West Knifemaking supplies, wood stabilizing Fine custom knives, engraved knives, Amarillo, TX 79109 Kenefick, Doug tactical knives, traditional knives and Troney Toler 54 Attawaugan Crossing Road KnifeArt.com LLC fixed blades p 806-359-6202 Dayville, CT 06241 13301 Pompano Drive p 806-354-8097 p 860-774-7214 Little Rock, AR 72211 KnifePurveyor.com www.knivesplus.com Randall-made knives at list prices Larry or Rodney Connelley Michael Donato [email protected] p 501-221-1010 p 919-295-1283 Kerry Abrasives www.knifeart.com www.KnifePurveyor.com Kroll International Clieveragh Industrial Estate [email protected] [email protected] 51360 Danview Technology Court Listowel, Country Kerry IRELAND High-end production knives, custom Buys, sells, trades and consigns custom Shelby Township, MI 48315 Liam Brosnan knives, hunting knives and tactical, knives, a coming together of individuals p 586-739-9200 p 011-353-68-23766 Scandinavian knives, bowies and multi- who want to share a passion for f 586-739-0600 f 011-353-68-23870 blades. Online orders only. incredible works of art www.krollcorp.com www.kerryabrasives.com [email protected] [email protected] Knife Rights Wholesale supplier of law enforcement, [email protected] P.O. Box 657 military and tactical equipment, Grinding wheels for knife and cutlery Gilbert, AZ 85299 including knives, axes, tomahawks, grinding, and for grinding in the cutting p 602-476-2702; 866-889-6268 throwing knives, multi-tools, sheaths, tool and medical device industries f 480-496-0282 sharpeners and tactical pens KnifeCenter www.kniferights.org 5201 Lad Land Drive Kizer Fredericksburg, VA 22407 www.kizerknives.com Howard Korn/Jason Kunkler KnifeTreasures.com Inquiry: [email protected] p 800-338-6799 Carlos Lopez Service: [email protected]; kizer. p 301-486-0901 www.KnifeTreasures.com [email protected] f 540-693-4950 [email protected] Normal folding knives for EDC, hunting, www.knifecenter.com Collector and purveyor of high-end custom fighting. Kizer was founded in 2012 [email protected] knives, engraved knives with the goal of making high-quality folding knives with premium materials. KnifeDogs.com KnifeWorks/KnifeWorks.com Krudo Knives 850 E. Lime St., #158 www.knifedogs.com 8297 US Hwy 165 Klecker Knives, LLC Tarpon Springs, FL 34688 Internet forums Columbia, LA 71418 205 Oak St., Ste. B Roger Claunch Louis Krudo Silverton, OR 97381 p 888-225-9775; 318-649-8401 (local) p 727-753-8455 Amanda DeDona KnifeHog f 318-649-0597 www.krudoknives.com p 503-871-9755 (see Red’s Gear) www.knifeworks.com [email protected] www.kleckerknives.com [email protected] SNAG live-blade tactical/defensive folders, [email protected] Founded in 1998, one of the largest knife striking tools and SNAG Controller (pain Manufacturer of the KLAX Lumberjack, retailers in the world with over $2 management tools), K.U.T. (Krudo Urban Abiqua Knife, Trigger Knife Kit and the million in inventory on hand at all times. Tactics), tactical fixed blades, folders new award-winning Klecker Daily Carry Every major knife brand with 5-way deployment. “Thumb Tools that stowaway into any EDC. Knifekits.com Wedge” pocket deployment like on our 110 Depot Court Knights Edge Ltd. new DISCIPLINE folder. Klingspor Abrasives Peachtree City, GA 30269 5696 N. Northwest Hwy. 2555 Tate Blvd. SE Steve Andrews Chicago, IL 60646 Kutmaster/Division of Hickory, NC 28602 p 877-255-6433 Norman Vorne Utica Cutlery p 800-645-5555 www.knifekits.com p 773-775-3888; 800-516-EDGE (3343) 820 Noyes St. f 800-524-6758 [email protected] f 773-775-3339 Utica, NY 13503 www.klingspor.com High quality knife kits and custom www.knightsedge.com Michael T. Mathews [email protected] knifemaking supplies [email protected] p 800-888-4223 Abrasive belts, rolls, discs, sheets, Battle ready and historic swords, suits of p 315-733-4663 flapwheels, pads, power tools, safety KnifeLegends.com armor, medieval weaponry, helmets, f 315-733-6602 products and specialty abrasives Paul Shindler jewelry, figurines and more. Exclusive www.kutmaster.com Call for street address designers of premium weaponry lines [email protected] Klotzli Burgdorf Brookline, MA 02446 including Battlecore, Ritter Steel, Manufacturer of pocket, lockback and Klotzli Messerschmiede GmbH p 617-731-3499 Stage Steel and Valiant Arms medieval linerlock tools and multi-tools, including Hohengasse 3 www.KnifeLegends.com weaponry. MultiMaster and MiniMaster Multi- CH 3400 Burgdorf [email protected] Tools. Private label manufacturing SWITZERLAND Full-time custom knife dealer specializing Knives Illustrated available. Licensed manufacturer of H. P. Klotzli in top-quality handmade folders, fixed Engaged Media Inc. Team RealTree, CRUSH line of knives, p 0041 034-422-23-78 blades and engraved pieces, run by 22840 Savi Ranch Parkway, #200 PIGMAN knives and Moonshine camo f 0041 034-422-76-93 collectors for collectors Yorba Linda, CA 92887 www.klotzli.com Joshua Swanagon, editor L [email protected] Knife Magazine and p 714-939-9991 High-tech knives made in Switzerland, Knife World Books f 800-249-7761 Lamson & Goodnow LLC scissors, wholesaler-distributor for P.O. Box 3395 Gabe Frimmel, ad sales director (see LongCap Lamson Products LLC) Spyderco, CRKT, M-tech, Fallkniven Knoxville, TN 37927 p 714-200-1930 and SOG Mark Zalesky www.knivesillustrated.com p 800-828-7751 Knife magazine/ad sales KME Sharpeners www.knifeworld.com 800-561-4339 or 973-948-6234 [email protected] Knives Of Alaska www.kmesharp.com An oversized, color monthly knife 3100 Airport Drive [email protected] magazine coverall all types of knives; Denison, TX 75020 also wholesale and retail knife Charles Allen/President Lansky Knife, Tool & Sharpeners Knife and Gun Finishing Supplies books. p 903-786-7366 P.O. Box 800 1972 Forest Ave., PO Box 458 f 903-786-7371 Buffalo, NY 14231 Lakeside, AZ 85929 Knifeology.com www.knivesofalaska.com Deanna Dilorenzo Brad and Shannon Edgington 11711 Princeton Pike #341-228 [email protected] p 716-877-7511

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42-BLKnifeGdeDirectory2018.indd 58 10/31/17 3:05 PM f 716-877-6955 Lee’s Cutlery Troney Toler p 626-282-8823 www.lansky.com 2550 S Ellsworth Road p 806-356-9540 f 626-576-7564 [email protected] Mesa, Arizona 85209 f 806-359-1603 www.markingmethods.com Manufacturer of knives, multi-tools, Jesse Beene www.lswtexas.com [email protected] survival axes, emergency tools, p 480-225-6897 [email protected] San Diego location: sharpeners for knives, tools, fishhooks. www.leescutlery.com Nationwide distributor of knives, knife 869 Rancheros Drive [email protected] accessories and knife-related tools San Marcos, CA 92069 Larkin Precision LLC Sells custom and factory knives online and since 1995 p 760-781-1200 5810 S. 194th St. at trade shows f 760-294-5151 Kent, WA 98032 LongCap Lamson Products, LLC [email protected] Brad Larkin Legendary Knifemakers.com 79 Mainline Drive / PO Box 846 Electro-chemical blade and gun-etching p 800-359-9582/253-872-3536 14726 So. Woodcrest Ave. Westfield, MA 01085 equipment, marking job shop services for 20 years, kits, stencils, replacement f 253-872-3830 Homer Glen, IL 60491 Dave Sepavich parts for manufacturers’ equipment and www.larkinprecision.com Jim Charnas p 413-642-8135 x16 Dot Peen and laser marking [email protected] p/f 708-302-5960 p 800-872-6564 x16 Production bevel and double-disc grinding www.legendaryknifemakers.com f 413-642-5938 www.lamsonsharp.com Masecraft Supply Co. [email protected]; soon to be www. 254 Amity St. LATAMA Cutlery Levine, Gary Fine Knives lamsonproducts.com Meriden, CT 06450 P.O. BOX 721 292 Newbury St. Boston, MA 02115 American manufacturer and distributor Philip Hartman, Chris Hartman Montauk, NY 11954 p 203-455-4637 of household fine cutlery and kitchen p 800-682-5489 Walt Halucha www.garylevine.com hand tools and accessories, as well as f 203-238-2373 p 631-668-5995 [email protected] industrial hand tools. www.masecraftsupply.com www.latama.com Dealer of fine custom knives [email protected] [email protected] LoRay Sharpeners Over-30-year supplier of natural and New-vintage automatic knives spoken Lindsay Engraving & Tools 27348 State Route 511 synthetic knife handle material to here. Restoration, buy-sell-trade and 3714 W. Cedar Hill New London, OH 44851 manufacturers, other reseller/suppliers more. Kearney, NE 68845 Ron Roerig and individual artisans, pistol grips, Steve Lindsay p 440-647-4718 guitars, pool cues and so much more Layton, Jim p 308-236-7885 [email protected] 2710 Gilbert Ave. www.airgraver.com Original manufacturer of LoRay Sharpeners Maserin Coltellerie Snc. Portsmouth, OH 45662 www.engravingclasses.com Via Dei Fabbri n. 19 p 740-353-6179 www.engravinglessons.com 33085 Maniago (Pn), Italy Custom leather knife sheaths www.engravingschool.com p +39 0427 71335 www.engravingforum.com f +39 0427 700690 Leather Crafters & Saddlers [email protected] www.maserin.com Journal Engraving tools and equipment [email protected] P.O. Box 673 Offering folding, hunting, outdoor, law Rhinelander, WI 54501 Linville Knife & Tool Co. enforcement, military, everyday carry Brian Stelzel 5645 Murray Road L.T. Wright Handcrafted Knife Co. and kitchen knives. 130B Warren Lane p 715-362-5393 or 888-289-6409 Winston-Salem, NC 27106 Wintersville, OH 43953 f 715-362-5391 T. Britton Master Cutlery, LLC L.T. Wright www.leathercraftersjournal.com p 336-923-2062 700 Penhorn Ave. p 740-317-1404 [email protected] www.linvilleknifeandtool.com Secaucus, NJ 07094 www.LTWrightKnives.com Bi-monthly how-to leathercraft magazine [email protected] Richard Gasson Manufacturer of knives and knife kits, and [email protected] p 201-271-7600; 888-227-7229 Bushcraft, hunting and EDC knives Leatherman Tool Group, Inc. pistol grips Master Cutlery Customer Care: 888-271- 12106 N.E. Ainsworth Circle M 7229 Portland, OR 97220-0595 f 888-271-7228 www.mastercutlery.com p 800-847-8665 Mantis Knives [email protected] f 503-253-7830 16530 E Laser Drive, #6 Hours: M-F 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. EST www.leatherman.com Fountain Hill, AZ 85268 (excluding weekends/holidays). [email protected] Gary West Also visit: www.topchefcutlery.com, Stainless steel multi-purpose tools and p 480-809-4537 www.mastercutlery.com and www. folding knives featuring pliers, knives, lionSTEEL sas di Pauletta Gianni f 480-809-4536 mc-armyknives.com screwdrivers and more M. D. www.mantisknives.com Via La Mola, 9 [email protected] MAXPEDITION Lectroetch Company Maniago PN 33085 Italy Manufacturer of utility, karambit, fixed and 137 Savarona Way 5342 Evergreen Pkwy p +39 0427 71984 folding blades, and Necessikeys Carson, CA 90746 Sheffield Village, OH 44054 f +39 0427 709032 p 310-768-0098 p 440-934-1249 www.lionsteel.it Marble Arms www.Maxpedition.com f 440-934-1293 [email protected] (see Blue Ridge Knives) [email protected] www.lectroetch.com Folding knives, fixed-blade knives, multi- [email protected] LMS Stampings Marfione Custom Knives, LLC tools, knife cases and sheaths Electro-chemical marking equipment and 1209 W. Lehigh St. 15A National Avenue supplies, including custom stencils, Bethlehem, PA 18018 Fletcher, NC 28732 McGowan Manufacturing Co. etching supplies and systems for p 610-867-5011 Susan Marfione, President 4720 N. La Cholla Blvd., #190 private or commercial knifemakers f 610-866-1433 Anthony Marfione, CEO Tucson, AZ 85705 www.lmsstampings.com p 828-684-4355 Mike McGowan Ledlenser USA [email protected] f 828-684-4354 p 520-219-0884 P. O. Box 20466 Water-jet cutting www.MarfioneCustomKnives.com f 520-219-9759 Portland, OR 97294 [email protected] www.mcgowanmfg.com p 800-650-1245 London, Rick Pocketknives, out-the-fronts, folders, fixed [email protected] www.ledlenserusa.com 5676 Yorkshire Court blades, some of the finest and most FireStone & DiamondStone ceramic [email protected] Lake Oswego, OR 97035 advanced cutlery in the world. Unique stone knife sharpeners, manual and Retail store: p 503-684-6494 designs and innovative concepts. electric, FireStone Belt Axe, CarvingAxe, 10109 NE Cascades Pkwy. Collector-grade handcrafted folding knives UtilityAxe and SportAxe (at Cascade Station) Marking Methods, Inc. Portland, OR 97220 Lone Star Wholesale 301 S. Raymond Ave. Medford Knife & Tool/MKT USA p 503-408-5550 2401 Interstate 40 W Alhambra, CA 91803-1531 17464 N. 25th Ave. Flashlights, headlamps and accessories Amarillo, TX 79109 Charlie Nichols Phoenix, AZ 85027

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42-BLKnifeGdeDirectory2018.indd 59 10/31/17 3:05 PM Greg Medford f 714-638-4621 swords and other historic edges [email protected] p 623-249-4506 www.missionknives.com weapons, as well as clothing, jewelry Website, catalog, antique knives, including www.medfordknife.com [email protected] and accessories bowies, swords, dirks. [email protected] Manufacturer of titanium and steel Advanced edged weapons and tools, knives and tools with over 20 years in N Niagara Specialty Metals military knives, flipper and frame-lock business. Tactical, combat, military, law 12600 Clarence Center Road folders, tactical fixed blades, karambits, enforcement, EOD units, survivalist, NC Tool Company, Inc. Akron, NY 14001 tantos, fighters, bowies, daggers, diving, recreational straight blades, 6133 Hunt Road p 800-424-0048 tactical machetes and tomahawks folding blades and mine probes, and Pleasant Garden, NC 27313 f 716-542-5555 more. Still made in the USA! René Aldridge www.nsm-ny.com Messermeister, Inc. USA Denise Jones [email protected] 913 Bryant Place Mister Twister, Inc. p 800-446-6498 CPM steel, including CPM-20-CV, CPM-4V Ojai, CA 93023 P.O. Box 996 p 336-674-5654 and CPM-CruWear, as well as 6/4 Debbie Dressler Minden, LA 71058 f 336-674-9991 titanium sheet p 805-640-0051; 800-426-5134 Chuck Byrd www.nctoolco.com f 805-640-0053 p 318-377-8818 [email protected] Nordic Knives www.messermeister.com f 318-377-8862 Gas Forges 436 1st St., Ste. 203A [email protected] www.mistertwister.com Solvang, CA 93463 Kitchen knives, culinary tools and knife [email protected] Nelson Woodworking Dave Harvey luggage. 110-volt electric knife designed for 601 W. Main Road p 805-688-3612 filleting fish Little Compton, RI 02827 www.nordicknives.com Microtech Knives, Inc. p 401-635-4733 [email protected] 15A National Avenue Moki Knife Company Ltd. www.johnnelsonwoodworking.com Dealer specializing in custom and Randall Fletcher, NC 28732 15 Higashisenbo [email protected] knives Anthony Marfione, President Seki City GIFU Manufacturer knife handle stock. Bone and Susan Marfione, CEO Pref JAPAN other natural materials included Norris & Sons p 828-684-4355 Satoru Sakurai 3613 Park Ridge Drive f 828-684-4354 p 575-22-4185 Nemesis Knives, LLC Grand Prairie, TX 75052 www.MicrotechKnives.com f 575-24-5306 2753 E. Broadway Rd., Ste. 101-103 Joe Norris [email protected] www.moki.co.jp Mesa, AZ 85204 p 972-264-3307 Pocketknives, out-the-fronts, folders, fixed [email protected] Jeff Hall f 972-264-0872 blades. Manufacturers of some of the Pocketknives, folders, fixed-blade knives p 562-594-4740 [email protected] finest and most advanced cutlery in the and gent’s knives www.nemesis-knives.com Cutlery distribution world. Unique designs and innovative [email protected] concepts. Monkey Edge Handmade and production knives NorthCoast Knives 4838 E. Baselin Rd., Ste. 121 17407 Puritas Ave. Midwest Knifemakers Supply Mesa, AZ 85206 Neptune Trading Inc. Cleveland, OH 44135 1350 Lake Street p 866-633-7681; 480-305-6422 4021 Greystone Dr. Pat Percival North Mankato, MN 56003 f 480-834-3705 Ontario, CA 91761 www.northcoastknives.com Tracy Mickley www.monkeyedge.com p 909-923-0236/888-637-8723 [email protected] p 507-720-6063 [email protected] f 909-786-2092 Knifemaking supplies, educational tutorials, f 507-720-6305 Dealer of Strider, Rick Hinderer, Starlingear www.neptunetradinginc.com step-by-step projects, and hints ‘n’ tips www.USAknifemaker.com and many more. Custom knives, tactical [email protected] for aspiring knifemakers. [email protected] pens and gear One of the largest direct importers and Full-line knifemakers supply with over distributors in the knife and sword Northstar Associates 7,900 tools, parts and supplies. Moore Cutlery industry. Pocketknives, swords, military, 2749 Herrod Ave. Competitive pricing, tools for the job P.O. Box 633 medieval, historical, fantasy, anime, Atwater, CA 95301-9422 and service. Sister site: KnifeDogs.com Lockport, IL 60441 handmade, Oriental, foam, cosplay, Tom Dinwoodie Gary Moore costume props, LARP, self-defense, p 831-212-0173 M ike Vellekamp Knives & p 708-301-4201 martial arts. [email protected] Designworks LLC www.moorecutlery.com Independent sales representative for H.L. (see V NIVES) [email protected] New Graham Knives Dalis, Compass Industries, ProCut/EPP Purveyor of fine custom knives, high- 560 Virginia Ave. and others MIL-TAC Knives and Tool quality production knives, micro/mini- Bluefield, VA 24605 P.O. Box 161 tools and accessories Mike Dye Northwest Knives & Collectibles Rockwall, TX 75087 p 276-326-1384 or 866-333-4445 270 Hansen Ave. S. Craig Sword Morakniv c/o Industrial Revolution www.newgraham.com Salem, OR 97302 p 877-MIL-TAC6 5835 Segale Park Dr. C [email protected] Bill Claussen www.mil-tac.com Tukwila, WA 98188 Established in 1935 as part of New Graham p 503-362-9045 [email protected] p 888-297-6062 Pharmacy, retail and online stores carry www.nwknives.com Tactical knives and tools, pistol grips, EOD www.industrialrev.com a wide selection of knives from over [email protected] Operators’ kits, and other tools and kits [email protected] 75 manufacturers like Case, William Knives, knife display stands, sharpeners, designed for first responders and military Morakniv of Sweden hunting, survival, Henry, Chris Reeve Knives, Spyderco swords, multi-tools fishing, woodworking and kitchen and Emerson, knife sharpening and Miltner Adams Company knives maintenance accessories Norton/Saint-Gobain Abrasives Richard Miltner 1 New Bond St. p 661-235-0058 Morey’s Jewelry And Gifts New Jersey Waterjet Inc. PO Box 15008 www.miltner-adams.com (see Ridgeway) 1018 Oak St. Worcester, MA 01615 [email protected] Roselle, NJ 07203 John Blake Designers/inventor: knives, tactical Moteng North America p 732-910-1602 p 866-279-3520 equipment, gun holsters, self-defense (see Sportsman’s Supply, Inc.) f 877-723-0860 f 508-795-4130 and fitness equipment. www.newjerseywaterjet.com www.nortonabrasives.com Museum Replicas Ltd. www.h2ojet.net Grinding wheels, abrasive sandpaper, 2147 Gees Mill Road [email protected] discs, belts and sharpening stones PO Box 840 We cut any material, “Knife Blades Our Conyers, GA 30012 Specialty” O p 800-883-8838 retail p 800-241-3664 ext 146 wholesale N. Flayderman & Co. Oklahoma Leather Products, Inc. Mission Knives f 770-388-0246 PO Box 2446 500 26th St. NW 7130 Fenwick Ln. www.museumreplicas.com Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33303 Miami, OK 74354 Westminster, CA 92683 [email protected] p 954-761-8855 Mike Platt p 714-907-0505 Subsidiary of Atlanta Cutlery. Battle-ready www.flayderman.com p 918-542-6651

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42-BLKnifeGdeDirectory2018.indd 60 10/31/17 3:05 PM f 918-542-4340 Oso Famoso f 972-222-0646; 888-222-6450 Pietro Rosa Due Buoi Snc www.oklahomaleatherproducts.com P.O. Box 654 www.paragonweb.com (see Due Buoi) [email protected] Ben Lomond, CA 95005 [email protected] Leather and fabric knife sheaths p 831-336-2343 Paragon manufactures heat-treating Pilkington, Scott www.osofamoso.com furnaces for knifemakers 354 Little Trees Ramble, PO Box 70 [email protected] Fossil ivory, mammoth scales Monteagle, TN 37356 Paragon Sports Scott Pilkington 867 Broadway at 18th Street p 931-924-3400 Outdoor Edge Cutlery Corp. New York, NY 10003 5000 Osage St. #800 p 800-961-3030; 212-255-8889 f 931-924-3489 Denver, CO 80221 www.paragonsports.com learn2engrave.com David Bloch [email protected] [email protected] p 800-447-3343 Folders, fixed blades, hunters, multi-tools, Engraving p 303-530-7667 Olamic Cutlery tool knives, handmade fixed blades and 303-530-7020 1954 Old Middlefield Way, Unit F folders from top makers Piranha Knife Co. www.outdooredge.com Mountain View, CA 94043 PO Box 5934 [email protected] Eugene Solomonik Paragrave Profitable Hobbies Twin Falls, ID 83303 Quality knives and tools for hunting, 2927 North 175 East Josh Hazen p 408-480-3533 survival, outdoor and EDC www.olamictactical.com Provo, UT 84604 p 208-732-5525 [email protected] Tamaree Littlefield f 208-732-5535 Custom tactical folding knives made in Ozark Cutlery Supply p 800-624-7415 5230 S. Main St. www.piranhaknife.com America and handmade damascus www.profitablehobbies.com Joplin, MO 64804 [email protected] fixed blades made in Russia [email protected] Christa Hoag High-speed engraving, sandblasting, Folders, autos. p 417-782-4998 Old World Anvils airbrush equipment and training [email protected] Plaza Cutlery, Inc. N8126 Postville Road Supplier of major knife brands Blanchardville, WI 53516 Parker River Knife Co. 3333 S. Bristol St. p 608-527-2494; 888-737-5714 P 23 Newbury Neck Rd. South Coast Plaza, Suite 2060 f 608-527-6908 Newbury, MA 01951 Costa Mesa, CA 92626 www.oldworldanvils.com J. Parker Dan Delavan and family Anvils, flypress, power hammer Pacific Heat Treating p 978-432-9444 p 714-549-3932 1238 Birchwood Drive www.parkerriverknife.com f 714-549-1371 One Stop Knife Shop Sunnyvale, CA 94089 [email protected] p 408-736-8500 www.plazacutlery.com 245 Hubbards Ln. Pocketknives, folders, cheese, oyster and f 408-745-7620 [email protected] Louisville KY, 40207 clam knives, outdoors knives, and gift www.pacificheattreating.com Factory and handmade knives, Dog Paw p 502-671-5510 (general); 866-289-1757 and display boxes [email protected] Knives, flashlights, tactical bags, (orders) Knife blade heat-treating shaving items, scissors and household f 502-671-5560 Parkers’ Knife Collector Service www.onestopknifeshop.com PO Box 23522 cutlery are just some of the items we [email protected] Pacific Sintered Metals Chattanooga, TN 37421 carry. Sponsor of California Custom Knives, sharpening supplies, flashlights, 14000 Avalon Blvd. James P. (Buzz) Parker Knife Show and Hawaii Knife Show tactical, hunting, tactical gear, camping Los Angeles, CA 90061 p 423-892-0448 O’Brien O’Connell equipment and automatic knives www.bulldogknives.org Pop’s Knives & Supplies p 310-715-9800 x102 [email protected] 1654 S. Smyrna Church Road f 310-715-1414 Online and mail order dealer specializing Only Fine Knives www.pacificsintered.com Washington, GA 30673 in collectible knives, including Bulldog PO Box 90 [email protected] p 706-678-5408 Knives, Weidmannsheil and Parker Clarksville, VA 23927 Manufacturer of parts out of powdered f 706-678-5409 Eagle Brand. Parkers’ Greatest Knife Shannon Turner metals www.popsknifesupplies.com p 434-738-8647 Show On Earth [email protected] http://onlyfineknives.com/ Pacific Solution Marketing Inc. Sanding belts, handle screws, buffing [email protected] Paul Bos Heat Treating 1220 E. Belmont St. Specializing in William Henry and Chris c/o Paul Farner at Buck Knives supplies Ontario, CA 91761 Reeve knives 660 S. Lochsa St. Daniel Lo Post Falls, ID 83854 PPC Specialty Metals, Inc. p 877-810-4643 Paul Farner 1504 Miller St. ONTARIO f 909-930-5843 www.pacificsolution.com or www. p 208-262-0500 x211 Monroe, NC 28110 KNIFE musashicollection.com f 800-733-2825 Eddie Poindexter COMPANY [email protected] [email protected] p 704-283-9122; 855-470-2721 The solution to wholesale folding Or contact Paul Bos direct: f 704-289-6406 p 928-237-1656 pocketknives, hunting, outdoors, www.ppcspecialtymetals.com [email protected] Ontario Knife Company tactical and novelty knives, shields & [email protected] Heat-treating 26 Empire St. armors, martial arts equipment and Tool steel and heat treat furnaces. Franklinville, NY 14737 accessories, specializing in handforged Air-hardening tool steel, oil-hardening p 716-676-5527 / 800-222-5233 samurai swords and tantos Paul Long Custom Leather tool steel, ground flat stock, tool wrap f 716-676-5535 108 Briarwood Ln. W www.ontarioknife.com Paladin Press Kerrville, TX 78028-9311 [email protected] 5540 Central Ave., Ste. 200 Paul Long Premium Knife Supply™ Knives, machetes, cutlery, fixed blades Boulder, CO 80301 p 830-367-5536 or 830-459-1967 P.O. Box 927, 98 Crown and Bridge Place #3 and folders Lynne Seipp [email protected] Hayesville, NC 28904 p 303-443-7250 x223 Custom leather sheaths Jim Kumas Osborn International p 720-473-8823 (direct line) p 828-835-2707 3440 Symmes Road f 303-442-8741 Peters’ Heat Treating, Inc. www.premiumknifesupply.com Hamilton, OH 45015 www.paladin-press.com 215 Race St. [email protected] [email protected] Gary Buck Meadville, PA 16335 One-stop source for knife blanks, handle p 513-860-3400 Book publishers, videos and instructions Brad Stallsmith materials, kits and accessories f 513-8608732 p 814-333-1782 www.osborn.com/usa/en/products/ Paragon Industries, LP www.petersheattreat.com compounds.html 2011 South Town East Blvd. [email protected] Premium Manufacturing [email protected] Mesquite, TX 75149 High-precision heat treating for all steel Group, LLC JacksonLea brand compounds and buffs, Arnold Howard types, specializing in custom and (same contact as Premium Knife Supply) abrasives, polishing solutions p 972-288-7557; 800-876-4328 factory cutlery. www.premiummanufacturinggroup.com

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Raine, Inc. Ridgeway 6401 S. Madison Ave. 102 N Main/PO Box 493 Anderson, IN 46013 Bridger, MT 59014 Ron James p 800-527-3828 p 800-826-5354; 765-622-7687 f 406-662-9896 Pro-Tech Knives LLC www.ridgewaycompany.com f 765-622-7691 17115 Alburtis Ave. [email protected] www.raineinc.com Artesia, CA 90701-2616 Reate Knives Custom folding and hunting knives [email protected] David Wattenberg A Forestry Centre, BeiShan p 562-860-0678 Knife sheaths, cases, pouches FangJi Road, Dongchen town, Riverside Machine www.protechknives.com Yangdong City, Guangdong Province, PRC 201 W. Stillwell Ave. [email protected] or Randall Made Knives www.reateknives.com DeQueen, AR 71832 [email protected] 4857 S. Orange Blossom Terrace [email protected] Alton “Uncle Al” Lawrence Manufacturer specializing in automatic Orlando, FL 32839 Warranty and service: p 870-642-7643 knives for police, military and p 407-855-8075 19425 Soledad Canyon Road, Suite 349 f 870-642-4023 discriminating collectors f 407-855-9054+ Canyon Country, CA 91351 www.riversidemachine.net www.randallknives.com [email protected] [email protected] Puma Knife Co. USA [email protected] Tactical, folding and pocket knives Knifemaking supplies, tools and jigs 13934 W. 108th St. Hunting, skinning, fishing, carving, utility, Lenexa, KS 66215 diving, survival and military sheath Red Devil, Inc. R. Murphy Company, Inc. p 913-888-5524 knives 4175 Webb St. 13 Groton-Harvard Road/P.O. Box 376 www.pumaknifecompanyusa.com Pryor, OK 74361 Ayer, MA 01432 customerservice@pumaknifecompanyusa. p 800-4-A-DEVIL (423-3845) Mark Furman, owner com Rapala f 908-825-5761 p 978-772-3481; 888-772-3481 Importer/distributor of Puma Knives p 800-874-4451 www.reddevil.com f 978-772-7569 www.rapala.com [email protected] www.rmurphyknives.com Q Fillet knives, sharpeners, fishing tackle and Sanding and abrasives, utility knives [email protected]; information@ equipment murphyknives.com Queen Cutlery Company Manufacturer of household cutlery, 507 Chestnut St./PO Box 408 RAT WORX, Inc. industrial hand and wood carving Titusville, PA 16354 112 E. Hitt St. knives K. Ryan Daniels Mt. Morris, IL 61054 740-418-0142 (cell) Allen Millhouse Red Hill Corp. Robertson’s Custom Cutlery factory: 814-827-3673 p 800-675-6906; 815-734-7346 (see Supergrit Abraisives) Les Robertson www.QueenCutlery.com f 800-732-9948 p 706-650-0252 [email protected] www.ratworxusa.com Red Hill Cutlery www.robertsoncustomcutlery.com Traditional pocketknives, folders, fixed blades [email protected] [email protected] 1628 N Logsdon Pkwy Radcliff, KY 40160 Custom knife entrepreneur Quick Click Wine Opener Home of the world’s only Chain Drive Automatic Knife. p 800-378-7120 PO BOX 721 f 270-352-5263 Robo-Jet LLC Montauk, NY 11954 390 E. Corporate Drive, Suite 110 Razor Edge Systems, Inc. [email protected] Walt Halucha https://redhillcutlery.com Meridian ID 83642 p 631-668-5995 303 N. 17th Ave. E. Beatriz von Ungern www.QuickClickUSA.com Ely, MN 55731 Red Horse Knife Works, Inc. p 208-391-7575 [email protected] Mary Graves 1970 South Carboy Road https://robo-jet.com Designed for single-handed operation. p 218-365-6419 Mt. Prospect, IL 60056 [email protected] “Just Push the Button.” Made in Italy. p 800-541-1458 p 847-621-2419 f 218-365-5360 f 847-593-1830 Rocklin Manufacturing Quick Release Oil www.razoredgesystems.com www.redhorseknifeworks.com 110 S Jennings St. P.O. BOX 721 [email protected] [email protected] Sioux City, IA 51101 Montauk, NY 11954 Knife sharpening kits, components, and High-quality mid-tech knife company. US J. Rocklin Walt Halucha accessories. made using materials bought from US p 712-255-6046; 800-255-6046 p 631-668-5995 manufacturers. The haven for merging f 712-252-5619 www.QuickReleaseOil.com www.rocklinmanufacturingco.com Reactive Metals Studio, Inc. old-world mentality with new-age [email protected] technology. [email protected] Knives, guns, anything with moving metal P.O. Box 890 “Rocklinizer” carbide application Clarkdale, AZ 86324 parts will last longer and work better Red’s Gear equipment, blades, blade coatings when you Quick Release it! Deborah, Michele & Sharon 2293 Grissom Drive p 928-634-3434 Maryland, Heights, MO 63146 Rocky Mountain Scrimshaw & Arts Quintessential Cutlery p 800-876-3434 p 855-714-7219 5474 Road 112.6 P.O. Box 11 f 928-634-6734 www.redsgear.com Alamosa, CO 81101 Clearwater, MN 55320 www.reactivemetals.com [email protected] Tom High Grazyna Shaw [email protected] Knives for fishing, camping, boating, 719-589-2108 XSX p 320-217-9002 Niobium, titanium, anodizing power hunting and tactical. www.rockymountainscrimshaw.com www.quintcut.com supplies, Multi-Etch® (safer titanium [email protected] [email protected] etch), Japanese alloy metals (shibuichi, Remington Cutlery Scrimshaw and knifemaking Purveyor shakudo), rokusho and other patinas, Bear & Son Cutlery Rowe’s Leather R miniature nuts and bolts, Surface 1111 Bear Blvd. SW Saver™ tape, masking systems and Jacksonville, AL 36265 3219 Hwy 29 S. much more. p 800-844-3034 Hope, AR 71801 Rados, Jerry www.remingtoncutlery.com Kenny Rowe Cody Rowe 134 Willie Nell Road Real Avid [email protected] Columbia, KY 42728 Bear & Son Cutlery and Remington p 870-777-8216 shop 10700 Hwy. 55, Ste. 150 p 606-303-3334 Outdoor Company have partnered to p 870-777-2974 home jerryrados.com Minneapolis, MN 55441 manufacture a new line of collectible www.rowesleather.com www.radosknives.com p 800-286-0567 and functional cutlery products. The [email protected] [email protected] f. 763-591-1654 made in the USA collection will offer Manufacture leather, sheaths Specializing in Turkish damascus in www.realavid.com the sleek design of a Bear & Son forged-to-shape blades and original Hunting knives, multi-tools, tactical folders knife with the rugged durability that RUKO LLC designs. Makes handforged knives. and the Hogzilla pig sticker sportsmen have come to rely on from PO Box 38

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42-BLKnifeGdeDirectory2018.indd 62 10/31/17 3:06 PM Buffalo, NY 14207 Schenk Knives Maker portfolio and magazine Smithy Industries Chris Koppe 4574 N. Haroldsen Drive submission photos, and custom P.O. Box 1517 p 800-611-4433 Idaho Falls, ID 83401 knife dealer website images, which Ann Arbor, MI 48106 f 905-826-1353 p 208-523-7436; 208-523-2026 maximize sales p 734-913-6700; 800-476-4849 www.rukoproducts.com www.schenkknives.com f 734-913-6663 [email protected] [email protected] sales Sharp’nr Co. www.smithy.com Exclusive North American importer of Custom knives at production prices. All P.O. Box 1369 [email protected] Muela Knives and Ruko branded. knives are offered in forged 52100, Palestine, TX 75802 Lathes and milling machines Elmax stainless and our own forged p 713-575-8217; 800-575-8217 RW, Wilson damascus steel. Each knife is carefully f 903-729-7832 P.O. Box 2012 handcrafted with a high level of www.aladdinsharpener.com Weirton, WV 26062 skill and attention to small details. [email protected] Also offers design work, OEM work, p 304-723-2771 Aladdin Knife Sharpener rwwilsonknives.com damascus steel, leather work and damascus blade blanks to the general [email protected] Sheffield Knifemakers Supply Knifemaking supplies, knives and public. P.O. Box 741107 Smoky Mountain Knife Works tomahawks Schmuckatelli Co. Orange City, FL 32774-1107 Customer service: P.O. Box 4430 8565 Alondra Blvd. p 386-775-6453 S Sevierville, TN 37876 Paramount, CA 90723 f 386-774-5754 Jocie Cates, dealer sales Mike Keough [email protected] Sack-Ups Order: 800-251-9306 p 310-909-7182 Your complete source for custom 1611 Jamestown Rd. Order fax: 865-429-0182 www.schmuckatellico.com knifemaking supplies Morganton, NC 28655 Dealer sales: 800-564-8374 www.scskulls.com W. Norman Dealer sales fax: 865-429-0182 [email protected] Shepherd Hills Cutlery p 877-213-6333; 828-584-4579 www.SMKW.com Purveyor of custom beads, lanyards, P.O. Box 909 f 828-584-6326 [email protected], [email protected] jewelry and exclusive products all Made Lebanon, MO 65536 www.sackups.com Sporting and collectible knives, including in the USA. Producing custom beads p 800-727-4643; 888-4CASE Knife and gun rolls limited editions, hunting, tactical, for Spyderco, Emerson, Pro-Tech, Buck, www.casexx.com kitchen, and pocketknives. All major Kershaw, KA-BAR, Benchmade, Brous, [email protected] brands. Santa Fe Stoneworks, Inc. DPx Gear and many more 3790 Cerrillos Road Shining Wave Metals Santa Fe, NM 87507 SOG Specialty Knives & Tools Scrap Yard Knife Company P.O. Box 563 Bill, Anna and Miles Wirtel 6521 212th St. SW. Busse Knives Group Snohomish, WA 98291 Lynnwood, WA 98036-7411 p 800-257-7625 11651 Country Rd 12 p 505-471-3953 sales Philip Baldwin p 425-771-6230 Wauseon, OH 43567 p 425-387-9150 (not the best way to f 425-771-7689 p 505-471-0036 office Dan and Patti Busse www.santafestoneworks.com contact) www.sogknives.com p 419-923-6471 www.shiningwave.com [email protected] [email protected] f 419-923-2337 Gemstone-handled pocketknives, table and [email protected] Manufacturer of multi-purpose tools, www.scrapyardknives.com Designer and manufacturer of Mokume- folding knives and fixed blades custom knives [email protected] gane in bronze, silver, gold, palladium Machetes, bush, semi-production, and platinum, plus a line of Japanese Sooner State Knives Sarco Pocket Knives handmade 449 Lane Drive alloys P.O. Box 67 Konawa, OK 74849 Florence, AL 35630 Scrimshaw by Linda Karst Stone p 580-925-3708 Jace Sargent Simonich Knives LLC Kerrville, TX www.soonerstateknives.com Gina Sargent P.O. Box 278 Linda Karst Stone [email protected] p 256-766-8099 Clancy, MT 59634 p 830-896-4678 Most major knife brands f 256-766-7246 www.karstone.com p 406-933-9151 www.sarcoknives.com [email protected] Or contact Erik Fritz at 406-351-1101 New, antique and collectible knives; Specializing in wildlife scrimshaw. [email protected] reference guides; imported knives Classic mid-tech designs by Rob Simonich from around the world. Also, engraved Scrimshaw by Sandra Brady pocket knives, the perfect groomsmen P.O. Box 104 SKARB gifts. Monclova, OH 43542 2427 Richley Road Spartan Blades, LLC Sandra Brady Corfu, NY 14036 625 S.E. Service Rd. Sarge Knives p 419-261-1582 Richard Nowicki Southern Pines, NC 28387 2720 E. Phillips Rd. www.sandrabradyart.com p 585-547-9388 Mark Carey / Curtis Iovito Greer, SC 29650 [email protected] www.skarb.net p 910-757-0035 Christie Gaines Custom scrimshaw artwork on knives, gun [email protected] [email protected] p 800-454-7448 grips, pool cues, jewelry and “How to Unique knife sharpener with infinitely www.spartanbladesusa.com f 864-331-0752 Scrimshaw” DVDs and supplies adjustable angle, one clamping on all Tactical, combat, fighter, survival and field www.sargeknives.com knives up to 13 inches long, use any knives [email protected] Sentry Solutions sharpening stone High-quality, affordable pocket knives, 2697 International Parkway Sport Manufacturing Group Inc./ hunting, fishing, camp and tactical. Suite 3-140 Steel Will Knives We offer custom engraving for Virginia Beach, VA 23451 1840 County Line Road, Suite 111 promotional knives or personalized Terry Naughton Huntingdon Valley, PA, 19006 gifts. p 757-689-6064; 877-726-7328 Diana Alperovich www.sentrysolutions.com p 877-969-0909 SB Specialty Metals LLC www.scopecoat.com f 877-337-1467 1101 Ave. H East Makers of Tuf-Cloth™ and Tuf-Glide™, Smith’s Consumer Products Inc. www.steelwillknives.com Arlington, TX 76011 premium knife care products 747 Mid-America Blvd. [email protected] Scott Devanna Hot Springs, AR 71913-8414 Tactical fixed blades and folders p 800-365-1168 SharpByCoop Photography Russ Cowen, marketing manager f 817-633-8142 9 Mathew Court Charles Fitzgerald, sales manager Sportsman’s Supply Inc./Moteng http://sb-specialty-metals.com Norwalk, CT 06851-5346 p 501-321-2244 North America [email protected] Jim Cooper p 800-221-4156 2219 Hitzert Court Specialty metals supplier of knife steels, p 203-838-8939 f 501-321-9232 Fenton, MO 63026 tool steels, high-speed steels, particle- (please, no calls after 9 p.m. EST) www.smithsproducts.com p 800-367-5900 metallurgy steels, alloy and stainless www.sharpbycoop.com [email protected] f 636-389-5411 steels [email protected] Knife and tool sharpeners www.motengna.com

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42-BLKnifeGdeDirectory2018.indd 63 10/31/17 3:06 PM [email protected] Joe Hufnagel T Walt Halucha Worldwide wholesale distributor of cutlery, p 203-470-2526 p 631-668-5995 flashlights, shooting, hunting, fishing, f 866-258-7202 www.TheNewsletter.com outdoor, tactical and survival gear. www.stonerivergear.com Tai Lubricants [email protected] [email protected] POB 1579 The automatic resource guide and Steel- and ceramic-blade tactical folders, Hockessin, DE 19707 newsletter for switchblade-automatic pocketknives, household and sports Tom Madden knife collectors. A home for all ceramic cutlery p 302-326-0200 automatic knives, and a must for f 302-326-0400 all switchblade fans. New: digital Strider Knives www.lubekits.com download collection archives. [email protected] 603 Seagaze Drive Distributor of NyOil and NyOil II, and other Spyderco, Inc. Oceanside, CA 92054 TheRazorRock.com synthetic greases and oils from Nye 820 Spyderco Way Mick Strider/Duane Dwyer 207 Daniels Run Road Lubricants, Inc. Golden, CO 80403 p 760-747-1132 Copper Hill, VA 24079 Spyderco Factory Outlet f 503-218-7069 Mike Gearhart p 800-525-7770 www.striderknives.com Tandy Leather Factory, Inc. p 540-330-4770 f 303-278-2229 [email protected] 1900 SE Loop 820 www.therazorrock.com www.spyderco.com Tactical, combat, survival knives Fort Worth, TX 76140 [email protected] [email protected] p 817-872-3200; 877-LEATHER (532- The Razor Rock is a state-of-the-art Knives, sharpeners and accessories Suffolk Machinery Corp. 8437) ceramic and diamond felt sharpening (see Timber Wolf Bandsaw Blades) www.tandyleatherfactory.com hone designed to last a lifetime and Stamascus Knife Works [email protected] consistently produce surgically sharp Leather and leathercraft supplies The Knife-Makers Inn Supergrit Abrasives edges! Ed & Tanya VanHoy Red Hill Corporation 24255 N. Fork River Road P.O. Box 4234 Taylor Brands, LLC The Sword and The Stone Abingdon, VA 24210 Gettysburg, PA 17325 (see BTI Tools LLC) 723 N Victory Blvd. p 276-944-4885 p 800-822-4003 Burbank, CA 91502 f 276-944-3187 f 717-337-0732 Texas Heat Treating Tony Swatton www.stamascusknifeworks.com www.supergrit.com 155 Texas Ave., PO Box 1117 p 818-562-6548 www.stamascus.com [email protected] Round Rock, TX 78680 www.swordandstone.com [email protected] Offers coated abrasives: belts, discs, flap p 512-255-5884 [email protected] Designers and makers of damascus steel, wheels, foam sponges, rolls, sheets. f 512-255-8464 Special fabrications for movies and knives and knife-related material www.texasheattreating.com television, swords, knives and armor. Svord Knives Heat treating 4,000-square-foot retail shop open Steel Addiction Custom Knives Smith Road, Road 2 Saturdays, and during the week by 2058 N. Mills Ave., #449 Waiuku, South Auckland Texas Knifemakers Supply appointment. Stocking dealer for C.A.S. Claremont, CA 91711 NEW ZEALAND 10649 Haddington, Suite 180 Iberia, Windlass/Museum Replicas and Dave Stark Bryan Baker Houston, TX 77043 Deepeeka p 909-731-3903 p 0064-9-2358846 Jim Lemcke www.steeladdictionknives.com f 0064-9-2356483 p 713-461-8632 The Ultimate Edge, Inc. [email protected] [email protected] f 713-461-8221 3435 Ocean Park Blvd., Ste. 107 Purveyor of a wide variety of custom www.svord.com www.texasknife.com Santa Monica, CA 90405 knives. Come Feed Your Addiction! Craftsmen making belt knives, all convex [email protected] p 310-398-5401; 800-988-5846 ground, exports to Australia, U.S.A, Complete line of knifemaking supplies, f 310-390-9113 Steel Stamps, Inc. Canada, Japan, Europe. Uses only equipment, and custom heat treating www.theultimateedge.com 1846 W. Airport Way Swedish high carbon L-6 equivalent. [email protected] Boise, ID 83705 All blades are zone tempered. Cutlery Tex Shoemaker and Sons Inc. Oval Diamond Sharpening steels, made Tim Purdy manufacturer & foreign, maker of the 131 S Eucla Ave. in USA; Chef’s luggage series; and p 208-345-2550 “Peasant Knife” San Dimas, CA 91773 knife rolls f 208-345-2369 p 900-592-2071 www.steelstampsinc.com Swamp Rat Knife Works www.texshoemaker.com Three Rivers Mfg., LLC [email protected] c/o Busse Knife Group [email protected] P.O. Box 98 Custom made steel stamps, as well as 11651 County Road 12 Custom leather sheaths Three Rivers, MA 01080 presses, pliers and jigs Wauseon, OH 43567 p 413-283-6670 Jennifer Busse The Epicurean Edge f 413-289-2372 Steel Will Knives www.swampratknifeworks.com 107 Central Way www.threeriversmfg.com (see Sport Mfg. Group Inc.) [email protected] Kirkland, WA 98033 [email protected] Fixed-blade tactical, survival, hunting, p 425-889-5980 Instagram @MTicoon Stephen Bader & Co. Inc. camp knives, hatchets www.epicedge.com Twitter @threeriversmfg 10 Charles St./PO Box 297 [email protected] Three Rivers Mfg. has joined forces with Valley Falls, NY 12185 Swiss Army Brands Inc. Retail and wholesale sales of chef’s knives Halpern Titanium, a leader in the knife Dan Johnson (see Victorinox Swiss Army, Inc.) and sharpening stones. Emphasis on industry for two decades, to offer p 518-753-4456 handmade and Japanese cutlery. high-quality folding knives and fixed f 518-753-4962 SwissBianco USA blades. These comfortable and reliable www.stephenbader.com 345 Young Harris St., #147 The Knifemakers’ Guild knives are designed to become your [email protected] Blairsville, GA 30512 www.knifemakersguild.com new EDC. Halpern manufactures small Manufacturer of abrasive belt grinding and Young Harris, GA 30582 Gene Baskett, president production batches for us that are polishing machinery, contact wheels Roger Swiss Bianco 427 Sutzer Creek Road engineered and designed by founder and accessories www.swissbianco.com Eastview, KY 42732 Les Halpern and well-respected [email protected] p 270-862-5019 or 270-766-8724 knifemakers from around the world. Stone Hollow Scrimshaw Studio The best Swiss multi-tools www.baskettknives.com TRM has decided to continue 31 High Trail [email protected] with Halpern’s personal touch, by Eureka, MO 63025 Swiss+Tech Charlie Mathews, secretary and treasurer offering only direct sales. Discuss Michelle Ochonicky 30725 Solon Industrial Pkwy. p 912-682-8103 any questions you have with a TRM p 636-938-9570 Solon, OH 44139 [email protected] representative. www.stonehollowstudio.com p 440-248-0178 [email protected] www.swisstechtools.com The Newsletter Timber Wolf Bandsaw Blades Original hand-etched scrimshaw Swiss+Tech, Micro-Tech, Micro-Pro, Utili- The Automatic Knife Resource 12 Waverly Ave. Key, Micro-Plus and Screwz-All multi- Guide And Newsletter Patchogue, NY 11772 Stone River Gear tools, some with pliers that lock around 166 Fairview Avenue Art Gschwind P.O. Box 67 key chain rings, key chain knives and PO BOX 721 p 800-234-SAWS (7297); 631-289-7153 Bethel, CT 06801 LED lights Montauk, NY 11954 f 631-289-7156

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42-BLKnifeGdeDirectory2018.indd 64 10/31/17 3:06 PM www.timberwolfblades.com UST Brands [email protected] 7720 Philips Hwy. Swedish band saw blades Jacksonville, FL 32256 R. Padgett Tirdell’s Cutlery p 904-786-0033 783 Fairmont Ave. f 904-786-0890 Mohnton, PA 19540 Tormek www.ustbrands.com Steve Tirdell p 866-588-0395 [email protected]; customerservice@ ustbrands.com p 610-777-7719 or cell: 484-797-3252 www.tormekus.com TNK True North Knives Tactical fixed blades and folders, field Retail sales of bowies, camp knives, [email protected] 2455 Hollywood Blvd., Ste. 201 saws, axes/camp axes, machetes and damascus knives, hunting/survival, Tormek is a slow-speed wet-grinder sharpening system that can put a razor- Hollywood, FL 33020 even a floating knife fillet, household cutlery, hunting knives, Neil H. Ostroff sharp edge on knives without damaging damascus jewelry, swords p 954-453-1104; 866-748-9985 the steel. Usual Suspect Network f 954-453-1105 www.usualsuspect.net TMS Titanium www.TNKUSA.com Tourmo International, LLC Internet forums 12215 Kirkham Rd., Ste. 300 Full-time custom and production knife 6635 Schuster St. Poway, CA 92064 purveyor since 1997 Las Vegas, NV 89118 p 888-748-8510 or 858-748-8510 Young Lee f 858-748-8526 Tuna Valley Cutlery Co. p 702-616-0082 (see Queen Cutlery) www.tmstitanium.com [email protected] [email protected] Bowies, camp, exotic, fighters/tactical/ Two Finger Knife, LLC Titanium knifemaking materials survival/military, household cutlery, 4570 N. Haroldsen Dr. hunting, machetes/bush, swords/ Idaho Falls, ID 83401 Utica Cutlery Company Toledo Swords sabers, sharpeners Zane R. Schenk RealCoolSavings 820 Noyes St./P. O. Box 10527 p 208-523-7436 Utica, NY 13502 48 Quaker St. Tramontina USA, Inc. f 208-523-7436 315-733-4663 Marlton, NJ 08053 12955 West Airport Blvd. www.twofingerknife.com www.uticacutlery.com p 610-924-4529 Sugar Land, TX 77478 [email protected] f 501-636-5658 p 800-221-7809 User-friendly OEM manufacturer with V www.toledosword.com/contact.html www.tramontina-usa.com no minimum order. World’s leader in [email protected] [email protected] USA-forged and hand-ground finished Victorinox Swiss Army, Inc. Swords Certified kitchen knives made of forged, blades from company’s own high- stain-free, high-carbon steel, exclusive quality damascus. Also blades in 5160, 7 Victoria Drive Monroe, CT 06468 Tony Foster Case Collectible Knives Porterhouse line of steak knives with 1095, 52100, D2, 440C, ATS-34, ELMAX dishwasher-safe Polywood™ handles. and any other steel your project may Kristin Oakes 302 Jamesbury Road Leading manufacturer also selling high- require. Finishes sword blades, sword- p 203-929-6391 Wando, SC 29492-7813 quality aluminum non-stick cookware cane blades, damascus bar stock, www.swissarmy.com Tony Foster and stainless housewares to national tomahawk heads, folder kits, custom [email protected] p 843-971-4777 and international retailers sheaths, and in-house heat treating Makers of the Original Swiss Army Knife [email protected] antique knives Treestump Leather U Virginia Blade, Inc. 443 Cave Hill Road 5177 Boonsboro Road Tool Logic Waltham, ME 04605 Ultra Speed Products Lynchburg, VA 24503 6521 212th St. SW Chris Kravitt (see High Speed Carving Products/ Duke Dudley Lynnwood, WA 98036 p 207-584-3000 Turbo Carver) p 434-384-1282 p 425-771-6230; 888-405-6433 www.treestumpleather.com www.vablade.com f 425-771-7689 [email protected] United Cutlery Corporation [email protected] www.toollogic.com Custom leather sheaths P.O. Box 2768 Outdoors knives, sharpeners [email protected] Moultrie, GA 31768 Tool knives, credit card knives and knife/ Tru-Balance Knife Co. East p 800-548-0835 V NIVES f 229-985-4861 flashlight combinations P.O. Box 807 9918 162nd St. Ct E, Suite 4 Awendaw, SC 29429 www.unitedcutlery.com; youtube.com/ Puyallup, WA 98375 Bobby Branton unitedcutlery.com Mike Vellekamp p 843-928-3624 [email protected] p 303-263-2468 www.tru-balanceknives-east.com Wholesale only: pocket, sportsman, https://vnives.com knives, licensed movie knives, swords, [email protected] [email protected] exclusive brands Manufacturing and sales of throwing Designer, manufacturer and distributor of knives high-quality cutlery U.S. Cavalry, LLC TOPS Knives 1344 Russell Cave Road Tru-Grit, Inc. W PO Box 2544 Lexington, KY 40505 760 E. Francis St., Unit N Idaho Falls, ID 83403 p 866-286-1359 Ontario, CA 91761 p 208-542-0113 f 502-352-0266 f 208-552-2945 p 909-923-4116; 909-923-7046 www.uscav.com www.topsknives.com shop/heat treat: 909-923-7477 [email protected] f 909-923-9932 [email protected] Uniforms, boots, accessories, knives, www.trugrit.com Manufacture and distribution of tactical folding, sword, fantasy, fighting, Carrying a complete line of knifemaking knives collectible, Hibben, Smith & Wesson, supplies and machines SEAL team knives W.R. Case & Sons Cutlery Co. Tormach Tru Hone Corp. P.O. Box 4000 1071 Uniek Dr. US Gladius 1721 N.E. 19th Ave. www.usgladius.com Bradford, PA 16701 Waunakee, WI 53597 Ocala, FL 34470 USGladius® knives are based on the p 800-523-6350 p 608-849-8381 US & Canada: 800-237-4663 design of the Roman Gladius (short f 814-368-1736 www.tormach.com All others: 352-622-1213 sword), the standard arm of the Roman www.wrcase.com tech: [email protected]; sales: sales@ f 352-622-9180 Legions (armies), proven on battlefields tormach.com www.truhone.com and the gladiatorial spectacles of Ward, Chuck Photography CNC mills, surface grinders, metalworking [email protected] the arena for over 400 years. Brutal, www.flickr.com/photos/chuck_ward_ tool accessories Sharpeners functional, beautiful. photography

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[email protected] Wüsthof-Trident of America Inc. 3rd Yuyuan Road Tactical folders and fixed blades 333 Wilson Ave. Zwilling J.A. Henckels LLC. Yangdong, Yangjiang Norwalk, CT 06854 270 Marble Ave. Guangdong, 529500, China Winkler Knives II p 800-289-9878 Pleasantville, NY 10570 p +86-662-6624678 P.O. Box 2166 www.wusthof.com www.zwilling.com f +86-662-6634678 Blowing Rock, NC 28605 [email protected] Zwilling, Henckels International, Miyabi, +86-158 2034 1764 (cell) Daniel Winkler Kitchen knives Staub, Demeyere kitchen cutlery, www.weknife.com p 828-295-9156 scissors, shears, gadgets, cookware, [email protected] or sales@weknife. www.winklerknives.com Wuu Jau Co. Cutlery flatware com [email protected] 2600 S. 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FUN TO BUILD, THREE KITS RESULT IN FINE KNIVES FOR THE MONEY

Knives assembled from the kits by, from left, with MSRPs in parentheses: Knifekits.com Sundown Trapper ($59.99), Premium Knife Supply SW450K Lone Wolf Survi- vor ($49.95) and USA Knife Maker K1257 linerlock ($28.72).

ver the years, more and more In the case of the three kits for this re- SPOT ON & EASY Oknife kits have become available. view, I examined the quality of parts, ease I have worked with Premium Knife Sup- At one point it was more com- of assembly and the fi nished product. In ply before, and the company is very ac- mon to fi nd fi xed-blade kits, but now, assessing the level of diffi culty of each commodating and carries a wide variety thanks to advancements in Computer kit’s assembly, I took into consideration of knife supplies and kits. Th e assembled Numerically Controlled (CNC) machin- the need to have certain tools to complete knife from the SW450K Lone Survivor ing, folder kits are more widely available. the job. Knife Kit is 8 inches overall and made

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68-KnifeKits.indd 68 10/31/17 9:26 AM A FAMILY THING t BLADE University Aduring the 2017 BLADE Show, knifemaker Jason Brous and Knifekits.com conduct- ed the class “Knifemak- ing for Kids.” Knifekits. com gave Stinger knife

kits to all the students. Under the direction of knifemaker Jason Brous The kids had a choice be- (at right in the background), students draw knife tween the G-10 and the wood designs during the BLADE U. class “Knifemaking scale models. Steve Andrews for Kids” during the 2017 BLADE Show. from Knifekits.com assisted Jason and described it as a hands-on event—better yet, a family one. To assemble the Sundown Trapper, the “The kids came expecting to hear about how knives were made. They were stoked author locks the handle in a vise so he when they found out they were actually going to get to build one themselves,” Steve can use a small piece of metal to unload the springs. Knifekits.com provides small said. “I think the parents were even more excited.” bronze washers with the kit. If you don’t It is important to hold events that promote the future of the community, and the have the right kind of ﬁ ngernails, you’d bet- fact that knives are important tools with a place in our society. Working with youth ter get a good set of tweezers if you hope to in such away is a case in point. be able to pick the washers up. “It gives kids a sense of accomplishment going from a box of parts to a completed knife, as well as helping them understand the inner workings of one,” Steve noted. “As a bonus, they have a working tool when they are ﬁ nished. “Our goal at KnifeKits.com has always been to bring new people into the knifemaking arena. Who knows, one of these kids could be a future superstar in the knife industry, and this class may have been the catalyst.” Here’s a suggestion: As the holidays approach, it might be a good idea to get a knife kit as a family project —by Abe Elias

The author attaches the spacers to one side ﬁ rst of the K1257 instead of trying to attach both sides to one spacer at a time. As he notes, “I ﬁ nd it better than fumbling with three small parts at once.”

It helps to have two drivers handy sometimes. At this point, the author needs them to tighten the pivot point of the Lone Survivor.

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To make drilling the scales easier on the Sundown Trapper, the author attaches them quickly with a 5-minute epoxy.

from D2 tool steel. It is full-tang construction with a drop-point hollow- ground blade. I picked this one because I like having a fi xed-blade everyday carry (EDC) once in a while. To me there is nothing wrong with a fi xed-blade EDC—just make sure you are aware of your local laws. As an EDC the Lone Survivor is not a small fi xed blade but you’re not carrying a chopper around, either. Fit and fi nish is spot on. Th e blade has a stonewashed oxide fi nish for a subtle look. As for assembly, this one was super easy. It went together faster than it took me to grab a beverage and clear off a spot on the bench. All you need is a standard micro-screwdriver set. Seriously, this has to be one of the easiest knife kits I have assembled. Th e SW450K comes with two OD green G-10 scales with crosshatching. A fi tted Kydex sheath is included. If I had one concern, it’s that the sheath is rigged for neck carry only. If you want belt carry,

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you have to make up a rig. Otherwise, I BANG for YOUR BUCK am enjoying this knife. At its MSRP of Th e level of diffi culty on USA Knife Mak- only $49.95, as a knifemaker I could not er’s K1257 linerlock kit is very low. All make the knife for that kind of money. you need are a pair of micro-screwdriver Even though it is an easy kit to assem- sets and nail polish. Th e grade of fi nish ble, don’t forget to dry fi t all the pieces on my kit was superb. Simply put, it is as before fastening them. It is a good idea to if someone took a completed knife apart check your threads as well. A poor man’s and left it for you to re-assemble. It comes Loctite® is clear nail polish, so get a bottle with all the fasteners and washers you at the dollar store before you start. need and a set of OD G-10 scales com-

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When the author assembles a kit knife, he places the screws in a diagonal pattern as on the Lone Wolf Survivor (right). “I don’t tighten anything until all the screws are in place,” he writes. Note the pattern milled into the G-10 handle.

pletely milled. Closed length: 4.25 inches. Th e drop-point blade is hollow ground from 440C. I know 440C is a point of con- tention with many steel snobs, but properly heat treated it makes a good knife. Assembly is simple as with any other linerlock. It is a bit tedious lining up the washers and blade to insert the pivot point, but you eventually get it. Take your time and be careful how

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hard you torque the screws down. If everything is fi tted well you should get a nice, smooth action. As an EDC it is a good knife and works fi ne. Th e pocket clip is set to be carried right side, tip up only. MSRP is $28.72, so if you want to try and experiment and do some modifi cations to the knife, you don’t have to worry about having a ton of money sunk into it.

WORK TIME! Of the three test kits, the Knifekits.com Sundown Trapper with stainless steel damascus was the most diffi cult to assemble. It is not impossible but you must work at it. A short list of tools you will need includes a small ball-pien hammer, an anvil of some sort, Super Glue®, a vise and sandpaper. Th e kit comes as a trapper pattern with two 71-layer damascus blades. For scales I got white quince burl wood but decided to use some fi ddleback maple I had on hand instead. Th e fi nished knife is 4.1 inches closed. Th e fi rst order of business was to fi t the scales to the sides. I chose to sand

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ALL IMAGES COURTESY OF THE AUTHOR FLASH IN THE HAND

The lights of two of the knives, the SOG Blade- light Folding Mini-Satin (left) and Southern Grind Rhino (right), light up both sides of the blades, while the Coast LK375 (middle) lights the blade on the mark side only. Note the broader, more sweeping beam on the Rhino, more typical of a standard ﬂ ashlight.

THREE OF TODAY’S LATEST FLASHLIGHT KNIVES SHED LIGHT ON THE SUBJECT

light in a knife is not a new con- Acept. Victorinox off ered one called the Illuminator—now the Swiss Lite—fi rst produced in 1996. LED (Light Emitting Diode) technology has grown by leaps and bounds over the past fi ve or six years, and the now common form of lighting is brighter, more dependable and aff ordable. Th e cutlery industry is reaping the benefi ts of such innovation. SOG Specialty Knives’ Bladelight se-

The SOG Bladelight Folding Mini-Satin is compact and limited to small tasks, but that may be all you need. It worked well at cutting paracord, and with two LEDs on both sides of the blade offers excellent overall lighting.

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Coast Light Knife 375 SOG Bladelight Folding Mini Satin Southern Grind Rhino KNIFE PATTERN: Linerlock folder KNIFE PATTERN: Linerlock folder KNIFE PATTERN: Fixed blade BLADE LENGTH: 3.5” BLADE LENGTH: 3” BLADE LENGTH: 4.5” OVERALL LENGTH: 7” BLADE TYPE: Modified clip point BLADE PATTERN: Spear point BLADE TYPE: Clip point BLADE MATERIAL: 7Cr17 stainless BLADE MATERIAL: D2 tool steel, BLADE MATERIAL: 8Cr13MoV stonewash finish steel stainless steel LIGHTING SYSTEM: One LED, LIGHTING SYSTEM: Olight S10 Baton LIGHTING SYSTEM: Four LEDs, LED flashlight, 400 lumens 110 Lumens, AAA battery 43 Lumens ADDITIONAL: Push button on/off ADDITIONAL: Hex wrench cutouts, ADDITIONAL: Push button on/off; screwdriver/glassbreaker, cap lifter HANDLE MATERIAL: Black Allen screwdriver included HANDLE MATERIAL: Black G-10 polycarbonate HANDLE MATERIAL: Aluminum/ CARRY: Black Kydex sheath, CARRY: POCKET CLIP black glass-reinforced nylon Pelican case CARRY: Pocket clip/reversible WEIGHT: 5.2 ozs. WEIGHT: 11.2 ozs. Weight: 3.4 ozs. CLOSED LENGTH: 4.65” Closed length: 4” OVERALL LENGTH: 9.5” MSRP: $55 MSRP: $67 MSRP: $369.95 Country of manufacture: China Country of manufacture: China Country of manufacture: USA

ries, introduced in 2015, continues with single LED light housing located on the vated by a red button positioned roughly the Bladelight Folding Mini-Satin. At front side protruding another .2 inch. two-thirds of the way up the handle from 4 inches closed, it is the smallest of our Th e LK375’s single lightbulb is acti- the base, and runs on an easy-to-fi nd three test knives. Th e Mini-Satin has very cool, hi-tech exoskeleton-looking aluminum scales/battery covers on each side of the handle—both of which are adorned with the company logo of an embossed bereted skull—that house four CR2032 lithium batteries in all. Th e Mini-Satin has a 3-inch clip-point blade of 8Cr13MoV stainless steel that rolls out via a thumb stud and secures via a linerlock housed inside a black, glass-reinforced-nylon frame. Th e frontal guard area houses four LEDs—two per side—that project a combined 45-lumens beam activated by a push button on the upper handle. Th e batteries are swapped out by removing fi ve Allen screws from each cover. A 1.75-inch tip-up reversible pocket clip on the back side makes for easy pocket carry. Weight: 3.4 ounces. MSRP: $67.

COASTAL LIGHT Coast Products produced its fi rst LED fl ashlights over 15 years ago and started teaming them up with knives in 2015. Th e Coast LK375 Light Knife is a large folder with a 3.5-inch spear-point blade of satin-fi nished 7Cr17 stainless steel that opens via an ovate blade hole and is secured by a linerlock. Th e black polycarbonate handle is 4.65 inches long with a

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With its partially serrated blade, the Coast LK375 performed very well at cutting seat-belt webbing. The single bulb, rated at 110 lumens, throws ample light on the subject and its bright orange activation button is easy to locate.

Southern Grind’s Rhino is built like a tank and your best bet of the three test knives for heavy- duty chores. There are other tools designed in, such as the hex-wrench blade cutout, making it the most versatile of the test trio.

Once a rarity, knives with lights are becoming more popular as manufacturers take advantage of LED technology. From left: the Coast LK375, Southern Grind Rhino and SOG Bladelight Folding Mini-Satin.

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76-FlashlightKnives.indd 78 10/31/17 9:32 AM TRUE NORTH AAA battery. Th e light is rated at 110 lu- ® mens with up to four hours of runtime. KNIVES A waterproof battery case is located on the lower back side of the handle, easily removed by unfastening one Phillips- head screw. A 2.75-inch pocket clip pro- TNK FREEDOM vides tip-down carry. Weight: 5.2 ounces. MSRP: $55. ® VERSATILE BRUISER COLLECTION We’ve saved the “beast” for last. Th e appropriately named Southern Grind Rhi- no is a 9.5-inch feature-fi lled fi xed blade. Rather than having a light built in its handle, the Rhino has a removable Olight S10 Rick Baton LED fl ashlight—400 lumens, 3.8 Hinderer inches long—that can be detached and used alone as a handheld torch. When attached inside the handle, the Olight S10 splits its beam on both sides of the blade. Th e fl ashlight is held in place with a steel clip, and is popped out by pushing down Jake on the top rim and pulling outward. In- Hoback side the handle the light is well protected by ample, nicely sculpted G-10 scales. Th e D2 tool steel blade, best described as a modifi ed clip point, is 4.5 inches long and a healthy 0.21 inch thick. On the blade resides a hex-wrench cutout Brian that accommodates ½-, 7/16-, 3/8- and Nadeau Chris 5/16-inch heads. On the base is a ¼-inch Reeve wrench cutout, cap lift er and fl athead screwdriver, which doubles as a glass breaker. Th e Rhino rides in a black Ky- dex belt sheath with securing loop, lan- yard and a black Pelican case to corral the entirety of its orneriness. Weight: 11.2

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The SOG Bladelight Folding Mini-Satin with a battery cover removed reveals two of its four CR2032 lithium batteries. Note the waterprooﬁ ng gasket around the perimeter of the housing—a nice feature.

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Thenewandimproved SPECIALTY KNIVES | Paragon furnaces Compact Paragon knife making furnaces need less table space than before. We moved the temperature controller from the side and placed it in an elegant sloped base. We also improved the heat distribution. Color selection Choose the stan- Drop or side door? Do you prefer dard black paint or, at no extra charge, the the traditional counter-weight drop door optional turquoise, jade, navy, berry, pur- or the side-swing door? Choose either; ple...orevenpink. the price is the same. 3 controllers Choose the 12-key dig- Both doors include the1/3 door safety Squareital controller, the new Sentinel touch switch. Both doors are mounted onto a screen controller shown above, or save heavy steel case and rotate on a rugged money with the 3-key controller. shaft that is built to last a lifetime. For more information please call or email us. We would love to hear from you about our new design and colors. Your opinion means everything to us. Thesoulofthebladeis born in the crucible of The Coast LK375 also has a waterproof the furnace. battery cover. It requires removing only one screw with a small 000-Phillips-head 2011 South Town East Blvd. screwdriver to access the AAA light battery. Mesquite, Texas 75149-1122 “The Paragon oven is very well constructed,” 800-876-4328 / 972-288-7557 said Ed Fowler, who bought his Paragon ounces. MSRP: $369.95. KM-14D in 1993. “Mine is as solid as the day it www.paragonweb.com was made.” [email protected] ENLIGHTENED EDGES It should be noted these knives are designed exclusively for slicing and similar ABS BLADESMITHING AT cutting. Chopping is out of the question as the light will illuminate a subject only when it comes in contact with it. I tested HAYWOOD COMMUNITY COLLEGE each knife in darkness on a variety of materials: paracord, 3/8-inch rappelling Clyde, North Carolina rope, seatbelt webbing and tough waxed lasso rope. All three knives emitted plen-

ty of light to work on the various materi- >^^ d /E^dZhdKZ als, both in fl at-surface slicing and pull- through cuts. ^ƵƌǀŝǀĂů<ŶŝĨĞ &Ğď͘ϭϵͲϮϯ ^ĐŽƩDĐ'ŚĞĞ Th e SOG Mini Satin did extremely well with paracord but took more eff ort /ŶƚƌŽƚŽůĂĚĞƐŵŝƚŚŝŶŐ DĂƌ͘ϭϵͲϯϬ 'ƌĞŐEĞĞůǇΘ^͘DĐ'ŚĞĞ on larger materials. Th e Coast cut all four media but excelled at slicing the seatbelt Ύ^ŵŽŬǇDƚŶ͘,ĂŵŵĞƌͲ/Ŷ DĂƌ͘ϮϮͲϮϱ webbing thanks to the serrated blade. Th e &ŽůĚĞƌƐ DĂǇϭϰͲϭϴ ĂŶŝĞůtĂƌƌĞŶ big Southern Grind Rhino was a rope- cutting machine, handling the rappelling ,ĂŶĚůĞƐΘ'ƵĂƌĚƐ :ƵŶĞϰͲϴ :ĂŵĞƐZŽĚĞďĂƵŐŚ and lasso rope with ease. Each knife off ers plenty of visibility, /ŶƚƌŽƚŽůĂĚĞƐŵŝƚŚŝŶŐ KĐƚ͘ϭͲϭϮ :ŝŵƌŽǁĞůů though there are diff erences. Th e SOG Folding Mini and Coast LK375 have very dŽƌĞŐŝƐƚĞƌ͕ŽŶƚĂĐƚŶƌŽůůŵĞŶƚDĂŶĂŐĞŵĞŶƚĂƚϴϮϴͲϲϮϳͲϰϱϬϱ bright, focused beams while the Southern

2018 Schedule Grind Rhino has the broader, sweeping beam you’d expect from a fl ashlight. All did a very good job. It should be noted ΎΎ&ŽƌŚĂŵŵĞƌͲŝŶŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶ͕ĐŽŶƚĂĐƚ<ĞŶ,ĂůůĂƚϴϮϴͲϲϮϳͲϮϭϯϱ͕ the LK375 could give southpaws a prob- ŬŚĂůůΛŚĂůůĞŶĞƌŐǇĐŽŶƐƵůƟŶŐ͘ĐŽŵ lem as the light positioning on the one Žƌǁǁǁ͘ĂŵĞƌŝĐĂŶďůĂĚĞƐŵŝƚŚ͘ĐŽŵ side favors right-handers. One feature you should consider is the

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ease of swapping batteries. Because the Rhino with the Olight Baton removed in the story, see “Sharp Sources” on page SOG Folding Mini is so small, it requires from its mount. For daily tasks the com- 91. fl at CR2032 lithium batteries. You must pact SOG Folding Mini makes an ex- remove the pocket clip fi rst to get to the cellent EDC. Th e larger Coast LK375 To read about the latest knives, knife news, battery cover on the back side. (When folder is a good choice if you want to up blogs and more, visit blademag.com. removing small screws such as these I your game for bigger tasks. Th e South- always do it over a large dinner plate to ern Grind Rhino is a champ in terms of make sure I don’t lose one.) Once the cov- heavy-duty use for fi eld and survival. ers are removed the batteries are easy to Is it time to light up your knife? swap out—just be sure to get them positioned correctly on each side—then For the contact information for the knives simply reassemble. Th e Coast Light Knife LK375 required removing only one screw with a 000-fi ne Phillips-head screwdriver to reveal and replace the AAA battery. Battery replacement for the Southern Grind Rhino was as simple as with any common fl ashlight. Remove the Olight Baton from its handle socket, unscrew the base, replace the CR123A battery as you normally would, then screw back on the base back.

LIGHT UP YOUR KNIFE Th ere are three distinctly diff erent choices among the three fl ashlight knives reviewed. All three do exactly what they’re supposed to, the key diff erences being the size and diffi culty of the task and, of course, budgetary concerns. All three work solely as fl ashlights: the SOG Fold- ing Mini and Coast LK375 with their blades folded, and the Southern Grind

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If you’ve changed a battery in a con- ventional ﬂ ashlight, the Southern Grind Rhino’s integrated Olight Baton will present no challenge. Simply unscrew the base, drop out the spent CR123A battery, load in a new one and screw the base back in place.

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THE INSIDE EDGE CONSIDER HOW According to the author, FOUR DISTINCT “The Puma SGB Buffalo Hunter did the best job at RECURVE BLADE light carving wood branches. STYLES AFFECT Puma has found a sweet spot in the recurve of the blade FORM AND that peels the wood away a FUNCTION little better than the other knives tested.”

nife users love variety and performance, and one time- MULTI-TASKER Ktested blade design that off ers both is the recurve. Th e Black Fox BF-0701 hunting knife from Fox Knives was Th e “S”-shaped recurve blade has the rear of the cut- introduced with the goal of off ering “a nice, huge ting-edge, or belly, curving inward toward the spine in a continu- knife, durable for outdoor and hunting pur- ous curve from the point. Th ough most recurves have similar poses.” Sourced in China, the BF-0701 looks, subtle design diff erences mean that each knife has a dis- comes with a very reasonable tinct feel and performance. manufacturer’s suggested retail Given the long history of recurve knives and swords (page 85), price (MSRP) of $97.95. At near- it is obvious something about the blade shape makes sense. With ly 12.5 inches in overall length, it swords, the forward belly of the recurve blade makes an eff ec- comes closer to the sharpened- tive chopping/striking tool. Th e inward facing belly guides the pry-bar school of thought object being cut toward a central point rather than away from than that of a delicate the blade. Th e slicing cut as the blade is drawn across the object slicer. Weigh- also changes the angle, thus allowing more angles to the cut. Th is ing in at 1 The inward centering draw makes the recurve handy for rope, hose Kizlyar Safari has a well-proved or any other item that has a tendency to roll off the cutting edge. AUS-8 stainless steel Th e front edge of the blade excels at slicing and, in the case of blade with an oxide coating. thicker blades, chopping. While it can do light chopping, Four knives from Condor, Fox, Kizlyar and Puma share the knife excels at slicing. Though the same recurve design but vary in size, materials, the blade is thinner than the other test knives, it does not fl ex and would make an blade thickness and fi nish. Comparing the four excellent fi eld-dressing tool. Kizlyar also offers a demonstrates how the diff erences aff ect form Micarta-handle version with a satin-fi nish blade for and function. the same $147 MSRP.

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84-Recurves.indd 84 10/31/17 9:43 AM pound with a 7.28-inch blade of approximately quarter-inch-thick 440A stainless PASSING THE TEST OF TIME steel, the knife and its heft are evident as soon as you pick it up. hrough the centuries, many cultures used single- Because of physics, a thinner knife will Tedge recurve blades. With the rise of bronze, iron always slice more effi ciently than a thick- and steel, the recurve shape grew in popularity. er one. Strength and ruggedness demand The ancient Greeks used a blade called a kopis, which looked a thicker blade, hence the trade-off . Even like a slender Nepalese kukri. Used in battle, the kopis had an with the thick blade, the knife arrived axe-like strike in battle with a long slicing edge. Pre-Roman Spain shaving sharp. For a blade this thick, Fox had a similar blade called a falcata, which may have had agricul- did an excellent job maintaining balance tural roots based on early sickles. Smaller utility and camp recurve between the blade and the handle, which blades have been found in ancient Roman archeological sites. increases comfort for extended periods of Ottoman Turkey had a long blade called a yatagan, which was used use. Th e only handling consideration for from the mid-1600s to the 1800s. The aforementioned kukri from some might be the sharp lower edges of Nepal, with its pronounced bend, is technically a recurve, though it the pakkawood grip. Th is is a matter of emphasizes the chopping strike rather than slicing. The Philippines personal taste and can be easily modifi ed has numerous recurve blades for ﬁ ghting and agriculture. with an abrasive if desired. The recurve is not a new idea and as a design has passed the Sporting a substantial bolster, the BF- test of time. 0701 is designed with a choil in front of —by David W. Jung Pre-Roman Spain had the guard along with gimping that allows a recurve blade called for enhanced control for fi ne detail work. a falcata. Vince Evans Th e recurve blade helps guide the work reproduced the style into the center of the blade. Th e large in his Iberian Falcata (right). (PointSeven knife actually has the ability to multi- image) task, which makes it ideal for use as a camp or heavy-duty hunting model. As one of Fox’s best sellers, it’s easy to argue the design hits the user’s sweet spot in the outdoor market. KNIFE AND GUN FINISHING SUPPLIES

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RECURVE SHARPENING TIPS iven the recurve’s “S”- Gshaped blade, it is important to note that sharpening the edge must be done a little differently. A large fl at stone will not work on the inward facing edge. A narrow stone or ceramic rod can easily fi t the angle needed. Examples of sharpeners that work well on recurves include the Spy- derco Tri-Angle Sharpmaker, with its ceramic stones, or one of the Lansky sharpening systems with the narrow stones. In both systems the sharpening angle is precise and the blade contour will not be dam- aged. Protecting the profi le is more important on recurve blades as the angle might stay the same, but the amount ground changes because of · BADER · BALDOR · BURR KING · DEERFOS · DAMASTEEL · DYNABRADE · ELECTRO CHEM E M T the variations in the thickness of the 3 C HERMES · KALAMAZOO KLINGSPOR · © H · EVENHEAT HARDCORE PRODUC blade as you move toward the spine. —by David W. Jung

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Where the Black Fox seemed to encour- “Th e large recurve makes pull cuts on A complete catalog of knives, including age chopping, the Safari is a slicer. Th e a number of materials very aggressive,” Damascus, collectors knives, tactical latter is a knife that would excel around noted Blake Pogue of CAS Iberia, an im- and work knives, and much more! fi sh and game processing. In use, the han- porter of Kizlyar knives. “It also helps dle acts as the center of gravity with the create a thinner section of the blade for low mass of the blade not countering the close work while allowing a nice, big belly cutting movement. Th e Safari performs for skinning and butchering.” Because of its manageable weight, the Safari could The Black Fox is a big tool. The choil and easily be carried on a hunt or hike with- gimping in front of the guard promotes a surprising amount of blade control out fatigue while providing an for a knife its size. excellent tool for most outdoor cutting needs.

CLASSIC DESIGN If there were a beauty contest among the four test knives, the stag-handle Puma SGB Buff alo Hunter would win. With an overall length of 10 inches, it is a tad To request a free catalog of knives, smaller and lighter than the previous two either call 1-800-835-6433, write knives, tipping the scales at 7.75 ounces. to Boker USA, Inc., 1550 Balsam well in Th e knife features a 5.75-inch blade of Street, Lakewood, CO 80214, or the kind 1.4116 stainless steel Puma USA ships visit our website at of repetitive from Germany to China for machining. www.bokerusa.com. slicing mo- “All of our knives are Rockwell hardness tions needed tested at 55-57 [HRC] so that they deliver for cutting meat. a blade easy to sharpen but that holds an

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As the author noted, “The nicest sheath by far is included with the Condor Huron [far left], followed by the Kydex sheath [second from right] ﬁ tted to the Kizlyar Safari. The other two sheaths are satisfac- tory but represent cost-cutting construction.”

edge,” said Puma USA’s Trenton Guthrie. With a convex grind rather than “It’s an old formula but time tested and the hollow grind of the other will not let you down.” test blades, the Condor Huron acts like a bushcraft knife. “The With its brass pins and guard, the Buf- convex grind doesn’t dive into falo Hunter refl ects a classic look that the material as easily as other NC Tool Co. Inc. dates back to traditional German hunt- grinds,” the author observed, 6133 Hunt Road ing knives. Puma’s fl agship White Hunter “but it is a very durable grind Pleasant Garden, NC 27313 suitable for survival situations.” 336/674-5654 • Web site: www.nctoolco.com Knife made in Germany bears consider-

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in El Salvador. Boasting a 4.25-inch blade of eighth-inch-thick 1095 carbon steel and a walnut handle, the Huron has a retro look. Designed by outdoor expert Joe Flowers and at an MSRP of $84.98, wire used to wrap machete handles in the the knife measures a little over 8.5 inches tropics. It adds a notable feel and helps “At over 1 pound and over a foot in length, the Black Fox Hunting Knife is a formi- overall. align the knife in your hand. Th e Huron dable tool,” the author wrote. “As a camp At fi rst glance, you might expect the also comes with the nicest leather sheath knife it excels in chopping duties with Huron to be for hunting and/or skinning. of the four test knives with detail and dec- enough mass to cleave small branches. The While it can manage those things, in the orative touches well above this price class. 440A stainless blade steel is reliable and easy to sharpen in the ﬁ eld.” fi eld it performs like a traditional bushcraft knife. Unlike the other three test models, the Huron has a convex grind. While it doesn’t have the weight to chop OLD BARN AUCTION KNIFE & GUN AUCTION through larger branches, it will work well DECEMBER 8 & 9, 2017 for the batoning technique used in bush- An impressive selection of Blades, Knives, Swords, Bayonets craft . An outdoor knife with a high-carbon steel blade means you will have to take a little care to prevent rust. In return you will receive ease of sharpening and good edge holding. Wiping the knife down/ drying it off aft er use and a little oil on the blade as needed should work well to protect it. A feature that sets the Huron’s walnut handle apart is the twisted wire For more information please visit our website www.oldbarn.com or wrapped near the front reminiscent of www.auctionzip.com ID #4807 or call 419-422-8531, FINDLAY OHIO

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While the Condor Huron was delivered very sharp, the convex grind on the blade means the object being cut must move further apart, thus reducing the ease of push cuts. The plus side is that this grind is suited for pushing through and twisting that might damage a thinner grind.

NO WRONG CHOICE All four of the test cutters diff er in a number of ways but still present excellent val- ues for the outdoor enthusiast. Th ere is no wrong choice here. How the knife fi ts in your hand and how the blade design matches your cutting needs defi nes how happy you will be with your selection. Cut away and have some fun!

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THESE FOUR KNIVES CAN OPEN YOUR BEER, BUT CAN THEY CUT?

The DPx Gear HEST/F, one of four reviewed knives with built-in bottle openers, has a 3.15-inch German Niolox stainless steel blade with a gray stonewashed titanium carbo-nitride PVD coating. It performed well as both a knife and a bottle opener. MSRP: $287.50.

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92-BottleOpeners.indd 92 10/31/17 9:45 AM he assignment raised a question: than I usually drink. I could pour the beer Prudence dictated that I do the knife Thow to best review four folders out, but no, that wouldn’t be right. Finally evaluations before I started opening the with bottle openers? Clearly I had I decided I’d just handle it without help. beer. Here’s how they shaped up. to open some bottles, but what kind? Soft Tough job but duty called! drinks? Nah. Beer? Yup. I thought about I also needed to evaluate each folder as POCKET SURVIVAL FOLDER recruiting some help. I fi gured I’d need a knife as well as a bottle opener. To do DPx Gear’s HEST/F is a variation on the to open at least three bottles with each so I cut rope and cut and drilled wood, tough little pit bull of a knife I voted best knife to get a good feel for how well each including fi brous palm bark, and meat new folder in a BLADE® survey a few years one worked. So, three bottles times four and vegetables for a camp stew. You’re go- ago. I’ve had experience with this knife knives equals 12 beers. Th at’s more beer ing to eat something with that beer, right? and think of it as a pocket-sized survival

Four knives were tested for both their bottle-opening abilities and their performance handling everyday cutting chores, from top: Kershaws Hops, Leatherman Tool Skeletool KB, DPx Gear HEST/F and the appropriately named 5 O’Clock Somewhere from Fremont Knives.

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Although a tad tricky to master at ﬁ rst, the Leatherman Tool Skeletool The Fremont Knives 5 O’Clock Somewhere is 4Cr15 stainless steel KB has a sleek design with the opener discreetly hidden in the pocket with a 2.5-inch blade. The knife comes in a nylon sheath with a hori- clip. MSRP: $24.95. zontal belt loop. MSRP: $27.99.

folder. Th e framelock with its LionSteel RotoBlock™ secures the blade open so well you can baton, drill, shear-cut, stab HAWKINS KNIFE MAKING SUPPLIES and slash, confi dent the blade won’t close 110 BUCKEYE RD., FAYETTEVILLE, GA 30214 on your fi ngers. Th e blade is a version of PHONE 770-964-1023 the classic clip point. It’s a tad thick for fi ne work, but will drill fi reboards and Contact us for your carve fuzz sticks easily while having the strength to punch through sheet metal— Knifemaking Supplies and Equipment! which I know from experience—and the geometry to slice ribs and veggies. Th e www.HawkinsKnifeMakingSupplies.com scales are stippled and secure, even in wet or slippery hands. Th e window breaker Send $2.00 for Complete Listing • ALL MAJOR CREDIT CARDS ACCEPTED on the butt will actually break windows. Lift ing bottle caps with this puppy is like using the bumper of a Hummer as a bottle opener. However, the notch on the WANT A RAZOR EDGE? blade spine opens bottles with ease. IS it 5 YET? Th e 5 O’Clock Somewhere from Fremont • No experience needed • Quick & fast Knives has the cleverest name. Given the moniker, you would think this is a bottle • Just pull backwards • Maintenance free opener with a blade as an aft erthought. • Handmade right here • Tells you when you’re Not so. It is a handy little fi xed blade with at Knives Plus ﬁ nished a Cordura® belt sheath and a bottle opener milled into the handle. With a diff erent KNIVES PLUS STROP BLOCK sheath this would be a dandy neck knife, 800-687-6202 OR WWW.KNIVESPLUS.COM or a tucked-in-your-sock knife, or sleeve knife or ... you get the idea. As it comes, We are a stocking dealer of most major knife brands since 1987. it’s so light and compact you forget it’s

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Our line-up of natural materials includes white Mother of Pearl, Black Lip Pearl, Gold Lip Pearl, Paua, Green Abalone and many types of Laminated Shell Veneers (LVS) plus custom shell inlays, India Stag, Bone, Horn and Exotic Woods.

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Masecraft supply co. specializes in large manufacture orders and the individual needs of artisans and hobbyist alike.

Visit our new E-commerce store, www.masecraft supply.com Kershaw’s Hops resembles a penguin, its full product selection with pictures beak pointed palmward here and its ﬂ ipper Meriden, CT USA being its bottle opener. It has a 1.4-inch 1-800-682-5489 drop-point blade of 8Cr13MoV stainless Call us today for a free catalog steel. MSRP: $39.99.

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on your belt. It will give good service as a utility knife and, if pressed, as a small outdoor/bushcraft /survival knife. Th e blade had no trouble drilling wood, making fuzz sticks or doing kitchen duty. And yes, the bottle opener works fi ne.

Domestic Producers of sheet and plate products for the knife industry. NIFTY LITTLE FOLDER Stainless and tool steel grades, all CPM knife steels plus new: Opening the box from Leatherman I ex- CPM cruwear, CPM 20-CV and 6/4 titanium sheet, and the pected to fi nd a tool with pliers, 27 screw- re-introduction of CPM S60V (CPM 440V). drivers, a hacksaw, wood saw, maybe a Quick response. Quality workmanship. chainsaw and handcuff key, a can opener, a fi le and a half-dozen other tools. Not hardly. What I found was the Skeletool KB, a slim, graceful, lightweight folder with a smoothly curved blade, not or- namented but in size and shape almost a gent’s knife. Th e nested linerlock fi ts with precision and keeps the blade secure when open, and has a ball bearing detent that secures the blade closed. Where, I thought, was the bottle opener? As it WE SPECIALIZE IN SERVING YOU turned out, it hides discreetly as part of the pocket clip. For a nift y little folder the 12600 Clarence Center Road Fax: 716-542-5555 1-800-424-0048 KB cut everything well, including rope. Akron, New York 14001-0280 [email protected] 716-542-5552 www.nsm-ny.com Th e bottle opener was a bit tricky to use and required two to three leverages to bend the bottle caps enough to remove them. Th at said, the opener does work and makes a nice package with a fully functional little folder.

PENGUIN PATTERN? Th e the Kershaw Hops’ name should give you a clue. Th e bottle opener is the fl ipper on the assisted-opening blade. Very clever. It works, too. It’s also, dare I say, cute. From the side it resembles a penguin, which does not detract from its overall utility. Th is is a tough little guy, penguin or not, and will fi t in the watch pocket of your jeans. Th e thick, stubby blade has good geometry and cut everything well, within the limits of a 1.5-inch blade. Th e framelock is vault solid. Th e assisted opener works like all Kershaw assisted openers: without fl aw. Th e handle is all steel but comfortable in hand due to its shape.

For the contacts for the story knives, see www.blacksmithsdepot.com “Sharp Sources” on page 91.

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DPx Gear’s 5.1-ounce HEST/F (top left) split palm bark for kindling without issue. The knife’s strength and blade geometry make it suitable for both camp and kitchen.

Kershaw’s 3.1 ounce Hops (top right) made short work of ¼-inch rope.

The Skeletool KB by Leatherman Tool (bottom left) is a slim 1.3 ounces. The handle is Black DLC-coated stainless steel, and its rounded edges make it comfortable in the hand.

Even if a knife can open a beer it still needs to cut, and Fremont Knives’ 2.5-ounce 5 O’Clock Somewhere (bottom right) sliced cucum- bers neatly.

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Finger the Stinger by knifemaker Robert Brothers. (Kris Kandler image)

nives are a dominant force in he was going to come un-gas-capped, so- what they were buying. One of us had the Kmany of our lives. Th ere are the to-speak. Oddly enough, I don’t remem- bright idea of “standing” the knives tip classic designs, the valued collect- ber the cut hurting that much. Anyhow, fi rst next to their sheaths on the shelves. ibles and, perhaps most of all, the users. fi ve stitches later I had learned just how I propped up a small damascus fi xed Of the latter the ones I remember in a fragile human fl esh is. blade built by since-retired custom special way are those with which I acci- 2: Years later while fi shing I caught a knifemaker Robert Brothers, along with dentally cut myself. Of those cuts, three bream and was in the process of fi lleting its sheath, on a shelf. As the cameras stand out. it with a Marttiini classic fi llet knife when photographed away, being the colossal 1: I was 11 or so and rode a Western zip, zap! the blade went right through the klutz I am I bumped the shelf. Th e knife Auto Wildcat bicycle—the kind with the bream and across, over and through the tip came tumbling down point fi rst into the Hollywood handlebars and banana seat of that same left index fi nger. Th e cut did webbed skin between my ring fi nger and with sissy bar—most everywhere. At the not require stitches but the Marttiini blade pinky. You guessed it—I let out with the time the oil company then known as was sharp as the dickens, and my fi nger “sh__!” word in full earshot of the show’s Esso, today’s Exxon, had the promotion burned like fi re to the bone almost imme- television viewing audience. “put a tiger in your tank” with Esso gaso- diately aft er I cut it. To this day I can recall Bruce took my on-air epithet better line. To help sell it they gave away furry how it felt and shudder at the memory. than I thought he would. (Unlike today, toy tiger tails with elastic looped straps 3: Th e third most memorable cut hap- profanity was forbidden on television people attached to their car gas caps so pened while I was on what back then back then.) Maybe the best part was the the tails would fl op in the breeze as the we called satellite television. In the early knife did not sell and Brothers, being the cars motored along. 1990s, BLADE Magazine Cutlery Hall- good Samaritan, gave it to me—but not I had the bright idea that I would cut Of-Fame© member Bruce Voyles was before having it etched, “In Memory of the looped strap of one of the tails in two BLADE publisher and the original host Steve Shackleford: Finger Th e Stinger.” and tie the resulting straps around my of Th e Knife Collector’s Show on the old I don’t have the old serrated knife or banana seat sissy bar so the tail would Shop At Home Network. (If you Wiki- the Marttiini fi llet but I still have Th e fl op in the wind as I rode my bike. (To pedia Shop At Home Network, Bruce is Stinger—and, somehow, all my fi ngers, my later chagrin, I didn’t know how to do glaringly omitted as one of the hosts of too. the old loop-tie trick back then.) I pulled Th e Knife Collector’s Show.) I worked for a large serrated knife from the kitchen Bruce back then and assisted him on a For the latest knives, knife news, trends, drawer and proceeded to cut the strap— few of the satellite telecasts. blogs and more visit blademag.com. and also the base of my left index fi nger. It On one of them we had a number of was one of those ragged-jagged cuts, and, custom knives that Bruce wanted me to when Dad walked in and saw it, I thought display on shelves to help viewers see

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