Indice dei contenuti per September 2022 in Blade

SPEC CHART KNIFE PATTERN: Sub-hilt bowie BLADE LENGTH: 11.25” BLADE STEEL: Feather damascus BLADE GRIND: Hollow BLADE THICKNESS AT RICASSO: .295” HANDLE MATERIAL: Stabilized American snakewood GUARD: Mild steel w/gold inlay OVERALL LENGTH: 16.5” MAKER’S PRICE FOR A SIMILAR KNIFE: $3,100 KNIFE TO KNOW: Andrew Blomfield is an ABS apprentice smith MAKER: Lorien Forge, attn: Andrew Blomfield, Dept. BL9, 1298 Puddledock Rd., Armidale, NSW, Australia 2350 andrew-blomfield@bigpond.com (Rod Hoare image) SPEC CHART KNIFE MODEL: Full-tang integral BLADE LENGTH: 5.5” BLADE MATERIAL: Damascus forged from 1095 carbon and 15N20 nickel alloy steels BLADE PATTERN: Drop point HANDLE: Arbutus wood HANDLE PINS: Bronze OVERALL LENGTH: 10” MAKER: Chris Green, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, Chrisgreenblacksmith@gmail.com (Jocelyn Frasier image edit) SPEC CHART KNIFE PATTERN: Fighter BLADE LENGTH: 11.25” BLADE MATERIAL: 1084 carbon and 15N20 nickel-alloy…

Pro-Tech tied the record for winning the most BLADE Magazine Knife-Of-The-Year Awards® in one year with the triad of the Malibu Operator, Terzuola ATCF Auto Ultimate and the Terzuola ATCF Auto. The respective awards the Pro-Tech knives won at BLADE Show 2022 June 3-5 at the Cobb Galleria Centre in Atlanta are Overall, Collector/Investor and Collaboration. Terzuola is Bob Terzuola, award-winning custom knifemaker who designed the latter two Pro-Tech award winners. Along with the balance of the Knife-Of-The-Year winners, the Pro-Tech knives were announced during the BLADE Magazine Awards Presentation the Saturday night of the BLADE Show (pages 12 and 24). The Princess Adele by ABS master smith Dionatam Franco de Souza of Brazil won the Hugh Bartrug Best in Show and Best Art Knife in BLADE Show ’22’s custom…

The multiple quench; sheephorn handles; 52100 ball-bearing steel; High Endurance Performance Knives (HEPK); the convex edge; Excalibur—the inexorable quest for these and much more have characterized BLADE®’s “Knife Talk” (page 64) columns of HEPK and BLADE three-and-a-half decades. Known for his gravelly voice, bushy beard, tasseled leather vest and Montana crease cowboy hat (Ed’s confidant and long-time assistant Chris Amos quipped at the BLADE Show that Ed should have won an award for best cowboy hat), Fowler has regaled BLADE readers with engaging stories of forging, heat treating, sheath making, knife and handle design, great knifemakers and knife users, and other sharp topics for what seems like forever. Forging knives in his shop at his Willow Bow Ranch in Riverton, Wyoming, for over 40 years, Ed draws inspiration from BLADE…

It truly was a family affair—you might even call it a Ruple family reunion—when the BLADE Magazine Cutlery Hall Of Fame® formally inducted Bill Ruple and Aldo and Edda Lorenzi during BLADE Show 2022. A master maker of slip joints who has won just about every slip-joint award there is, Ruple brought what seemed to be not only his entire family but almost all the members of the organization of knifemakers he is largely credited with creating: the South Texas Slipjoint Cartel. And while the Lorenzis were unable to attend from their home in Milan, Italy, they were amply represented in spirit as their impact on the international knife industry was celebrated by all in attendance. “WE ARE GLAD TO HAVE NOT FAILED TO MEET THEIR EXPECTATIONS.”—ALDO AND EDDA LORENZI…

Tell us what knife you carry. Add a little history or an anecdote. Try to include a photograph—if digital, at least 600 KB but no larger than 2 MB—of you with your knife. We will publish your comments in an upcoming “The Knife I Carry.” Your name will then be entered in a drawing to win a free, high-quality, name-brand knife. The drawing will be November 15. Mail to: BLADE®, 5600 W. Grande Market Dr., Ste. 100, Appleton, WI 54913, or e-mail steve@blademag.com. If you send your entry by e-mail, please include your physical mailing address in case you win the knife. “I carry a Benchmade North Fork folder I bought when I became Cubmaster in my son’s Cub Scout pack. It’s sharp, rugged and durable, with a classic look.…

A.G. Russell Knives, Inc. www.agrussell.com ag@agrussell.com Adams Intl Knifeworks - AIK www.adamsknifeworks.com adamsknifeworks.com@gmail.com Automatic & Customized Knife Specialists Admiral Steel www.admiralsteel.com terry@admiralsteel.com Widest Range of Stock for Blade Needs. Alaska - Northern Knives www.northernknives.com A Real Store & Working Knife Shop! American Edge www.americanedgeknives.com info@americanedgeknives.com 320-393-2792 We have A Knife For Every Life Artknives.com www.artknives.com fred@fredeisenleather.com Andre de Villiers www.advtactical.co.za Facebook - Andre de Villiers adv44sales@gmail.com Butcher SOB folders. Arizona Custom Knives www.arizonacustomknives.com sharptalk@arizonacustomknives.com Largest selection in the world of new and consigned knives on the internet. Let us help you find the perfect knife. Dozier Knives and Arkansas Made Dozier, Inc. www.dozierknives.com info@dozierknives.com BladeGallery.com www.bladegallery.com www.bladeconnection.com www.epicedge.com Bob Dozier Knives www.dozierknives.com info@dozierknives.com Buckeye Engraving www.BuckeyeEngraving.com Make Your Mark Manufacturer of Custom Hand Stamps, Dies and Brands CRKT www.crkt.com info@crkt.com…

Sometimes, a notable person is referred to as “a big fish in a big pond” or “a big fish in a little pond.” Such a person may be described as one but usually not the other as well. Ethan Becker is both, and there’s nothing fishy about it. Ethan served as writer and editor of periodic updates of his grandmother Irma Rombauer’s iconic cookbook, The Joy of Cooking, for many years. Ethan’s name is known worldwide, from leading international chefs to local fry cooks—even in your mom’s kitchen. He’s appeared on numerous network television shows and other venues for his knowledge of all things food related, seen by millions of folks around the globe. One thing all good chefs and cooks know is knives, and Ethan knows kitchen knives…

HUGH BARTRUG BEST IN SHOW and BEST ART KNIFE KNIFE NAME: Princess Adele BLADE MATERIAL: Mosaic damascus; explosion pattern in center and twisted on frame BLADE STEELS: 15N20 nickel alloy & 1084 carbon GUARD, FERRULE AND POMMEL: 1045 carbon steel with black finish ORNAMENTS: 18k gold and diamonds SHEATH: White stingray skin, ancient walrus ivory, 1045 and 18k gold HANDLE: Ancient walrus ivory and gold GRIND: Double flat BLADE LENGTH: 14.76” OVERALL LENGTH: 21” KNIFE TO KNOW: Made in honor of Franco’s daughter, Adele, the Princess Adele is part of Franco’s Royal Collection MAKER’S PRICE FOR A SIMILAR KNIFE: Not available Best In Show went to a jaw-dropping knife named in honor of one maker’s daughter, and another maker won a BLADE Show slip joint award for an unprecedented fourth…

SPEC CHECK INFORMANT/GREG WESLEY BLADE LENGTH: 35∕8” BLADE MATERIAL: 1095 carbon steel BLADE GRIND: Flat BLADE WIDTH: .75” BLADE THICKNESS AT RICASSO: 1∕8” HANDLE: Canvas Micarta® HANDLE THICKNESS THROUGHOUT: 7∕16” HARDWARE: Micarta pins, stainless thong hole WEIGHT: 3 ozs. OVERALL LENGTH: 7.5” SHEATH: 10-oz. tooled leather pouch w/belt loop WEIGHT OF SHEATHED KNIFE: 5.5 ozs. MAKER’S PRICE: $200 “THE BALANCE OF THE BLADE MADE FOR A VERY QUICK TEST.” The trend for smaller EDC knives is still going strong. Set up with a leather sheath for belt or pocket carry, the Informant from Wesley Custom Knives fits the bill perfectly. Greg Wesley grinds them all by hand. This one is lean and mean. How mean? Let’s see. I started with a piece of dense foam I use for making my…

Note: Events with an asterisk (*) have knives and knife accessories as the main/sole focus. Events with two asterisks (**) are knifemaking seminars or symposiums, cutting competitions, auctions, or other knife-related events. AUGUST AUG. 6-7 ALBANY, OR Pacific Northwest Knife Show, Willamette Expo Hall, Linn County Fairgrounds. Email tacticalordnanceshow.com or call/text Julie at 253-381-6686.* AUG. 6-7 CROSSVILLE, TN Cumberland County Knife & Gun Show w/Col. Coon Collectors, Cumberland County Community Complex. Call Donnie 931-250-1981 or visit www.gkshow.org. AUG. 6-7 SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA Sydney Knife Show, Rosehill Gardens Racecourse, Grand Pavilion Level 2. Visit www.sydneyknifeshow.com.au.* AUG. 13 MERIDIAN, ID Idaho Knife Association Traditional & Tactical Knife Show, Courtyard by Marriott. E-mail idahoknife@gmail.com or visit ika.idahoknife.com.* AUG. 19-20 LEXINGTON, KY Central Kentucky Knife Club Show, Clarion Hotel Convention Center. Contact Kathy Litton 502-863-1840 litton711@aol.com…

Joe Mangiafico’s trout knives not only are built to use but are cool and colorful to boot. The 28-year-old Massachusetts maker acid etched the flat areas of the blades for a damascus look, yet it’s the handles and sheaths that really stand out. The grips are structural mosaics of G-10, brass and copper. For instance, the blue haloed red center pins of the model with the green handle are inlaid plugs, and the brass pins are press fit and epoxied all the way through. He designed the Kydex sheaths with centered pocket clips to attach to your pocket or waders while fishing. The red-banded model is inspired by the redband trout Joe fly fishes for in the Deschutes River Valley of central Oregon. MODEL NAMES: Brook Trout, Brown Trout and Rainbow…