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THE WORLD’S
GREATEST
KNIFE BOOK
35
th EDITION
KNIVES
STATE-OF-THE-ART
EMBELLISHMENTS
LATEST TRENDS
IN DESIGNS AND
MATERIALS
COMPREHENSIVE
DIRECTORY OF
CUSTOM MAKERS
EDITED BY
JOE KERTZMAN
KNIVES
Joe Kertzman
EDITED BY
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ISSN 0277-0725
ISBN-13: 978-1-4402-4073-7
ISBN-10: 1-4402-4073-6
Cover Design by Sharon Bartsch
Designed by Rachael Wolter
Edited by Corrina Peterson
Printed in United States of America
Dedication and
Acknowledgments
F
or years the
KNIVES
annual book has laid
claim to having the
world’s greatest knife writ-
ers
contributing feature articles on a myriad
of blade-related subjects. I acknowledge them and
their contributions, and dedicate
this, the
KNIVES 2015,
book to
each of them.
Rod Halvorsen
has always been fascinated with
indigenous and ethnographic
cutting tools and weapons.
Extensive travel has given him
an appreciation for the blades of
various cultures, designs he has
been able to modify and explore
through knifemaking in his
own shop.
Greg Bean’s
stud-
ies of writing and history went
perfectly with his passion for
sharp, pointy things. He began
writing for
BLADE
®
Magazine
and the
KNIVES
book series
while working for C.A.S Iberia.
Accomplished custom knifemaker
Vince Evans’
interest in his-
torical knives and swords keeps
him traveling internationally
to research and study original
pieces in museums. He makes
some of the most true-to-form re-
productions of knives and swords
extant.
Mike Haskew
has been
writing for
BLADE
for 23 years,
and has developed a great ap-
preciation for the industry and its
people. He is also an avid writer
of military history and general
interest articles, and is the au-
thor of more than a dozen books.
Michael Janich
is an accom-
plished author and recognized
expert on knives and all aspects of self-defense. A
member of
Black Belt Magazine’s
prestigious Hall of
Fame, co-host of Outdoor Chan-
nel’s “The Best Defense” TV show,
and founder of Martial Blade
Concepts, he is also a prolific
knife designer.
Jordan Clary
is
a freelance writer and professional
blogger who became interested in
knives while visiting a primitive
tribe of knifemakers in Burma.
Pat Covert
started seriously
collecting knives in the mid-80s
and penning articles about them
in 1996. He has been writing
for
BLADE
and
KNIVES
since
2010.
James Morgan Ayres
has written over 50 articles for
BLADE,
as well as eight books—
four of them on survival, firearms
and knives. He served with the
82nd Airborne Division and the 7th
Special Forces Group (Green Be-
rets). Knife
collector and purveyor
Don Guild
is a retired pharmacist
who had a chain of 24 stores in
California. He has written loads of
articles on art knives for
BLADE
and
KNIVES.
Evan Nappen
has dedicated his life to fighting
for gun and knife rights. He has
practiced law since 1988 and was
one of the first attorneys to ever
get a federal injunction against a
state gun law. He has written and
produced DVDs, and authored a number of gun rights
books, as well as numerous articles that have appeared
in national magazines. There, how’s that for the world’s
greatest knife writers?!
Joe Kertzman
DEDICATION
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Contents
Introduction .....................................................................................................................................6
2015 Wooden Sword Award .............................................................................................................7
Features
“The First Knife I Ever Made” .............................................................................................................................8
Are Quality Knives Worth the Quid? ................................................................................................................14
Switching to Survival Knife Mode .................................................................................................................... 20
A Sword for a Warrior King............................................................................................................................... 26
The Art Knife Goes International .....................................................................................................................32
Knives Hidden in Plain Sight.............................................................................................................................37
Knife Trading Along Emigrant Trails...............................................................................................................41
Feeding His Fixed-Blade Fixation .................................................................................................................... 45
Frame-Lock Fever! ..............................................................................................................................................52
Trends Section ...............................................................................................................................57
Sweeping Uppercuts............................................................................................................................................58
Utility Knives & Choppers .................................................................................................................................61
Folds of Technology ............................................................................................................................................ 66
Belt and Boot Knives ..........................................................................................................................................72
Genteel Steel .......................................................................................................................................................74
Cool as a Camp Cutter ........................................................................................................................................82
Forever in Loveless .............................................................................................................................................83
Battle Honed ....................................................................................................................................................... 84
Telltale Temper Lines .........................................................................................................................................87
Picture-Perfect Pocketknives ............................................................................................................................ 90
Splayed in Their Coffins .....................................................................................................................................94
A Higher Class of Hunters................................................................................................................................. 96
Push Dagger Presentation ................................................................................................................................105
Worldwide Weaponry ........................................................................................................................................106
Western Wares ..................................................................................................................................................112
A Bromance with the Bowie .............................................................................................................................114
Food Preppers ....................................................................................................................................................122
Natural-Handle Fighters ................................................................................................................................. 125
State of the Art Section ............................................................................................................... 132
Handle Marquetry and Mosaics .......................................................................................................................133
Animal-Printed Points......................................................................................................................................134
Ivory Artistry ....................................................................................................................................................136
Permanent Etchings & Engravings .................................................................................................................138
Gold Inlaid and Bladed .....................................................................................................................................146
Dyed in the Wood ..............................................................................................................................................149
Damascus Patterns Parade ..............................................................................................................................150
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