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Pohl Force Knives
Dietmar Pohl is a German knife designer with over a decade and a half’s experience in the Soligen knife industry. Pohl is the owner and designer for Pohl Force Knives, which are currently made by LionSteel in Maniago, Italy. I … Continue reading
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Hogue/Elishewitz EX-F02 New Fixed Blade
This is the only shot I got at Blade Show of the new Hogue Knives Elishewitz-designed fixed blade called the EX-F02. The blade steel will be A2 tool steel with an unnamed black coating. Hogue cryogenically treats the blades and … Continue reading
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Tagged Allen Elishewitz, Blade Show 2013, Fixed Blade Knife, Hogue Knives
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New Neck Knives From Hogue and Elishewitz
Here are two new neckers from Hogue Knives that were designed by Allen Elishewitz. I was told at Blade Show that these prototypes had been hand ground by Mr. Elishewitz just before their arrival at the event. One of the … Continue reading
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Tagged Allen Elishewitz, Blade Show 2013, Fixed Blade Knife, Hogue Knives
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Boker Plus Sniper Bladeworks VLB
Sniper Bladeworks is a company founded by former law enforcement officer Lance Abernathy and veteran knifemaker Jody Muller. I learned a secret when talking to the guys at their Blade Show booth: most Sniper Bladeworks knives have names derived from … Continue reading
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Tagged Blade Show 2013, Boker Knives, Folding Knife, Sniper Bladeworks
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White River Knife & Tool’s Knucklehead Knife
Matt Cammenga, one of the owners of White River Knife & Tool, showed me their handy little Knucklehead neck knife. Heck, he even played gaffer and provided some lighting support, saying he was something of a photographer himself. Thanks, man! … Continue reading
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Tagged Blade Show 2013, Fixed Blade Knife, Matt Cammenga, White River Knife & Tool
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DJ Urbanovsky’s Boker Plus Colubris
I somehow stumbled across knifemaker DJ Urbanovsky’s work on the Internet a few years ago. DJ builds knives under the name American Kami, a kami being a Nepalese khukri maker. It is out of his respect for their work that … Continue reading
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Tagged Blade Show 2013, Boker Knives, DJ Urbanovsky, Fixed Blade Knife, Jason Brous
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Colonial Knife Company Blackie Collins Signature Series
It was a sad day in July 2011 when it was announced that Blade Hall of Fame knife designer Walter “Blackie” Collins died in a motorcycle accident. His ideas had traveled across many a manufacturer’s drawing board and his own … Continue reading
Kiku Matsuda Custom Knives
I have always been drawn to the visual artistry and powerful lines of Kiku Matsuda’s knives. Blade Show could have been my financial stateroom on the Andrea Doria, but by not bringing cash and stoically ignoring my credit card, I … Continue reading
Jason Brous Triple Threat Becomes the SOG Growl
Despite my time being short at Blade Show 2013, I just had to swing by Jason Brous’ display to converse with him. The backstory of this twenty-something year old maker is told in the unusual angles and curves in his … Continue reading
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Tagged Blade Show 2013, Brous Blades, Brous Triple Threat, Fixed Blade Knife, Jason Brous, SOG Growl, SOG Knives
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Schrade Adds New Knives for 2013
Blade Show 2013’s Schrade Knives booth had some new offerings I had not seen at SHOT Show. I really liked their SCHA4B above. The crosshatching on the flats of the blade are reminiscent of a vintage knife forged from a … Continue reading
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