Tag Archives: Blade Show 2013

White River Knife & Tool’s Knucklehead Knife

Posted on July 1, 2013 by Wilson

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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DJ Urbanovsky’s Boker Plus Colubris

Posted on June 25, 2013 by Wilson

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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Colonial Knife Company Blackie Collins Signature Series

Posted on June 20, 2013 by Wilson

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 →

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Kiku Matsuda Custom Knives

Posted on June 16, 2013 by Wilson

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 →

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Jason Brous Triple Threat Becomes the SOG Growl

Posted on June 11, 2013 by Wilson

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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Schrade Adds New Knives for 2013

Posted on June 8, 2013 by Wilson

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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Zero Tolerance/ Dmitry Sinkevich 0454 Folder–Best in Show

Posted on June 6, 2013 by Wilson

This is an eye-popping prototype of the new Zero Tolerance Knives model 0454, designed by Dmitry Sinkevich, which took home the distinction of Best Overall Knife at Blade Show 2013!  I think you can see why. That three-piece composite blade … Continue reading →

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Timberline Vallotton Kickstart Steel Blade

Posted on June 4, 2013 by Wilson

Timberline Knives, founded in the early 1980’s by the late Jim Hardenbrook and Vaughn Neeley, has a history of successful collaborations, whether the early ones with Bob Lum and Ernest Emerson (the Emerson-Neeley SPECWAR won Blade Show’s Best American Knife … Continue reading →

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HTM Kirby Lambert SNAP Folding Knife

Posted on June 3, 2013 by Wilson

New for 2013 is the HTM Knives (Hand Tech Made) SNAP.  Famed Canadian knife maker Kirby Lambert designed the SNAP and HTM picked it up as a semi-custom production knife.  I immediately thought of an old WWII-era U.S. Mk 2 pineapple … Continue reading →

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Blade Show 2013: My Last Hours

Posted on June 1, 2013 by Wilson

Here are some more photos I just snapped in the last several hours at Blade Show.  I’ll be finding transport back to the airport shortly.  It has been an inspiring show for me as I intend on making my own … Continue reading →

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