Tabla de contenidos para Complete Knife Guide Spring 2022 en Blade

“Imported knives? What are those?” deadpanned Brad Larkin, headman of Bradford Knives. Bradford Knives is a domestic manufacturer and doesn’t have to deal with the worldwide shortage of imported knives that companies that depend on off shore cutlery manufacture do. However, what about knife parts? Many domestic manufacturers do import some of them. How is the current supply chain problem, particularly the one ongoing at press time in Long Beach and Los Angeles, affecting the importation of the small stuff—ball bearings, washers, screws and other parts crucial to the production of factory knives? And how will those issues affect the introduction of new knives and their prices in 2022? Find out in “The New Abnormal” on page 114. •Speaking of the new factory knives for ’22, beginning on page 12…

(Importers/Makers) ANTIQUE American Edge American Military Edged Weaponry Museum Atlanta Cutlery Corp. Bryan Bros. Cutlery Co. Cutlery Specialties EdgeDealer.com Fort Henry Custom Knives Hickory Hill Cutlery Hiltary Industries House Of Blades LATAMA Cutlery Marble Arms Northwest Knives & Collectibles Ozark Cutlery Supply RFG Safe & Knife Shepherd Hills Cutlery Smoky Mountain Knife Works St. Croix Blades Tennessee Cutlery Tony Foster Case Collectible Knives BOWIES A.G. Russell Knives American Edge Atlanta Cutlery Corp. Benchmade Knife Co. Beretta U.S.A. Corp. Blue Grass Cutlery Corp. Blue Ridge Knives Boker USA, Inc. Buck Knives C.A.S. Iberia Camillus c/o Acme United Corp. Case, W.R., & Sons Cutlery Co. Coast Cutlery Co. Cold Steel, Inc. Condor Tool & Knife Crazy Crow Trading Post LLC Cutlery Specialties Damascus U.S.A. Denton, John EdgeDealer.com Egginton Bros. Ltd. Ek Commando…

A 5.11 Tactical 1360 Reynolds, Suite 101 Irvine, CA 92614 p 209-527-4511 f 209-527-1511 www.511Tactical.com pr@511tactical.com Tactical apparel, gear, and fixed blades and folders AccuSharp International (see Fortune Products, Inc.) Adams International Knifeworks 8710 Rosewood Hills Dr. Edwardsville, IL 62025 Contact: Crystal p 618-656-9868 www.adamsknifeworks.com adamsknifeworks.com@gmail.com Specialists since 1987 in all brands of automatic cutlery for law enforcement, first responders and collectors. AIK’s in-house custom shop creates exclusive knives for the finest collections. We offer hand file work, rehandling, milgrain and engraving from our exceptional customizer, Andrew Lee Adams. Admiral Steel LLC 4152 W. 123rd St. Alsip, IL 60803-1869 p 800-323-7055 f 708-388-9317 www.admiralsteel.com sales@admiralsteel.com Supplies blade steels to production/custom knifemakers Adam Unlimited 5456 Peachtree Industrial Blvd. #119 Atlanta, GA 30341 Contact: Adam Drescher 404-621-4499 adamunlimited.com adam@adamunlimited.com Rayskin and exotic…

Leaders are rare, great leaders even more so. Tim Hancock, Bert Gaston and Carolyn Hughes all are names in the American Bladesmith Society who meet the latter criterion, and their leadership is a major reason why all three were inducted into the ABS Hall Of Fame. Co-sponsored by the Historic Arkansas Museum and the ABS, the 25th anniversary induction ceremony of the ABS Hall of Fame was held Aug. 7 in Little Rock, Arkansas. It was an especially poignant ceremony for this writer as not only was my lovely bride, Carolyn, inducted, but shortly after the beginning of the program, Robert Wilson, executive director of the W. F. Moran Foundation, honored me with the Foundation’s first Lifetime Achievement Award. It was an act that took me totally by surprise. Next,…

The latest factory knives populate this issue’s cover, with the featured pieces being the Sandrin TCK 2.0, the Medford Knife & Tool Proxima and the Puma XP Pig Sticker Commando Stag. A straight-edge blade of polyhedral tungsten carbide highlights the Sandrin TCK 2.0. At a Rockwell hardness of 71 HRC, the material will hold a great edge but is subject to chipping, though Sandrin’s version has been engineered to reduce brittleness and add flexibility. As a result, the TCK 2.0 and other Sandrin knives are designed for cutting and slicing, not prying or chopping. For more on it, see the story on page 70. The Puma XP Pig Sticker is not new in and of itself but the Commando Stag handle material is. Meanwhile, the svelte dagger design with the…

Man cannot eat with a knife alone. Nowhere is that more apparent when you’re away from a fully stocked kitchen, whether a picnic in the park or huddled over a backpacking stove, miles from the trailhead and soaked to the bone. Enter the all-purpose food tools: a diverse lot designed to handle all sorts of gastronomical tasks, anything from popping the top on a bottle of beer, preparing a camp meal or pulling a cork from a wine bottle. Many are multi-tools and plenty more give you a dedicated eating knife, fork and spoon in a package small enough to take to the outdoors, whether your trip is for fun or survival. Aft er all, food scarfed outside aft er a hard day of work or play is some of…

ABRASIVES 3M Abrasive Systems American Siepmann Corp. Atlanta Cutlery Corp. Brownells Burr King Canadian Knifemaker Supply Ltd. Custom Kraft Cutlery Specialties EZE-Lap Diamond Products G.L. Pearce Abrasive Co. GATCO Sharpeners Hiltary Industries House Of Blades Industrial Abrasives Co. Jantz Supply Kerry Abrasives Klingspor Abrasives Knife & Gun Finishing Supplies Midwest Knifemakers Supply Norton / Saint-Gobain Abrasives Osborn International Red Hill Corp./Supergrit Abrasives Riverside Machine Sheffield Knifemakers Supply Spyderco, Inc. Stephen Bader & Co., Inc. Texas Knifemakers Supply Tru-Grit, Inc. ACCESSORIES A.G. Russell Knives Adam Unlimited Antonini USA Atlanta Cutlery Corp. Blade HQ Blue Grass Cutlery Brigade Quartermasters Brownells Cutlery Specialties Extreme Outfitters Fort Henry Custom Knives GATCO Sharpeners Gerber Legendary Blades/Fiskars Hawkins Knife Making Supplies House Of Blades Jantz Supply Ka-bar Knives Inc. Knife & Gun Finishing Supplies KnifeHog KnifeWorks…

Choppers are among the oldest tools used by humans, dating back some 3.3 million years, so you might say humanity has had a lot of practice. Big choppers have come a long way since and take on many forms today, from large bowies and small machetes to hatchets and compact axes. Many campers, survivalists and even vigorous brush clearers prefer a big chopping tool because it’s more portable than a larger tool, such as a full-size machete or an axe—or simply because it fits the needs for the job at hand. Then there’s the old adage, “A big knife can handle many jobs a small knife can, but a small knife can’t handle many jobs a large knife can.” Indeed, there are many videos showing fine fire-starting curls being taken…

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. NOVEMBER NOV. 19-20 NASHVILLE, TN The New York Custom Knife Show goes to Nashville, Sheraton Grand Nashville Downtown. For more information visit fiftyfiftyproductions.net.* DECEMBER DEC. 11 EUGENE OR Oregon Knife Collectors Mini Show, Wheeler Pavilion at the Lane Events Center. Call 541-484-5564 or visit or-egonknifeclub.org.* 2022 JANUARY JAN. 18-21 LAS VEGAS, NV The 2022 Shooting, Hunting, Outdoor Trade (SHOT) Show, Caesars Forum and Venetian Expo. For the trade only. Visit shotshow.org. JAN. 21 LAS VEGAS, NV Tactical Knife Invitational (TKI) Vegas, Palace Station Hotel & Casino. Advance registration required. Visit r1promotions.com.* JAN. 21-23 LAS VEGAS, NV Las Vegas…

Need to cut your cigar? One of these hotties has it. Does your EDC need some TLC? Its sharpener awaits (and so too do a whole slew of new EDCs). Want a blade long, tall and sexy? Check out one of these. In the market for exotic blade materials? Say no more. Clamoring for a sharp tool for the wilderness? You’ll find one here. Looking for a favorite designer’s knives? This bunch probably has it. Jonesing for a gent’s knife? Several have your number. Yes, it’s time once again for the latest factory knives for yet another year—in this case, what’s new for ’22. Prepare your page turning finger because one or more of the latest in knives/knife accessories will soothe your inner blade beast. 1. CG1 EPIC/WILLIAM HENRY PATTERN/TYPE:…

5.11 Tactical Alabama Damascus Steel American Military Edged Weaponry Museum Antonini USA Arizona Custom Knives Atlanta Cutlery Corp. B&F System, Inc./MAXAM Benchmade Knife Company Beretta U.S.A. Corp. Bill’s Custom Cases BlackHawk Products Group Blade-Tech Industries BladeArt.com BladeGallery.com Blue Mountain Turquoise Blue Ridge Knives Boker USA, Inc. Boye Knives Brigade Quartermaster Brownells Browning Bryan Brothers Cutlery Co. Bubba Blade/Fish Tales, LLC C.A.S. Iberia Cains Outdoor, Inc. CampCo, Inc./UZI, Humvee, S&W Case, W.R. & Sons Cutlery Co. Centaur Forge, Texas Centaur Forge, Wisconsin Center Cross Instructional Videos Coast Cutlery Co. Col. Conk Products, Inc. Colonial Coutellerie Chambriard Crazy Crow Trading Post LLC Culpepper & Co. Cutlery Specialties Damascus U.S.A. Dan’s Whetstone Co., Inc. Dixie Gun Works, Inc. Dovo Scissors Edge Pro Sharpening Systems Edgecraft Corp. Egginton Bros. Ltd. EKA Knives/ProForce Equipment Emerson…

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The worldwide supply chain pain ongoing at press time presents different problems for different companies, including those in the knife industry. How each of the latter is affected depends largely on whether it imports its knives, manufactures them or has others produce them domestically. Chris Reeve Knives is a domestic manufacturer and makes its knife parts in-house or has them specially made. However, thanks to “the new abnormal,” delivery of CRK’s specially made parts is never a given. “Each time an order is placed for screws, pins, ceramic balls, etc., we hold our breath and hope there are no delays!” wrote CRK’s Anne Reeve. “One thing we have experienced is a shortage of some processing materials—ceramic media for tumbling and some abrasives. We have been able to find alternatives and…