Blade (magazine)
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Blade is a long-running consumer magazine about knife
collecting.
First published in 1973 under the title American Blade by Southern House Publishing Co. with Blackie Collins
as the editor, the magazine's title was changed to Blade in 1982 after its purchase by Jim Parker and Bruce Voyles. In the 1980s, the magazine served as the launching point for an annual convention for knife collectors, the Blade Show; established a Cutlery Hall of Fame; and spun off a trade magazine, Blade Trade. In 1994, Voyles, then the sole owner, sold the publication and its properties to Krause Publications
, which increased its frequency to monthly. F+W Publications Inc.
purchased Krause Publications and Blade in 2002.
Coverage in the magazine ranges across the knife hobby, including military knives, kitchen cutlery, and manufacturing and legislation issues. The magazine publishes several identification columns and values for collectible knives.
Blade sponsors two annual knife shows every year. The Blade Show, held in Atlanta, Georgia every Spring and the Usual Suspect Gathering held in Las Vegas, Nevada
in September.
. Each year, the living members of the Cutlery Hall Of Fame nominate and vote on the latest inductee to join their ranks.
Knife
A knife is a cutting tool with an exposed cutting edge or blade, hand-held or otherwise, with or without a handle. Knives were used at least two-and-a-half million years ago, as evidenced by the Oldowan tools...
collecting.
First published in 1973 under the title American Blade by Southern House Publishing Co. with Blackie Collins
Blackie Collins
Walter Wells Collins or Blackie Collins was an American knife maker who designed and popularized the assisted opening mechanism and various automatic knife designs within the art of knifemaking...
as the editor, the magazine's title was changed to Blade in 1982 after its purchase by Jim Parker and Bruce Voyles. In the 1980s, the magazine served as the launching point for an annual convention for knife collectors, the Blade Show; established a Cutlery Hall of Fame; and spun off a trade magazine, Blade Trade. In 1994, Voyles, then the sole owner, sold the publication and its properties to Krause Publications
Krause Publications
Krause Publications is a publisher of leisure-time & enthusiast magazines and books. Best known for its Standard Catalog of World Coins, a series of numismatic catalogs commonly referred to as Krause-Mishler catalogues or simply Krause catalogues. They provide information, pricing, and...
, which increased its frequency to monthly. F+W Publications Inc.
F+W Publications Inc.
F+W Media Inc., formerly F+W Publications Inc., is a publishing company headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio.Founded in 1913, F+W publishes magazines, books, and digital products, and owns and operates consumer and trade shows....
purchased Krause Publications and Blade in 2002.
Coverage in the magazine ranges across the knife hobby, including military knives, kitchen cutlery, and manufacturing and legislation issues. The magazine publishes several identification columns and values for collectible knives.
Blade sponsors two annual knife shows every year. The Blade Show, held in Atlanta, Georgia every Spring and the Usual Suspect Gathering held in Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and is also the county seat of Clark County, Nevada. Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort city for gambling, shopping, and fine dining. The city bills itself as The Entertainment Capital of the World, and is famous...
in September.
Cutlery Hall of Fame
Every year, Blade enters a new person into the "Cutlery Hall of Fame". The Cutlery Hall of Fame is composed of knifemakers, authors and persons who promote knife making, Bladesmithing, and Knife collectingKnife collecting
Knife collecting is a hobby which includes seeking, locating, acquiring, organizing, cataloging, displaying, storing, and maintaining knives. Some collectors are generalists, accumulating an assortment of different knives...
. Each year, the living members of the Cutlery Hall Of Fame nominate and vote on the latest inductee to join their ranks.
- Henry D. Baer - Knifemaker, President of Schrade KnivesImperial SchradeImperial Schrade Corp. was an American knife manufacturer of hunting knives and pocketknives. Existing in various forms, the company was the eventual consolidation of the Schrade Cutlery Company, founded in 1904, and the Imperial Knife Company, founded 1916. In 2004 the company stopped making...
and namesake of the "Uncle Henry" brand of pocketknives. - Dewey Ferguson - Author
- Bo Randall - Knifemaker
- James B. LileJimmy LileJames Buel Lile, known as Jimmy Lile or The Arkansas Knifesmith , was a knifemaker from Russellville in Pope County, Arkansas, who made the Rambo Knife for the films First Blood and Rambo: First Blood Part II...
- Knifemaker - M.H. Cole - Knifemaker and Author
- Al Buck - Founder of Buck KnivesBuck KnivesBuck Knives is an American knife manufacturer founded in San Diego, California and now located in Post Falls, Idaho. The company has a long history through five generations of the Buck family from 1902 to the present day...
- William R. Williamson - Scholar and collector of Bowie knives
- Pete Gerber - Founder of Gerber Legendary BladesGerber Legendary BladesGerber Legendary Blades is a maker of consumer knives and multitools headquartered in Tigard, Oregon, United States, within the Portland metropolitan area. Currently Gerber is a sub-division of Fiskars Brands Inc, owned by the Fiskars company of Finland...
- Bob LovelessBob LovelessRobert Waldorf Loveless , aka Bob Loveless or RW Loveless, was an American knife maker who designed and popularized the hollowground drop point blade and the use of full tapered tangs and screw-type handle scale fasteners within the art of knifemaking...
- Knifemaker - William F. MoranWilliam F. MoranWilliam F. Moran Jr. or Bill Moran was a knifemaker who founded the American Bladesmith Society and reintroduced the process of making pattern welded steel to modern knife making. Moran's knives were sought after by celebrities and heads-of-state. The "William F...
- Bladesmith - Jim Parker - Knifemaker
- George Herron - Knifemaker 1932-2007
- Frank Buster - Knifemaker
- Frank Forsyth
- A.G. RussellA.G. RussellA.G. Russell was born in Eudora, Arkansas where his grandfather taught him how to make knives when he was nine. Russell went on to make knives as a hobby and profession. In 1964, Russell switched his focus to selling Arkansas whetstones and a year later began selling knives. In 1968 he started...
- Knifemaker - Ken Warner - Author
- Jim BowieJim BowieJames "Jim" Bowie , a 19th-century American pioneer, slave trader, land speculator, and soldier, played a prominent role in the Texas Revolution, culminating in his death at the Battle of the Alamo...
- Father of the Bowie knifeBowie knifeA Bowie knife is a pattern of fixed-blade fighting knife first popularized by Colonel James "Jim" Bowie in the early 19th Century. Since the first incarnation was created by James Black, the Bowie knife has come to incorporate several recognizable and characteristic design features, although its... - Maury Shavin
- Hubert Lawell
- William ScagelWilliam ScagelWilliam Wales Scagel or Bill Scagel was a knifemaker whose style had a profound impact on the cutlery trade, influencing it for over 100 years.-Early life:...
- Knifemaker - Gil HibbenGil HibbenGil Hibben is a custom knifemaker from Wyoming who is based in La Grange, Kentucky. Hibben designed the first line of Browning hunting knives in 1968, the American Kenpo Knife for Ed Parker, and the Rambo Knife for the films Rambo III and Rambo...
- Knifemaker - Harry McEvoy - Author
- Buster WarenskiBuster WarenskiBuster Warenski was a custom knifemaker from Kimberly, Nevada who made "Art Knives" utilizing gold and other precious metals...
- Knifemaker - Albert M. Baer - Founder of Schrade KnivesImperial SchradeImperial Schrade Corp. was an American knife manufacturer of hunting knives and pocketknives. Existing in various forms, the company was the eventual consolidation of the Schrade Cutlery Company, founded in 1904, and the Imperial Knife Company, founded 1916. In 2004 the company stopped making...
- Col. Rex ApplegateRex ApplegateRex Applegate was an American military officer who worked for the Office of Strategic Services, where he trained Allied special forces personnel in close-quarters combat during World War II. He held the rank of colonel....
- Knife designer, author - B.R. Hughes - Author
- Bruce Voyles - Author
- Bernard Levine - Author
- Houston Price - Author
- Bill Adams - Author
- Jim Weyer - Author and photographer
- Chuck Buck - Knifemaker - Buck Knives
- Blackie CollinsBlackie CollinsWalter Wells Collins or Blackie Collins was an American knife maker who designed and popularized the assisted opening mechanism and various automatic knife designs within the art of knifemaking...
- Knifemaker - Frank Centofante - Knifemaker
- Ron Lake - Knifemaker
- Sal Glesser - Designer, Founder of SpydercoSpydercoSpyderco is a Golden, Colorado, U.S.A. based cutlery company that produces knives and knife sharpeners. Spyderco introduced many features that are now common on folding knives, including the pocket clip, serrations, and the opening hole...
- Joe Drouin - Knife Collector
- Bob Schrimsher - Knifemaking Supply
- Rudy Ruana - Knifemaker
- D¹Alton Holder - Knifemaker
- Michael WalkerMichael Walker (knifemaker)Michael Leon Walker is an American custom knife maker and sculptor based in Taos, New Mexico. Walker is the inventor of over 20 different knife mechanisms including the Walker Linerlock which he secured a trademark for in 1980...
- Knifemaker, Inventor of the Walker linerlockWalker LinerlockThe Walker Linerlock is a locking system developed by custom knifemaker Michael Walker in 1980 for use on folding knives.When the blade of the knife is in the opened position, it is held in place by a leaf spring that butts up against the tang of the blade to prevent the blade from closing... - George "Butch" Winter - Author
- Tim Leatherman - Inventor of the multi-tool knife and founder of LeathermanLeathermanLeatherman is the trade name for a line of multi-tools, knives and LED flashlights manufactured and marketed by Leatherman Tool Group of Portland, Oregon, USA.-Company history:Timothy S...
Tools - Dan Dennehy - Knifemaker, Founding Member of the Knifemakers' GuildKnifemakers' GuildThe Knifemakers' Guild is an organization made up of knifemakers to promote custom knives, encourage ethical business practices, assist with technical aspects of knife making, and to sponsor knife shows...
- Ken OnionKen OnionKen Onion is an American award-winning custom knifemaker based in Kaneohe, Hawaii, USA who invented the "SpeedSafe" assisted opening mechanism for Kershaw Knives...
- Knifemaker and inventor of the SpeedSafe MechanismAssisted-opening knifeAn assisted-opening knife is a type of folding knife which uses an internal mechanism to finish the opening of the blade once the user has partially opened it using a flipper or thumbstud attached to the blade.... - Al MarAl Mar KnivesAl Mar Knives is a production knife company headquartered in Tualatin, Oregon, United States. Al Mar Knives was established in 1979 by Al Mar, and has a reputation for making tactical knives of innovative design. While headquartered in the United States, Al Mar Knives are made in Japan.-Al Mar:Al...
- Knifemaker, founder of Al Mar Knives - Paul Bos - Master heat treater - Buck Knives