Blade

BLADE magazine is the world’s #1 knife publication, covering all aspects of the industry: knifemaking, how-to’s, collecting, legislation and knife rights, and much more. Inside each issue you’ll find: Coverage of the hottest and most collectible handmade knives and their values Complete listings of the industry's most important shows and events Knife collecting tips from the experts The most up-to-date knife legislation info

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Print the Legend

BIG FAT BELLIES • Knives with the deep blade design excel in the field and elsewhere

Outdoor Dandies • Consider knives outstanding for the hunt—and some hot extras to boot

PICASSO of Knives • Bob Loveless left an indelible mark on the knife industry that thrives to this day

Is an Ulu FOR YOU? • The handy edged tool cuts, chops and scrapes with the best of them

Outdoorsman’s COMPANION • What to look for in a custom hunting knife and some sharp examples

WHERE TO GET ’EM

DR. D2 IS IN • Instead of D2, though, Bob Dozier’s skinner in CTS 40CP is the patient

Expect the EXCEPTIONAL • BLADE Show West returns to the scene of one of its best-ever renditions

BLADE SHOW WEST SEMINAR SCHEDULE*

SAMPLE OF TOP EXHIBITORS

HANDLE ERGONOMICS 101 • Design factors are crucial in matching the knife handle and the hand

GET A GRIP

PALM ANATOMY

EDCs, NOT TREES

THE SUBTLE HANDLE

GOING GOLDEN PART II • Rambo, King Tut, BLADE Show Atlanta and more—1984-1993 was one monumental knife decade

IT’S A NATURAL THING

THE KNIFE I CARRY

SHOW CALENDAR

WHERE TO NET 'EM

NEXT IN BLADE®

The IMP • Barry Wood’s split-handle folder inspires Darriel Caston’s clever keychain knife