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Blade • Vol. XLVIV, No. 8, May 2023
COVER STORY
Has It Been 9 ALREADY?
FLAME ON! • Three fire-starter knives make sparks when you need them most
SPRING CUTTING • Ponder some great knives for a variety of the season’s outdoor activities
ATLATL! • The ancient hunting tool is easy to make and extremely efficient
Bushcraft BLADE BINGE • Be prepared for the unexpected with one of these outdoor titans
MAJOR IN KNIFE • Summer school never looked so good with the 10th Annual BLADE University
FLIPPERS in SPACE • With a simple finger flick or even in promo art, today’s flipper folders fly
WHERE TO GET ’EM
50 YEARS OF MILESTONES • Revel in a short list of events that transformed a half century of knives
25 EVENTS THAT TRANSFORMED KNIVES
HOW TO BUILD A BACKYARD POWER HAMMER • Part 4: Deciphering the clutch, motors and dies
WARNING!
30-YEAR-OLD KNIFE ORDER • An order placed long ago revives the author’s enthusiasm to make knives
STAG HAS IT ALL
GOOD OLD DAYS KNIFE • Sarge Knives TK Retro takes the author back several steps in time
THE KNIFE I CARRY
WIN A KNIFE!
SHOW CALENDAR
WHERE TO NET ’EM • BLADE MAGAZINE• THE WORLD’S #1 KNIFE PUBLICATION
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