Blade is a consumer magazine aboutknife collecting. The magazine is based inAppleton, Wisconsin.[1]
| Editor | Steve Shackleford |
|---|---|
| Categories | knives, knife collecting |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Circulation | 40,000 |
| Publisher | Gun Digest Media LLC |
| Founded | 1973 |
| Country | USA |
| Based in | Appleton, Wisconsin |
| Language | English |
| Website | https://blademag.com/ |
| ISSN | 0744-6179 |
History and profile
editFirst published in 1973 under the titleAmerican Blade bySouthern House Publishing Co. withBlackie Collins as the editor. The headquarters was inChattanooga, Tennessee. The magazine's title was changed toBlade 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, theBlade 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 toKrause Publications,[2] which increased its frequency to monthly.F+W Publications Inc. purchased Krause Publications andBlade in 2002[3] and published it under its brand beginning in October 2004. In 2018, Gun Digest Media LLC acquiredBlade, Blade Show and all related properties.
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.[4]
Blade sponsors two annual knife shows every year. The Blade Show, held in Atlanta, Georgia every Spring and the Usual Suspect Gathering held inLas Vegas, Nevada in September.[5][6]
Cutlery Hall of Fame
editEvery 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 promoteknife making,Bladesmithing, andKnife collecting. Each year, the living members of the Cutlery Hall Of Fame nominate and vote on the latest inductee to join their ranks.[7]
- Henry D. Baer - Knifemaker, President ofSchrade Knives and namesake of the "Uncle Henry" brand of pocketknives.
- Dewey Ferguson - Author
- Bo Randall - Knifemaker
- James B. Lile - Knifemaker
- M.H. Cole - Knifemaker and Author
- Al Buck - Founder ofBuck Knives
- William R. Williamson - Scholar and collector of Bowie knives
- Pete Gerber - Founder ofGerber Legendary Blades
- Bob Loveless - Knifemaker
- William F. Moran - Bladesmith
- Jim Parker - Knifemaker
- George Herron - Knifemaker 1932-2007
- Frank Buster - Knifemaker
- Frank Forsyth
- A.G. Russell - Knifemaker
- Ken Warner - Author
- Jim Bowie - Father of theBowie knife
- Maury Shavin
- Hubert Lawell
- William Scagel - Knifemaker
- Gil Hibben - Knifemaker
- Harry McEvoy - Author
- Buster Warenski - Knifemaker
- Albert M. Baer - Founder ofSchrade Knives
- Col. Rex Applegate - 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 Collins - Knifemaker
- Frank Centofante - Knifemaker
- Ron Lake - Knifemaker
- Sal Glesser - Designer, Founder ofSpyderco
- Joe Drouin - Knife Collector
- Bob Schrimsher - Knifemaking Supply
- Rudy Ruana - Knifemaker
- D¹Alton Holder - Knifemaker
- Michael Walker - Knifemaker, Inventor of theWalker linerlock
- George "Butch" Winter - Author
- Tim Leatherman - Inventor of the multi-tool knife and founder ofLeatherman Tools
- Dan Dennehy - Knifemaker, Founding Member of theKnifemakers' Guild
- Ken Onion - Knifemaker and inventor of theSpeedSafe Mechanism
- Al Mar - Knifemaker, founder of Al Mar Knives
- Paul Bos - Master heat treater - Buck Knives
- Kit Carson - Knifemaker
- Wayne Goddard - Knifemaker[8]
- Chris Reeve - Knifemaker[9]
References
edit- ^"Contact Us".Blade. RetrievedFebruary 16, 2016.
- ^"Krause cuts a trail to blade enthusiast",Folio: The Magazine for Magazine Management, 1994, archived fromthe original on October 21, 2012
- ^Baker, Don (2002)."F&W Inc. to Acquire Publisher Krause".The Cincinnati Post. Cincinnati, OH. Archived fromthe original on November 5, 2012. RetrievedApril 5, 2011.
- ^Kertzman, Joe (2003).Knives 2003, 23rd Edition. Appleton, WI: Krause Publications. pp. 47–48.ISBN 978-0-87349-448-9.
- ^Ewald, Chase (2003). "Getting an Edge".American Cowboy.10 (4). Active Interest Media, Inc.: 86.
- ^Searson, Mike (April 1, 2011). "The Best Knives of G2".Blade.37 (5). FW Media Inc.:80–84.
- ^"Mr. SpeedSafe Joins the Club".Blade Magazine. July 22, 2008. Archived fromthe original on August 13, 2008. RetrievedJuly 24, 2008.
- ^Shackleford, Steve (June 3, 2013)."BLADE Show Names Top Knives".Blademag.com. RetrievedJune 4, 2013.
- ^Sobieck, Ben (June 6, 2015)."2015 Knife of the Year Awards Recognize Best in Blades".Blade.[permanent dead link]