Blade (magazine)

*Blade*
Editor	Steve Shackleford
Categories	knives, knife collecting
Frequency	Monthly
Circulation	40,000
Publisher
Year founded	1973
Company
Country	USA
Based in	Appleton, Wisconsin
Language	English
Website	www.blademag.com
ISSN	0744-6179

Blade is a long-running consumer magazine about knife collecting. The magazine is based in Appleton, Wisconsin.^[1]

History and profile[]

First published in 1973 under the title American Blade by with Blackie Collins as the editor. The headquarters was in Chattanooga, Tennessee. 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, . In 1994, Voyles, then the sole owner, sold the publication and its properties to Krause Publications,^[2] which increased its frequency to monthly. F+W Publications Inc. purchased Krause Publications and Blade in 2002^[3] and published it under its brand beginning in October 2004. In 2018, Gun Digest Media LLC acquired Blade, 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 in Las Vegas, Nevada in September.^[5]^[6]

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 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 of Schrade 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 of Buck Knives
William R. Williamson - Scholar and collector of Bowie knives
Pete Gerber - Founder of Gerber 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 the Bowie knife
Maury Shavin
Hubert Lawell
William Scagel - Knifemaker
Gil Hibben - Knifemaker
Harry McEvoy - Author
Buster Warenski - Knifemaker
Albert M. Baer - Founder of Schrade 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
- Knifemaker
Ron Lake - Knifemaker
Sal Glesser - Designer, Founder of Spyderco
Joe Drouin - Knife Collector
Bob Schrimsher - Knifemaking Supply
Rudy Ruana - Knifemaker
- Knifemaker
Michael Walker - Knifemaker, Inventor of the Walker linerlock
George "Butch" Winter - Author
Tim Leatherman - Inventor of the multi-tool knife and founder of Leatherman Tools
Dan Dennehy - Knifemaker, Founding Member of the Knifemakers' Guild
Ken Onion - Knifemaker and inventor of the SpeedSafe Mechanism
Al Mar - Knifemaker, founder of Al Mar Knives
- Master heat treater - Buck Knives
- Knifemaker
Wayne Goddard - Knifemaker^[8]
Chris Reeve - Knifemaker^[9]

References[]

^ "Contact Us". Blade. Retrieved February 16, 2016.
^ "Krause cuts a trail to blade enthusiast", Folio: The Magazine for Magazine Management, 1994, archived from the original on October 21, 2012
^ Baker, Don (2002). "F&W Inc. to Acquire Publisher Krause". The Cincinnati Post. Cincinnati, OH. Archived from the original on November 5, 2012. Retrieved April 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. Active Interest Media, Inc. 10 (4): 86.
^ Searson, Mike (April 1, 2011). "The Best Knives of G2". Blade. FW Media Inc. 37 (5): 80–84.
^ "Mr. SpeedSafe Joins the Club". Blade Magazine. July 22, 2008. Archived from the original on August 13, 2008. Retrieved July 24, 2008.
^ Shackleford, Steve (June 3, 2013). "BLADE Show Names Top Knives". Blademag.com. Retrieved June 4, 2013.
^ Sobieck, Ben (June 6, 2015). "2015 Knife of the Year Awards Recognize Best in Blades". Blade.^{[permanent dead link]}

External links[]

Official site

[1] "Contact Us". Blade. Retrieved February 16, 2016.

[Folio-2] "Krause cuts a trail to blade enthusiast", Folio: The Magazine for Magazine Management, 1994, archived from the original on October 21, 2012

[3] Baker, Don (2002). "F&W Inc. to Acquire Publisher Krause". The Cincinnati Post. Cincinnati, OH. Archived from the original on November 5, 2012. Retrieved April 5, 2011.

[JK-4] Kertzman, Joe (2003). Knives 2003, 23rd Edition. Appleton, WI: Krause Publications. pp. 47–48. ISBN 978-0-87349-448-9.

[5] Ewald, Chase (2003). "Getting an Edge". American Cowboy. Active Interest Media, Inc. 10 (4): 86.

[6] Searson, Mike (April 1, 2011). "The Best Knives of G2". Blade. FW Media Inc. 37 (5): 80–84.

[HOF-7] "Mr. SpeedSafe Joins the Club". Blade Magazine. July 22, 2008. Archived from the original on August 13, 2008. Retrieved July 24, 2008.

[8] Shackleford, Steve (June 3, 2013). "BLADE Show Names Top Knives". Blademag.com. Retrieved June 4, 2013.

[9] Sobieck, Ben (June 6, 2015). "2015 Knife of the Year Awards Recognize Best in Blades". Blade.^{[permanent dead link]}

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