BLADE Magazine – May 2021 (Digital PDF Download)

This digital PDF download of the May 2021 issue of BLADE magazine includes the photos, features and information scores of knifemakers, knife collectors and knife enthusiasts enjoy.

• THE SLIP JOINT MYSTIQUE
• Pocketknife history is a microcosm of all that cuts.
• By Steve Shackleford

• THE CARTEL COMES CLEAN
• Meet the many makers who are the best of Bill Ruple’s pupils.
• By Mike Haskew

• A HIGH BAR
• Four of the latest barlows are sharp in more ways than one.
• By Dexter Ewing

• MYSTERY OF THE HALF STOP
• Is it a safety feature, bell and whistle, both, or otherwise?
• By Mike Haskew

• 2021s ARE SHOWROOM SHARP!
• New knives and sharpeners offer something keen for everyone.
• By BLADE® staff

• INCREASE YOUR KNIFE IQ
• Hone your on-the-edge talents at BLADE University June 4-5.
• By BLADE staff

• KNIVES THEY GET CUT WITH MOST
• Accidents happen to all knife enthusiasts—even these top pros.
• By Pat Covert

• DANCE TO A DIFFERENT HAMMER BEAT
• J.D. Smith forges outstanding blades in rhythm and harmony.
• By Kevin Klein

• IT MAKES YOU WANT TO CUT
• Dozier Bare Bones Buffalo Skinner is sharp—and comfy, too!
• By MSG Kim Breed

• FULLER BRUSHUP
• Blade fullers improve knives structurally and aesthetically.
• By BLADE staff

• STRAIGHT-EDGE EDC SOLUTION
• Fixed or in a folder, the utilitarian blade carries very well.
• By Abe Elias

• LIKE AN OLD MUSCLE CAR
• Robert Appleby nails a Loveless dropped hunter in crown stag.
• By BLADE staff