• " THE CASE CUTLERY DYNASTY - TESTED XX " * NEW & IN STOCK!! • " BLADE'S GUIDE TO MAKING KNIVES " * NEW & IN STOCK!! • "THE FIRST COMMANDO KNIVES" * BACK IN STOCK! • * BARGAIN PRICE! * - " BEST OF KNIFE WORLD VOL. III " • * ON SALE!! * - " BRITISH & COMMONWEALTH MILITARY KNIVES " • OUT OF PRINT BOOK LIST UPDATED • KNIFEWORLD.COM website additions • Highlights from the SEPTEMBER issue of "KNIFE WORLD" • A few miscellaneous ramblings ____________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ • " THE CASE CUTLERY DYNASTY - TESTED XX " - They're here! ________________________________________________________ NOW IN STOCK! Written by Case descendant and award-winning author Brad Lockwood, this hardcover, 304 page book is a must-have for all Case knife fans and history buffs. This isn't a price or identification guide, but a book filled with innumerable interesting tales, vintage photographs, and plenty of historical facts about the Case family and the more than 30 cutlery companies their relations founded or otherwise contributed to. If the history of Case, Cattaraugus, Western, etc. appeals to you, you'll love this book! Hardcover, 304 pp. http://www.knifeworld.com/casecutlery.html ________________________________________________________ • " BLADE'S GUIDE TO MAKING KNIVES " - New and In Stock! ________________________________________________________ Combines the expertise of seven of the best knifemakers in the world with 250 striking full color illustrations, this book is a useful resource on all of the subjects it covers. Includes: * "It's High Time to Fashion a High-Tech Folder" by Allen Elishewitz * "Making the Everyday Working Knife" by Wayne Goddard * "His Forge Burns Hot for Mosaic Damascus" by Rick Dunkerley * "Dedicated to the Study of Sword Making" by Don Fogg * "Building the Bolsters of Alchemy" by John Lewis Jensen * "Methods of Tomahawk Making are Timeless" by Joe Szilaski * "The Art and Science of Blade Grinding" by R.J. Martin With 250 fine full color photos on glossy paper stock, this should prove a popular title. Softcover, 160 pp. http://www.knifeworld.com/blguide2makingkn.html ________________________________________________________ • " THE FIRST COMMANDO KNIVES" --- BACK IN STOCK ________________________________________________________ by Prof. Kelly Yeaton, LTC Samuel L. Yeaton and Col. Rex Applegate We used to sell this title some years back, and have picked it up again to see if it's still in demand. It covers the evolution of the Fairbairn-Sykes commando dagger from the first toolroom prototypes in Shanghai to the wartime F-S and USMC Raider knives and, ultimately, modern variations designed by Applegate (ties in nicely with the article in the September KNIFE WORLD - see below). A nice little book with some information found nowhere else. Softcover, 115 pp. http://www.knifeworld.com/knifeworld/firstcommando.html ________________________________________________________ • " BEST OF KNIFE WORLD VOL. III “ - Sale on Damaged Books ________________________________________________________ We've been through all of the remailing copies, and have a grand total of about a dozen remaining 'squished' copies of THE BEST OF KNIFE WORLD VOL. III. "Best of III" is pretty much a self-explanatory title - 310 pages containing more than 70 of the best articles published in KNIFE WORLD magazine between 1983 and 1991. If you like knives, there's definitely something for you in here. 'squished' copies: $9.95 http://www.knifeworld.com/bestof3dmg.html or, if you'd rather have a perfect one for just $13.95... http://www.knifeworld.com/besofknifwor.html ________________________________________________________ • " BRITISH & COMMONWEALTH MILITARY KNIVES “ - SALE! ________________________________________________________ If ever there was a GREAT knife book that has not gotten its due, it must be Ron Flook's BRITISH & COMMONWEALTH MILITARY KNIVES. This book is an absolutely essential reference on the subject, and everyone with the slightest interest in military knives of Great Britain, Canada, India, Australia, and New Zealand ought to have a copy. Though worth every penny of the $49.95 retail, the publisher has temporarily dropped the price and we are following suit: $24.95, for as long as their sale lasts. To read more about the book or to jump on this great bargain, visit: http://www.knifeworld.com/britandcommi.html ________________________________________________ • OUT OF PRINT BOOKS ________________________________________________ We've just updated the Out of Print Book List on the website again, and the most notable additions are two military knife books very much in demand these days: * United States Military Knives 1941-1991 by Michael Silvey * U.S. Military Knives, Bayonets, and Machetes Book III by M.H. Cole Only one copy of each available, so move fast if you need either! To view our complete list with prices, visit: http://www.knifeworld.com/outofprdabo.html PS: There's a LARGE batch of out of print books on the way to us right now, so watch for more additions in the near future... ________________________________________________ • KNIFEWORLD.COM website additions ________________________________________________ Last month, we discussed the possibility of posting these newsletters on the KNIFE WORLD website for those who have their SPAM filter cranked up so high that these just aren't getting through. That includes a lot of folks (but probably not you, if you're reading this). We're going to try this out and see if it's worth doing, so if you're NOT reading this, go directly to our website at http://www.knifeworld.com/backnewsletters.html to see the last few online newsletters (#'s 49-53 presently posted). [If you're reading this you can have a look-see as well... just bear with the editor and his offbeat sense of humor.] Your feedback is appreciated, just email us at: knifepub@knifeworld.com ________________________________________________ • KNIFE WORLD BOOKS ________________________________________________ KNIFE WORLD BOOKS has existed since 1977 simply because we have the best selection and service around. We know our knife books! If you're seeking out an elusive knife book, or know what info you want but not which book it's in, we can help. And if you don't see the answer on our website, we're just an email (knifepub@knifeworld.com) or phone call (865-397-1955) away... OUR BOOK CATEGORIES: Collectible Knives (two pages' worth!) Collectible Razors Military/Fighting Knives Bowie Knives Custom Knives Knives '81 - Knives 2005 annuals Knifemaking & How-to Knife Throwing Scrimshaw Knife Sharpening & Use Out of Print Books ALL to be found at: http://www.knifeworld.com/featuredbooks.html ____________________________________________________________ • now in the mail - the SEPTEMBER 2005 issue of "KNIFE WORLD" ____________________________________________________________ August's KNIFE WORLD contains the following articles: ... "APPLEGATE-FAIRBAIRN; AN ALL AMERICAN FIGHTING KNIFE" by SHELDON & EDNA WICKERSHAM... a suberb article investigating the origins and collectible variations of one of the world's most famous fighting knives. Don't miss this one! ... "KEVIN HOFFMAN - ARTIST/KNIFEMAKER" by LOWELL BRAY Here's a profile of a Knifemakers Guild member with a serious artistic background, who has very quietly racked up a lot of years of experience and a strong following in the collecting community. ... "THE BEST ALL 'ROUND CARRY KNIFE" by RALPH HURNE A thought-provoking piece on the practicality of smaller fixed blades for defensive purposes, based largely on the popularity of small bowies in the Victorian era. ... "THE KRAG MODEL OF 1902 BOLO BAYONET" by FRANK TRZASKA This very rare bayonet finds proper coverage in this article by our military knife correspondent, complete with information designed to protect you from the counterfeits lurking out there. Caveat emptor! ... "MANN'S HUDSON BAY KNIFE" by BOB CAMPBELL Mike Mann crafts hand-forged period pieces from his home in the Idaho mountains, and here's a closer look at one of his most popular creations. ... "THE SEA WOLF KNIFE" by HARVEY REISBERG The inside scoop on an unusual and very rare modern collectible - a high-end divers' knife of all things. One look at the photos and you'll understand why they're so sought after... ... "WHERE'S THE RIVETS?" by ROBERT PALMER Ever wonder how some American pocketknives of the 1930s, '40s, and '50s were put together without end rivets on the handle? Here's how, and why... ...plus, there are book reviews of two new knife texts: COLLECTIBLE KNIVES OF FINLAND by Les Ristinen THE CONFEDERATE BOWIE KNIFE GUIDE by Lee Hadaway BERNARD LEVINE's WHUT IZZIT features more nifty oddities this month: an early American knife with a folding ruler in it, a superb A. BELKNAP six-blade congress knife that would set early-American collectors absolutely afire, an unusual Ka-Bar combat knife - or something else, a Russell skinner that's not as old as it might appear and an odd Chinese multiblade that aroused the suriosity of a well known knife scribe. Something for nearly everyone... IRONS IN THE FIRE is all about working together, while ARTISTRY IN KNIVES features the handcrafted creations of COLIN COX, LEE GENE BASKETT, JOHN W. WALKER III, MICHAEL RUTH, JACK DAVENPORT, KELLY CARLSON, JAMES LEE WILLIAMS, ROBERT F. DODD, VINCE EVANS, and some guy of little account named JERRY FISK. Of course there's also LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, our exclusive CLUB CORNER (free listings for all nonprofit knife collecting and knifemaking organizations), the CLASSIFIEDS, and the biggest knife related EVENTS CALENDAR anywhere (and we do mean ANYWHERE). (Just kidding, Jerry... couldn't resist!) KNIFE WORLD really is the ONLY publication covering the WORLD of KNIVES. We even offer a free trial so you can see for yourself! http://www.knifeworld.com/knifwormag.htm ________________________________________________ • MISCELLANEOUS RAMBLINGS ________________________________________________ Maybe it's just me, but while it used to be that June-July-&-August were the "off-months" for knives, this year there have been quite a lot of summer activities available to knife lovers. What's up with that? The fall is traditionally the time of year for knife events, and this year is no exception. In the Chicago area, the AECA hosts their 26th annual show Sept 16-18, while Michigan hosts the Wolverine Club's fall show the same weekend and Dallas, Texas welcomes Knives Illustrated's Spirit of Steel Show as well. The NKCA returns to Wilmington, Ohia the weekend of the 23-25, for a show that has become quite successful at this location (this is the one that used to be the NKCA's Cincinnati Show.) October is the biggest month, though -- I count 13 events on the calendar already. Come out, and see what the knife world is up to! For details on these and all the other upcoming knife shows/ hammer-ins/etc., check out page 36 of your September KNIFE WORLD. Mark D. Zalesky Editor, KNIFE WORLD knifepub@knifeworld.com ** Questions or comments? Letters to the KNIFE WORLD editor? ** Send them along to "knifepub@knifeworld.com". We'd love to hear from you! 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