Blade (magazine)

Blade
Editor Steve Shackleford
Categories knives, knife collecting
Frequency Monthly
Circulation 40,000
Publisher F+W Publications Inc.
First issue 1973
Company F+W Media
Country  United States
Language English
Website www.blademag.com
ISSN 0744-6179

Blade is a long-running consumer magazine about knife collecting.

First published in 1973 under the title American Blade by Southern House Publishing Co. with Blackie Collins as the editor, 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, Blade Trade. In 1994, Voyles, then the sole owner, sold the publication and its properties to Krause Publications,[1] which increased its frequency to monthly. F+W Publications Inc. purchased Krause Publications and Blade in 2002[2] and published it under its brand beginning 2004-10.

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.[3]

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.[4][5]

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.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Krause cuts a trail to blade enthusiast", Folio: the Magazine for Magazine Management, 1994
  2. ↑ Baker, Don (2002). "F&W INC. TO ACQUIRE PUBLISHER KRAUSE". The Cincinnati Post. Cincinnati, OH. Retrieved 2011-04-05.
  3. ↑ Kertzman, Joe (2003). Knives 2003, 23rd Edition. Iola, WI: Krause Publications. pp. 47–48. ISBN 978-0-87349-448-9.
  4. ↑ Ewald, Chase (2003). "Getting an Edge". American Cowboy (Active Interest Media, Inc.) 10 (4): 86.
  5. ↑ Searson, Mike (2011-04-01). "The Best Knives of G2". Blade (FW Media Inc.) 37 (5): 80–84.
  6. ↑ "Mr. SpeedSafe Joins the Club". Blade Magazine. 2008-07-22. Retrieved 2008-07-24.
  7. ↑ Shackleford, Steve. "BLADE Show Names Top Knives". Retrieved 4 June 2013.

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