Stormcrow Posted March 25, 2014 Share Posted March 25, 2014 I just had an article by Joe Flowers come out in the July issue (yes, already on the stands in March!) of Tactical Knives Magazine. He reviewed a bush sword and companion knife that I made for him with an ambidextrous, modular leather sheath rig by Luke Swenson ( The photos by Terrill Hoffman are terrific, but they're in black and white and don't convey the retina-searing neon lemon color of the paracord wrap on the handle. I chose the color after seeing another article Joe wrote about a river rafting knife that also had a bright yellow handle for high visibility. A nice personal touch from Luke. We also made a rig at the same time for fellow TK writer Reuben Bolieu. In contrast, I used retina-searing neon orange paracord for his. I found out later that he likes orange tools for working in jungle as it shows up easily if dropped among leaves. He's posted on various forums photos of the rig being used to cut wood for fires and shelters, cutting good-sized logs to build a raft, making shavings for fire starter, clearing tall grass, etc. I handed over the rigs to these two gentlemen at the Blade Show. Here's Joe with his: And, from left to right, Luke, Reuben, and me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted March 25, 2014 Share Posted March 25, 2014 Great PR! (and so handy for cutting your way through the crowds around the tables...) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 Eye searing is good for bush work. Nice looking blades and great PR. Getting orders yet, gonna hire help to fill them? Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormcrow Posted March 26, 2014 Author Share Posted March 26, 2014 Thank y'all! Thomas - When Joe got his hands on the bush sword, he took some experimental swings and commented on how it was "almost delicately balanced". Thank goodness there was a lull in the crowd and no one was nearby in the aisle at the time! Frosty - It'd be great if I got busy enough to expand and hire some help. Not the kind of thing I could really do on the forging side of things, but the stock removal stuff...maybe. :) I do have plenty of work needing my attending to these days, for which I am quite grateful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddie Mullins Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 Congrats, and I'd dare say well deserved! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 Back in the days when I would attend the Knifemakers Guild show (KC and Dallas) I have been known to wear a maille shirt as the waving around of blades was a bit much at times... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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