Three additional comments.
1) Kevin, thanks for posting the other two lists. I was too busy and/or lazy to do it.
2) I love Blade magazine - flaws and all. I cannot imagine not having a subscription. It is IMO the premier publication which is devoted to my personal passion. If someone wants to come out with a better publication about knives, sign me up. Until then, I am glad that Blade magazine exists.
3) In reviewing the three lists over the three time periods, one thing struck me. Maybe I am wrong, but it seems to me that we see a general progression to fewer and fewer makers who are known more for their fixed blade knives to more and more makers known more for their folders. Indeed, if you look at the pictures accompanying the most recent article, of the 16 pictures for the 16 makers, 12 are folding knives and only 4 are fixed blades. I would have to go back to the earlier issues (which I am too lazy to do right now) to say for sure, but I would just guess that maybe 6 of the first 15 from 1973-1988 would have been folders, and maybe 8 of the 13 from 1989-2000 would have been folders. I think this fairly accurately reflects the general trend in custom/handmade knives.
