Brian Jones
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Being in the knife world is great because of the people you meet, not just the knives you get.
I was Charlestown , R.I., and discovered Cove Cutlery, on Route 1. Ron Hassey, the owner, is a great guy who has a fantastic collection of knives from top custom makers on down to basic level utility blades. His knowledge of knives, steel, and the industry, is amazing. I think he's one of the gems you find who has been around a long time in this biz and knows a great deal, but is as humble and enthusiastic as a newbie. It was great fun hanging out there talking with him.
He does a great deal of business on the web via his Ebay store, (and looks to have a perfect rating) and his website (http://www.covecutlery.com).
He also has a special place in folding knife history. As many of you know, custom knifemakers Bill McHenry and Jason Williams are from Rhode Island, and have been friends with Ron and Cove Cutlery for years. As Cove Cutlery deals in Benchmade knives, naturally it would happen that Les DeAsis, the President of Benchmade, would end up visiting the shop periodically. Well, Bill secretly conspired with Ron to just happen to "show up" while Les was there, and Bill McHenry took Les into the back room at the Cove Cutlery shop to show him a new invention: the AXIS lock. This was in November 1997, and Les loved it.
So, Les flew McHenry and Williams out to Oregon in December 1997 to present the idea to BM's engineers, and by the next year, the BM 710 with Axis lock was released.
While in the shop, I snapped a shot of the room in which the Axis lock was introduced to the greater knife community. Anyway, it was nice little piece of history, and fun being there and hearing the story...
I was Charlestown , R.I., and discovered Cove Cutlery, on Route 1. Ron Hassey, the owner, is a great guy who has a fantastic collection of knives from top custom makers on down to basic level utility blades. His knowledge of knives, steel, and the industry, is amazing. I think he's one of the gems you find who has been around a long time in this biz and knows a great deal, but is as humble and enthusiastic as a newbie. It was great fun hanging out there talking with him.
He does a great deal of business on the web via his Ebay store, (and looks to have a perfect rating) and his website (http://www.covecutlery.com).
He also has a special place in folding knife history. As many of you know, custom knifemakers Bill McHenry and Jason Williams are from Rhode Island, and have been friends with Ron and Cove Cutlery for years. As Cove Cutlery deals in Benchmade knives, naturally it would happen that Les DeAsis, the President of Benchmade, would end up visiting the shop periodically. Well, Bill secretly conspired with Ron to just happen to "show up" while Les was there, and Bill McHenry took Les into the back room at the Cove Cutlery shop to show him a new invention: the AXIS lock. This was in November 1997, and Les loved it.
So, Les flew McHenry and Williams out to Oregon in December 1997 to present the idea to BM's engineers, and by the next year, the BM 710 with Axis lock was released.
While in the shop, I snapped a shot of the room in which the Axis lock was introduced to the greater knife community. Anyway, it was nice little piece of history, and fun being there and hearing the story...
