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Some of you may remember that about a month ago I had posted a thread asking which knife/blade magazine would be best suited to the beginner blade enthusiast .....
Steven Dick, the editor of Tactical Knives, responded to the fact that I hadn't heard of, nor seen his magazine on any of the stores shelves here in town, by sending me free copies of last 2 issues (Nov 2000 and Jan 2001).
I would like to thank Steven again for his kindness and interest in helping keep a novice informed, and in exchange, I was asked by Steven to post my thoughts on the magazine here at BladeForums.Com.
I took a good deal of time reading through both copies, attempting to avoid being overwhelmed by the majority of "industry jargon" throughout the tomes.
To give a page-by-page review of each issue would be rather pedestrian and misleading coming from a blade-rookie like myself, but I can report that, although the majority of the magazines articles seem to be geared to "outdoorsmen" and "survivalists", the general interest articles, product reviews, were very well-written and informative. I learned a GREAT deal from such artcles as:
The Keen Edge: (Chuck Karwan) "Back to Sharpening Basics: How to Use Bench Stones"
The Steel Bin: (Butch Winter) "Buck Pioneers System to Coat Blades With Zirconium Nitride"
..... just to highlight a couple.
There was a comment by someone (whose name escapes me at present) referring to the fact that he felt Tactical Knives never gives a "bad product review". I'll decline to comment on this opinion, because to do so after only reading 2 issues would be grossly unfair to the fine folks at Tactical Knives and to the manufacturers whose products are reviewed therein.
All-in all, the magazine was an interesting read, and I did learn from the information put forth by it's publishers. Will I seek out copies of Tactical Knives in the future? Yes. And perhaps when my knowledge base has reached a level with which I can utilize the potential of the magazine more fully, I'll give a more enlightened review of the magazine.
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Belül szívem hibád az örökkévaló erõs vastartalmú sok vasaló és orvosság."
Crushing the weak since 1970 .... the Demon has spoken.
[This message has been edited by Metal-Demon (edited 11-09-2000).]
Steven Dick, the editor of Tactical Knives, responded to the fact that I hadn't heard of, nor seen his magazine on any of the stores shelves here in town, by sending me free copies of last 2 issues (Nov 2000 and Jan 2001).
I would like to thank Steven again for his kindness and interest in helping keep a novice informed, and in exchange, I was asked by Steven to post my thoughts on the magazine here at BladeForums.Com.
I took a good deal of time reading through both copies, attempting to avoid being overwhelmed by the majority of "industry jargon" throughout the tomes.
To give a page-by-page review of each issue would be rather pedestrian and misleading coming from a blade-rookie like myself, but I can report that, although the majority of the magazines articles seem to be geared to "outdoorsmen" and "survivalists", the general interest articles, product reviews, were very well-written and informative. I learned a GREAT deal from such artcles as:
The Keen Edge: (Chuck Karwan) "Back to Sharpening Basics: How to Use Bench Stones"
The Steel Bin: (Butch Winter) "Buck Pioneers System to Coat Blades With Zirconium Nitride"
..... just to highlight a couple.
There was a comment by someone (whose name escapes me at present) referring to the fact that he felt Tactical Knives never gives a "bad product review". I'll decline to comment on this opinion, because to do so after only reading 2 issues would be grossly unfair to the fine folks at Tactical Knives and to the manufacturers whose products are reviewed therein.
All-in all, the magazine was an interesting read, and I did learn from the information put forth by it's publishers. Will I seek out copies of Tactical Knives in the future? Yes. And perhaps when my knowledge base has reached a level with which I can utilize the potential of the magazine more fully, I'll give a more enlightened review of the magazine.
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Belül szívem hibád az örökkévaló erõs vastartalmú sok vasaló és orvosság."
Crushing the weak since 1970 .... the Demon has spoken.
[This message has been edited by Metal-Demon (edited 11-09-2000).]
