Your knife books and literature

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Good thing this came in the mail yesterday. Stuck in the house again with rebound Covid. At least I’ll learn something!

 

[brownshoe]

Levine's Guide 4 and Knife Mechanisms Just for the Fun of It. Plus a subscription to Knife mag. Blade mag sux.

 

[tongueriver]

Which Randall book should I buy?

RANDALL KNIVES, A REFERENCE BOOK, by Sheldon and Edna Wickersham, possibly out of print and expensive, but essential.

 

[Larrin]

RANDALL KNIVES, A REFERENCE BOOK, by Sheldon and Edna Wickersham, possibly out of print and expensive, but essential.

I ended up purchasing the Gaddis book which is very good for telling the story of Randall with a good number of details. What kinds of things are unique to the “Reference Book”?

 

[moonpath]

Very good thread, I will enjoy getting some of these books

 

[tongueriver]

I ended up purchasing the Gaddis book which is very good for telling the story of Randall with a good number of details. What kinds of things are unique to the “Reference Book”?

It is a similar sized-book which goes much more into the knives than into the man. Encyclopedic info on identification and aging, and hundreds of fabulous color plates. A real treasure, not to say that the Gaddis book is not; it is also a wonderful book.

 

[Larrin]

It is a similar sized-book which goes much more into the knives than into the man. Encyclopedic info on identification and aging, and hundreds of fabulous color plates. A real treasure, not to say that the Gaddis book is not; it is also a wonderful book.

Ok I think I got the one that interests me the most. Or at least I’m not in a hurry to spend another $300 on another Randall book.

 

[DirtDawg]

Great thread!

Having run across Volumes II & III together, in the bay, I began a search for Volume I. It took a while, but my search paid off. I finally found a copy in a little book nook in California. Great reading for cold winter days.
I only wish they had shared when each article was written and/or published in the second two volumes.

 

[DirtDawg]

Here are most of mine.
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Nice knife library. Great thread. I enjoy reading about things, and knives are no exception. Some day I will snag that Harvey Platts book about the western knifemakers. I'm just not willing to pay the price I've seen them go for. Let's keep this thread going.

 

[tony281sc2]

Idk if this counts, but these magazines are entertaining… I just subscribed to Blade and Knives illustrated recently (and ordered the back issue featuring some of FEriders Hinderers and that article)

 

[DirtDawg]

More Swiss Army Knife information than most any one person would ever wish for. Shown with Victorinox Delemont Evolution Grip 18 in Yellow/Black.
I'm presently reading this, quite interesting.

 

[jmh33]

 

[HP2114B]

I have about 50 knife books. These are the ones that are worth protecting with plastic sleeves...

 

[tongueriver]

I have quite a few myself, but I plan to release most of them.

 

[catspa]

That cover pic with the knife and wrench gives me the creeps. Whatever happened to pistols at dawn, like civilized men?

Parker

 

[DaveHS]

 

[jmh33]

Forgot I had this!!
John

 

[tongueriver]

Most of mine, some titles hidden there.

 

[brownshoe]

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I found this book in the library.

 

[shootz]

Someone on here bought my pile of 10-ish Knife Digest books many years ago. We met up at Starbucks near Wall St
Got the Knifecraft book by Latham around somewhere


I kept these.