Hundreds of specially commissioned photographs demonstrate the intricacy of the designs on both handle and blade. Carved, painted, and inlaid, each design is unique. Designs range from elegant, sweeping contemporary lines that demonstrate the simple beauty of deeply cut file work on stainless steel to intricately inlaid pieces using 24-karat gold, diamonds, Mother-of-pearl, horn, ivory, coral, shells, wood, and silver. This handsome volume spotlights the work of renowned veterans of the art as well as up-and-coming artists. Each artist has created a special knife design especially for this book, their techniques documented by hundreds of full-color photographs. Accompanying the pictures are essays written by each of the artists that describe the process and the significance of this unique art form. The artists in this book range from Massachusetts to Texas and from Japan to Australia, representing the wide array of cultures that are reflected in their work.

Table of Contents

Preface

Introductions Collecting Folders and Knife Shows

 Collecting as a Way of Life

 The Art of Mosaic Damascus

 AnodizingTitanium

 The Art of Modern Hand Engraving

 The Art of Scrimshaw

 Opening and Locking Mechanisms in Folders

Part Ⅰ Ray and Ron Appleton

 Van Barnett

 Dr. Fred Carter

 Jerry Corbit

 George E. Dailey

 Dellana

 Kaj Embretsen

 Henry H. Frank

 Johan Gustafsson

 Tim Herman

 Harumi Hirayama

 Howard Hitchmough

 Steve Hoel

 John Lewis Jensen

 Joe Kious

 Steve Lindsay

 Wolfgang Loerchner

 Jim and Joyce Minnick

 Steve Schwarzer

 Jurgen Steinau

 Buster Warenski

 Glenn Waters

Part Ⅱ Allen Elishewitz

 Antonio Fogarizzu

 Koji Hara

 Peter Marker

 Kansei Matsuno

 Francesco Pachi

 Scott Sawby

 Brian Tighe

 Michael Vagnino

Epilogue

 Contact Information

 Photo Credits

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