Knives 2024, 44th Edition: The World's Greatest Knife Book

by Joe Kertzman (Editor)

Overview

Showcasing the Finest Blades from the World's Great Knifemakers! 

For more than four decades, the team at BLADE Magazine has published this annual celebration of custom knives and knifemaking. This year's 44th edition continues that tradition of showing off the best of the best. Whether you're a collector looking for your next acquisition, a maker looking for inspiration or someone who simply appreciates the beauty and functionality of spectacular workmanship, KNIVES 2024, The World's Greatest Knife Book, is sure to satisfy. 

This 44th, full-color edition brings you more than 900 edged creations from across the globe, many of which can also be found at the annual BLADE Show, held annually in Atlanta, Georgia. And, as always, the Features section is loaded with immersive, entertaining and educational articles to help readers better understand nuances of creating fine blades. You'll also get to view jaw-dropping entries in the Factory Trends section, which features the latest in well-made fixed-blade and folding designs for everything from camping to EDC to kitchen use. 

Tying all of this information together is the Knifemakers Index so you have contact information at your fingertips when it's time to make a decision on your next purchase. 

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781959265009
Publisher:	Gun Digest Media
Publication date:	10/31/2023
Edition description:	44th ed.
Pages:	272
Product dimensions:	8.20(w) x 10.80(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

Joe Kertzman served as managing editor of BLADE Magazine for 20 years. KNIVES 2024 marks his 23rd edition as editor. Kertzman has also edited Art of the Knife, BLADE's Guide to Making Knives and four editions of Sporting Knives. Kertzman hails from Rosholt, Wisconsin. 

Editorial Reviews

I've been a custom knife dealer for over 37 years, and the Knives Annual is essential to my market research. In addition, I rely on it to highlight trends in styles and materials used for custom folders and fixed blades. The exceptional photography aids in my decision-making about what knives I will consider for my business. - Les Robertson, Owner, Robertson's Custom Cutlery

The KNIVES Annual is the authoritative source for what’s happening in the cutlery industry for both custom and factory knives. There’s nothing else to compare it to in terms of professional photography, informative articles, and categorized sections of every type of knife imaginable. The directory is very valuable, too. It is in a league of its own!” –Pat Covert, Freelance Writer with over 40 years in the outdoor industry

 

I own every edition of the KNIVES Annual. It is the indispensable authority and go-to reference on knifemakers, knife history, and what's new in the world of knives. There is no substitute; the internet cannot give you what KNIVES provides." –Evan F. Nappen, Esq., Author, "Knife Laws of the U.S."

 

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