SEPTEMBER 2019 blademag.com 25M
akers and their knives from Asia,
Europe, South America and the
good ol’ USA—including this
issue’s cover knife and the winner of the
new category of Best Kitchen Knife—
cleaned up in the BLADE Show 2019
custom knife judging competition at the
Cobb Galleria Centre in Atlanta.
Harvey Dean won Best Of Show and
Best Fixed Blade for his sole-authorship
Dogbone Dagger in a feather-pattern
damascus, ancient walrus ivory and
24k-gold inlay. Isao Ohbuchi won the
Yvon Vachon Best Miniature Award for
this issue’s cover piece, a spectacular
40-blade sportsman’s knife inspired
by the legendary 19th-century works
of Joseph Rodgers & Sons of Sheffi eld,
England.
Ben Breda scored a daily double
by copping two awards: Best Utility
Hunter for his Blackwood Hunter and
BestHandleDesignforhisKoaFighter.AND THE WINNERS ARE ...
Hugh Bartrug Best Of Show & Best Fixed Blade: Harvey Dean
Yvon Vachon Best Miniature Knife: Isao Ohbuchi
Best Kitchen Knife: Gabe Mabry
Best Handle Design: Ben Breda
Best Utility Hunter: Ben Breda
Best of the Rest: Ron Newton
Best Tactical Folder: Sergey Shirogorov
Best Art Knife: Veronique Laurent
Best Folder: Javier Vogt
Best Damascus: Dionatam Franco
Best New Maker: Evan S. Nicolaides
Best Collaboration: David Lisch and Andrew Meers
Best Bowie: Jerry Fisk
Most Innovative Design: R.J. Martin
Best Fighter: Brian Sellers
Best Sword: Vince Evans
YVON VACHON BEST
MINIATURE KNIFE ISAO OHBUCHI
MODEL NAME: Sportsman’s knife
KNIFE TYPE: Miniature multi-blade folder
BLADE LENGTHS: .8”
BLADE STEEL: 440C stainless
BLADE GRIND: Flat
BLADE FINISH: Hairline
FOLDING MECHANISMS: Slip joint and
friction
HANDLE MATERIAL: Mother-of-pearl
KNIFE TO KNOW: Inspired by the 19th-century
work of Joseph Rodgers & Sons of Sheffield,
England, the knife has 40 blades in all; aka
“horseman’s knife”
WEIGHT: 1.4 ozs.
CLOSED LENGTH: 1”
MAKER’S LIST PRICE FOR A SIMILAR
KNIFE: $15,000
Knife image by SharpByCoop