Blade – September 2019

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HANDLE:Stabilizedboxelderburlw/black

G-10andsterlingsilverspacers

OVERALL LENGTH: 12”

KNIFE TO KNOW: Sheath by Badger Claw

Leatherworks; price varies according

to style (whether right- or left-handed,

dangler, etc.)

MAKER’S LIST PRICE FOR A SIMILAR

KNIFE: $900 (excludes sheath)

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MAKER:MattPaul

BLADELENGTH: 7 ”

BLADEMATERIAL Feather-patte

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82 BLADE SEPTEMBER 2019

Matt Paul’s entry combines a Scandina-

vian leuku blade with a handle exhibiting a

strong chef’s knife infl uence. Based in Florida,

New York, Paul is an apprentice smith in the

American Bladesmith Society. (SharpByCoop knife

image; image of Paul by Damon Jacoby)