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BOKER
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XL KALASHNIKOV AUTO
XL KALASHNIKOV AUTO

Sometimes bigger is better

Bill Ruple (left), Rusty Preston, Luke
Swenson and P.H. Jacob conducted the
• 888-392-5233
www. bladeops.com • seminar “The Road to World-Class Custom
Slip Joints.”

TIM BRITTON Non-Knife EDC for the Williams Tac-

tical Key designed by James Williams.
Knifemaker Zombie Tools won Best Weird Knife for
the Hurley, and Bradford Knives copped
Best Fixed Blade for its Guardian 4.5.

SEMINARS
ABS master smith Bruce Bump and
bladesmith Mike Pierce kicked off
show Friday with Get Sharp Day and
their seminar “Knifemaking 101
Q&A,” followed by “How To Sharpen
With The Latest Sharpeners” by Work
Sharp and Wicked Edge Sharpeners.
David Tuthill of Fire Horse Forge
opened show Saturday’s Knifemaking
Day with “How To Put a Handle on
Your Knife,” followed by ABS master
smith David Lisch’s “How To Make a
Flowed-In Guard.” Daniel O’Malley
of The Epicurean Edge and Blade-
Gallery.com and ABS master smith
Bill Burke conducted “Custom Chef’s
“Baby Bullet” lockback, engraving and 24k by Jim Small.
Knife Roundtable Discussion,” and
Bill Ruple, Rusty Preston, Luke Sw-
Stop by and visit me at www.timbritton.com enson and P.H. Jacob presided over

“The Road to World-Class Custom
Slip Joints.”
336.923.2062 • P.O. Box 71, Bethania, NC 27010 Show Sunday concluded with “Steel

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