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Blade • Vol. XLVII, No. 4, January 2021

AKI Changes Hands

TALE OF THE TACTICAL • TACTICAL FOLDERS HAVE EVOLVED IN DESIGN, APPEAL AND POPULARITY THROUGH THE DECADES

THE KNIFE I CARRY

COOL JEWEL TOOL • JERRY MOEN’S MINI MONGOOSE IS A SHARP SLICER IN A SMALL PACKAGE

Color them SHARP • WHAT’S NEW IN KNIVES OFFERS PLENTY OF HUES FROM WHICH TO CHOOSE

SQUARE HOUSES PART IX • GREAT HANDLES GO HANDIN-HAND WITH GREAT KNIVES

LAST MINUTE HOLIDAY GIFT IDEAS • CUTTING IT CLOSE? HERE ARE SOME GREAT SUGGESTIONS FOR YOUR SPECIAL SOMEONES

SHOW CALENDAR

TACTICAL BADGE OF HONOR • TODAY’S TACTICAL FIXED BLADES EXEMPLIFY THE TRADITION OF HARD WORK

Mosaic Damascus Rides Again! • REBOOT OF AN EXCITING GENRE AWAITS FANS OF THE FORGED BLADE

that’s a wrap! • CORD-WRAPPED HANDLES LOOK AND FEEL MEGA-COOL

JUNE 4-6 ATLANTA, GA • BLADE Show is the can't-miss event of the year. This is where you'll find the best in EDC, bushcraft, tactical, and chef's knives, plus tomahawks, sharpeners, knifemaking supplies and equipment and everything else that makes up the wide world of blades.

NEXT IN BLADE ® • On Most Newsstands By January 26

WHERE TO GET ’EM

WHERE TO NET 'EM

SPIKE IT RICH! • SPIKE TOMAHAWKS CUT, CHOP, PRY, HAMMER AND PENETRATE

WHAT’S NEW

MAKERS TO WATCH IN 2021 • A MAGNIFICENT MELTING POT OF SHARP AWAITS YOU IN THE NEW YEAR

DELECTABLE DOUBLE • JOHN PHILLIPS WINS TWO TOP KNIFE JUDGING HONORS AT THE DAMASTEEL CHEF INVITATIONAL