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14 CUTS ABOVE

What collectors look for in the hottest custom knives is embodied in 14 outstanding examples of fixed blades and folders submitted to BLADE® by several top industry purveyors. The knives are built by ssome of the most talented makers extant, makers with talent levels that seem to be going nowhere but up.

When it comes to showcasing the world’s top custom makers in terms of knife mechanisms and locks, it’s hard to beat those who build folders. Argentina’s Javier Vogt is making some of the slickest and

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