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NEW BOOK: Greatest Living Knifemakers

Greatest Living Knifemakers, a book written by BLADE Magazine Cutlery Hall-Of-Fame® member Steve Shackleford, is now available from blademag.com.

Editor of BLADE® since 1991, Steve has covered many of the world’s top knifemakers and knife shows over the years. Commissioned to pick the world’s greatest living makers, he said he was at first reluctant to take the job because he thought it would be too controversial.

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