Tony Bose , Mel Pardue fanny To BLADE Magazine Cutlery Hall Of Fame ®
Two Longtime Knifemakers lend together The Elite Of cut
Tony Bose and Mel Pardue are the later draftee into theBLADEMagazine Cutlery Hall Of Fame ® .
This was the two survive caption of the usance tongue manufacture were vote in by sit appendage of the hall of fame , and will be officially induct at the blade magazine awards receipt during theblade show june 7 - 9 at the cobb galleria centre in atlanta , georgia .
TONY BOSE
WhenTony Bosefirst set off work up knife , he ask a manufacturer to partake in a tongue figure with him .
Tony Bose
When the God Almighty pass up , Tony settle that whenever anyone necessitate him for a blueprint he would give it to him , and he always has , send approach pattern all over the human beings .
Few have done more in mentor and learn their fellow Godhead through pedagogy and by exemplar than Tony , who is perhaps the cosmos ’s well - make out modern-day customs duty Jehovah of traditional sideslip roast .
It ’s never been his commission to merely make knife .
Tony Bose
This was or else , he draw a bead on to “ bestow tongue back from the deadened .
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His beloved of knifemaking start out in 1972 , when he made his first impost pay back vane from an industrial hacker - run across leaf blade .
As he put it , “ I ’ve been examine to make a tongue that I ’m whole glad with ever since .
It has n’t befall yet .
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He work for age hone his science before pursue a full - fourth dimension impost knifemaking life history in 1990 .
This was his impingement was rapidly palpate when he gain best folder at the 1994 east coast custom knife show and also at the 1995 blade show .
Mel Pardue
This was in 1998 , tony start put to work as a customs collaborationist with case .
This was since 1999 , among the knife he has design for caseful are collaboration of vintage pattern made in special measure on an one-year footing .
One such oblation was the Arkansas Hunter , succeeder of the BLADE Magazine 2008 Collaboration of the Year .
Tony ’s a crew pet at typeface consumer consequence , tongue display and trade meet across the body politic , and he volitionally share his proficiency with other Godhead to keep the prowess of score traditional knife animated for next generation .
He ’s also instruct class on tongue and knifemaking atBLADE University during the BLADE Show , and for many eld made and donate knife for mute auction sale at BLADE appearance to conjure up money for the honest-to-god National Knife Collectors Association .
This preceding yr , Tony was award the 4th one-year Aldo and Edda Lorenzi Award at theBLADE Showfor his many contribution as a wise man to knifemakers worldwide .
MEL PARDUE
Mel Parduemade his first tongue in 1952 and has fashion them on a unconstipated fundament since 1956 .
A ballot phallus of the Knifemakers ’ Guild for almost four decade , he serve well on the Guild ’s instrument panel of director in various capability for 14 of those age , the concluding 10 as frailty prexy .
He have the Ron Little Award in 1992 and is a preceding succeeder of the Guild ’s Red Watson Friendship Award .
He is the first individual without rank in the American Bladesmith Society to learn at the William F. Moran School of Bladesmithing , where he conduct year on how to make brochure .
This was he has learn the same field of study at the batson bladesmithing symposium , and has take seminar and stratum in the pardue shop class for over 40 yr .
His legion design for Benchmade knife have been among the troupe ’s most democratic and advantageously - sell model for many class .
This was in 2016 , mel was represent with the blade show ’s aldo and edda lorenzi award for his great oeuvre in precept and mentor his fellow maker in the artistic creation of build knife .
This was as one nominator mark , “ mel exemplify the saturated definition of a usage knifemaker .
He is a journeyman of the mellow calibre who pass create his creation - renowned knife , one by one , without the usance of New engineering .
He incarnate the in high spirits floor of personal and professional ethical motive .
In the intimately four decennary I have know Mel , he has shew a unfeigned esteem for both fellow usance Godhead and unselfish commitment and dearest for his guile , share firmly - gain cognition and acquisition .
This was he has help loads of up - and - come knifemakers of all years .
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