Knives Australia:
Australia's own quarterly for the knife-minded
24 pages packed with information and photographs!!
Featuring:
Issue 6
released 24 July 02 for subscribers,
(on all good newsstands in Australia in August)
Subscriptions welcomedCover pic: Medieval duelling sword by Jim Hansen (Western Australia) , and medieval Florentine poniard by Roger Keagle (Victoria)
It's funny how things stick in your mind. When we were going through the tedious process of trying to get a distributor to put Knives Australia on the newsstands nationwide, a representative of one firm we contacted asked what the intended purpose was for producing a publication on knives.
I replied, "Essentially educational." There was a kind of guffaw on the other end of the phone ... like a "What's there to educate people about knives?" kind of guffaw. Here we go again, I thought, I've got an anti-knife person on the other end of the line! ...
Regular columnist Glenn Waters Actually Mr Nakahata is more than just a Japanese swordmaker. He served his apprenticeship under Mr Nigara (kuni Toshi), who was a famous maker in northern Japan. After becoming a licensed swordmaker, Mr Nakahata travelled to Tokyo to study Togi sword polishing and went on to study Shirasaya sheath making. He is the only sword maker of Japanese swords in the world who is also a sword polisher , sheath maker and engraver ....
"Our man in Japan"
Mr Nakahata SwordmakerTim The Toolman Leatherman You know you've made it the world of commerce when the name of the product you've invented becomes the generic name for all those who cashed in on your concept to produce it in umpteen other brands and sell them all over the place.
(in Australia)
Congratulations Tim Leatherman.
Left: Tim Leatherman flanked by national distributor Michael Yates (right) of Zen Imports and sub-distributor Darren Spencer of Aussie Outback Supplies holding a copy of Knives Australia.
Yates photoKarl's Karlis A couple of years ago while on assignment in the Northern Territory I was treated to a splendid demonstration of swordmanship by Karl Jurkijevic, a son of bladesmith Simeon and blade etcher Paulina Jurkijevic. Karle's discipline combines elements of 'mantis' and drunken master' techniques. ...Janine Tanzer - Cutler and Silversmith Victorian Janine Tanzer is a gold and silversmith. She achieved a Diploma in Art and Design, Fine Arts (sculpture) at Caulfield Institute of Technology in 1981, a Graduate Diploma in Education (Secondary) at Bendigo College of Advanced Education in 1984, a Bachelor of Arts (Honours), fine Art (Gold and Silversmithing) at Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology in 1998/90 and achieved her Master of Fine Art in 1993. Now she can add Art Knifemaking to that list. ....Eric Gillard - Bladesmith
One can only wonder how many hand-forged knives bearing the trademark ECG are scattered around the world. Eric Clifford Gillard is an Australian knifemaker, but because he lives close to the coast in Tasmania, for years tourists and seaman from all over the world have 'just had to have' a Gillard creation.
Eric is revered by long-term knifemakers and contented collectors as the elder statesman of Australian custom knifemaking. He's been there and done that years before the modern generation of knifemakers came on line - and in a few cases, were even born. .....Regular writer Paul Bergen presents: Making movies is big business. Mega multi-million dollar budgets are spent to create the visual imagery that must tell the story. The costs of a single big name actor alone requires anywhere between 20 and 40 million (US) dollars. Production staff, location and technical organisers, cost of wardrobe, film stock, special effects etc. Movie budgets must include everything right down to petty cash items such as transportation, motel accommodation and catering for the extras.Serious SOG Series
And then there are the props ......Miniature Mystique The first of a two -part series that presents the wonderful world and work ofminiatureknifemakers that make miniatures, written by publisher Joan Renton-Spencer. The 'back-page' was also commandeered in this issue for Australian miniatures.
The Series continues:
Regional Bladeware - by Keith SpencerValiant Effort By Javaman
Suwandi Wigunadharma is without doubt the fastest assimilator I have every seen into the Australian way of life. Since starting my working life as an apprentice in the WA Railways in 1959 I've met immigrants from all parts of the globe, the two main waves being from Europe after World War II and from Asia after the Vietnam War. Suwandi (known simply to his mates as Wandi) is of Chinese descent but hails from Java and properly immigrated to Oz just a few years ago...
When Whalers Were Around People these days don't argue that banning whaling in this country 34 years ago wasn't the proper thing to do, but back then whaling was part of the pattern of life in Albany, Western Australia.
In fact, one rough night at sea I was pretty thankful for the arrival of a whale chaser that was returning to port after a day spent hunting 40 miles offshore, beyond the continental shelf. I was a young fella then - feeling bulletproof and into adventure - working as a deckhand on a 34-foot fishing boat that long-lined, mainly for sharks. .....Replicated F-S Fighting Knives
Three makers present replica's of the famous
F-S Fighting KNife.Across the Tasman :
Peter Parkinson's Replicated F-S Fighting Knife.Gregsteel
Replicated FS-Type Australian Commando KNife.Wade's
FS-Type Mini-Commando KnifeMaking and Fitting Handles from Blocks The next lesson in a series of how-to's by NSW knifemaker and part-time TAFE teacher, Peter Bennett The Legacy of Les Curry It is with sadness that I must convey to the knife world that popular Taswegian engineer Les Curry slipped from our midst in June 2002 aged 75. On a Mission Lightweight, high strength, non-magnetic and non-corrosive tools that will stand up to rigorous military usage, Mission Knives present their knives. Failsafe Fallkniven Introducing Fallkniven knives into Australia The ABANA Bladesmiths Forge Bob Gough had been looking for a safe and efficient forge for years until he came across this forge - now he shares his experiences and details changes he recommends.
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