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09-10-2010, 11:40 PM
Bob Loveless 1929-2010.
By arnisador - 09-10-2010 11:18 PM
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Bob Loveless 1929-2010 (http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703960004575482091920070062.html)
His Knives Pioneered Handmade Movement (http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703960004575482091920070062.html)
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Mr. Loveless, who died Sept. 2 at age 81, was renowned as a leading member of the small fraternity of American knife makers. His drop-point hunter's knife is considered by collectors to be the apogee of the knife-maker's art.
At his death, the wait time for one of his knives was two to three years, said Jim Merritt, a Loveless assistant hired in 1982, when the backlog stood at more than five years.
"He was the father of the custom-knife movement," said Steve Shackleford, editor of Blade magazine.
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By arnisador - 09-10-2010 11:18 PM
Originally Posted at: FMATalk
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Bob Loveless 1929-2010 (http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703960004575482091920070062.html)
His Knives Pioneered Handmade Movement (http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703960004575482091920070062.html)
Quote:
Mr. Loveless, who died Sept. 2 at age 81, was renowned as a leading member of the small fraternity of American knife makers. His drop-point hunter's knife is considered by collectors to be the apogee of the knife-maker's art.
At his death, the wait time for one of his knives was two to three years, said Jim Merritt, a Loveless assistant hired in 1982, when the backlog stood at more than five years.
"He was the father of the custom-knife movement," said Steve Shackleford, editor of Blade magazine.
Read More... (http://www.fmatalk.com/showthread.php?8510-Bob-Loveless-1929-2010.&goto=newpost)
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