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Custom Fixed-Blade Knives

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A coffee table art book if ever there was one. The most incredible pictures I have ever seen in any book. Highly recommend.

As my previous review on the similar book of the same author (Custom Folding Knives, by David Darom ), this books keeps up with the standard. An excellent value for money and a must have book for serious knives collectors. Very nice pictures, bios of knife makers, articles. A cood balance between pictures and text.

This book is full of nice rich large color photos. They show every detail of the carvings, engravings and wood grains, etc. It gives the average knife maker a lot of inspiration, and ideas! It also shows some of the makers doing their craft.

This is how an art book should look. Perfect in every way. Whether you know anything about knives or not - if you appreciate fine craftsmanship you will be blown away by the handiwork of these incredible artists. Wow.

The quality of the photography and printing are exceptional. They nearly pale though in the presence of these beautiful works of art. The craftsmanship and detail is world class. Most of these knives will never be used for their intended purposes, but nearly all are fully capable.

The book portrays a huge variety in exquisite detail. You don't have to collect or love knives to love this book!

David Darom is a professor at Hebrew University in Israel and a kind and generous man. I have had the pleasure of getting to know him a bit at the Blade Show (The world's largest knife show) in Atlanta the past few years. My dad, custom knifemaker, Don Cowles, [...] is featured in both this book and one of David's others.

My caricature of David adorns the copyright page in his last three books. [...]