web site offers the ability to cust
	Posted on: 06-11-09 07:51.19
	Posted by: James Nowka

For Immediate Release

June 10, 2009

www.ecustomknife.com goes live.

New web site offers the ability to custom design & laser engrave knives online.

Custom placement, sizing, & rotation of text, clipart, and uploaded artwork to multiple locations on each knife. Flash based Design Wizard lets you create your work as layers over a real high resolution image of the knife.Check out the screen shot below. The web site also offers several help videos (http://www.ecustomknife.com/97042/video/) to assist you and a proofing process to check your work. You can even email your designs to friends, family, co-workers & team-mates right from the Design Wizard. Many knives can be laser engraved FOR FREE. The site also offers FREE SHIPPING on every order. Check out www.ecustomknife.com today!

Let us know what you think launch@ecustomnetwork.com

	Benchmade
	Posted on: 02-10-09 07:45.22
	Posted by: James Nowka

For Immediate Release:

Benchmade Continues to Add Manufacturing Jobs

	Gabriel Branby CEO of Gransfors...
	Posted on: 01-22-09 09:15.26
	Posted by: James Nowka

• Quote:

Does Gransfors Bruks own Werrerlings Axe Forge? No – but they are owned by the same fanatic Axe-man. The two companies are, and will remain, independent.



Iron, forging and sharp tools have been a fundamental part of Swedish history the last 1500 years. The Swedish axe – in the Viking age a weapon and symbol of power – is today an admired and functional tool. Axe forging and working with axes isstill part of the Swedish culture.

S. A. Wetterlings Axe Forge was founded in 1880 and Gransfors Bruks in 1902. Both forges are still operating. Nobody can really own the knowledge, memories and artifacts built in to these antique forges – they belong to the Swedish heritage and the small-scale industrial history of Sweden. Someone, though, has to make the critical decisions, protect values built up by previous generations and pay the interests to the bank. These are the obligations that give me the right to write axe-man and owner on my business card.

In cooperation with the blacksmiths, I have been able to run Gransfors Bruks since 1985. Now, it is indeed interesting to learn from and work with the Jungefors family, the previous owners, and still active and in charge at Wetterlings. They harbor three generations of axe knowledge in the family. An intense and passionate interest in axe production and axe culture is what actually brought these two old companies to start cooperating; all the time focusing not to destroy the unique and distinctive character of each company. The people in two old Swedish Axe Companies have decided to “take the responsibility for the axe culture in the world”, to keep and to pass on to the future generations the knowledge of axe manufacturing and how to use axes.

Of course we are proud of the companies' old history – but age is in reality not very important. However, for us it is important to learn from the past and how we can use the understanding to make high quality axes. We all have a responsibility to take care of and preserve the inheritance given by hard working people in the past – and create - and act. The companies' power to attract and keep skilled and professional blacksmiths has always been and will always be a key factor for the companies' future. Knowledge, culture and respect for ethical values will be our guidelines.

Sweden in August 2008

Gabriel Branby, Axe-Man

www.wetterlings.com www.gransfors.com

	New Knife Series Marks 10th Anniver
	Posted on: 10-28-08 04:38.24
	Posted by: James Nowka

New Knife Series Marks 10^th Anniversary of Case XX Select

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact: Fred Feightner, Communications Manager

Phone: 814.363.6105

Email: ffeightner@wrcase.com

New Knife Series Marks 10^th Anniversary of Case XX Select

Bradford, Pennsylvania (October 22, 2008)- W.R. Case & Sons Cutlery Company is celebrating the 10^th Anniversary of its Case XX Select brand with a new limited edition lineup that includes nine exciting patterns with special features and handles made of the some of the most sought after materials. The 2008 Case XX Select 10^th Anniversary Family includes a Rogers Jigged Tested Red Bone TrapperLock (6154L SS), a Rogers Jigged Mediterranean Blue Bone Mini CopperLock (61749L SS), an XX Prime Stag Sway Back Gent (TB51117 SS), a Rogers Jigged Bermuda Green Bone Small Stockman (6333 SS), a Smooth Gray Curly Zebra Wood Small Texas Toothpick (720096 SS), a Smooth Genuine Mother-of-Pearl Barlow (82009 SS), a Mammoth Ivory Baby Butterbean (I2132 SS), a Genuine Snakewood Gunboat Canoe (7394 SS), and a Red Stag Cigar Whittler (R5391WH SS). Each is outfitted with Case Tru-Sharp™ surgical steel blades bearing a series signature tang stamp and a special “XX” shield on each handle. Case’s 2008 Case XX Select 10^th Anniversary knives will be available only at designated Case Select Dealers beginning October, 2008.

All knives in the 10^th Anniversary Case XX Select series feature common or cut swedged stainless steel blades that are saber-concave or flat, taper ground. Blades sport French or common nail marks, some with embellished or engraved artwork. The knives’ bolsters, liners, rivets, and shields are made of nickel silver. The shape of the Case Select “XX” shield fitted into each of this year’s knife handles resembles that used on the introductory Case XX Select family back in 1998. Case has limited production of each of the Case XX Select patterns to just 500 pieces.

“Case XX Select knives are the embodiment of everything for which Case stands,” says John Sullivan, Director of Marketing at Case. “The extra effort...from the inspection of the knife parts to the careful assembly to the precision honing and, finally, the extra hand finishing. They demonstrate our commitment to hand-crafting and a never ending quest to make knives of the highest quality possible from within our factory in Bradford, PA.

The 2008 Case XX Select series is now shipping to Case Authorized Dealers nationwide.

About W.R. Case and Sons Cutlery Company

For more than a century, W.R. Case & Sons Cutlery Company has been hand-crafting premium knives exclusively in the United States. Case's distinction underscores its well-earned place as a genuine piece of Americana and the country's most popular collectable brand. The company manufactures pocketknives, sport/hunting knives and collectables which are sold predominantly through an authorized dealer network made up of hardware and home improvement retailers, specialty cutlery shops, fashion accessory shops, catalog retailers, and others. W.R. Case & Sons Cutlery Company has been based in Bradford, PA since 1905 and has been part of Zippo Manufacturing Company since 1993. For more information, visit www.wrcase.com or contact Case at 1-800-523-6350.

# # #

Fred Feightner

Consumer Marketing & Communications Manager

W.R. Case and Sons Cutlery Company

Bradford, PA 16701

Direct: 814.363.6105

Email: ffeightner@wrcase.com

	Case and Tony Bose Deliver Winner a
	Posted on: 06-11-08 17:11.24
	Posted by: James Nowka

Case and Tony Bose Deliver Winner at Atlanta Blade Show

The knife blade has been wire cut from stainless 154-CM steel, a high performance alloy used by Bose to make his own signature knives. The saber-taper ground blade bears a satin-fiber finish and a cut swedge.  A milled, stainless steel liner inside the knife improves blade action.

“It’s a really old pattern that’s very rare to find anywhere today,” says Bose.  He went on to explain that the Arkansas Hunter collaborative was based on a unique Saddlehorn design used almost exclusively by the Empire Knife Company, a Connecticut-based manufacturer which began in the mid-19^th century.   

Bose acknowledged his Case cohorts, saying they “did an excellent job of recreating the pattern.  The profile’s just exactly what my own knife would look like, and it fits just as good, too.”

Bone-handled versions of the Case/Bose Arkansas Hunter will begin shipping in October. All are packaged in a half-moon shaped suede leather pouch.

This is the tenth such Case/Tony Bose collaborative in the series.

About Tony Bose
Tony Bose fashioned his first knife in 1972 from a power hack saw blade he’d received from a friend. He'd work to perfect his skills for years before pursuing a full-time custom knife making career in 1990. Tony's impact was quickly felt across the industry, winning Best Folding Knife Awards from the 1994 East Coast Custom Knife Show and the 1995 Blade Show with his own five-bladed Stockman designs. Today, Tony’s work continues as a member of the coveted Knife Maker’s Guild, blending vintage patterns with modern steel blades, stainless steel bolsters and springs to an unmistakable fit and finish.  His work attracts enthusiasts from around the world who often wait years for their knives to be completed to his satisfaction.  His knife making talent accentuates his true passion for his craft and his reputation as a trusted businessperson, spir ited philanthropist, devoted husband and father. Tony's son, Reese, is also an accomplished custom maker.  The two carry on their knife making tradition from their workshop in Shelburn, Indiana. 

About W.R. Case and Sons Cutlery Company

For more than a century, W.R. Case & Sons Cutlery Company has been hand-crafting premium knives exclusively in the United States. Case's distinction underscores its well-earned place as a genuine piece of Americana and the country's most popular collectable brand.  The company manufactures pocketknives, sport/hunting knives and collectables which are sold predominantly through an authorized dealer network made up of hardware and home improvement retailers, specialty cutlery shops, fashion accessory shops, catalog retailers, and others.  W.R. Case & Sons Cutlery Company has been based in Bradford, PA since 1905 and has been part of Zippo Manufacturing Company since 1993. For more information, visit www.wrcase.com or contact Case at 1-800-523-6350.