Sharp Eye-Candy Automatics
Not all knives are made for duty. Some are simply works of art for knife enthusiasts to admire.
The vast majority of automatic knives covered in this column are production knives made in large quantities by cutlery companies. However, every once in a while I like to cover a custom knife maker that is making exceptional automatic knives one at a time. So it is with Steve Busch.
By western standards, Steve and I are neighbors, living only about 16 miles apart in southwestern Oregon. I have been watching his work for a number of years and recently decided that it was time to introduce him to TK readers. Steve makes fixed-blade knives, conventional folding knives and automatic knives, with particular emphasis on the latter. His preference is to make fancy, high art-type knives using exotic blade and handle materials as well as fancy file work. He does exceptionally fine file work on back springs, spacers, liners, and blade backs. I recently got to inspect some high art automatic knives of Steve’s that are absolutely drop-dead gorgeous. They would be highly valued additions to anyone’s collection.
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