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KNIFE FAMILY LOSES 3

The knife industry lost three longtime knifemakers recently with the passing of Bill Cheatham, Vic Han-gas and Steve Jernigan.

A long-time knifemaker from Laveen, Arizona, William Dee “Bill” Cheatham sold his first knife in 1976. He was perhaps best known for his blades of what was called “chipped-flint steel,” a process whereby the blade had the appearance of having

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