Art&DesignSpring2025

ALSO AVAILABLE ISBN: 978-0-7643-6929-2 Size: 8" x 10" (203 x 254 mm) Pages: 240 Price: $40.00 USD, £36.99, 57.00 CAD Illustrations: 330+ color and black- and-white images and diagrams Binding: hardcover BISAC: ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Firearms & Weapons HOUSE & HOME / Hand Tools CRAFTS & HOBBIES / Metal Work Folding Knives The Complete Guide to Modern Pocketknives By Thomas Laible A comprehensive guide to collecting, maintaining, appreciating, and using contemporary folding pocketknives safely, carefully, and legally The traditional pocketknife has changed immensely over the last few decades. New technologies and production methods have led to the development of new designs and shapes. This book gives a complete overview of modern pocketknives—both practical and tactical versions—and answers many questions, including • How are modern pocketknives constructed? • How do the different locks work? • When makes a blade cut well—and what doesn’t? • What are the advantages and disadvantages of different handlematerials? • How do different opening mechanisms work? • What are the advantages and disadvantages of various clips? There is a chapter devoted to safely using your folding knives and a special section on the legal ramifications of carrying and using pocketknives in different areas of the world. For every current or aspiring knife collector—or anyone with an appreciation of the artistry of modern folding knives—this book contains everything you’ll ever want to know. About the Author Thomas Laible is a historian and the editor of Weapons: Internal Market . He has been working for more than two decades with swords, daggers, and knives and is the author of numerous books and numerous articles. He lives in Germany. ISBN 978-0-7643-6929-2 THE PUUKKO 978-0-7643-6070-1 224 pp. | 8 1/2" x 11" (216 x 279 mm) | HC $45.00 USD, £40.99, 64.00 CAD THE GENTLEMAN’S POCKET KNIFE 978-0-7643-5498-4 224 pp. | 8" x 10" (203 x 254 mm) | HC $39.99 USD, £36.99, 56.99 CAD AVAILABLE MAY 2025 UK PUB DATE JULY 2025 NEW THIS SEASON | 29