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Title: Van Adestine Knives, II - More Treasures From Little Wolf, Wis.
Author: Helmut W. Sakschek
Category: History Reference Nonfiction
Price: $ 39.95
Language: English
Size: 5.5 x 8.5
Number of Pages: 209
ISBN Number: 978-1-60458-817-0
Publication Date: September 2011
Website: http://www.yostaction.com/vanadestine.html
Email: buckstix@aol.com
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About this Book:
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208 pg - 100+ color photos & 350+ knife pictures. This is a Collecting Guide and Detailed Study of hand forged U.S. Military Fighting Knives and hand forged Hunting Knives made by Robert Van Adestine, of Little Wolf, Wisconsin. Van Adestine is an unsung knife maker who fabricated knives in a small blacksmith shop located on his farm near Manawa, Wisconsin. Many of his fighting knives found their way into the hands of U.S. soldiers during WWII either through direct purchase from Van Adestine or through the purchase by caring family members of the soldiers.
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About the Author:
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Helmut W Sakschek was a close friend of Francis (Frank) Binder III, the grandson of Robert Van Adestine. Before Frank passed away in 2006, Helmut made a promised to Frank to: "Tell the World about Grandpa Van Adestine's Knives." This book and the one before have fulfilled that promise. Today, his Van Adestine knife collection is the largest in the World and his detailed study of their history and fabrication has brought the Van Adestine name to the forefront of Custom Hand Forged Knife makers.
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Book Review:
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Whenever you ask a group of collectors about the pioneering knifemakers of the 20th century, you are not likely to hear the name Robert Van Adestine? Sakschek hopes to correct an apparent oversight by bringing to the world his new book entitled "Van Adestine Knives, II: More Treasures From Little Wolf, Wis." In this updated 2011 Hard cover edition, Sakschek reveals the story of father Andrew Van Adestine and son Robert Van Adestine. The father being a blacksmith who made knives and the son being a knifemaker who was also an accomplished blacksmith. Robert, the primary knifemaker, made his first knife in 1895 at the age of 15 and continued to craft hunting and fighting knives until his death in 1959 at the age of 80.
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Order/Contact Info:
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Signed copies available from the author, POB 3, Neenah, WI 54957-0003 or email buckstix@aol.com - or see http://www.yostaction.com/vanadestine.html for more information
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