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    Knifemaker Butch Vallotton passes away at 77

    By H. Clay Aalders May 11, 2020May 12, 2020

    It was announced this morning, that long time knifemaker Butch Vallotton has passed away at the age of 77.

    Butch began making knives in 1984, but discovered his passion for custom autos a few years later.

    He was a designer for several knife companies including Spyderco and Microtech. He was asked by Bill Harsey to help with a project for Col. Rex Applegate and together they came up with the Applegate-Fairbairn folder that Gerber Legendary Blades has been producing sense 1996.

    Butch was the patriarch of a 3 generation knifemaking family, with daughter Ariana and son Rainy and grandsons Kyle, Cory, and Brandon following in his footsteps. The family/company website can be viewed here.

    Update – From Grandson Cory:

    Afternoon Everyone, as some other posts have gone up, so some will know, but as of this morning my grandfather, Butch…

    Posted by Cory Vallotton on Monday, May 11, 2020

     

    From our Knifemaker Database and Directory:

    Butch Vallotton

     

     

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    H. Clay Aalders

    H. Clay Aalders is a lifelong edged tool user. He spent the past 20 years as a woodworker and fishing guide in Ohio, Pennsylvania, Idaho, and Tennessee. While guiding in Idaho, Clay worked part-time writing for a local newspaper, and upon moving to Tennessee began writing for the blog The Truth About Knives - spending his last 5 years there as Managing Editor. His background is in fixed-blade hunting and bushcraft knives, but has jumped into the world of vintage slipjoint collecting with both feet since coming to work at Knife Magazine. Clay’s primary role is as Digital Editor, curating and creating new content for our website and blog, as well as maintaining the Knife Magazine social media accounts (FB/IG: @theknifemag, Twitter: @knifemagazine). He is also a contributor and Associate Editor of the print magazine.

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