Download or read book 500 Knives written by Marthe Le Van and published by Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.. This book was released on 2009 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contemporary knifemakers are far more daring than their counterparts from as recently as a generation ago. This amazing gallery features a dizzying array of styles, from ones that demonstrate simple elegance to others that feature over-the-top embellishment.