David R. Beck, Knifesmith LLC
"Fine Cutlery for the Adventurer"
Magazines Articles Written About Our Knives
KNIVES ILLUSTRATED Magazine:
July/August 2019 issue. "SERE Hound" by Kevin Estela. An in depth review of our 6" Trail Dog SERE knife.
RECOIL Magazine:
January 2016 Issue# 23 (Pages 156 -162) "Nothin' But A "G" Thang" by Kevin Estela.
An in-depth review of our model "G" light weight WSK knife with BK018 Scout & new sheath system.
BACKWOODSMAN Magazine:
Vol. 13 #6 1992 Nov/Dec. Issue. "Superior Knives For The Backcountry" by Dan Shechtman.
Shows my White Wolf Stalker, Lg. Bowie & B3 (mistakenly labelled as a model "C" Tracker).
Vol. 19 #4 1998 July/Aug. Issue. "The Hudson Bay Camp Knife" by Dan Shechtman. (Shows one of my Hudson Bay knives).
Vol. 20 #2 1999 Mar/Apr. Issue. " The Iceman's Survival Kit" by Dan Shechtman. (Shows my Pathfinder & Copperhead #1 knives).
Vol. 36 #1 2015 Jan/Feb. Issue. "Backwoods Knives and Old-Timey Wisdom" by Dan Schectman. Review of our Pine Creek knife.
TACTICAL KNIVES Magazine:
Spring 1995 Issue. "The Survival Tracker" by Dan Shechtman. (Features my TRACKER knife).
Spring 1996 Issue. "Survival Knives Of The Green Berets" by Bernard Barr. (Knives used by Special Forces S.E.R.E. instructors).
November 1997 Issue. "Trail & Camp Classics" by Dan Shechtman. (Shows our Timberwolf & Pine Creek Woodcrafter).
MODERN MATURITY Magazine:
Nov/Dec. Issue. "A Pack Of Their Own".
A feature article & statement by wilderness survival & tracking expert Tom Brown, Jr. on items he would never leave home without. Our "BECK" TRACKER knife is mentioned along with a photo of the knife.
BLADE Magazine:
Apr. 2003 Issue. "The TRACKER Steals The Show".
This article focuses on the "HUNTED" movie, & the TOPS/Tom Brown tracker knife version falsely marketed as the knife used for the film The real "TRACKER" knife used by Benicio Del Toro & made by us is mentioned later in the article as the knife used in the film.
FIR-FISH-GAME Magazine:
Sept. 2005 Issue. "The Nessmuk Woodsman's Knife" by Dan Shechtman. Shows our Sinnemahoning knife.
See Our Knives On Film & TV
2003 Paramount Pictures "The HUNTED"
Our model "C" Gen1 TRACKER/WSK knife is used by Benicio Del Toro.
2015 Discovery Channel's survival series "ALONE" filmed on Vancouver Island, BC Canada.
Our Model "G" Gen2 WSK is used by Dustin Feher during his participation.