世界天花板级刀匠及其作品连载25——AKI大师约翰·杨（双语）

大师：约翰·杨以法莲（John YoungEphraim）

来自：Utah, USA美国犹他州

25John Young Ephraim, Utah, USA

John Young started making knives in 1995. He is known throughout the custom knife world for his impeccable fit and finish and for using premier handle materials. Mentored by Steve Johnson (who is a world class maker who at one time worked as a Partner of Bob Loveless) Young’s work is influenced by the classic Bob Loveless design. Besides making an assortment of classic Loveless and Johnson shapes, John has produced a number of interesting designs of his own with many more to come.

John Young 于 1995 年开始制造刀具。他以其无可挑剔的完工度和表面处理，以及使用优质手柄材料而闻名于定制刀具世界。 在史蒂夫·约翰逊（曾是 Bob Loveless 合伙人的世界级制刀匠）的指导下，Young 的作品受到了经典 Bob Loveless 设计的影响。 除了制作各种经典的 Loveless 和 Johnson 形状外，John 还制作了许多自己有趣的设计。

His knack for creating a distinctive and beautiful blade puts him in world class company. Each knife made by John meets the exacting standard and superior workmanship of a master craftsman.

他创造独特而美丽的刀片的诀窍使他成为世界一流的公司。 John 制作的每把刀都符合工匠大师的严格标准和卓越工艺。

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It was obvious to me, the first time I met John Young, that he was serious about becoming a great knifemaker. He was a lot younger then, very respectful and would pay close attention to anything we talked about regarding knives. John already had some equipment and had made some knives on his own.When he visited me with a question, we would take a few minutes in the shop and show him some specific procedure, be it grinding or fitting, soldering, assembly and finishing. It wouldn’t take long to demonstrate how I did it and then he would go home and practice and return soon with his rendition of what we had discussed and worked on. At the time, he was working in the coal mines, not home a lot and didn’t have very much time to work at knives, but he found the time to do all that he needed to do In his quest to make a great knife. 在我第一次见到约翰·杨时，很明显，他是认真地想成为一名伟大的刀匠。 那时他要年轻得多，非常受人尊敬，并且会密切关注我们谈论的有关刀具的任何事情。 约翰已经有了一些设备并自己做了一些刀具。当他带着问题来找我时，我们会在店里花几分钟时间给他展示一些具体的程序，无论是打磨还是装配、焊接、组装和精加工。 很快就会证明我是如何做到的，然后他就会回家练习，很快就会带着我们讨论和工作的内容回来。 那时，他在煤矿工作，不常在家，也没有太多时间做刀工，但他找到了时间做他需要做的一切，寻求制作一把好刀 . Through the years, John’s skills and abilities improved until he got to the point that a respected knife purveyor, Paul Shindler, who had purchased Johnson knives for years, has this to say, in his description of John Young’s work, ‘‘…the fit and finish of his knives is absolutely second to none, including knives made by his distinguished mentor, Steve Johnson.” I was pleased to read these words on KnifeLegends web site! Many, many purveyors and collectors have this same opinion of John and his work. John is one of the best at fashioning the Loveless – style knife. He has visited Bob in his shop and obtained Bobs thoughts & beliefs first-hand on what a knife should be and has studied his knives to the point that they clearly represent Bob’s style and designs very well. And John did not stop at this point, he is always interested in, and very capable of, making many different types and kinds of knives. He makes folding knives, having been schooled by many of the top folder makers in the USA. John also does beautiful Bowie and many other diverse styles of knives. 多年来，约翰的技能和能力不断提高，直到他达到了一个受人尊敬的刀具供应商保罗辛德勒的地步，保罗辛德勒多年来一直在购买约翰逊刀具，他在描述约翰杨的工作时说，“……适合他的刀的加工绝对是首屈一指的，包括他杰出的导师史蒂夫·约翰逊（Steve Johnson）制作的刀。”我很高兴在 KnifeLegends 网站上阅读这些文字！许多供应商和收藏家对约翰和他的作品有同样的看法。约翰是最擅长打造 Loveless 风格刀的人之一。他曾在他的店里拜访过 Bob，并获得了 Bobs 对刀应该是什么的第一手想法和信念，并且对他的刀进行了研究，以至于它们清楚地代表了 Bob 的风格和设计。而约翰并没有就此止步，他一直对制作许多不同类型和种类的刀具很感兴趣，而且非常有能力。他制作折叠刀，受过美国许多顶级文件夹制造商的培训。 John 还制作漂亮的 Bowie 和许多其他不同风格的刀具。 SRJohnson’s summation: John Young is a very talented knifemaker! It is my opinion that John Young, being a young maker, has many years left of being a great asset to this show, his best work is ahead of him, and he is a man who will bring some beautiful, intriguing Art Knives to display and sell at the Art Knife Invitational Show. He will continually be inspired to offer even more outstanding knives, which will add greatly to the prestige of this unique, highly lauded show and the stunning art knives which are offered there. AKI member Emeritus SR Johnson

SRJohnson 的总结：John Young 是一位非常有才华的刀匠！ 在我看来，John Young 作为一名年轻的创作者，他还有很多年可以成为这个节目的重要资产，他最好的作品就在他面前，他是一个会带来一些美丽、有趣的艺术刀具的人 并在艺术刀邀请展上出售。 他将不断受到启发，提供更出色的刀具，这将大大增加这场独特的、备受赞誉的表演以及那里提供的令人惊叹的艺术刀具的声望。