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YANKS ’N AUSSIES

Some of the world’s best custom knives are made in the good ol’ USA and Australia. Check all 14 examples herein and see if you can determine which ones come from which country. There are seven from each nation. Spoiler alert: all those shot by Jim Cooper are from Down Under and all those shot by Whetstone Studio are from Up

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