Bob Terzuola, "Godfather of the Tactical Folder," joins Bob "The Knife Junkie" DeMarco on Episode 479 of The Knife Junkie Podcast (https://theknifejunkie.com/479).

His first knives were fixed-blade combat knife designs made for soldiers, CIA operatives, and security personnel working in Guatemala, El Salvador, and Nicaragua.

In 1984, Terzuola moved to New Mexico and began making folding knives. Seeing a need for a knife that could be carried discreetly, he developed a model using black micarta for scales and a bead-blasted titanium frame and coined the term "tactical knife.".

Terzuola's most popular model is the ATCF (Advanced Technology Combat Folder), a linerlock folding knife. At first strictly tactical, he now makes the ATCF in a variety of exotic materials.

He wrote the definitive book on making tactical folders called "The Tactical Folding Knife," which was most recently updated in 2019.

Terzuola has collaborated with other knifemakers and production companies, including Spyderco, Strider Knives, WE/Civivi, Microtech Knives, and others.

His Spyderco C-15 model was historic: it was the first liner lock made by a commercial factory, the first production knife with G-10 handles, and the first to have parts laser cut.

His latest production collaboration is a version of the ATCF with FOX Knives Italy. Terzuola is releasing A Sharp Life, a video series Masterclass on knifemaking. He also offers ShopTalk a subscription service for knifemakers.

In June 2023, Terzuola was inducted into the “Cutlery Hall of Fame” at Blade Show in Atlanta, Georgia.

Find Terzuola online at https://terzuola.net and on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/terzuola_design.

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