ATLANTA, GEORGIA -- Just after he had announced his retirement from Buck Knives, Paul Bos was inducted into the Blade Magazine Cutlery Hall of Fame© in recognition of nearly 50 years as the foremost authority on the heat treatment of steel for knife blades.

Paul received a majority of the votes cast by living members of the Hall of Fame and was formally inducted by Hall-of-Famer Chuck Buck during the Blade Magazine Awards Banquet on June 5, as the culmination of the 2010 Blade Show. His heat treat processes are acknowledged as the key to a superior blade, with a keen edge that lasts.

"No one can match Paul's dedication to the art of heat treating knife blades or his unwavering commitment to supporting custom knifemakers world-wide, answering their questions about hardening and tempering blade steels, as well as tests and other needs," Buck said in his introduction. "He is living proof to the conviction that it takes more than just using good steel for making a fine blade; it's what you do with the steel that makes the difference,"

Even in his retirement, Bos will continue in an advisory role for Buck Knives, and make trips to the Idaho plant as needed.