Cutlery and Allied Trades Research Association knowledge which is available to everyone on a competitive fee paying basis, however CATRA will enter into dialogue with consumers and users of cutlery, knives and tools where their expertise may be of help, on a free of charge basis. Petersen's Bowhunting magazine uses CATRA to measure sharpness of arrowheads. CATRA manufactures a wide range of special purpose equipment including knife and cutlery testing machines and knife sharpening systems including the CATRAHONE and CATRASHARP machines Cutlery and Allied Trades Research Association Cutlery and Allied Trades Research Association (CATRA) is an internationally known research and technology organisation in Sheffield, England which
Chris Messer members. Chris Messer Chris Messer (aka Chris Envy and "Chris Dalle-Valle") is a Chicago area vocalist and musician mostly known for his performances in several punk / pop punk bands such as Showoff and the earlier AYA. Chris also was briefly in Fall Out Boy when that band was still in formation. Messer was born in Berwyn, IL on September 22, 1976. He lived in Cicero, IL until he was 12 years old, when his family to Milan, Tennessee. The family later moved back to Illinois to Joliet. During Chris's senior year of school (1994) He formed the band AYA