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Where to find your Blade Show Knives

As Blade Show 2016 comes within our view, who is it you want to find?

For those that have been there, think back to the first tome you walked in that door, overwhelming is what I have heard from many, many first timers. Although I am not a first timer, this will be the first year I cannot be there for three days. Making my trip fit into a one day visit will really be something to experience. Along with the many individuals I want to be able to meet, I want to stop by the iKC sponsors and tell them in person how much we appreciate them. Make it a point wont you, stop by at least one sponsor and tell them Thank you for supporting us here!

BLUE RIDGE KNIVES Table 1T
COLONIAL KNIFE Booth 635
DASH, GREG Table 8E
FIDDLEBACK FORGE KNIVES Table 4E
J. BRUCE VOYLES AUCTIONEERS Booth 703
KNIFE MAGAZINE Table 23M
PREMIUM KNIFE SUPPLY Booth 20
QUEEN CUTLERY Booth 82
W.A. SURLS KNIVES Table 4F
WHITE RIVER KNIFE & TOOL Booth 32

Just so you can find your wish list here are a few that I thought you would like and some that are friends of us here and often tell folks to come and see us

ALABAMA DAMASCUS STEEL Booth 712
AKTI Booth 16
BATTLE HORSE KNIVES Booth 206
BEAR & SON CUTLERY Booth 6
BENCHMADE KNIFE CO. Booth 1
BOKER USA Booth 93
C.-REX CUSTOM KNIVES Table 5J
CENTOFANTE KNIVES Table 14F
CHRIS REEVES KNIVES Booth 600
FORGED IN FIRE Table 9U
FOSTER, TONY Table 2W
GREAT EASTERN CUTLERY Booth 403
JOHN LLOYD Table 12D
KA-BAR KNIVES Booth 700
KERSHAW KNIVES Booth 99
KNIFE RIGHTS Booth 706
KNIVES ILLUSTRATED MAGAZINE Booth 31
ONTARIO KNIFE COMPANY Booth 10
David Joseph Steier Table 16L
PAINTED PONY Booth 74
SMOKY MOUNTAIN KNIFE WORKS Booth 22
SPYDERCO, INC Booth 23
TONY & REESE BOSE WILFRED WORKS Table 1H
W.R. CASE & SONS CUTLERY, CO. Booth 27

IF YOU ARE GOING TO BE THERE LET ME KNOW AND I WILL GET YOU MY CELL PHONE NUMBER

IF YOU HAVE A TABLE OR BOOTH AND I DID NOT SEE YOU ON BLADES LIST PLEASE POST YOUR TABLE OR BOOTH HERE

Tags: 2016, BLADE, SHOW

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Permalink Reply by Jan Carter on May 22, 2016 at 11:59

Gear2Survive Blade Show 2016. Booth 209. See us with Shadow Tech Knives.

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Permalink Reply by Jan Carter on May 22, 2016 at 18:50

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Permalink Reply by Bryan W on May 25, 2016 at 20:51

Thanks for the post Jan! Best for folks to get their hands on the map/floor plan to find everyone they are interested in. The layout can be VERY overwhelming!

I'll be there late Saturday morning and all day Sunday, so I'm right there with you on a shortened schedule. I'll be representing KNIFE Magazine and talking to and catching up with as many folks as possible. Keep an eye out for the bright blue shirts!

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Permalink Reply by Jan Carter on May 31, 2016 at 12:58

AKTI’s Giving Back Event – Friday, June 3rd, 7 pm – 9pm, Renaissance Waverly, Atlanta with a LIVE AUCTION of knives donated by Brian Tighe, D'Holder, BobTerzuola, Ken Onion, Tony Bose, Lucas Burnley, Alan Folts, Jim Hammond, Matthew Lerch, Tony Anthony Marfione, Kiku Matsuda, and Mickey Yurci. Custom knifemaker Ron Lake is donating a TAG Heur Formula 1 watch. Proceeds from the live auction of custom knives will go 50% to AKTI to help fund legislative and education efforts and 50% will go to the charity of maker’s choice.

There will also be silent auctions with one of a kind offerings from Benchmade, Boker, Buck Knives, Camillus, Chris Reeve, CRKT, Gerber, SOG and W.R. Case. Items include Boker’s Applegate Commemorative serial #1, Buck Knives’ 50th Anniversary 110 Folding Knife set, CRKT’s 20th Anniversary Ltd Edition and signed Camillus knives by Grady Powell and Jared Ogden, to name a few. In addition to the auctions, there will be drinks, hors ‘d oeuvres and prizes compliments of Spyderco.

Get your ticket now!

http://www.akti.org/…/custom-knife-makers-support-american…/

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Permalink Reply by Jan Carter on June 25, 2016 at 15:47

Atlanta, Georgia (June 4, 2016) – Awards recognizing the highest achievement in the custom and factory knife industries were bestowed the evening of Saturday, June 4, 2016, at the BLADE Show (www.bladeshow.com) in the Cobb Galleria.

2016 BLADE Show Knife of the Year® Award Winners

Representatives from BLADE Magazine (www.blademag.com) distributed Knife of the Year® awards in 15 categories. Two of the awards—Industry Achievement and Publisher’s—went to a retail knife store and a knife-related organization, respectively, for their contributions to the world of knives.

• Overall Knife Of The Year®: Lionsteel – Metamorphosis
• American-Made Knife Of The Year®: Spartan Blades – SHF
• Imported Knife Of The Year®: Dragon Claw – SUPER HITMAN47
• Most Innovative American Design: Mike Vellekamp Knives & Designworks – CDHK (Cold Dead Hands Karambit)
• Most Innovative Imported Design: CRKT – Field Strip Homefront
• Best Buy Of The Year: CRKT – Tighe Tac Two
• Kitchen Knife Of The Year®: KAI-USA – Shun Hikari
• Investor/Collector Knife Of The Year®: Pro-Tech – BR-1 Ultimate Custom
• Knife Collaboration Of The Year®: Florian Knives & Russ Kommer – Sniper
• Manufacturing Quality Award: Chris Reeve Knives
• Accessory Of The Year: Work Sharp – Combo Knife Sharpener
• People’s Choice Knife Of The Year®: Schrade – SCHF52
• Industry Achievement Award: The Delavan Family and Plaza Cutlery
• Publisher’s Award: Forged in Fire
• BLADE Magazine Cutlery Hall-Of-Fame© Inductee: CJ Buck

All entrants in the Knife of the Year® competition were judged on a number of factors, including utility, design, creativity, materials, aesthetics, feel and other traits.