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Blade Show winners

Named at this past weekend's 2012 BLADE Show (www.bladeshow.com) at the Cobb Galleria Centre in Atlanta, Georgia, the Blade Magazine 2012 Knife-Of-The-Year® Awards went to the finest production knives the world has to offer.

KAI USA and its knife divisions of Kershaw, Zero Tolerance and Shun dominated the awards, taking home four of the honors: Overall, Best Buy, Knife Collaboration and Kitchen Knife. DPx Gear was a first-time winner, and Chris Reeve Knives and William Henry Studio continued their long-term dominance in the respective categories of Manufacturing Quality and Investor/Collector Knife. Other winners included Microtech, Columbia River Knife & Tool, Spyderco and Wicked Edge. Knife Rights and the American Knife & Tool Institute each won Industry Achievement Awards for their diligence in working to have pro-knife legislation passed in a number of states this year.

The winners by category:

Blade Magazine 2012 Overall Knife Of The Year®: ZT 0888 by Zero Tolerance/KAI USA (pictured at top)

Blade Magazine 2012 American-Made Knife Of The Year®: Socom Delta by Microtech

Blade Magazine 2012 Imported Knife Of The Year®: Onion Foresight by Columbia River Knife & Tool

Blade Magazine 2012 Most Innovative American Design®: Autonomy by Spyderco

Blade Magazine 2012 Most Innovative Imported Design®: DPx HEST T3

Blade Magazine 2012 Manufacturing Quality Award: Chris Reeve Knives

Blade Magazine 2012 Best Buy Of The Year®: Cryo by Kershaw/KAI USA

Blade Magazine 2012 Knife Collaboration Of The Year®: ZT 0600, a collaboration between Zero Tolerance/KAI USA and R.J. Martin

Blade Magazine 2012 Investor/Collector Knife Of The Year®: B12 Freedom by William Henry Studio

Blade Magazine 2012 Kitchen Knife Of The Year®: Taiyo by Shun/KAI USA

Blade Magazine 2012 Accessory Of The Year®: Precision Sharpener Pro-Dash II by Wicked Edge

Blade Magazine 2012 Industry Achievement Awards®: Knife Rights and American Knife & Tool Institute

For the complete story on the winners and the knives, see the November BLADE®.

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Comment by Ron Cooper on June 15, 2012 at 16:19: That's a great looking knife, Ken! Reflective of your passion and most certainly worthy of the high praise it has received! That knife's owner will have a cherished emblem of your creativity and craftsmanship for many years to come. I only wish I were that owner!

Kudos and congratulations, Ken!

KnifeMaker Comment by Ken Erickson on June 15, 2012 at 11:22: Thanks for all the kind comments on my horseman's knife at Blade! I very much appreciate them.

Comment by Jan Carter on June 13, 2012 at 18:35: That is sooo Ken Erickson! He has a powerful passion for what he does and a great demeanor at his table with all customers.

In Memoriam Comment by Robert Burris on June 13, 2012 at 17:54: Congrat's Ken, there is no words I can think of to express how great a job you have done on that knife.....Except, How Sweet It Is!

Comment by Jan Carter on June 13, 2012 at 17:47: Congrats Ken, well deserved!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Comment by Jan Carter on June 13, 2012 at 17:45: Blade Show 2012 "Best Folder" Award

Comment by Jan Carter on June 13, 2012 at 17:44: Smiling-Knife,

Thank you. You are very correct and that was going to be tonight discussion. Great lead in. Our member and friend ken Erickson did indeed win an award with an impressive knife. I have shamelessly borrowed the pics of the knife because I do want you all to see the wonderful work

Comment by Ron Cooper on June 13, 2012 at 17:02: In case you'd like to watch the Awards Ceremony on YouTube here is the link...

http://tinyurl.com/Blade-Show-Awards

(Click Me)

Comment by Scott Rauber on June 13, 2012 at 15:07: Steel Sahlute to all the winners, and a MAGNA steel sahlute to Kershaw..... Here! Here!

In Memoriam Comment by Robert Burris on June 13, 2012 at 12:27: Congrat's to all the winners, I'm sure they must all be proud of such a great award. Is there a picture of Ken Erickson's knife, I could see somewhere?