The 2015 BLADE Show Custom Knife Award Winners were announced on Saturday, June 6, 2015, at the Cobb Galleria in Atlanta.
- Yvon Vachon Best Miniature Award: Shigeru Tozaki
- Best New Maker: Raphael Durand
- Best Bowie: David Lisch
- Most Innovative Design: Gustavo Cecchini
- Best Knife Collaboration: Ladysmith Dagger by Audra Draper, Haley DesRosiers, Dellana, Julie Warenski-Erickson, Grace Horne
- Best Sword: William Lloyd
- Best Damascus: David Lisch
- Best Art Knife: William Tuch
- Best Fixed Blade: Steven Rapp
- Best Utility Hunter: Mike Quesenberry
- Best Folder: Bill Ruple
- Best Tactical Folder: Brian Nadeau
- Best Fighter: Neill Schutte
- Best Handle Design: Sam Lurquin
- Best of the Rest: Grace Horne
- Hugh Bartrug Best of Show: Bill Ruple
Click here to see a list of the 2015 Knife of the Year® Award winners.
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