Steve Shackleford

It’s only eight days to the BLADE Show (www.bladeshow.com) June 8-10 at the Cobb Galleria Centre in Atlanta, where Ernest Emerson fans everywhere will once again get their chance to see his knives and the man himself.

    For those of you who don’t know Emerson, he is a pioneer in tactical folders and his custom knives are in demand about as much as any other maker’s anywhere. He has taught his Emerson Combat System to combat operatives all over the world, and has appeared on any number of cable television and radio shows and written for several leading websites, sharing his views on his knives, his Combat System and any number of other topics. The Usual Suspect Network, a leading Internet knife discussion group, is populated mostly by Emerson fans. He also has an expanding line of apparel, has made electric guitars and much more—though in the end it always seems to come back to his knives, which includes an extensive line of factory models, too.

    Emerson, shown above in a photo by Mike Searson, attends only a few choice shows, and the BLADE Show is one he never misses. (OK, maybe he missed one or two BLADE Shows somewhere in the distant past, but those don’t count.) In addition to displaying his custom and factory knives at the show, he also holds a lottery and will conduct the seminar, “Becoming The Warrior,” show Saturday at 1 p.m. in Room 104.

    All BLADE Show ticket holders can attend the seminar free of charge. For more information on Emerson’s lottery, visit his booth (No. 98) at the show.

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Take yourself and your kids to the 31st Annual BLADE Show (www.bladeshow.com) at the Cobb Galleria Centre June 8-10 in Atlanta and help educate your youngsters on the true meaning of knives in today’s culture.

    Join former National Knife Museum Curator Pete Cohan and Travis Ferguson, chief operating officer of Smoky Mountain Knife Works, as they outline “SharpKidz,” a revolutionary new program that promises to teach young boys and girls about all knives, knife safety and the pivotal roles knives and the people who use them play in every segment of society (Sunday, June 10, 11:30 a.m., Room 108). In addition, take your children to ABS’ special “Bladesmithing For Kids” (Saturday, June 9, 11:30 a.m., Room 108) conducted by ABS bladesmiths Wes Byrd, Joe Keeslar and Tim Potier, and then to ABS master smith Jay Hendrickson’s 26^th Annual “How To Forge Knives,” with the able assistance of ABS bladesmith Tim Carr and his portable forge (Saturday, June 9, 12:30 p.m. The Courtyard).

    All BLADE Show ticket holders are admitted to the show’s seminars free of charge.

For more on the latest knives, knife legislation, knifemaking instruction, knife trends, knifemakers, what knives to buy and where and much more, subscribe to BLADE Magazine, the World’s No. 1 Knife Publication.

    The 31st Annual BLADE Show (www.bladeshow.com) is 10 days away—June 8-10 at the Cobb Galleria Centre in Atlanta—and one of the big drawing cards will be the annual American Bladesmith Society knife auction.

    In addition to its members showcasing their latest knives, the ABS will sell six knives—one each forged by Karl B. Andersen, Jon Christensen (above), Jay Hendrickson, Dr. Dan Petersen, Red St. Cyr and BLADE® field editor Joe Szilaski—and more to the highest bidder(s) in its annual auction, with all proceeds going toward funding ABS educational events across the country. For more on the auction, call 419-832-0400 or visit www.americanbladesmith.com.

    The auction will be the Saturday of the show, June 9, in Room 103. All BLADE Show ticket holders will be admitted free of charge.

For more on the latest knives, knife legislation, knifemaking instruction, knife trends, knifemakers, what knives to buy and where and much more, subscribe to BLADE Magazine, the World’s No. 1 Knife Publication.