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BLADE SHOW 2025 Custom Knife Award Winners

BLADE Staff - June 9, 2025

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2025 Knife Of The Year® Award Winners

BLADE Staff - June 9, 2025

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2025 BLADE Show Preview: A Truly International Knife Affair

BLADE Staff - May 12, 2025

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2025 BLADE Show Knife Debuts: What’s Coming Out!

BLADE Staff - May 7, 2025

The author met Steve Randall and his wife, Alison, at the 2015 BLADE Show. Today, Steve’s table is always the author’s first BLADE Show stop. Steve’s Tumbleweed Damascus Fighter sports an 8.5-inch blade of spellbinding mosaic damascus and an ancient walrus ivory handle. Guard: damascus. Ferrule and buttcap: nitre blued to a rich brown color. Overall length: 13 inches. Steve’s price for a similar knife: $3,200. (SharpByCoop image)

Reflecting On Attending 40 BLADE Shows

Les Robertson - May 6, 2025

BLADE Show ’25 is the author’s 40th BLADE Show—and counting.

The artwork for the BLADE Show Beer includes the knives of, clockwise from top left: Seth Lopez kukri, Mareko Maumasi gyuto chef’s knife, Will Brigham stainless hunter, Henning Wilkinson sword, Josh Prince Chinese cleaver and Will Stelter dagger. Gabe said he doesn’t know who made the balisong but he put it in there because there’s a lot of them at the BLADE Show. (art by Massive Face)

BLADE Show Beer: Brew That Taps Into Blades

Mike Haskew - April 29, 2025

Gabe Fletcher/knifemaker ale collaborations lead to the official BLADE Show Beer.

2025 Cutlery Hall Of Fame Welcomes Eight Inductees

Steve Shackleford - April 18, 2025

Largest class as HOF honors living and deceased legends.

In “Fundamentals of Grinding,” AmeriBrade and guest makers provide a general overview on grinds, techniques and different equipment. Knifemaker Charlie Ellis (left) was one of the guest makers in last year’s class.

12th Annual BLADE University Classes

BLADE Staff - April 11, 2025

Hone your cutlery acumen at the 12th Annual BLADE University

BLADE Show Texas 2025 Preview: Hotbed Of Blades

Steve Shackleford - February 25, 2025

The first big knife show of 2025 also is the Longhorn State’s biggest—BLADE Show Texas. What: BLADE Show Texas 2025Where: Fort Worth Convention CenterWhen: March...

BLADE Tactical Recap: A Peek At What You Missed In South Carolina

Elwood Shelton - November 12, 2024

We take a gander at some of the knives that showed up at the first BLADE Tactical at CANCON Carolina.

2024 BLADE Show West Custom Knife Award Winners

Elwood Shelton - October 7, 2024

See Who Took Top Honors In Salt Lake City For The 2024 BLADE Show West Custom Knife Awards.

2024 BLADE Show West Factory Knife Award Winners

Elwood Shelton - October 7, 2024

See Who Took Top Honors In Salt Lake City For The 2024 BLADE Show West Factory Knife Awards.

A larger show hall and more exhibitors promise to help make this year’s BLADE Show West a real corker.

2024 BLADE Show West Preview: The West’s Largest Knife Show

BLADE Staff - September 13, 2024

Ready to rock in the Rocky Mountains!

2024 BLADE Show Debuts: New Knives Launched In Atlanta

BLADE Staff - August 19, 2024

In the conclusion, consider the balance of the BLADE Show’s factory knife debuts

2024 ABS Award Winners And New Master & Journeyman Smiths

BLADE Staff - July 30, 2024

Fabulous forged knives, new smiths, new chairman top ABS annual meeting. Some of the finest forged knives of the year, the newest American Bladesmith Society...