BLADE Show West 2018, taking place Oct. 5 to 7 at the Oregon Convention Center in Portland, recognized achievement in knifemaking with custom and factory awards. Entrants all exhibited at BLADE Show West also. A secret panel of judges determined the winners based on a variety of factors.

Below are photos of the winning entries. Congratulations!

Custom Knives

Best in Show & Best Fixed Blade

Aaron Wilburn, Wilburn Forge

 

 

 

 

 

 

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A post shared by Aaron & Francesca Wilburn (@wilburnforge) on Oct 5, 2018 at 4:48pm PDT

Best Folding Knife

PH Jacob Custom Knives

Best EDC Knife

PH Jacob Custom Knives

 

 

 

 

 

 

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A post shared by Phil Jacob (@p.h.jacobcustomknives) on Oct 5, 2018 at 5:22pm PDT

Best EDC Non-Knife

Olamic Cutlery

 

 

 

 

 

 

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A post shared by Olamic • Never The Same (@olamic) on Aug 20, 2018 at 5:54pm PDT

Best “Weird” Knife

Ooak Forge

 

 

 

 

 

 

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A post shared by Harlan Whitman (@ooakforge) on Sep 13, 2018 at 5:29pm PDT

Factory Knives

Best in Show & Best Folding Knife

WE Knife 704DS

WE Knife #bladeshowwest pic.twitter.com/X91CZHyleN

— BLADE Magazine 🔪 (@BladeMagazine) October 5, 2018

Best Fixed Blade Knife

Bradford Guardian 4.5

Best EDC Knife

WESN Microblade

About the size of a thumb drive when closed #bladeshowwest pic.twitter.com/FprPSO03ka

— BLADE Magazine 🔪 (@BladeMagazine) October 5, 2018

Best EDC Non-Knife

CRKT Williams Tactical Key

Best “Weird” Knife

Zombie Tools Hurley

Factory – Best “Weird” Knife award #bladeshowwest

Zombie Tools Hurley pic.twitter.com/ORFNIOTPy6

— BLADE Magazine 🔪 (@BladeMagazine) October 6, 2018

An entry in our “weird knife” contest pic.twitter.com/ql5mdjpIuN

— BLADE Magazine 🔪 (@BladeMagazine) October 5, 2018