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Hosted in Atlanta, Georgia in May or June every year, the BLADE Show truly is the World’s Largest Knife Show. It features the most diverse array of knives from manufacturers, knifemakers, collectors, dealers and purveyors, all under one roof. The BLADE Show plays host to the Blade Magazine Knife-Of-The-Year® Awards, the Blade Magazine Cutlery Hall of Fame© induction ceremony, seminars, demonstrations and much more.

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30 Beards Of BLADE Show That Impressed All

Erin Healy
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30 Beards Of BLADE Show That Impressed All

Short, long, thick, thin—and we’re not talking about the wide variety of knives at BLADE Show. No, we’re talking about facial hair that made men nod and women blush. The beards of BLADE Show impressed all! This collection is only a small representation of what we saw at the show. We don’t care about the ebbs and flows of fashion or laboratory tests on what’s found in beards, which frankly only tell us that bearded men live life to the full extent of their whiskers! Here at BLADE, we only hope the tradition continues.

The beards of BLADE Show impressed all. This example of a full beard is combined with longer hair for a decidedly not-hipster, backwoodsy look.
Another Bandholz, only this one with shorter hair, could be seen at the Chris Reeve Knives booth. We also liked the hat adornment. We guess BLADE Show had something to do with knives, but back to beards…
We liked all the beards at BLADE Show.
Lou Goodman of Abraham & Moses Survival Equipment sports a neat Van Dyke, which is any mustache-beard combo but with cheeks clean-shaven.
Beards, beards and more beards at BLADE Show.
We liked the gradations of red in this full beard on Larry Roberts, “Alone” Season 2’s runner-up.
BLADE Show was a not only a feast for the eyes of knives, but of beards as well.
Ever see a Lynyrd Skynyrd concert? We found this full beard-long hair combination, if we remember correctly, at Zombie Tools.
Al Mar at BLADE Show 2017 contributed mightily to the Beards at BLADE Show collection.
These old-school gentlemen at Al Mar offered two styles of white whiskers and we loved them both!
Facial hair in combination with hair produces all kinds of striking looks at BLADE Show 2017.
At Rustick Knives we found the warrior tradition expressed in a samurai-esk ponytail and full beard on the owner of Harp Leather.
The beards of BLADE Show came in all shapes and lengths and we liked them all.
Dave Wenger, owner of Wenger Blades in Hudsonville, Michigan, rolled with a Hollywoodian, which from what we can figure is a trailback that meets up with sideburns. Who cares what they call it; we like it!
The Beards of BLADE Show came in all colors.
Dan “Jake” Jaquay of KME Sharpeners chilled out on Sunday at BLADE Show with his flame-red chin tresses.
White River Knife and Tool had two significant beard-wearing men manning its booth.
Our photographer went back more than once to try to capture the wildness at White River Knife and Tool, but could never seem to catch Matt C. and Alan N. at the same time. Fortunately, they caught wind of our mission and sent this along. Double-YES!
BLADE Show beards kept turning heads.
Officially a Van Dyke, the goatee on this show attendee is going as far as it wants.
Exhibitors and BLADE Show attendees both provided plenty of beards for the feasting.
Eli Gautreaux of Jerry Hossom Knives checked out the Knife of the Year Award entries in the lobby.
We do not care whats the beards are called, we just hope to see them at BLADE Show 2018!
A show-goer seems to be having a good time while we admire his Hollywoodian done to full length.
The BLADE Show was as much about beards as it was about knives.
We found that bearded men tended to have bearded friends, so we often got twofers!
BLADE Show was not just about the blades.
A barback at Key Bar caresses the whiskers.
BLADE Show 2018 will be held June 1-3.
These two show-goers worked the man buns, ear stretcher and shades.
There were knives and beards aplenty at BLADE Show 2017.
As much as we tried to capture bearded men unaware, they often knew they were being watched.
BLADE Show beards came in all colors and lengths.
This lucky winner at the Ernest Emerson Custom Knives Lottery almost looks like he is starting a French fork-style of beard. Ernie looked as debonaire as always.
Young and old alike sported righteous beards at BLADE Show.
Ken Hunt of Attleboro Knives in Idaho sports a salt and pepper Van Dyke.
BLADE Show is three days of blades and , it turns out, beards.
Another lucky winner at the Emerson Knives Lottery, Sevag Tankian, rocks a distinctive full beard.
The Beards of BLADE Show just keep on coming.
Stephan Fowler of Fowler Blades paired his full beard with a tactikilt one day, but, well, that’s a story for another BLADE Show.
The Beards of BLADE Show turned out offer and endless assortment of beards.
This luxurious white Van Dyke was worn well by a gentleman attending the Emerson Custom Knives Lottery on Saturday.
Beards, beards and more beards were the backup attraction at BLADE Show 2017.
We always enjoy talking with new knifemakers…oh, and look, a beard. We hope to see this knifemaker back again next year, along with many others. Like and Follow “Erin at BLADE” on Facebook for guidance on how to get your knife into BLADE Magazine.
Beards kept heads turning all weekend long at the Cobb Galleria Centre at BLADE Show 2017.
A righteous beard! If a knife doesn’t catch your eye at BLADE Show, we’re thinking a beard or two might.
Beards and blades: What more is there at BLADE Show, the largest knife show in the world.
Be sure to plan for BLADE Show 2018 starting now. You know there will be plenty of knives, and if there’s ever an exhibition of beards, this is the place!

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Did BLADE Show 2017 get you pumped for knifemaking? This two-paperback, one-e-book set will answer question for those new to the art, while also reaffirming or acting as a review for those more established in their craft. Included are: “How To Make Knives,” “The Wonder of Knifemaking” and “Wayne Goddard’s $50 Knife Shop, Revised.” Normally this trio would cost you $99.97, but you can get it now for $34.99.

2017 Knife of the Year® Award Winners & Custom Knife Award Winners – BLADE Show

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2017 Knife of the Year® Award Winners & Custom Knife Award Winners – BLADE Show

Atlanta, Georgia (June 3, 2017) – Awards recognizing the highest achievement in the custom and factory knife industries were bestowed the evening of Saturday, June 3, 2017, at the BLADE Show in the Cobb Galleria.

2017 BLADE Show Knife of the Year® Award Winners

Representatives from BLADE (www.blademag.com) distributed BLADE Magazine Knife of the Year® awards in 13 categories. Two of the awards—Industry Achievement and Publisher’s—went to a retail knife store and a knife-related organization, respectively, for their contributions to the world of knives.

All entrants in the Knife of the Year® competition were judged on a number of factors, including utility, design, creativity, materials, aesthetics, feel and other traits.

2017 Overall Knife of the Year® – Lionsteel SR-11

2017 overall knife of the year

 

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2017 American Made Knife of the Year® – Spartan Blades Kranos

2017 American Made Knife of the Year

2017 Imported Knife of the Year® – Columbia River Knife & Tool Crossbones

2017 Imported Knife of the Year

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2017 Most Innovative American Design – Tighe Breaker Integral Automatic, by Brian Tighe & Friends

2017 Most Innovative American Knife of the Year

2017 Most Innovative Imported Design – SOG Baton Q2

2017 Most Innovative Imported Knife of the Year

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2017 Best Buy of the Year – Kershaw Dividend

2017 Best Buy Knife of the Year

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2017 Investor/Collector Knife of the Year® – Pro-Tech Cambria Masterpiece Custom

2017 Investor Collector Knife of the Year

2017 Manufacturing Quality Award – Lionsteel Knives

Lionsteel knife awards 2017 blade show

2017 Accessory of the Year – Wicked Edge Go

2017 Accessory of the Year Knife of the Year Awards BLADE Show

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2017 Knife Collaboration of the Year – FOX Knives MK Ultra (Jason Knight & Doug Marcaida)

2017 collaboration knife of the year

2017 Kitchen Knife of the Year® – Kai USA Shun Ayu

2017 Kitchen Knife of the Year

Personal/Professional Achievement Awards

The Knife of the Year Awards recognized achievements in knives at the personal and professional levels in the following categories:

2017 BLADE Show Custom Knife Winners

The 2017 BLADE Show Custom Knife Award Winners were also announced on Saturday, June 3, 2017, at the Cobb Galleria in Atlanta.

Best in Show: CAS & Sam Lurquin collaboration
Best New Maker: Phil Jacob
Most Innovative Design: Grace Horne
Best Fixed Blade: CAS
Best Damascus: Mike Deibert
Best Bowie: Jean-Louis Regel
Best Folder: Glenn Waters
Best Fighter: Josh Fisher
Best Handle Design: Ben Seward
Best Miniature: Glenn Waters
Best of the Rest: Lloyd Studios
Best Utility Hunter: Wess Barnhill
Best Tactical Folder: Brian Nadeau
Best Sword: Ron Chen
Best Collaboration: CAS & Sam Lurquin
Best Art Knife: David Broadwell

About BLADE Show

The BLADE Show is the world’s largest, most important knife show, and has taken place every year since 1982 and in Atlanta since 1992. Upwards of 1,000 exhibitors from more than 20 countries display their knives and knife-related items over a three-day cutlery celebration that also features BLADE University knife seminars, knife auctions, custom knife awards, celebrity appearances and much more.

About BLADE

BLADE® Magazine (www.blademag.com) is the world’s No.1 knife publication. It is also the world’s oldest knife magazine, publishing its first issue in 1973. In conjunction with the BLADE Show, it has sponsored the Knife of the Year® Awards annually since 1982. The awards are the most coveted honors in the factory knife industry and are voted on by the booth exhibitors at the BLADE Show, who this year number more than 200. Only BLADE Show booth exhibitors are eligible to enter.

The BLADE Show and BLADE Magazine are the properties of F+W of Cincinnati, Ohio.

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BLADE Show, Day 1: The World’s Greatest Knife Show

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BLADE Show, Day 1: The World’s Greatest Knife Show
BLADE Show
Knives, knives, more knives, knives, knives, this knife, that knife, other knives, knives and more knives. It’s BLADE Show time!

If the first day of BLADE Show 2017 could be summed up in one word, it’d be “the line.” That’s actually two words, but it’s fitting for the enormous early turnout of knife enthusiasts waiting for the doors to open. Never before has the line gone literally out the door, and into the parking lot, and probably crossed a few state lines.

Make no mistake, folks. The world of knives is alive and well, and beating expectations on every front. The official tallies will be made later, but this must’ve been a record. A first for a Friday!

Here’s what the show floor looked like moments after the doors opened:

In fact, it was a show full of firsts. How could it not be with the length of those lines? There’s bound to be a few newbies in there.

BLADE Show first-timer Erin Healy, BLADE‘s new managing editor, cut her teeth with a cool Kit Carson sword find. Did you know Kit Carson made swords? Well, now you do.

The learning didn’t stop there. BLADE University opened up a whole new world of knifemaking to attendees with not one, not two, but three classes on knife grinding. Instructors also zeroed in on how to select blade steel, making knives from simple tools, selecting an edge style and more.

How to grind knives for knifemaking
Tom Krein dishes the dirt on knife grinding secrets. He conducted three well-attended sessions.

The Knife of the Year entrants went on display outside of the main show floor this year, as they did for the past few. This not only made it easier to check out these incredible knives, it put some of the best knives in the world front and center for first-time show goers. They’re the first knives they see when they arrive. What could be better?

Best custom knives
Glenn Klecker puts the finishing touch on his display with a pencil eraser before submitting to the Knife of the Year Awards. Knifemakers want their works to look their best, and it shows at every booth and table at BLADE Show.

A second day of all of that and then some, that’s what. Tomorrow will be full of more knife events, and the Knife of the Year Awards will be announced. Online ticket registration is closed, but you can still find BLADE Show information at bladeshow.com.

A Surprise Find At BLADE Show: Kit Carson Sword!

Erin Healy
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A Surprise Find At BLADE Show: Kit Carson Sword!
Jim Behring of Treeman Knives has some Kit Carson swords for sale at BLADE Show.
Jim Behring of Treeman Knives holds up a Kit Carson creation

Did you  known that Kit Carson, renowned for popularizing the flipper-style of folding knife, made swords? Jim Behring of Treeman Knives has two of those swords, a Persian-style dagger, a D-guard knife along with a knife Jim imagines a Roman gladiator would use as a last resort, plus a number of other fixed blades, all stamped and authenticated. All Jim would say is that he got these Kit Carson creations from an estate sale in Indiana. He’s looking to get them into the hands of someone who would appreciate their value. You’ll find Jim at booth 6E. BLADE Show is open from 9 a.m. – 6 p.m. on Saturday and from 9 a.m. To 2 p.m. on Sunday at the Cobb Galleria Centre, Atlanta, Georgia.

 

 

Knives Will Rule 36th Annual BLADE Show

Steve Shackleford
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Knives Will Rule 36th Annual BLADE Show
36th Annual BLADE Show
36th Annual BLADE Show preview highlights the latest issue of BLADE®.

Sneak a peak at next week’s 36th Annual BLADE Show in all its sharpened glory in the latest issue of BLADE® Magazine, on newsstands now!

June 2-4 at the Cobb Galleria Centre in Atlanta, the world’s largest and most important knife show will feature over 1,000 domestic and international exhibitors of custom and factory knives and the people and companies who make them, thousands of worldwide knife fans and much more—and it’s all in the latest BLADE.

The hottest in factory debut knives, the world’s best knifemakers pitting their knives against one another in the show’s custom knife judging competition, the inductions of Jim Batson and Les de Asis into the BLADE Magazine Cutlery Hall Of Fame©, the selection of the BLADE Magazine Knife-Of-The-Year® Awards, extensive knife and knifemaking instruction in the 4th Annual BLADE University, the BLADE Show World Championship Cutting Competitions for both men and women conducted by BladeSports International, demos of knife grinding, knife throwing, Japanese sword cutting—all are but the tip of the iceberg of the 36th Annual BLADE Show.

New features include a balisong-flipping competition conducted by Blade HQ, a survival skills demo by one of the stars of the Alone™ TV series on HISTORY®, Larry Roberts, the BLADE Show 2017 Photo Contest in which patrons enter their favorite BLADE Show 2017 photos with a prize going to the one selected the best of the bunch, how to make a Brut de Forge knife—these and more are among the highlights of the 36th Annual BLADE Show outlined in the latest BLADE.

Also this issue: a retrospective of a knife that changed knife history in “Rambo Revisited”; part one of a three-part series on the latest sharpeners in “The Hone Zone”; how to make a Viking camp knife; New Zealander Jared Wihongi’s new Maori-inspired combat knives for Browning; a review of the handforged knives that will be auctioned—including this issue’s cover knife, a stunning damascus D-guard bowie by Veronique Laurent—by the American Bladesmith Society at the BLADE Show in “John White Will Be Watching”; and much more, all in the latest BLADE.

2017 BLADE Show Knife Makes The Cut

Steve Shackleford
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2017 BLADE Show Knife Makes The Cut
stationery cut
The 2017 BLADE Show Knife and its 1.4116 stainless steel blade cut stationery with ease after whittling curlicues. It was very sharp out of the box.
push lever up
To begin disassembly of the 2017 BLADE Show Knife, push the lever on the bolster up.
sensation of disassembly
The sensation of holding a knife that’s coming apart in your hand is kind of cool.
three part disassembly
The 2017 BLADE Show Knife separates into three parts: two handle halves and the blade. Keep it super simple, you might say.
wheel and linerlock spring
Partially reassembled you can see the liner lock spring and wheel in the handle butt.
separate the handle
Rotate the wheel in the handle butt clockwise until the handle separates.

It’s the Official 2017 BLADE Show Knife by CRKT and I couldn’t wait to see what makes this puppy go.

 

curlicue cutting
The EDP coated blade pulled curlicues with no problem.

Designed by BLADE Magazine Cutlery Hall-Of-Fame© member Ken Onion, the Homefront Tactical features a 3.427-inch blade of 1.4116 stainless steel with an EDP coating and a combo edge. The flipper folder secures via a linerlock and the handle is a textured glass-reinforced nylon with a blade-tip-up pocket clip. Weight: 4.3 ounces. Closed length: 4.684 inches.

The centerpiece of the 2017 BLADE Show Knife, however, is Onion’s “Field Strip” technology, which enables you to easily disassemble the knife for cleaning and reassemble it in a matter of seconds without the need of a takedown tool of any kind.

Sounds easy but what about people with 10 thumbs like me? I pulled out the 2017 BLADE Show Knife and opened and closed it a few times. The flipper opener works well. I tried whittling some curlicues from a board and cutting stationery, both with good success. The blade was very sharp out of the box.

The directions for the “Field Strip” feature are pretty straightforward. With the knife in the closed position, push the lever on the bolster up. No problem. Rotate the wheel on the handle butt clockwise until the handle separates. The wheel is notched with gears. I found it turned well either with one of my 10 thumbs or my “second thumb” that passes for an index finger. The handle separates into three pieces—two handles and the blade—all simple to clean when the time comes.

To reassemble, put the three pieces back together, press down on and hold the pivot, rotate the wheel counter-clockwise until snug, and push the pivot lever down. It’s pretty easy, even for me.

BLADE Show knife
The CRKT Homefront Tactical is the Official 2017 BLADE Show Knife.

A couple of things: If, after reassembly, the pivot lever balks any when you try and push it down, tweak the screw on the reverse side of the pivot pin until the lever cooperates. Also, be sure the white washers on the pivot pin stay put when you have the knife apart. If they were to come off for any reason during cleaning and/or reassembly, they could be difficult to find. You may even want to remove them during cleaning and apply a small dab of oil to keep them lubricated.

All in all, the Homefront Tactical is a cool knife—and the fact that it’s the Official 2017 BLADE Show Knife makes it even cooler. It features the BLADE Show 2017 logo on the blade and is limited to a run of 300.

blade tip up pocket clip
The pocket clip allows for blade-tip-up carry.

To get yours, visit bladeshop or attend the 36th Annual BLADE Show June 2-4 at the Cobb Galleria Centre in Atlanta.

 

BLADE Show Welcomes New Pro-Knife Law

Steve Shackleford
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BLADE Show Welcomes New Pro-Knife Law
new pro-knife bill signed
A new pro-knife law expands the blade-length limit for knife carry in Georgia, home of the BLADE Show, to 12 inches. Jerry Fisk’s bowie features a damascus blade and stag handle. (Chuck Ward image)

A new pro-knife law signed into law this week in Georgia comes just in time for the 36th Annual BLADE Show.

Signed May 8 by Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal, the new pro-knife law (HB 292) increases the legal carry length of a knife blade in the state from 5 to 12 inches.

“With the BLADE Show coming up June 2-4, attendees and exhibitors will have more freedom to carry their larger knives without fear of legal entanglements,” Knife Rights reported. It is language from Knife Rights’ Georgia Knife Law Reform bill, SB 49, that is included in the new pro-knife law.

Held annually in the Cobb Galleria Centre in Atlanta, the BLADE Show is the world’s largest and most important knife show and will feature over 1,000 exhibitors from every continent but Antarctica. Thousands of patrons worldwide will invade the Cobb Galleria show hall to enjoy the latest in factory and custom knives, knife collections, knife instruction via the show’s 4th Annual BLADE University, knife demos, the BLADE Magazine Knife-Of-The-Year® Awards, the BLADE Show custom knife awards, inductions into the BLADE Magazine Cutlery Hall Of Fame© and much more. As such, the passage of the new pro-knife law is most welcome news for show exhibitors who sell larger knives like bowies, camp knives, combat knives and other models that fit within the new expanded length restrictions.

The new 12-inch length limit became effective as soon as Deal signed the bill. Since Georgia passed Knife Rights’ Knife Law Preemption in 2012, any lesser length restrictions in cities and towns are now voided by HB 292. Moreover, neither can local jurisdictions enact prohibitions more restrictive than those in the new pro-knife law.

The BLADE Show and blademag.com express their gratitude to such organizations as Knife Rights, the American Knife & Tool Institute and others that fight for common-sense knife legislation. Both organizations will be among the exhibitors at the BLADE Show and blademag.com encourages you to stop by the booths of each for more information on how to protect your right to own and carry knives.

 

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