BLADE Show

And are they ever sweet! The new, official BLADE Show 2014 knives, limited editions of each with the show logo etched on the blades, are sweet! Designed by Ken Onion, the CRKT Swindle possesses functional, curved construction that flows “from tip to tail.” Designed by Glenn Klecker, the CRKT Nirk Tighe 2 touts a mesmerizing skeletonized handle and a functional design.

Retailing for $79.99, the BLADE Show offers this limited edition Swindle for only $50! It also showcases a smooth IKBS (Ikorma Korth Bearing System) pivot, allowing the hollow-ground, modified wharncliffe blade to move with ease, while the frame lock mechanics and flipper-style opener are neatly tucked into the grooved and groovy handle. Click here for much more on this spectacular knife!

Retailing for $130, the limited edition Nirk Tighe 2 is an integral lockback folder with strong blade lock-up that only gets stronger as you grip the handle tighter. A drop-point blade with recurved edge offers a nice touch as it flows from the handle shape. Learn much more about the Nirk Tighe 2 here!

The BLADE Show is proud to announce a BLADE Magazine Knife-Of-The-Year® award new for 2014: the People’s Choice Award.

It, along with the other Knife-Of-The-Year Awards—all sponsored by New Graham Knives—will be chosen during the 33rd Annual BLADE Show June 6-8 at the Cobb Galleria Centre in Atlanta.

Designed as a way to get the rank-and-file of knife enthusiasts everywhere involved in the selection of one of the industry’s most coveted factory knife honors, the People’s Choice Award will be determined by a vote of knife enthusiasts via the BLADE website, www.blademag.com. Stay tuned to the site for more details on how you can participate.

Only factory knife and factory knife accessory companies with booths at the BLADE Show are eligible to enter the competition for the BLADE Magazine Knife-Of-The-Year Awards.

The 13 other awards are voted on by BLADE Show booth exhibitors, with the exception of the Publisher’s Award and the Industry Achievement Award, which are named by the staff of BLADE® Magazine.

KNIFE-OF-YEAR DISPLAY DEADLINE MOVED UP!

Entries for the Knife-Of-The-Year Awards are exhibited in the Knife-Of-The-Year Display area in the show hall of the Cobb Galleria Centre for all show patrons to see. The deadline for factory booth exhibitors to have their Knife-Of-The-Year entries on display in the area has been moved up to show Friday at noon this year from the 4 p.m. Friday of previous years. The change is due to the People’s Choice Award, which will require the BLADE Show staff to photograph ALL of the entries and post those images on blademag.com for knife enthusiasts to study before placing their vote for the award.

For the latest knives, knife news, trends and more, stay tuned to www.blademag.com.

Learn knives as only the legends and masters can teach them at the new BLADE University at the Cobb Galleria Centre in Atlanta. BLADE U. will begin a day before the June 6-8 BLADE Show and end June 7.

A whole new approach to the knife show seminar concept, BLADE University consists of a series of classes under separate headings that are guaranteed to entertain, enlighten and educate you on your favorite subject.

Let industry knifemaking gurus Chris Reeve, Jerry Fisk, Jerry Busse, Tony Bose and Bill Harsey show you how they approach the knife design process in five separate classes under the heading of “Knife Designs of The Masters.” Learn how to inlay wire in knife handles and sheaths from ABS master smith Joe Keeslar in a two-part segment of “Knives The ABS Way” that also will include classes on the design concept of “Line and Flow,” and a demonstration of how applicants test for ABS journeyman and master smith—and how they are judged in the process.

Are you into collecting the knives of such legends as Bob Loveless, Bill Moran, Bo Randall and Jim Schmidt but don’t know what to look for or how? Purveyors Gary Clinton, Dave Ellis and Maj. Louis Chow will show you the way in three separate classes under the heading of “Collecting the Knives of The Legends.”

Engraving is a technique more and more knifemakers are learning to embellish their work and enable them to offer a sole-authorship product. It’s also a great way to embellish your knives in your spare time at home. Learn how the pros do it in “GRS Engraving Instruction,” a complete classroom experience that covers design, art work elements, scribing lines, using engraving tools and understanding how they work, and more.

Finally learn how to do the Japanese handle wrap, all about sword fittings and temper lines, what to look for when buying a Japanese sword and proper sword care/maintenance from two of the world’s leading Japanese sword makers, Wally Hayes and Wally Hostetter, in three separate classes all under the heading of “All About Japanese Swords.”

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The completely updated 2014 BLADE Show website is up, running and conveniently ready to take your booth or table order as an exhibitor at the show; for you to purchase your three-day or one-day ticket to the show, and thus beat the crowds, or add on the Friday Early-Bird option; make hotel reservations at the Renaissance Waverly Hotel or one of the BLADE Show partner hotels; to see sharp seminars and view a seminar schedule; or see updated lists of exhibitors who will be displaying their wares at the World’s Greatest Knife Show.

The BLADE Show is June 6-8, 2014, at the Cobb Galleria Center in Atlanta, Georgia. Don’t miss out. Get your ticket to the World’s Greatest  Knife Show now! See you there!