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Bob Glassman, aka the man behind The Custom Knife Gallery of Colorado, is the winner of the BLADE/Kershaw Whiplash sweepstakes.

Here’s a closer look at the Whiplash:

Here are the specs:

– Built-in parachute cord wraps into handle
– Fixed 4.5-inch blade of 8CR13MOV stainless steel
– Titanium carbo-nitride coating
– Glass-filled nylon scales
– Overall length: 9 inches
– Weight: 6.4 ounces

If you’re interested in learning more about this knife, click here to visit its official Kershaw page.

Stay tuned for another chance to win a terrific Kershaw knife from BLADE in the next sweepstakes.

July 15 through 17, 2011

Offered by the American Bladesmith Society, Inc.

Hosted by the New England School of Metalwork

Location:
New England School of Metalwork
9 Albiston Way
Auburn, Maine 04210

For more Information:
Dr. Jim Batson at 256-971-6860 or [email protected]

Registration Fee: $55

Pre-Register and pay the $55 Registration fee online in the Store

or Cindy Sheely, ABS Store Manager at [email protected] or (419) 832-0400

Event Flyer: TBA

Demonstrators:

Lin Rhea, MS – Forging, grinding, heat treating a camp knife to pass the JS Performance Test

Christoph Deringer, MS – Damascus steel

Dan Farr, JS – Handles and Guards, Blade Finishing

Mace Vitale, JS – Preparing for the Journeyman Smith Test, Auctioneer

Butch Sheely, JS – Forging Tomahawks

Schedule: TBA

Accommodations:

The Fireside Inn, 207-777-1777, 2 double beds, $60 plus tax, Washington St, Auburn, ME.
Ramada Inn, 207-784-2331. 2 double beds, $85.50, 490 Pleasant St., Lewiston, ME

Cutting Demonstrations:

Participate in the Cutting Demonstrations. Bring a sharp knife, 15” or less in length
with a blade no longer than 10”. The handle should be pinned & with a safety lanyard.

Please Pre-Register:

Get your $55 Pre-Registration Fee in early and plan to attend Demonstrators Dinner on Thursday night.
Please mail registration form & check to the ABS Store
or register through the ABS Store on the website.

In case you missed it several issues back in BLADE®, Manhattan, New York, district attorney Cyrus Vance recently banned just about all sporting knives, knife carry and just about anything else with an edge from his jurisdiction. As a result of this heinous act, Stephen D’Lack was forced to move the New York Custom Knife Show from New York City to Secaucus, New Jersey.

Well, this coming weekend is D’Lack’s show, and this is the chance for all good New Yorkers, New Jersey-ites and others to show Vance and his minions that no simple D.A., or any usurper of citizens’ rights, for that matter, can keep us knife enthusiasts from our appointed rounds at knife shows.

As a result, if you live anywhere near Secaucus, please attend the 33rd Annual New York Custom Knife Show, one of the world’s oldest custom knife shows, at the Crowne Plaza Hotel. For more information contact Stephen D’Lack, Dept. BLKS, POB 313, Turners, MO 65765 417-866-6688 hg_inchotmail.com.

Click here for complete show information.