This year BLADE Show is celebrating its 37th year and grown to be the largest knife show in the world! Although we love to keep the same traditions here at BLADE, we also like to add in some new features each year. Check out the list of new features below and be sure to buy your tickets online and avoid the long lines when you get onsite.
Sandra is an award-winning scrimshander who has embellished the knives of some of the industry’s top custom knifemakers for over 30 years, as well as other items such as gun grips, jewelry, pool cues and more. Her work has been published on the cover of BLADE® and she offers instruction and DVDs on how to scrimshaw. She is an active member of the Elephant Protection Association and has done seminars on ivory at past BLADE Show.
Steve Shackleford, Editor of BLADE Magazine, started in 1985 with the company and has now been with us for 33 years. When it comes to knowing knife facts, people in the biz and an overall knowledge of the industry, Shack is your go-to-guy! We asked him, why he loves BLADE Show so much, and here is what he said….
“I love BLADE Show because it’s so many things to so many people. It’s more than just knives—though the world’s best knives and makers of same make it a point to be there—it’s the joy of seeing old friends and making new ones, of watching the wonder and joy on people’s faces as they see a new knife, their favorite old ones and their favorite makers and friends, of attending and seeing the various events connected with BLADE University and the free BLADE Show demos. It’s seeing the BLADE Magazine Knives Of The Year®, the BLADE Show custom knife winners, the new knives all the exhibitors display at the show, the collections, the various knife accessories and more. It’s seeing young people and old celebrate their favorite tool, coming together during the show and after hours in The Pit of the show’s host hotel, the Renaissance-Waverly, to catch up and compare knives. It’s three days of the most knife fun anywhere—and we get to do it every year. In fact, I can’t wait. Is it show time yet?!”
Pictured is one of Shack’s favorite knives. “I’m a big fan of the knives of Bill Moran. It’s hard to pick just one, though. One of my favorites by him is his 50-Year Knife.”
Each year, BLADE selects an official knife of the BLADE Show, the annual event each June in Atlanta. The knives are stamped with the BLADE Show logo and serialized, making them instant collectibles.
For BLADE Show 2018, BLADE wants YOU to help choose the knife. It’s simple:
Browse the CRKT knives below
Vote using the form at the bottom of the page
One vote per person
Voting closes Feb. 28
The winning model will be available at ShopBlade.com and at the show.
BLADE®, the world’s No. 1 knife media brand, announced today the all-new BLADE Show West in Portland, Oregon—the Knife-Making Capital of the USA. The 3-day show will open its doors at the Oregon Convention Center on Friday Oct. 5, 2018.
BLADE Show West is presented by BLADE® Magazine, which also hosts the Annual BLADE Show in Atlanta, Georgia June 1-3.
The new BLADE Show West will feature the works of prestigious knife manufacturers large and small, as well as handmade knives made by skilled custom knife makers. And Portland is the perfect city.
“There’s no better place to have a new BLADE Show than in the backyard of Blade City USA,” said Steve Shackleford, BLADE® Magazine Editor in Chief. “Knife enthusiasm is at an all-time high, and there are many thousands of knife aficionados and knife makers in the West. We’re eager to see and showcase all the great blades out there.”
BLADE Show West attendees will have the opportunity to:
See knives of all types and designs—fixed blades, folders, automatics, swords, daggers, tactical knives, throwing knives, art knives and more
View custom knives designed, forged, and finished by individual knife makers, and new models by renowned manufacturers
Visit knife dealers, purveyors, collectors, and knife enthusiast organizations at more than 200 booths and tables
Shop for knives priced from $10 to more than $10,000, knifemaking supplies and machinery, and accessories from sharpeners to cases
Vote for the Best Knives of BLADE Show West
See knives entered in the Weirdest Knife Contest—in line with the region’s unique Keep Portland Weird! slogan
