2023 Class Schedule

Room 113
Want to give your knife a professional look that will take it to the next level? How about something that can not be found on production made knives? Doing filework on the spine of your blade is something that really can make your customers say “WOW! How did you do that?”. Knifemaker Kyle Daily of KHDaily Knives will show you his preferred files and the equipment he is using to make his 5 most popular patterns. This class will show you how to layout your pattern and take you step by step to be successful. Their will be and opportunity to watch him do a hands on demonstration at the end and ask more detailed questions.

Classes start at $25 and can be purchased on the ticket checkout page by clicking here. 

Room 104
Bob Kramer, ABS Mastersmith, will share his 35 years of experience in running a successful knifemaking business with you and share tips on things to pay attention to along the way.

Classes start at $25 and can be purchased on the ticket checkout page by clicking here. 

Courtyard
At BLADE Shows from the late 1980s to the early 2000s, Timothy Potier always made it a point to attend BLADE Magazine Cutlery Hall-Of-Fame® member Bill Moran’s forging demonstrations. Today an ABS master smith in his own right, Timothy continues Moran’s BLADE Show tradition by offering a demo on how to forge a full-tang drop-point hunter. Using his propane forge, Timothy will go through the entire process, including forging the blade to shape from tool steel. He also will discuss heat treating, normalizing and more.

Classes start at $25 and can be purchased on the ticket checkout page by clicking here. 

Room 107
Tim Robertson makes some of the smoothest and most historically accurate pocketknives in the business. He is also a member of the South Texas Slipjoint Cartel, an organization of slipjoint knifemakers mentored by BLADE Magazine Cutlery Hall-Of-Fame® member Bill Ruple. Tim will cover patterning traditional slipjoints from original factory knives in detail, including methods of disassembly, correct scribing techniques, and proper hole layout (including changing the hole diameter). He also will cover methods of using paper patterns commonly found on the Internet.

Classes start at $25 and can be purchased on the ticket checkout page by clicking here. 

Room 113
Learn how to leverage 3D Printer Technology to make mind-blowing canister Damascus patterns. Steve Schwarzer and Ron Hardman show you how to use this game-changing advancement to forge patterns on a budget that were previously unthinkable.

Classes start at $25 and can be purchased on the ticket checkout page by clicking here. 

Room 104
Have a panel of award-winning knifemakers share their decades of knowledge and experience in critiquing your custom knife. Lucas Burnley, David Lisch, Mike Quesenberry, Luke Swenson and Devin Thomas will go over every square inch of your knife and tell you what is good about it, what is not and how you can make it better. Bring one knife only. Questions from attendees will be entertained throughout.

Classes start at $25 and can be purchased on the ticket checkout page by clicking here. 

Room 113
What happens when a knife gets dull? How do you know when to sharpen it? Bring your own knife or borrow a demo model and learn the progression of shaping a bevel, sharpening and edge maintenance from the team at Work Sharp. You will get hands-on practice and experience sharpening your blade using a variety of sharpeners and abrasives, from whetstones to belts.

Classes start at $25 and can be purchased on the ticket checkout page by clicking here. 

Room 107
Have you wanted to write for a knife magazine but don't know where to start? Author and knifemaker Jason Fry and a panel of industry insiders will share the tips and tricks it takes to get into the writing industry. Topics will include idea submission and topic selection, interviews and content generation, methods for obtaining quality pictures, and more!

Classes start at $25 and can be purchased on the ticket checkout page by clicking here. 

Room 104
David Carver of Carver Knife Company will teach techniques on making a folding knife that works well, looks good, and feels great in the hand/pocket.

Classes start at $25 and can be purchased on the ticket checkout page by clicking here.