The show is purely knives for $10 admission. 85 booths and tabletops in 13,000 square feet of exhibit space in a nice local Hotel, just outside of Portland. Note: I am only a knife user not a dealer or maker. I personally collect kukri knives from Nepal (I did combat missions with Gurkhas), Afghan made knives, and selected made in America blades. I am not connected with any of the below knife dealers.
Things I liked about the Show:
No guns, food, toys, junk etc. (OK, guns would be acceptable
).
Microtech:thumbup: from Bradford, Penn., had a great deal “Show Specials” on OTF Knives. Only thirty left when I was there and it was the best deal in OTF knives I have ever seen. $150 off! They said less than the employee price. These would be called a loss leader to get the word out. I am sold on these Microtech OTF Knives. I was thinking of an Infidel OTF, but not anymore.
Busse Combat Knive Co.,:thumbup: had a great booth and a “Show Special.” It was a large M9 combat knife for about $20 off.
Lots of great custom makers:thumbup: and dealers to talk to and see the great work that Americans do. Mostly, Oregon, Washington, and Idaho makers. “Custom Knives” is really the main theme as one walks the show floor.
I saw many knife brands that I did not know and liked the looks of. One such brand was called Spartan Knives.
Things that could be improved:
The major Northwest knife manufactures that attend did NOT have “Show Specials” :jerkit:and if they did they had no signs up saying so. I think it was cheap and a mistake of them not to. Some of the Northwest companies there were Al Mar, Benchmade, Chris Reeves Knives, CRKT, and Kershaw.
Strangely, the CRKT knife display was facing the Reps and not the customers!:thumbdn:
Strangely, I did not see Buck, Gerber and Leatherman!
No major producers from outside the Northwest as in Case, Cold Steel, Ontario, SOG, and Spyderco.
Overall: Not a bad show. I am glad I went. Microtech from Penn., made the trip worth it for me. It’s a higher end show than most common knife users, but worth the price of admissions for blade and knife education. I think if all major mass producers all were required to have “Show Specials” it would have added excitement to the show!
Things I liked about the Show:
No guns, food, toys, junk etc. (OK, guns would be acceptable
).Microtech:thumbup: from Bradford, Penn., had a great deal “Show Specials” on OTF Knives. Only thirty left when I was there and it was the best deal in OTF knives I have ever seen. $150 off! They said less than the employee price. These would be called a loss leader to get the word out. I am sold on these Microtech OTF Knives. I was thinking of an Infidel OTF, but not anymore.
Busse Combat Knive Co.,:thumbup: had a great booth and a “Show Special.” It was a large M9 combat knife for about $20 off.
Lots of great custom makers:thumbup: and dealers to talk to and see the great work that Americans do. Mostly, Oregon, Washington, and Idaho makers. “Custom Knives” is really the main theme as one walks the show floor.
I saw many knife brands that I did not know and liked the looks of. One such brand was called Spartan Knives.
Things that could be improved:
The major Northwest knife manufactures that attend did NOT have “Show Specials” :jerkit:and if they did they had no signs up saying so. I think it was cheap and a mistake of them not to. Some of the Northwest companies there were Al Mar, Benchmade, Chris Reeves Knives, CRKT, and Kershaw.
Strangely, the CRKT knife display was facing the Reps and not the customers!:thumbdn:
Strangely, I did not see Buck, Gerber and Leatherman!
No major producers from outside the Northwest as in Case, Cold Steel, Ontario, SOG, and Spyderco.
Overall: Not a bad show. I am glad I went. Microtech from Penn., made the trip worth it for me. It’s a higher end show than most common knife users, but worth the price of admissions for blade and knife education. I think if all major mass producers all were required to have “Show Specials” it would have added excitement to the show!
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