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BLADE SHOW 2011 Update Thread
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Matthew Gregory
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Hi Allain! I think Burt was not able to attend Blade show this year. I spoke with him earlier this month and he mentioned that he wasn't going to make it.
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Nice photo of Bald and Balder!
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Nice photos, David. Glad to meet you. Thanks for doing this!
Crazily, I've seen more of the show here than there. I'm REALLY busy. In a good way.
BTW: Haley AND Adam both won the Peck and Hughes awards for best submissions from a JS and MS applicant. What a day for them, and the ABS.
Kyle Royer won the Moran award for one of his knives. I hope someone will fill in the details on this.
One more long day coming. Off to rest...
Coop
Crazily, I've seen more of the show here than there. I'm REALLY busy. In a good way.
BTW: Haley AND Adam both won the Peck and Hughes awards for best submissions from a JS and MS applicant. What a day for them, and the ABS.
Kyle Royer won the Moran award for one of his knives. I hope someone will fill in the details on this.
One more long day coming. Off to rest...
Coop
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My gratitude for everyone who i visited with. I am reminded looking through these photos, i am also collecting memories and friendships too. You are some truly GREAT people! It has been an honor to meet those i
had not met before and those i knew, visit with again. Best two days of my
year! See you all again, soon!
had not met before and those i knew, visit with again. Best two days of my
year! See you all again, soon!
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Hats off to David and all for the great show pics. It was good meeting you David, if only for a short time.
My time at the show was very short - Fri. afternoon and Sat morning - but a little of Blade is far better than none and I enjoyed the heck out of my time there even if it did seem that I left 10 minutes after I arrived.
Crowds were good on Friday and very good Saturday morning.
Okay, on to some pics - fewer than I normally post, but all I could sneak in Sat morning before the doors opened and the aisles filled.
Dan Farr
Show above holding a superb camp knife with Dan's new Strong Shoulder design. Always thinking, always looking for innovative ways to improve performance. A hunter with this design claimed the Best Hunter award - congrats Dan!
That knife, along with the one I picked up, were off being photographed at the time I took this shot:
Joe Mason, John White
These two talented masters of their respctive crafts have teamed up before and will do so again.
Joe had done some spectacular engraving on and equally spectacular Dogbone D-Guard bowie that John made. Unfortunately, it broke into a gazillion pieces:
But with a tube-and-a-half of Crazy Glue and three rubber bands, John was able to put it together and submit it for judging. Good thing, too, as it took the prize for Best Bowie. Look for a couple of pro shots of this piece in the near future. John also claimed the award for Best Damascus for the fantastic clamshell dagger that Buddy had posted up earlier. Hearty congrats to this supremely talented maker.
Brion Tomberlin
Brion was breaking my heart with this ivory fighter - the best knife he has made to date, IMHO, and he has made some very fine knives. One of 4 wishIcouldabought pieces that stood out to me in my short perusal time.
Ron Newton
Ron has produced way more than his fair share of show stoppers over the years, but this off-the-hook Shootin'-Newton sword may be the pinnacle of that stellar group.
My photo does NOTHING to communicate the absurd awesomeness of this piece, and neither would any quick description. This piece deserves a series of pro photos AND a setailoed article about its construction. It's a story worth teling - and more importantly - worth preserving.
Roger Massey
Roger's super-clean and largely unembelished pieces presented some compelling choices indeed. I might have picked the sheep horn fighter and matching hunter as a set.
My time at the show was very short - Fri. afternoon and Sat morning - but a little of Blade is far better than none and I enjoyed the heck out of my time there even if it did seem that I left 10 minutes after I arrived.
Crowds were good on Friday and very good Saturday morning.
Okay, on to some pics - fewer than I normally post, but all I could sneak in Sat morning before the doors opened and the aisles filled.
Dan Farr
Show above holding a superb camp knife with Dan's new Strong Shoulder design. Always thinking, always looking for innovative ways to improve performance. A hunter with this design claimed the Best Hunter award - congrats Dan!
That knife, along with the one I picked up, were off being photographed at the time I took this shot:
Joe Mason, John White
These two talented masters of their respctive crafts have teamed up before and will do so again.
Joe had done some spectacular engraving on and equally spectacular Dogbone D-Guard bowie that John made. Unfortunately, it broke into a gazillion pieces:
But with a tube-and-a-half of Crazy Glue and three rubber bands, John was able to put it together and submit it for judging. Good thing, too, as it took the prize for Best Bowie. Look for a couple of pro shots of this piece in the near future. John also claimed the award for Best Damascus for the fantastic clamshell dagger that Buddy had posted up earlier. Hearty congrats to this supremely talented maker.
Brion Tomberlin
Brion was breaking my heart with this ivory fighter - the best knife he has made to date, IMHO, and he has made some very fine knives. One of 4 wishIcouldabought pieces that stood out to me in my short perusal time.
Ron Newton
Ron has produced way more than his fair share of show stoppers over the years, but this off-the-hook Shootin'-Newton sword may be the pinnacle of that stellar group.
My photo does NOTHING to communicate the absurd awesomeness of this piece, and neither would any quick description. This piece deserves a series of pro photos AND a setailoed article about its construction. It's a story worth teling - and more importantly - worth preserving.
Roger Massey
Roger's super-clean and largely unembelished pieces presented some compelling choices indeed. I might have picked the sheep horn fighter and matching hunter as a set.
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Kevin Cashen
The knifemaker's knifemaker, Kevin is shown here holding a terrific damascus chef's knife. If only my cooking skills were anywhere worthy of such a fine piece.
J.W. Randall
Though not my usual style of knives, I was absolutely captivated by that matched set of folder and boot knife in stunning pearl.
Ed Caffrey
Very impressive table, but I only caught these two, which had been caught in a more meaningful way before I got there.
Brian Thie
Some truly dazzling damascus on that fighter - I could have watched it shimmer all day.
The knifemaker's knifemaker, Kevin is shown here holding a terrific damascus chef's knife. If only my cooking skills were anywhere worthy of such a fine piece.
J.W. Randall
Though not my usual style of knives, I was absolutely captivated by that matched set of folder and boot knife in stunning pearl.
Ed Caffrey
Very impressive table, but I only caught these two, which had been caught in a more meaningful way before I got there.
Brian Thie
Some truly dazzling damascus on that fighter - I could have watched it shimmer all day.
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Steve Dunn
On the phone with Peter Gill, no doubt hatching a new plot for global domination. Or some such. I was too distracted by the dazzling bowies and fighters to evesdrop for very long.
John Perry
Shown above delivering a stunning BIG bowie to my friend and fellow enthusiast, Jon Klein. Really an impressive piece.
Bruce Barnett
I was delighted for Bruce that he passed his JS test. I would have been more delighted had I been able to pick up the ivory fighter shown on the bottom-right below. Hyper clean, great lines, terrific feel and beautiful ivory.
Rodrigo Sfreddo
A maker who routinely taxes with global supply of superlatives, Rodrigo did not disappoint. This integral was perhaps his most "basic" knife at the show, and it was simply stunning.
On the phone with Peter Gill, no doubt hatching a new plot for global domination. Or some such. I was too distracted by the dazzling bowies and fighters to evesdrop for very long.
John Perry
Shown above delivering a stunning BIG bowie to my friend and fellow enthusiast, Jon Klein. Really an impressive piece.
Bruce Barnett
I was delighted for Bruce that he passed his JS test. I would have been more delighted had I been able to pick up the ivory fighter shown on the bottom-right below. Hyper clean, great lines, terrific feel and beautiful ivory.
Rodrigo Sfreddo
A maker who routinely taxes with global supply of superlatives, Rodrigo did not disappoint. This integral was perhaps his most "basic" knife at the show, and it was simply stunning.
Matthew Gregory
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Oh, you sneaky bastid Rog!!!!
You made it to the show!!!! Sweet!
Great pictures throughout this entire thread, guys... makes me think I need to try and reconsider my hermitage for next year.
You made it to the show!!!! Sweet!
Great pictures throughout this entire thread, guys... makes me think I need to try and reconsider my hermitage for next year.
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Mike Ruth
A very nice line-up, of which this ivory and damscus skinner is the one I would have grabbed:
Michael Ruth Jr.
... managed to hide from my camera, but this SPECTACULAR hunting sword didn't. You should see the Fisk-like damascus on this one. Wow.
Adam and Haley DesRosiers
Great knives, great people. Shown above holding their matced set of awards - the Peck and Hughes, for best knife submitted by a successful Journeyman and Master Smith applicant. Well done both!
I wish I had more knives to show, but they were gone fast. The one I wanted most was tucked on Haley's belt - the damscus integral shown in the photo that her ivory piece rests on below. But it's her personal knife and she wasn't parting with it.
David Broadwell, Paul Long
Does anyone need a kidney? 'Cause I need that middle fighter BADLY!
It was great chatting with both these guys.
And that's all I got folks.
A very nice line-up, of which this ivory and damscus skinner is the one I would have grabbed:
Michael Ruth Jr.
... managed to hide from my camera, but this SPECTACULAR hunting sword didn't. You should see the Fisk-like damascus on this one. Wow.
Adam and Haley DesRosiers
Great knives, great people. Shown above holding their matced set of awards - the Peck and Hughes, for best knife submitted by a successful Journeyman and Master Smith applicant. Well done both!
I wish I had more knives to show, but they were gone fast. The one I wanted most was tucked on Haley's belt - the damscus integral shown in the photo that her ivory piece rests on below. But it's her personal knife and she wasn't parting with it.
David Broadwell, Paul Long
Does anyone need a kidney? 'Cause I need that middle fighter BADLY!
It was great chatting with both these guys.
And that's all I got folks.
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Thanks for the awesome pics and commentary Roger, looks like you used your limited time there extremely well!