Blade Show Awards--Who Won?

[Drakkar]

I've been looking around the forums for a listing of the awards issued at the Blade Show, but cannot see a listing of the recipients? Anyone know?

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[Gus Kalanzis]

Hear are the Custom awards. There are also several threads on the custom forums with pics and a link to pics.

(Thanks to Steve Shackleford of Blade Magazine for the information below.)

Blade Custom Awards.
Best of Show - Richard Rogers.

Best Folder - Richard Rogers.

Best Utility Hunter - Richard Rogers.

Best Fantasy - Mardi Miseegeean.

Best Fighter - Joe Flournoy.

Most Inovative - P.J. Tomes.
(really nice trad. 2 blade folder with one of them a lock back. Both blades on the same spring. This was a tough knife to figure out.
Two opposing blades one locks. Lock appears to be on the same spring that supports both blades.)

Best Hand Forged - Bailey Bradshaw (congrats Bob it is something else).

Handmade Art - Ray Rybar.

Miniature Folder - Boyd Ashworth. (watch this guy (2nd warning ).

Mini Fixed Jerry Van Eizenga.

Mini Overall Jerry Van Eizenga.

New Maker - Patrick R. Neilson.

Damascus - Josh Smith.

Handle Joe Sylizaski. (awesome carved pearl)



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" The real art of living is to keep alive the longing in human beings to become greater versions of themselves." Laurens Van der Post in memory of James Mattis

 

[Blues]

I think Zaza Revishvili won again for either collaboration or handle.

In any case, his stuff was stunning as always.

Blues

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[Gus Kalanzis]

Thanks Blues ZaZa and Tim Hancock won best collaboration

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My friend, it was great spending time with you this year as always, I cherish the friendship that has developed between us and I can not wait until next June

. If I can make it to Orlando, I might end up on that list of miscreants. (Had to drive a lot and keep long hours at Blade

).
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" The real art of living is to keep alive the longing in human beings to become greater versions of themselves." Laurens Van der Post in memory of James Mattis

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[Drakkar]

Thanks Gus, I appreciate it...Anything from the manufacturers?

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[pyrguy]

My graddaughter, age8, won a very nice camp knife from Murray StAmour,Ontario, Canada in the "Win-a-Blade" contest. See here for the picture.


Thanks to Blade and Murray for helping turn her into a "Knife Knut".

Gus sorry I missed you again this year. But at one time I misplaced the Wife for about an hour.

Had a great time and got a few knives though. I even scored Prototype 003 of the BladeTech Lynx. Way cool knife.

Pics to follow.


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Dwight

It's a fine line between "a hobby" and "mental illness".

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