Blade Show scores...........

[ARtsig1]

Lets hear it folks......how did you do at the Blade Show and what did you bring home.

I left home about 4:00AM Saturday and got to Atlanta and the Cobb Galleria around 8:30. Gave me time to grab a program and scope out the arrangments of tables/booths and mark those I wanted to go by first. Come 9:00 and I was in the door. Went down by the Strider table to try an score an AR or an EB, but the only AR available was exactly like the one I already have, so I picked up a very nice EB-LS. Then I was off to the Dozier booth to see what BOB had brought down. I was a little bit surprised to see the number of folders Bob had. If you are not aware, Bob is not taking orders for folders anymore. There was a prototype of a lockback folder, a Workhorse, a Folding Dagger, a medium Folding Hunter, and two XL Folding Hunters. It was those XL's that grabbed my attention! The blade is 4.0" X .150", with liners .125" thick (think Framelock!!) and this was covered on both sides by some nice black carbon fiber scales. Lockup is fixed blade solid, action is smooth, and the blade sharpness............well, it is D2 by Dozier, what else need be said.
As I continued around the show, I bumped into Peter Atwood and picked up one of his unique Prybabies in S30V steel and tiger striped. Got the one that has the spanner for the Strider AR.

Got to talk with a lot of makers and with folks from the forums at the Show, so I'm also counting the memories I brought home as the main goodies!

 

[Gteckwreck]

Hey Art...seems you got in and had your day planned to maximize your time at the Show.
I am a local, so I didn't have to rush through the show, and thanks to Dave Seaton for the VIP passes!
My son and I started Friday, and got there about 11:30. The line was all the way down the corridor, with about 2000 VIP's ahead of us. When the doors opened at noon, the line moved quickly. I went to the Strider table and picked up the little PT. What a cool little knife. This was the only knife I had on my 'had to have' list, so the rest of Friday I browsed. My son, being an aspiring chef, went right to Murray Carter's table and picked up two of his hand forged knives.
I stumbled upon Buddy Gaines table, and was amazed at the knives I saw. I picked up a mammoth ivory / damascus folder with the most incredible filework on the liners. Truely a work of art. I also picked up one of Murray Carter's kitchen knives...scary sharp!
Went back Sunday with the Mrs. and found Ronnie Foster's table. Got a sturdy liner lock in 440C with a razor sharp concave edge and giraffe bone scales. Super gentleman to deal with.
All in all, it was a great weekend, and I came in under budget! I can't wait till next year.

Fred

 

[XGrip]

Well i only picked up a Benchmade 910BT Stryker, but my friend got a BM 921SBT-04 LE numbered 1 of 50 for a 100 bucks!!! Not only that he WON a BM 640BLK at the BM forum members lunch!! Yeah we had a really great time. Good thing we live in atlanta otherwise it wouldve been impossible for us to go