Just got back from the Chicago Knife show!! LOT of knifemakers there! Mr. Les Robertson was there, with a wide assortment of custom knives. Ricky Fowler was there, with his cool knives. So was Mr. John Greco of Greco Knives. Heavy duty blades!! Really beautiful knives were at Mr. Steve Corkum of Hawk Knives's table. You should see the temper lines on his knives, and you should see how thick they are! Bub Worrell was there with some REALLY cool neck knives. It was so sweet to see all these makers, as well as their knives. Pictures in the magazines really don't do justice to the knives when you actually see them in person.
Best of all, I got to meet Mr. Pat Crawford!! I was able to handle almost all of his knives, even the new Janus, his project with Mr. Elishewitz. Really beautiful knives, so beautiful that I bought one of his Kasper Fighting Folders! Mr. Crawford is a gentleman, and a pleasure to do business with. It was SO cool to be able to talk to the man who made YOUR knife, and to be able to share some insights on how and why the knife was made, and how to best care for it. Now I want more of Pat's stuff!!
So when is the next knife show....?