Knife Expo '03

It's a great show that I go to just about every year, but, no this year :( To all who go, have fun and buy lots of toys! (I'll be saving for Blade West!)
 
That was a great show!

R.W. & Trace, it was good to see you guys along with the 'Liquid Metal' folks, that amorphous alloy looks like it's gonna kick ass!
(Edna put in an order with R.W. for a LM model 10, matched to her model 10 prototype...that should make for one hell of a set...)

IamMatt, it was nice to finally meet cha Matt, you seem to be a very cool, laid back person...hopefully some of that laid back attitude will rub off on me over time...lol

Jeff, good to see you and the BACKA guys too...you guys are always a hoot to hang with! :)

Mike, we were there Saturday, but the buzz was that Friday was 'the' day to be there...we'll see you there on Friday next year, god willing.

Bob, I'm not quite sure why we didn't stop by your table to chat, though we did walk by and say hi a few times, dodging twinkies I guess...hope ya had a good show...

What a hoot, with OKCA right around the corner...'Woohoo!'

Mel
 
Yeah.., the show was really nice.., and it was a treat to see Bill Martin (co-author of the "Cooper Knives" book with Paul Basch). Bill had a bunch of old Coopers.., and a gorgeous Iron Mistress that Jody Samson did in Commemoration...incredible piece!.

Also lots of new stuff.., and all the folks mentioned above. Really fun.., I went all three days.


"Hunters seek what they [WANT].., Seekers hunt what they [NEED]"
 
Ok guys, I want to hear about the award knives. (especially Michael Vagnino's dagger :D). Hope none of you drooled too much on it ;).
 
List of award winners.

Professional

Art = Thomas Lofgren
Forged Damascus = Michael Vagnino
Pattern Welded Damascus = Thomas Lofgren
Tactical = Rob Patton
Bowie = Mick Penford
Fantasy = Joe Girtner
Fixed Blade = Mike Mooney
Folder = Don Maxwell
Hand Forged = Scott Taylor
Miniature = Joe Girtner
Special = H.J. Scheider
Utility Hunting = Burt Foster
Technical Innovation = R.W. Clark :D
Sword = Dick Patton
Collaboration = Rita Freesemann
Scrimshaw = Eddie Stalcup
Judges Award = Michael Vagnino
Best in Show = Joe Girtner

Amateur

Fixed Blade = Mike McConnell
Folder = Mel Mittener
Art = Kenneth Rene Rangle
Best Amateur = Kenneth Rene Rangle
 
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