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Blade 2002 was my first ever all knife show to attend. I have attended the mega Gun/Knife show in Tulsa on multiple occasions, but this was just a totally different expirience. The atmosphere of Blade is something that must be felt and experienced by every knife nut. Everyone there is friendly and fun loving, down to earth and great to deal with. To sum it up, I had a blast.
Came in Thursday afternoon and showed up to the Galleria (where Blade was held) and the Waverly Hotel lobby. I met lots of great knife nuts and knife makers. I ran into Gus, Samhell, Maurice, Kit Carson, Liong Mah, Rob Simonich, Ed Fowler, Yodel, Bob Porter, Joel Pirela, Bob Doggett, and a host of others I simply can't remember.
Friday was the opening bell and I was the first non-exhibitor pass holder to make it through the front doors. The opening dash to the tables was really awesome. I wasn't agressive enough and allowed myself to be pushed out of the way of the table I was the first to step up to. And for those who met and seen me, that had to take some heavy duty pushing
That was perfectly fine with me, as the first table I hit was Mike Snody and everyone there wanted his folders. I just wanted a fixed blade, so the exact one I wanted was still there when I made my way to the front of the table. Mike and Michelle were great to deal with, I will definately be a customer again.
I then stopped over at the Badlands and picked up 2 from Rob Simonich. Buying Rob's knives is only half the fan, as he is one crazy character.
I don't exactly remember what tables I hit next, but I ended up with a GenO Denning Black Widow, several Wayne Hendrix skinners, Mike Obenauf model 2 (that was an order I was picking up), Dick Atkinso folder, Gavin Dickerson folder (one hell of a value at the price) 2 kitchen knives from Murray Carter and an awesome fixed blade fighter/bowie from ABS journeyman smith Al Lawrence. I am attatching the picture of this beauty, as I am extremely proud:
More to follow
JR
Came in Thursday afternoon and showed up to the Galleria (where Blade was held) and the Waverly Hotel lobby. I met lots of great knife nuts and knife makers. I ran into Gus, Samhell, Maurice, Kit Carson, Liong Mah, Rob Simonich, Ed Fowler, Yodel, Bob Porter, Joel Pirela, Bob Doggett, and a host of others I simply can't remember.
Friday was the opening bell and I was the first non-exhibitor pass holder to make it through the front doors. The opening dash to the tables was really awesome. I wasn't agressive enough and allowed myself to be pushed out of the way of the table I was the first to step up to. And for those who met and seen me, that had to take some heavy duty pushing
That was perfectly fine with me, as the first table I hit was Mike Snody and everyone there wanted his folders. I just wanted a fixed blade, so the exact one I wanted was still there when I made my way to the front of the table. Mike and Michelle were great to deal with, I will definately be a customer again.I then stopped over at the Badlands and picked up 2 from Rob Simonich. Buying Rob's knives is only half the fan, as he is one crazy character.
I don't exactly remember what tables I hit next, but I ended up with a GenO Denning Black Widow, several Wayne Hendrix skinners, Mike Obenauf model 2 (that was an order I was picking up), Dick Atkinso folder, Gavin Dickerson folder (one hell of a value at the price) 2 kitchen knives from Murray Carter and an awesome fixed blade fighter/bowie from ABS journeyman smith Al Lawrence. I am attatching the picture of this beauty, as I am extremely proud:
More to follow
JR
