NYC SHOW!

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DANGELO

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I hate to say it...but my friends and I are unhappy with the goings-down at the NYC Knife show held this weekend at the Sheraton in NYC.

Certain companies were represented well-kudos to BUSSE and R.E.K.A.T., for a great "do what u want to our stuff attitude" and to Elishewitz for being incredibly approachable...actually a big moment for us-one our women didn't understand.

I looked foward to grilling Benchmade-to no avail, the lady working the both was as clueless of my girlfriend, actual more so-at least my girlfriend used our Tuff-Cloth to remove prints!

The guy at Kolutzi (spelling) was boring...Spyderco had the most reasonable prices of the show...which brings us to another element...

I could have gone to my car, used my cell modem to order ANY of the knives displayed for nearly 50% of the show's prices-not something good to see after paying a $12 cvr chrg to enter the room!!!

All in all, the show was not worth it-I would have been better taking a guided tour from Fred at KnifeOulet of his web site! Hell-I would pay Fred $20 to tour his stock room!!!

Final note...we were worried about show etiquette-but everyone was terrific when it came to handling the pieces...Clearly Busse and REKAT were the shows standouts, allowing you to watch a cool video, as well as do anything to their equipment!



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Daneglo,
Sorry you didn't enjoy the show. It's the Custom Knife Show, you could have met and spoke to some of the best Custom Makers around, I know I did. I don't go to the show to talk and see Production knives. I did go to Spyderco, to get my Michael Walker sharpened on the 204, but that was it. If you were at the Busse table, Chris Reeve was 10 steps away. I guess it's just what we focus on.
 
10- 4 Phil. The NY Show was never geared towards having vendors or dealers selling production items. Although you will find a few tables that do that. Heck, I found a discontinued Benchmade Delta Raider in MINTY MINT condition at the fellas at the far rear left of the ballroom. In fact that beautiful young lady (unless there were more than one)sitting behind the Benchmade table, Mrs. Roberta De Asis verified that it was the real thing for me as Les did a short time later. For great prices, a local gun and knife show would be the place to go. But some of the most rewarding experiences from attending is being able to enjoy a nice conversation with the makers and company reps. It allows you to see the person behind the knives they makes. Bob and Linda Dozier are among the most friendly people I know attending. Sal Glesser, a real gentleman took some time to chat knives with me. Darrel Ralph, what a funny guy! Andy Prisco at Busse made people cringe by shaving hair leg with a Basic #7. A real nice guy. And of course Les and Roberta De Asis always with a warm greeting. I rather enjoyed it.

L8r,
Nakano

PS- I will post a review in a short while.

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[This message has been edited by Nakano 2 (edited 06 November 1999).]
 
I did see the good looking lady at benchmade-she wasn't the clueless one....

I realize that this show was not geared for the average knife enthusiast-but I failed to see anything custom that i would consider purchasing...

Reeve wasn't at his table when we got there

Dozzier too had a hell of a setup-but they are a little out of our league, and we decided not to approach tables where we had NO intentions of making a purchase as so that we would save the exhibitors time for those interested in spending their cash...

Again-BUSSE had an awesome attitude, even by my rookie standards...

Question: Why no T.O.P.S. ?

I would def have purchased one of them had i had a chance to handle one!

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God's choices in inflicicting suffering are unsatisfactory to us, nor are they understandable, unless innocence offends him. Clearly he needs some help in directing the fury with which he flogs the earth...

 
Dangelo,
I have no idea what the "average knife enthusiast" is, my guess is if your here and you go to the shows, you are far above average! I went to the show knowing I wasn't there to buy, but to meet and learn, and talk to some great people, the makers. I look at everything, I won't get in the way of someone who is buying. Usually there's a moment when I can walk up and say "Hello!" to someone like: Pat Crawford, Jim Siska, Tommy Lee, Al Pendray, Gil Hibben, etc. some legends, some that will be. Really, it's a chance also to handle stuff I can only see in two dimension the rest of the year. I understand that the custom stuff is not what you're looking for now, but where do you think the manufacturers whose knives you are interested in are looking at? Go to the source, stop, look and listen. You'll probably never have a dissappointing knife show again. You never know sometimes your taste and focus can change. You may look at something you wouldn't normally, and suddenly there's a connection. I'm not saying it will happen, but it could, that's what happened to me. There was a time not so long ago that I thought all of knife collecting was at Shop at Home, who knew?
 
Dangelo, I've been going to the NYCKS since 78. The first 5 or so years I went I couldnt buy a thing. But it gave me the chance to talk to and handle some knifemakers knives that I otherwise wouldnt have seen. And most knifemakers dont mind the "tire kickers" cause that know that some day you might be buying. Also it is a good place to see and feel the factory knives you have seen in mags and then you go home and order them from a discount house.

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