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There were a few dealers present as well. In fact, Bladearts table was one of the best parts of the show for me
first of all, Larrys table featured some incredible Steve Ryan customs (I have now become a BIG Ryan fan) in addition to a vast array of tacticals from Laci Szabo, Rick Hinderer, JW Smith, Phil Boguszewski etc. etc. Secondly, Larry was kind enough to bring his polka-dot Farid at my request. The poor thing looked like it had chicken pox with all of those polka dots
I felt compelled to take it home and nurse it back to health (thanks Larry!)
Of course, Les Robertsons table was also something to behold. The RJ Martins at Les table (including a new model Monsoon, was it??) were the sharpest knives that I have EVER handled. Other great pieces on Less table include Brian Tighes Tighe Phoon and the new Brend DOA, which I am holding below
Bob Neal also had some great tacticals on display
Speaking of dealers, heres Canadian dealer extraordinaire Neil Ostroff of True North Knives with Chris Reeve note the new camo option on the Reeve one-piece line
Well, my Yahoo Photos account is just about full so I guess that covers it the art knife pics will have to wait for another day
Just to recap, my favourite knives of the show were the Strider sword, the Liong Mah/Jeff Hall Rogue, and all of the Ryan customs. My biggest regret was missing Darrel Ralphs table by the time I got there, he had only 1 knife left (an Aftermath) I would have wanted to see his Balisongs. On the plus side, I got to meet Darrel and discuss some future projects (wink wink). Im also upset that I missed Szilaskis table he is one of my favourite art-knifemakers at least based on pictures (I have yet to see his knives in person).
All in all, Im very glad that I attended the NYCKS it was certainly worth the 12 hour bus ride. Id like to thank Neil Ostroff for joining me for lunch and Jim Cooper for setting up a dinner for us out of town knife knuts. Again, Jim, those are beautiful pieces that you acquired and your kit knives are great!
Big thanks also go out to the show organizers and, of course, all the makers!!!!!
RL
Of course, Les Robertsons table was also something to behold. The RJ Martins at Les table (including a new model Monsoon, was it??) were the sharpest knives that I have EVER handled. Other great pieces on Less table include Brian Tighes Tighe Phoon and the new Brend DOA, which I am holding below
Bob Neal also had some great tacticals on display
Speaking of dealers, heres Canadian dealer extraordinaire Neil Ostroff of True North Knives with Chris Reeve note the new camo option on the Reeve one-piece line
Well, my Yahoo Photos account is just about full so I guess that covers it the art knife pics will have to wait for another day
Just to recap, my favourite knives of the show were the Strider sword, the Liong Mah/Jeff Hall Rogue, and all of the Ryan customs. My biggest regret was missing Darrel Ralphs table by the time I got there, he had only 1 knife left (an Aftermath) I would have wanted to see his Balisongs. On the plus side, I got to meet Darrel and discuss some future projects (wink wink). Im also upset that I missed Szilaskis table he is one of my favourite art-knifemakers at least based on pictures (I have yet to see his knives in person).
All in all, Im very glad that I attended the NYCKS it was certainly worth the 12 hour bus ride. Id like to thank Neil Ostroff for joining me for lunch and Jim Cooper for setting up a dinner for us out of town knife knuts. Again, Jim, those are beautiful pieces that you acquired and your kit knives are great!
Big thanks also go out to the show organizers and, of course, all the makers!!!!!
RL
