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This thread's function is to convey my experiences in attending the Seattle International Knife Show, in Kirkland WA from April 25-27, 2014. It will take several days to finish this thread, which is only fitting as it took several days to collect the experiences and photos connected with them.
This is not a review of a show, but rather a sharing of my own personal experience through photos, ( I apologize in advance for my less than great photography, hopefully I will make up for the lack of quality with an excess of quantity
). With that being said, the show totally kicked ass and I will be back next year with family in tow.
As far as shows go, I have only ever been to one other, and that was the Art Knife Invitational in October of 2011. Strange show for it to be one's first, but due to the generosity and kindness of David Darom, I was able to attend and observe an event which rests at an extreme end of the knife show experience. The Seattle show was far less exclusive and seemed to me to be as much a maker's show as a collector's show- it was well balanced in every regard, and a comfortable place to be.
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My adventure started on Thursday night, with an hour or so drive from my place to Stuart Branson's abode and the goal of taking the 7am ferry from Schwartz Bay on Vancouver Island to Tsawassen on the mainland. From there, a road trip to Seattle and Dave Lisch's Studio 4 for the PRE FUNK knife maker's demo on Friday afternoon.
Thursday evening at Stuart's began with great conversation, as always, and gradually evolved into a frenzied effort on Stuart's behalf to get his knives ready for the show. Although I only lasted til around 12:30, Stuart worked into the witching hour, stitching leather and taking care of other details. I think he hit the sack around 3 or 4am. I will say now, that even though Stuart is my good friend, I found his knives to be among my most favored of the weekend. I wish I had gotten some better pictures of his work.
After a pretty horrible sleep, (I'm not used to being contained in a sleeping bag- must be getting old) it was time to head out. The drive to the ferry and the ferry ride itself was pretty uneventful, however, we hadn't reserved a spot, so we were both a little worried that we wouldn't make it on when we saw the billboard stating the ferry might be at capacity. As it was, we were one of the last cars to make it aboard and we both started to relax once we sat down for breakfast at the all you can buffet for the hour and a half it would take to get across the Strait to the mainland. The drive to the border was quick and painless, and although the wait at the border was a good half hour, our worst fears went unrealized when we were waved through. No cavity searches for us!
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More to come...
This is not a review of a show, but rather a sharing of my own personal experience through photos, ( I apologize in advance for my less than great photography, hopefully I will make up for the lack of quality with an excess of quantity
). With that being said, the show totally kicked ass and I will be back next year with family in tow.As far as shows go, I have only ever been to one other, and that was the Art Knife Invitational in October of 2011. Strange show for it to be one's first, but due to the generosity and kindness of David Darom, I was able to attend and observe an event which rests at an extreme end of the knife show experience. The Seattle show was far less exclusive and seemed to me to be as much a maker's show as a collector's show- it was well balanced in every regard, and a comfortable place to be.
*****
My adventure started on Thursday night, with an hour or so drive from my place to Stuart Branson's abode and the goal of taking the 7am ferry from Schwartz Bay on Vancouver Island to Tsawassen on the mainland. From there, a road trip to Seattle and Dave Lisch's Studio 4 for the PRE FUNK knife maker's demo on Friday afternoon.
Thursday evening at Stuart's began with great conversation, as always, and gradually evolved into a frenzied effort on Stuart's behalf to get his knives ready for the show. Although I only lasted til around 12:30, Stuart worked into the witching hour, stitching leather and taking care of other details. I think he hit the sack around 3 or 4am. I will say now, that even though Stuart is my good friend, I found his knives to be among my most favored of the weekend. I wish I had gotten some better pictures of his work.
After a pretty horrible sleep, (I'm not used to being contained in a sleeping bag- must be getting old) it was time to head out. The drive to the ferry and the ferry ride itself was pretty uneventful, however, we hadn't reserved a spot, so we were both a little worried that we wouldn't make it on when we saw the billboard stating the ferry might be at capacity. As it was, we were one of the last cars to make it aboard and we both started to relax once we sat down for breakfast at the all you can buffet for the hour and a half it would take to get across the Strait to the mainland. The drive to the border was quick and painless, and although the wait at the border was a good half hour, our worst fears went unrealized when we were waved through. No cavity searches for us!
*****
More to come...
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