News & Events

June 13-15 Marietta, GA 22nd Annual BLADE Show & International Cutlery Fair, Cobb Galleria Centre, I-285 & US 41, one exit off I-75 across from the Cumberland Mall, adjacent to the Renaissance Waverly Hotel. The world’s largest combined show of handmade, antique & factory knives. Over 570 tables and 90 factory booths. Join the world’s greatest national and international knifemakers, cutlery manufacturers, collectors, collections and knife lovers. Site of the Blade Magazine 2003 Knife-Of-The-Year Awards® for factory knives, points for the 2003 BLADEhandmade™ Awards, Blade Magazine Cutlery Hall-Of-Fame induction(s) & much more. Site of the annual ABS meeting & special Knifemakers’ Guild section. Seminars include ABS forging and cutting demos, how to throw knives and tomahawks & many others. Contact BLADE Magazine®, c/o Krause Publications, 700 E. State, Iola, WI 54945 (715) 445-2214blademagazine@krause.com.

June 27-29 Springfield, MO NKCA Springfield, Missouri Knife Show. Contact NKCA, Dept. BL2, POB 21070, Chattanooga, TN 37424 (423) 892-5007.

July 11-13 Orlando, FL Knifemakers’ Guild Show, Marriott’s Orlando World Center. Contact Al Pendray, Dept. BL2, 13950 NE 20th, Williston, FL 32696 (352) 528-6124.

July 16-18 El Cajon, CA Buck Collectors Club 15th Anniversary Celebration, Buck Knives, Inc. Contact Larry Oden, Dept. BL2, 1112 Veach’s, Peru, IN 46970 loden@dka-online.com.

Aug. 1-3 Austin, TX 5th Annual Central Texas Knife Show, Holiday Inn South. Contact Chris Carlson, Dept. BL2, 108 Johnson Cove, Hutto, TX 78634.

Aug. 22-23 Winston-Salem, NC Tar Heel Cutlery Club Show, the Elks Lodge. Contact George Manuel, Dept. BL2, 3682 Bowens, Tobaccoville, NC 27050 (336) 924-6876.
Sept. 6-7 Winston-Salem, NC Southeastern Custom Knife Show, Benton Convention Center Ballroom. Contact Tommy McNabb, Dept. BL2, 4015 Brownsboro, Winston-Salem, NC 27106 (336) 759-0640 tommy@tmcnabb.com.

Sept. 19-21 Ontario, CA NEW SITE! BLADE Show West, Ontario Convention Center. Site of the 2003 BLADEhandmade™ Awards, best in handmade, factory, antique and military knives, knife collections, seminars and much more. Contact BLADE Show West, 700 E. State, Iola, WI 54990-0001 (877) 746-9757, Mary Lutz, ext. 313, fax (715) 445-4087 lutzm@krause.com.

Sept. 19-21 Louisville, KY NKCA Louisville Fall Knife Show. Contact NKCA, Dept. BL2, POB 21070, Chattanooga, TN 37424 (423) 892-5007.

Oct. 24-26 Wilmington, OH NKCA Ohio Knife Show. Contact NKCA, Dept. BL2, POB 21070, Chattanooga, TN 37424 (423) 892-5007.

Nov. 15-16 Arizona Knife Collectors Association Knife Show, Centennial Hall, Mesa, AZ. Contact Mike Mooney, 19432 E. Cloud Road, Queen Creek, AZ 85242, 480-987-3576 show_coord@arizonaknifecollectors.com



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