Event Schedule

Blade Magazine Knife-Of-The-Year®

The Blade Magazine Knife-Of-The-Year Awards® are barometers of the most successful companies in the knife industry and, as such, are production cutlery’s benchmark honors.

Exhibitors display their entries at their booths and the center display area in the show hall for patrons to examine and enjoy.

 
Congratulations to our 2011 Knife-Of-The-Year® Winners!
  
  • Overall Knife of the Year: Zero Tolerance 0777
  • American-Made:  Spyderco Native 5 Fluted Ti
  • Imported:  Spyderco Vallotton Subhilt
  • Most Innovative American Design: Microtech Select Fire
  • Most Innovative Imported Design:  Fox Dobolock
  • Best Buy of the Year:  Columbia River Knife & Tool, Shenanigan
  • Investor/Collector:  William Henry Studio, ST-4010
  • Manufacturing Quality Award:  Chris Reeve Knives
  • Collaboration:  Zero Tolerance and Rick Hinderer for the Model 0560
  • Kitchen:  Kershaw Shun Fuji
  • Accessory:  Blade-Tech  MOLLE Lok
  • Publisher's Award:  New Hampshire Rep. Jenn Coffey
  • Industry Achievement Award:  Pete Cohan
 

Congratulations to our 2011 Custom Knife Award Winners!
 
  • Best Knife Collaboration and Best of Show: Dennis Friedly art knife engraved by Gil Rudolph
  •  Best Miniature:  Yoshio Sakauchi
  • Best Fixed Blade:  Rodrigo Sfreddo
  • Best Bowie:  John Martin
  • Best Fighter:  R.J. Martin
  • Most Innovative Design:  Joe Caswell
  • Best Utility Hunter:  Dan Farr
  • Best Sword: Vince Evans
  • Best Art Knife: Donald Vogt
  • Best of the Rest: Mardi Meshejian
  • Best New Maker: Rod  Watts
  • Best Handle Design:  Vince Evans
  • Best Tactical Folder: Brian Fellhoelter
  • Best Damascus Knife:  John White
 
 
 

 


BLADE Show Event/Seminar Schedule


 
SATURDAY, JUNE 11
8:00 a.m. Randall Knife Society—Room 103
10:00 a.m. 30-Minute Yoga Intro For Deep Relaxation & Stress Reduction—Jot Singh Khalsa, Room 110
10:00 a.m. How To Throw Knives & Tomahawks—Bobby Branton, The Courtyard
10:00 a.m. ABS Auction, Room 103
11:00 a.m. The Good, Bad & Ugly: 30 Years of Knifemaking—Ed Fowler, Room 110
11:15 a.m. Authentic Renaissance Swords & Fencing—John Clements, The Courtyard
11:30 a.m. Bladesmithing For Kids—Wes Byrd, Joe Keeslar and Larry Harley, Room 108
12:00 p.m. Buck Collectors Club—Room 103
12:00 p.m. How To Texture Knife Handles—Jens Anso, Room 110
12:30 p.m. How To Forge Knives—Jay Hendrickson & Tim Carr, The Courtyard
1:00 p.m. What’s Hot NOW in Loveless Knives—Dave Ellis and Louis Chow, Room 108
1:00 p.m. Countering Terrorism: Get Your Mind Right—Ernest Emerson, Room 110
1:45 p.m. Japanese Sword Demonstration—James Williams, The Courtyard
2:15 p.m. Got Liberty? How To Repeal Anti-Knife Laws—New Hampshire Rep. Jenn Coffey, Room 108
2:45 p.m. Bomb Squad/EOD Knives—Les George, Room 110
4:00 p.m. The Lockbar Stabilizer—Rick Hinderer, Room 108
4:15 p.m. 9th Annual BLADE Show World Championship Cutting Competition—BladeSports International, The Courtyard

SUNDAY, JUNE 12
8:00 a.m. Worship Service—The Rev. W.D. Pease, Room 103
9:00 a.m. American Knife & Tool Institute's Membership Meeting— Room 108
10:00 a.m. American Knife & Tool Institute's Legislative Update, open to the public— Room 108
10:00 a.m. 30-Minute Yoga Intro For Deep Relaxation & Stress Reduction—Jot Singh Khalsa, Room 110
10:00 a.m. Historical Sword-Fighting Techniques—Reinhardt Legacy Fight Team, The Courtyard
10:30 a.m. How To: Tungsten Carbide Knife Edges—Rocklin Manufacturing Room 108
11:00 a.m. World War II Randalls: Combat Classics—Gary Clinton, Room 103
11:30 a.m. Practical Knife Sharpening—Ed Fowler, Room 110
 

Blade Magazine Knife-OF-The-Year®

The Blade Magazine Knife-Of-The-Year Awards® are barometers of the most successful companies in the knife industry and, as such, are production cutlery’s benchmark honors.

Exhibitors display their entries at their booths and the center display area in the show hall for patrons to examine and enjoy.

Categories:
Overall
American-Made
Imported
Most Innovative American Design
Most Innovative Imported Design
Best Buy Of The Year
Investor/Collector
Collaboration
Manufacturing Quality
Accessory
Kitchen
Publisher’s
Industry Achievement
 
The winners will be announced at the BLADE Magazine Awards Banquet the Saturday night of the show and a list of the winners will be posted at the show hall entrance the following morning. Keep in mind that a separate ticket is necessary to attend the banquet.
 
Shown at right:  CRKT Eros' blade won Imported Knife of the Year for 2010.
 

BLADE Show Custom Knife Awards

The world’s best custom makers exhibit their knives at the BLADE Show, many of whom enter the show’s custom knife awards judging competition. More knives are entered in the BLADE Show custom knife judging competition than at any other knife show in the world. 
 

Categories:
Best In Show
Best Folder
Best Fixed Blade
Best Art Knife
Best Damascus Knife
Best Fighter
Best Bowie
Best Miniature
Best Handle Design
Best Tactical Folder
Best Utility Hunter
Most Innovative Design
Best Knife Collaboration
Best Sword; Best New Maker
Best Of The Rest
 
Shown at right: Todd Beg's blade won Best of the Rest for 2010.
 

The BLADE Magazine Cutlery Hall Of Fame® 

The Blade Magazine Cutlery Hall Of Fame® is the world’s only shrine to the giants of the entire knife industry. Last year, Paul Bos was inducted, in recognition of nearly 50 years as the foremost authority on the heat treatment of steel for knife blades. This year’s inductee will be honored at the BLADE Magazine Awards Banquet® the Saturday night of the show (tickets required). Living Hall-Of-Fame members elected the inductee by a vote prior to the show.

Additional Events to Check out at BLADE:
  • American Bladesmith Society Annual Convention
  • Stop by the National Knife Museum website to enter a silent Auction for a Tony Bose knife!
  • The Custom Knife Collectors Association will also hold its annual BLADE Show meeting