Blade Show
| Blade Show | |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Genre | knives |
| Venue | Cobb Galleria Centre (As of 1995) |
| Location(s) | Atlanta, Georgia (As of 1995) |
| Country | United States |
| Inaugurated | 1982 |
| Organized by | F+W Media |
| Filing status | 501(c)(3) |
| Website | |
| www.bladeshow.com | |
The Blade Show is an annual tradeshow for the cutlery industry. It is the largest event of its type in the world.[1] The show is sponsored by Blade magazine and is the host for inductees into the annual Hall of Fame.
History
The first Blade Show was held in 1982 as the American Blade Convention and Show in Cincinnati, Ohio. The magazine was known as 'American Blade' at the time.[2] In 1983 it became known as "The American Blade Collector's Show". In 1984 the name became "The Blade Super Show". In 1986 the show relocated to Knoxville, Tennessee.[3] In 1988, the name was changed to the Blade Show & Cutlery Fair and it became loosely referred to as the Blade Show. In 1993 the show moved to Atlanta, Georgia and officially became known as The Blade Show.[4]
Cutlery Hall of Fame
Every year, the Blade Show admits a new person into the "Cutlery Hall of Fame". The Cutlery Hall of Fame is composed of knifemakers, authors and persons who promote knife making, Bladesmithing, and Knife collecting. Each year, the living members of the Cutlery Hall Of Fame nominate and vote on the latest inductee to join their ranks.[5]
- Henry D. Baer - Knifemaker, President of Schrade Knives and namesake of the "Uncle Henry" brand of pocketknives.
- Dewey Ferguson - Author
- Bo Randall - Knifemaker
- James B. Lile - Knifemaker
- M.H. Cole - Knifemaker and Author
- Al Buck - Founder of Buck Knives
- William R. Williamson - Scholar and collector of Bowie knives
- Pete Gerber - Founder of Gerber Legendary Blades
- Bob Loveless - Knifemaker
- William F. Moran - Bladesmith
- Jim Parker - Knifemaker
- George Herron - Knifemaker 1932-2007
- Frank Buster - Knifemaker
- Frank Forsyth
- A.G. Russell - Knifemaker
- Ken Warner - Author
- Jim Bowie - Father of the Bowie knife
- Maury Shavin
- Hubert Lawell
- William Scagel - Knifemaker
- Gil Hibben - Knifemaker
- Harry McEvoy - Author
- Buster Warenski - Knifemaker
- Albert M. Baer - Founder of Schrade Knives
- Col. Rex Applegate - Knife designer, author
- B.R. Hughes - Author
- Bruce Voyles - Author
- Bernard Levine - Author
- Houston Price - Author
- Bill Adams - Author
- Jim Weyer - Author and photographer
- Chuck Buck - Knifemaker - Buck Knives
- Blackie Collins - Knifemaker
- Frank Centofante - Knifemaker
- Ron Lake - Knifemaker
- Sal Glesser - Designer, Founder of Spyderco
- Joe Drouin - Knife Collector
- Bob Schrimsher - Knifemaking Supply
- Rudy Ruana - Knifemaker
- D¹Alton Holder - Knifemaker
- Michael Walker - Knifemaker, Inventor of the Walker linerlock
- George "Butch" Winter - Author
- Tim Leatherman - Inventor of the multi-tool knife and founder of Leatherman Tools
- Dan Dennehy - Knifemaker, Founding Member of the Knifemakers' Guild
- Ken Onion - Knifemaker and inventor of the SpeedSafe Mechanism
- Al Mar - Knifemaker, founder of Al Mar Knives
- Paul Bos - Master heat treater - Buck Knives
See also
References
- ↑ Kertzman, Joe (2007). "The Daring Dance of Damascus". Art of the Knife. Iola, Wisconsin: Krause Publications. p. 187. ISBN 0-89689-470-3.
- ↑ "The Greatest Knife Show of All Time". American Blade. 7 (1): 74. 1982.
- ↑ Shackleford, Steve (1987). "Inside Blade". The Blade. 12 (1): 8.
- ↑ Shackleford, Steve (1993). "Show Calendar". Blade. 20 (2): 18.
- ↑ "Mr. SpeedSafe Joins the Club". Blade Magazine. 2008-07-22. Retrieved 2008-07-24.