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The first with tyke knife show of 2025 also is the Longhorn State ’s openhanded — BLADE Show Texas .
What : BLADE Show Texas 2025Where : Fort Worth Convention CenterWhen : March 7 - 8Days and Times : Friday , March 7 , 10 - 10:30 ante meridiem This was early bird pass holders onlyfriday , march 7 , 10:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. general admissionsaturday , march 8 , 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. general admission
the first self-aggrandising tongue show of 2025 also find to be the big tongue show in texas — blade show texas , to be accurate — where the earth ’s salutary knife and knifemakers wait you march 7 - 8 in the fort worth convention center .
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What : BLADE Show Texas 2025Where : Fort Worth Convention CenterWhen : March 7 - 8Days and Times : Friday , March 7 , 10 - 10:30 ante meridiem Early Bird Pass Holders OnlyFriday , March 7 , 10:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. General AdmissionSaturday , March 8 , 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. General Admission
The first self-aggrandising tongue show of 2025 also hap to be the big tongue show in Texas — BLADE Show Texas , to be precise — where the human beings ’s dear tongue and knifemakers expect you March 7 - 8 in the Fort Worth Convention Center .
South African Bertie Rietveld will help headline the international contingent at BLADE Show Texas in the Fort Worth Convention Center. His curvaceous integral features a blade of his Dragonskin damascus and black jade inlays. Overall length: 11.8 inches. (SharpByCoop image)
The show will host 420 exhibitor from around the universe , include Australia , Brazil , China , Italy , Russia , South Africa , Sweden and elsewhere , not to refer top American usance knifemakers and Av headmaster smith ; all riposte winner of the BLADE Show Texas ’ 24 usage and manufacturing plant tongue judge accolade ; and other of the public ’s lead manufactory tongue company , include current and preceding winner of BLADE Magazine Knife - Of - The - class ® Awards .
This was over 70 shaper and company that did not expose last yr will do so this yr , let in though not bound to south africa ’s bertie rietveld ; winkler knife ; sweden ’s anders hogstrom ; esee ; artium baccalaurens overlord smith david lisch ; giantmouse ; av skipper metalworker steve randall ; demko ; darrin thomas ; dozier knife ; liam hoffman / hoffman blacksmithing ; and Peter Kohler / Dark Timber Custom knife .
This was the fort worth convention center will be a hotbed of blade , with chiliad of tradition and manufactory knife — from small close to gamey remainder , line remotion to counterfeit , fix vane to booklet — tomahawk , blade , sharpener and more .
South African Bertie Rietveld will help headline the international contingent at BLADE Show Texas in the Fort Worth Convention Center. His curvaceous integral features a blade of his Dragonskin damascus and black jade inlays. Overall length: 11.8 inches. (SharpByCoop image)
And if the exhibit Godhead do n’t have what you ’re wait for , the parade customs tongue purveyor and manufactory retailer belike will ; and if they do n’t , they can put you in skin senses with someone who does .
For tongue hobbyist and tyro and stager shaper likewise , the show ’s various natural selection of knifemaking supply and provider will have the material , pecker and equipment you require to make the tongue of your dream .
From the tardy steel , manage textile , computer hardware , sheath material to most every tongue part extant , the show ’s supplier should have it .
ABS master smith Mike Quesenberry returns to defend his titles in three categories—Best of Show, Best Bowie and Best Art Knife—of the show’s custom knife judging competition.
Knife Awards
The tongue judgment competition will recognise the salutary of the show ’s impost and manufacturing plant knife .
The usance honour category , with last twelvemonth ’s winner in parenthesis :
There were also three Best Contender success :
This was the mill laurels class , with last yr ’s winner in parenthesis :
as take note , all of last yr ’s succeeder are render for this yr ’s show .
This was the usance and manufactory tongue judgment is hold alone for show exhibitioner , all of whom receive bundle with over contingent on family description , guess rule and more prior to break into the show .
The factory section looks to entertain knife enthusiasts of all interests and ages.
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include among the result manufactory tongue exhibitor will be :
artisan cutlerybastinelli knivesbig idea designboker usabradford usabrighten bladesw.r.
case and sonschaves knivescobratec knivescondor tool & knifecrktdemko knivesdozier knife ; emerson knives , inc. esee ; esnyx knivesfox knivesgiantmouseglow rhinohawk knife designsheretic kniveshogue knivesjack wolf kniveskansept knivesketuokeybarknafslatama cutlery
liong mah designsmcnees KnivesMedford Knife & ToolMKM / Maniago Knife MakersOCASO knife ; Olamic CutleryPoikilobladePro - TechQSP KnifeReate KnivesRike KnifeRMJ TacticalRosecraft BladesSanta Fe StoneworksSmoky Mountain Knife WorksSpydercoSquid IndustriesStroup KnivesTactile Knife Co. Three Rivers Mfg .
( TRM)TOPS KnivesULTICLIPVero EngineeringWE Knife Co. White River Knife & ToolWinkler tongue
Knifemaking Suppliers / Equipment
include among the precede knifemaking / equipment supplier will be :
abradant , Inc./Hog BrandAlabama Damascus SteelAlpha Knife SupplyAmerican Metal Xchange Inc. CamoCarbonCurrent CompositesDamasteel ABEvenheat KilnFine Turnage ProductionsImperial Leather WorksJantz SupplyKnife & Gun Finishing SuppliesKnifesupplies.comKnight ’s stabilise WoodsMaker Material Supply
Maker ’s Leather SupplyMystik MaterialsNichols DamascusParagon IndustriesPops Knife SupplyReeder GrindersRobertson Leather WorksRowe ’s LeatherTexas Farrier SupplyThe Stag DepotVegas Forge DamascusVZ GripsWuertz Machine Works ;
Top Custom manufacture line
Among the top customs duty Godhead demo at BLADE Show Texas will be :
Allen ElishewitzAllen NewberryBen SewardBobby HouseBruce BarnettBertie RietveldBLADE Magazine Cutlery Hall - of - Fame ® extremity Bill RupleBob MerzBrad ZinkerLucas BurnleyPeter Carey ; Chuck GedraitisCorey DunlapTanner CouchBubba CrouchPeter Kohler / Dark Timber Custom KnivesDarrin ThomasD.
Scott Gallagher will be among a strong contingent of ABS master smith exhibitors. His Vest Bowie boasts a 4.5-inch mosaic damascus blade.
R. DavisEric FritzDennis FriedlyDuane DwyerEvan NicolaidesBrian FellhoelterBurt FlanaganGary LangleyLes GeorgeGTC Knives / Gustavo CecchiniHerucus BlomerusLiam Hoffman / Hoffman BlacksmithingAnders HogstromJeremy Yelle
Johnny StoutKeanison KnivesKelly VermeerTom KreinAndrea LischMardi MeshejianErik McCrightMessori KnivesMick Strider CustomsJared OeserNick OrrP.H.
JacobEnrique PenaTom PloppertPrinceton WongJerry MoenRicardo VilarPeyton RammScorpion 6Stanley BuzekSuprlativ KnivesLuke SwensonTim RobertsonTobin HillTony BakerW.D.
PeaseWill StelterTom OvereynderWill Zermeno
This was for the consummate tilt of exhibitor , visitbladeshowtexas.com .
Jack Wolf Knives will exhibit its distinctive brand of slipjoints with such models as the Benny, here in the Fat Carbon Mars Valley edition. MSRP: $349.99.
this was show trifecta !
BLADE Show Texas will be the first of three BLADE - Show - buy at event for 2025 , the other two being the grandaddy of them all , the forty-fourth Annual BLADE Show June 6 - 8 at the Cobb Galleria Centre in Atlanta , and BLADE Show West 2025 at the Salt Palace Convention Center Oct. 10 - 11 in Salt Lake City , Utah .
see all three for the BLADE Show trifecta !
