Best Knife Show(s) for Kitchen Knives?

[oivind_dahle]

Would be awesome!
Ill wine and dine you

[Michael Rader]

I'm not going to Blade. You guys are keeping me so busy, I can't take the week off :-)

Thanks for that, BTW, I hate traveling to Atlanta with all my stuff.
-M

[Noodle Soup]

Blade has the most kitchen knife makers and sellers simply because it is the largest show by a wide margin. None of the knife shows really focus on kitchen cutlery and it tends to be kind of hit and miss for which makers will be at them. Takeda is normally at Blade too.

The Oregon Knife Collectors show can be good some years and less others but it is the second largest knife show in the world. 500 tables.

[David Broadwell]

I also recommend the Blade Show. I think it's just been in the last few years that any of us makers are making kitchen knives, so they aren't mainstream. However, because Blade is so big you'll see more there. I'm going to Blade but won't have any kitchen knives on the table. I can talk about them if you like!

Won't be the same without Rader! Don't know if that's good or bad!!!

I will be creating more this summer and fall since Martell sold my first one. Come on over and talk.

David

[Michael Rader]

Ha ha. A good thing, definitely a good thing.
-m

[ConnieChen]

Hi all, where has the best knives show?

[Michael Rader]

(this thread started before Blade 2011)

I plan to be at Blade 2012 and should have a large number of kitchen knives as well as a nice damascus sword or two.

-M

[zitangy]

That does sound exciting! got to look up the dates for the show then . IF there is a forum meet-up that wld be great.

Rgds
~DL

[oivind_dahle]

I wish you the best Michael
More kitchenknifemakers makes more attention to these knives

[Eamon Burke]

Blade is building up more kitchen momentum.

But from what I've heard, "worthwhile" and "knife show" are antonyms.