It's been over a decade since I have gone. I was mainly an EDC guy for the longest and now have my interests invested mainly in kitchen knives atm. So now I am doubly excited.
I live about 80 miles north in NW GA and plan on attending this year. My understanding is that the Kitchen Knife representation has been growing quite a bit. There's over 900 total vendors this year, it is so freaking big. Steelport has a bigger booth than a lot of the other "kitchen" names.
Floor Plan: https://bladeshow.com/wp-content/uploads/Floor-plan_designed_May1_FINAL.png
Vendor List: https://bladeshow.com/exhibitor-resource-center/exhibitor_list/
It looks like the individual table section for the smaller vendors is in Blue on the floor plan. I see some familiar names:
3rd Hill Custom
Andrew Meers
Baker Forge and Tool
Bill Burke
BladeGallery
Carter Cutlery
Dikstro
Fiddleback Forge
FreeHill Blades
Lisch Knives
Martin Huber
Neels Van Den Berg
Pinkerton Knives
I am sure there are more, but it was a lot of names to sort through. I thought I saw Sky Eilers saying he was going.
If you haven't been, it's freaking awesome. You'll meet some of your favorite knifemakers, get exposed to SOOO MANY new names. It's overwhelming honestly, but a great time. The watches at this place are something to behold, so are the big personalities.
I am gonna have to sell some knives before I go so I am nice and liquid.
I live about 80 miles north in NW GA and plan on attending this year. My understanding is that the Kitchen Knife representation has been growing quite a bit. There's over 900 total vendors this year, it is so freaking big. Steelport has a bigger booth than a lot of the other "kitchen" names.
Floor Plan: https://bladeshow.com/wp-content/uploads/Floor-plan_designed_May1_FINAL.png
Vendor List: https://bladeshow.com/exhibitor-resource-center/exhibitor_list/
It looks like the individual table section for the smaller vendors is in Blue on the floor plan. I see some familiar names:
3rd Hill Custom
Andrew Meers
Baker Forge and Tool
Bill Burke
BladeGallery
Carter Cutlery
Dikstro
Fiddleback Forge
FreeHill Blades
Lisch Knives
Martin Huber
Neels Van Den Berg
Pinkerton Knives
I am sure there are more, but it was a lot of names to sort through. I thought I saw Sky Eilers saying he was going.
If you haven't been, it's freaking awesome. You'll meet some of your favorite knifemakers, get exposed to SOOO MANY new names. It's overwhelming honestly, but a great time. The watches at this place are something to behold, so are the big personalities.
I am gonna have to sell some knives before I go so I am nice and liquid.
