Hi everyone,
I've just returned from the Auckland Blade Show and this year there was about 50 vendors and 2 NZ Japanese knife shops were there also.
We have a great community of makers here and the whole show was organised by @Skye Eilers Knives, who once again put on a great show.
As always it's a learning experience for me, with so much knife making knowledge in one room. In NZ there has been a surge of new makes but there is also some older makers with decades of experience (one even trained for 6 years under Kazuyuki Tanaka in the 90's.
Unfortunately my photos weren't on point this weekend but here's the website and there is bio's and links to the vendors.
www.aucklandbladeshow.nz
I've just returned from the Auckland Blade Show and this year there was about 50 vendors and 2 NZ Japanese knife shops were there also.
We have a great community of makers here and the whole show was organised by @Skye Eilers Knives, who once again put on a great show.
As always it's a learning experience for me, with so much knife making knowledge in one room. In NZ there has been a surge of new makes but there is also some older makers with decades of experience (one even trained for 6 years under Kazuyuki Tanaka in the 90's.
Unfortunately my photos weren't on point this weekend but here's the website and there is bio's and links to the vendors.
The Auckland Blade Show — NZ Knifemakers & Blacksmiths
The premier New Zealand show for handmade blades! We are an annual exhibition of the finest custom blades from around the country, everything from hunting and kitchen knives to swords and axes. We also exhibit supplies to get into the craft yourself!
