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2008 Blade Show & International Cutlery Fair
May 30 - June 1, 2008
Cobb Galleria Centre and Renaissance Waverly Hotel - Atlanta
See over 108,000 square feet of knife exhibits featuring custom knives, antique knives, swords, and manufacturer displays.
Show Highlights:
- Over 600 tables offering custom-made and antique knives, plus manufacturer booths
- American Bladesmith Society annual convention
- ABS forging demonstrations and World Championship Cutting Competition finals.
- Special Knifemakers' Guild section.
- FREE "Super Seminars" on Saturday & Sunday. Watch for schedule!
- BLADE Magazine's 2008 Knives of the Year awards
- Custom-knife awards
- 2008 Blade magazine Cutlery Industry Hall of Fame inductions
- The nation's top collections.
- All major knifemaking suppliers
Lodging Information
Directions to Cobb Galleria Centre
Public Hours
Friday, May 30: 2:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Saturday, May 31: 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Sunday, June 1: 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Admission
$12.00 One Day Pass
$18.00 Two Day Pass
$25.00 Three Day Pass
Children 12 and under free with a paid adult!
Tickets may be purchased at the door one hour prior to opening .
Click here to see the 2008 Exhibitors
Click here to see the 2008 Show Floor
2008 BLADE Show Seminar Schedule
Seminar listing is subject to change
Saturday, May 31
8:00 a.m. Randall Knife Society – Room 103
8:00 a.m. Buck Collectors Club board meeting – Room 108
10:00 a.m. 30-Min Yoga Intro For Deep Relaxation & Stress Reduction - Jot Singh Khalsa – Room 110
10:00 a.m. How To Protect Your Knife Rights – AKTI, Kniferights.org and Evan Nappen – Room 103
10:00 a.m. How To Throw Knives & Tomahawks – Bobby Branton – The Courtyard
10:30 a.m. Secrets of the High-Performance Knife – Ed Fowler – Room 110
11:15 a.m. How To Grind Knives – Daniel Crotts of Bob Dozier with special guest Ken Onion – The Courtyard
11:30 a.m. Bladesmithing For Kids – Joe Kesslar, Wes Byrd and Larry Harley – Room 108
12:00 p.m. Steel on Steroids: Inside DiamondBlade – Charles Allen – Room 110
12:00 p.m. Buck Collectors Club – Room 103
12:30 p.m. How To Forge Knives – Jay Hendrickson & the Tim Carr forge – The Courtyard
1:00 p.m. Surviving Combat Inside The Kill Zone – Ernest Emerson – Room 108
1:30 p.m. What To Look For In A Custom Knife – Les Robertson and Bob Neal – Room 110
1:45 p.m. Japanese Sword Demonstration – James Williams – The Courtyard
2:15 p.m. Design Folders in AutoCAD – Flavio Ikoma – Room 108
2:45 p.m. How To Wrap A Handle With Paracord – Mickey Yurco – Room 110
3:15 p.m. 6th Annual BLADE Show World Championship Cutting Competition – The Courtyard
4:00 p.m. All About Randall Knives – Bob Hunt, Bob Gaddis and Tom Clinton – Room 108
4:30 p.m. ABS Auction – Room 103
Sunday, June 1
8:00 a.m. Worship Service – The Rev. W.D. Pease – Room 103
10:00 a.m. 30-Minute Intro For Deep Relaxation & Stress Reduction – Jot Singh Khalsa – Room 110
10:00 a.m. The CKCA: Custom Knife Collectors Unite – Kevin Jones – Room 108
10:30 a.m. Metallurgy: A Bladesmith’s View – Kevin Cashen – Room 103
11:00 a.m. Museum Knife Maintenance Tips – Jarod Kearney – Room 108
11:15 a.m. Western Sword Demonstration – James Williams – The Courtyard
11:30 a.m. How To Wrap Japanese Knife Handles – Wally Hayes – Room 110
12:00 p.m. How To Sharpen Knives – Wayne Goddard – Room 103
1:00 p.m. How To Grind – Daniel Crotts, Bob Dozier Knives – The Courtyard
Contact:
2008 Blade Shows
700 E. State St.
Iola, WI 54990-0001
Toll Free: 1-877-746-9757
715-445-4612, ext. 313 - Mary Lutz
Fax: 715-445-4087
E-mail: Blade Show
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