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2005 BLADE Show Information
The 2005 Blade Show & International Cutlery Fair, sponsored by Blademagazine, will be held June 3 - 5, 2005 at the Cobb Galleria Centre and Renaissance Waverly Hotel in Atlanta. See over 100,000 square feet of knife exhibits featuring custom knives, antique knives, swords, and manufacturer displays.
2005 Blade 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 2005 Knives of the Year awards
Custom-knife awards
2005 Blade magazine Cutlery Industry Hall of Fame inductions
The nation's top collections.
All major knifemaking suppliers
Public Hours
Friday, June 3: 2-7 p.m.
Saturday, June 4: 9 a.m.-6 p.m.
Sunday, June 5: 9 a.m.-4 p.m.
Admission
$10 per day
$15 two day pass
$20 three day pass
Under 12 FREE with paid adult
Early Bird admission available for an additional $10 per admission Friday only.
Admits you to the show starting at 12 noon.
Credit cards will be accepted for admission. Ticket sales will begin Friday at 10:30 a.m.
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Seminar Schedule
BLADE Show Seminar/Event Schedule
Friday, June 3
11:00 a.m. ABS Auction
Saturday, June 4
8:00 a.m. Randall Knife Society-Room 103
8:00 a.m. Buck Collectors Club board meeting-Room 108
9:30 a.m. 30-Minute Yoga Intro For Deep Relaxation & Stress Reduction-Jot Singh Khalsa, Room 107
10:00 a.m. How To Throw Knives & Tomahawks-Bobby Branton, The Courtyard
10:30 a.m. Knifemaker Freedom & High-Performance Knives-Ed Fowler, Room 110
11:15 a.m. James Williams Japanese Sword Demonstration-The Courtyard
11:30 a.m. Bladesmithing For Kids-Joe Keeslar, Larry Harley & Wes Byrd, Room 108
12:00 p.m. How To Do The Japanese Silk Cord Wrap-Wally Hayes, Room 110
12:00 p.m. Buck Collectors Club-Room 103
12:30 p.m. How To Forge Knives-Bill Moran & Jay Hendrickson with the Ken Mankel Mobile Forge, The Courtyard
1:00 p.m. Pete Hamilton & Bob Gaddis Talk Randall Knives-Pete Hamilton and Bob Gaddis, Room 110
1:45 p.m. 3rd Annual ABS World Cutting Competition Championship Finals-The Courtyard
2:15 p.m. What To Look For In High-End & Tactical Handmades-Bob Neal & Les Robertson, Room 108
2:45 p.m. Edged Weapons: Separating Myth From Reality-Ernest Emerson, Room 110
3:15 p.m. How To Grind A Knife-Bob Dozier, The Courtyard
4:00 p.m. ABS Cutting Demonstration-Bill Moran, Room 103
Sunday, June 5
8:00 a.m. Worship Service-The Rev. W.D. Pease, Room 103
9:30 a.m. 30-Minute Yoga Intro For Deep Relaxation & Stress Reduction-Jot Singh Khalsa, Room 107
10:30 a.m.Proper Using Handle Design-Dan Farr, Room 108
11:00 a.m. How To Critique ABS Journeyman and Master Smith Knives-B.R. Hughes, Mike Williams, Greg Neely and Bert Gaston, Room 103
11:15 a.m. Dance Of The Japanese Swords-Angel Sword, The Courtyard
11:30 a.m. Japanese Steel: Tama-hagane-Ray Rybar, Room 110
12:00 p.m. The United Kingdom's War On Knives & What It Means to American Knife Owners-Evan Nappen, Room 108
12:30 p.m. Scrimshaw: When, Why and What!-Rick Hutchings, Room 107
1:00 p.m. Knife-and-Tomahawk Throwing Competition-John Bailey, The Courtyard
