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Thread: Blade Show 2019, Attending?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Sam View Post
    Did you end up walking to the show or Uber due to the rain?
    Hotel had free shuttle so win win.
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    There were some good show prices if you looked and people were willing to haggle
    You had to keep looking as same item was often surprisingly different price one booth to another depending on the item.

    Wear comfortable shoes!

    While it was still a sword fight (pun intended) there were more women there than I expected. There were a few female smiths there too, and that was nice to see! There was on girl with her (twin?) sister who was 18 years old, and her knives were great! She's going to be a name in the smith name some day. I told her to get hold of the Forged In Fire producers, they'd jump at having her on. Terribly cute too... her IG:

    https://www.instagram.com/raeganleeknives/?hl=en

    Doug "your blade will keeeeeeeeeel" Marcaida was taller than I expected.

    Balisong kids. I had no idea that was such a thing. Sure, seen vids of some kid flipping around a balisong, but there were large "gangs" of them as this show all standing around flipping the balisong knives. I was just waiting for one to send one into the crowed. Guy told me most of them are not sharpened to reduce chances of getting cut. Not sure if true, carrying a dull knife that you're great at flipping around just seems just missing the point. Knives are tools, not toys. Yes, I sound like "get off my lawn you kids" guy now, but I just found them annoying all around.

    The spiderco booth was always clogged with fan boys so I never did get to actually see what they had.

    Jerry Hossom was a really nice guy and his table sold out within a very short time. His Retribution one of the most iconic knife designs ever made. You know a Hossom when you see it.
    - Will

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