2015 August Canadian Knifemaker Guild Show

Friends of the Guild Pre-Show
In keeping with the higher end nature of the August show, the food was a lot fancier than the spring show lol

And I took advantage of the drink tickets too with a little Jim Beam Bourbon lol

But of course we are here for knives, so let’s get to it! First up, James Emmons, including his ABS test knife.

Which I can confirm was VERY sharp! My first time ever cutting myself at a knife show!

An earlier test knife, partially bent for the bending test

A beautiful forged bladed folder from James

A shot of his knives for the pre-show

Two heavy hitters, Wolfgang Loerchner and Steve D’lack

Wolfe’s knife…table price of $18,000

Awesome dressed up tacticals from Brian Tighe

This one was my favourite

Love the carbon fiber scales and clip on this one

A happy new owner…nice timascus!

Always stylin, I like Brian’s Corum bubble watch

And Rod liked his jacket lol

Ok back to knives..i like the direction Rod Olson is taking

Last but not least, Mike Mossington

And now for some candid shots..

Cant wait for the show to start tomorrow!

21st Annual Canadian Knifemaker Guild Show

I really liked what I saw from Brian Tighe at the pre-show so I thought I would check in with him first…wow, 15 knives each one better than the next! I liked the zirconium scales as well, ultra resistant, and the acid wash finish on some of the blades looked great.

Thanks again for the Damasteel bandages Brian, I could have used them last night!

Once again the show was open to international knifemakers and I was super impressed with Koji Hara’s knives. As luck would have it, a fellow collector picked up a Microtech version of his Closer from Tri-City (more on them in a second) so we could do some comparison shots.

Speaking of Tri-City, Bill brought an incredible selection including some makers whose knives I have never had the chance to handle before.

Some of the outstanding pieces..Allen Elishewitz

Todd Rexford Epicenter

RJ Martin, including my absolute favourite knife of the show the Uberstator

Jeremy Marsh custom Wench

A tactical from Ron Lake! The Taliwhacker

Incredible opening and locking mechanism on this Stan Wilson Non-Flipper Flipper

Another of my show favourites was William Nease’s titanium Dao sword! It was SUPER sharp, not an easy thing to do with titanium

Tig, just back from filming in New Zealand (though no Milla Jovovich this time  ) liked it too.

As I mentioned, I liked Rod Olson’s new knives at the pre-show…I especially liked the ones with Damasteel and pearl inserts

But for great handle materials, no one beat Denis Mura! In all the way form Italy, Denis brought some very unique knives…

Including this one with aluminum flakes

Petrified onion and garlic

Gold flakes

And a very well thought out piece with a bear motif that carried through to the claw marks on the back of the knife and the sheath…another of my show favourites!