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Blade • Vol. LI, No. 9, June 2025

Tariffs & Knives

CUTLERY Continental Shift • Only at the BLADE Show do the continents come together so well

BLADE UNIVERSITY CLASS SCHEDULE

SEMINAR & EVENT SCHEDULE

KNIFE FOR A NOVEL

SHOWTIME SHARP • Most if not all these makers will exhibit at BLADE Show ’25

BLADES AND BREWS • Gabe Fletcher/knifemaker ale collaborations lead to the official BLADE Show Beer

FIRST LOOKS IN ATLANTA • Knife companies will debut their latest at BLADE Show 2025

WHERE TO GET ’EM

A SHOW OF HANDS—WRISTS, ARMS AND MORE • How you exert control over the knife determines handle design

BLADE SHOW 2025

BLADE SHOW SCHEDULE

BLADE MAGAZINE CUTLERY HALL OF FAME¨

YOUR BLADE SHOW GUIDE TO BOOTH & TABLE EXHIBITORS*

BLADE SHOW 2024 IN PICTURES

BLADE MAGAZINE KNIFE-OF-THE-YEAR® AWARDS

BLADE UNIVERSITY INSTRUCTORS • For the complete BLADE University class schedule, see the story beginning on page 12.

BLADE UNIVERSITY BLADESHOW.COM • A big thank you to all our 2025 BLADE University speakers. We are thrilled to have such a plethora of knife topics being covered at BLADE Show this year!

THE HAPPIEST Place on Earth • BLADE Show ’25 is the author’s 40th BLADE Show—and counting

MEATY but Manageable • Sweden’s Hult Bruks Spika is a great all-purpose camping axe

SHARP IN THE HEART OF TEXAS • Blade-o-philes from far and wide converged to cut in Fort Worth

Tradition In Twilight? • The penny-for-a-knife custom appears to be on life support

THE KNIFE I CARRY

SHOW CALENDAR

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WHERE TO NET ’EM

Knives of the OSS • The May-June 1975 American Blade covered the CIA-forerunner’s knives