Blade Show West: Sept 30 - Oct 2, 2005
Portland Oregon
10/4/2005


 

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EDC Knives Table


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Big Bali Action


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Raymond Richard Auction table


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Alpha Knife Supply: www.alphaknifesupply.com


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Lyle Bronkhorst


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Jon Christensen, Sam, Bruce Bump and Ed Caffrey


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Shane Sibert and Bill Seigle


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Josh, a StriderGuy, Mick and EOD_Rob


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Tanya and Todd Begg


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Jason Tiensvold and his brother


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Kirby Lambert


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Raymond Richard


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Forging Demo

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Making a Tomohawk


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Todd's so popular people are even just buying heat treated blades! (not really)

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Todd and Scott Gowdy with Bali#001


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mid-flip shot


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Like the new concepts in Spec Bumps?  There's the ode to Strider on the bottom. 


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Offsets should be out by the end of the month.  The one with green micarta and black micarta inlay is just a proto.


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Nick Wheeler

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Short Editorial: Did anyone read the most recent OKCA news letter?  They're basically giving a big f-you to the custom makers and collectors.  They talk about "internet rage" and malcontents - If you wanna call someone out, just call someone out, don't hide behind the Board of Directors and anonymously talk a lot of trash.  In good news, I'll be saving myself a 5 hour road trip next April.

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Jon Christensen, Best Fighter


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Ed Caffrey won something too


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Paul Baush, way less grumpy to me these days


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Steve, Microfanatic


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Abe and Adam at the EDC table


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Ford Shwauger (sp?) double button auto.  One button to open, one button for the lock release

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Ford's Dialamatic or some similar name.  Pull the dial back to fire the auto, push the dial forward to releaes the lock.


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Ford himself


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Michael Rader


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Met these folks in the "pit" - nice folks, can't remember their names


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Vince and Grace Evans - a proud addition to the Washington crew


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Chow time!


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Aaron, Gary and Scott

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We basically had an entire back room including some booths


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GunnerTwo and friends. 


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Bybees


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The Alaska Gun Family


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Packed house


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Bad shot, sorry

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CG Dana on the left and her roomate

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Duane knows I'm a poor college student, and living near Berkeley, he's used to people asking for handouts

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EDC Knives


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Nervous was looking pretty nervous


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Chuck Gollnick


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Lots of knives


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Bill Tuch


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Pinoy Knife


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Cara and Tanya