The Blade Show is an annual tradeshow for the cutlery industry. It is the largest event of its type in the world. The show is sponsored by Blade magazine and is the host for inductees into the annual Hall of Fame.
The first Blade Show was held in 1982 as the American Blade Convention and Show in Cincinnati, Ohio. The magazine was known as 'American Blade' at the time. In 1983 it became known as "The American Blade Collector's Show". In 1984 the name became "The Blade Super Show". In 1986 the show relocated to Knoxville, Tennessee. In 1988, the name was changed to the Blade Show & Cutlery Fair and it became loosely referred to as the Blade Show. In 1993 the show moved to Atlanta, Georgia and officially became known as The Blade Show.
Every year, the Blade Show admits a new person into the "Cutlery Hall of Fame". The Cutlery Hall of Fame is composed of knifemakers, authors and persons who promote knife making, Bladesmithing, and Knife collecting. Each year, the living members of the Cutlery Hall Of Fame nominate and vote on the latest inductee to join their ranks.
Henry D. Baer - Knifemaker, President of Schrade Knives and namesake of the "Uncle Henry" brand of pocketknives.Dewey Ferguson - AuthorBo Randall - KnifemakerJames B. Lile - KnifemakerM.H. Cole - Knifemaker and AuthorAl Buck - Founder of Buck KnivesWilliam R. Williamson - Scholar and collector of Bowie knivesPete Gerber - Founder of Gerber Legendary BladesBob Loveless - KnifemakerWilliam F. Moran - BladesmithJim Parker - KnifemakerGeorge Herron - Knifemaker 1932-2007Frank Buster - KnifemakerFrank ForsythA.G. Russell - KnifemakerKen Warner - AuthorJim Bowie - Father of the Bowie knifeMaury ShavinHubert LawellWilliam Scagel - KnifemakerGil Hibben - KnifemakerHarry McEvoy - AuthorBuster Warenski - KnifemakerAlbert M. Baer - Founder of Schrade KnivesCol. Rex Applegate - Knife designer, authorB.R. Hughes - AuthorBruce Voyles - AuthorBernard Levine - AuthorHouston Price - AuthorBill Adams - AuthorJim Weyer - Author and photographerChuck Buck - Knifemaker - Buck KnivesBlackie Collins - KnifemakerFrank Centofante - KnifemakerRon Lake - KnifemakerSal Glesser - Designer, Founder of SpydercoJoe Drouin - Knife CollectorBob Schrimsher - Knifemaking SupplyRudy Ruana - KnifemakerD¹Alton Holder - KnifemakerMichael Walker - Knifemaker, Inventor of the Walker linerlockGeorge "Butch" Winter - AuthorTim Leatherman - Inventor of the multi-tool knife and founder of Leatherman ToolsDan Dennehy - Knifemaker, Founding Member of the Knifemakers' GuildKen Onion - Knifemaker and inventor of the SpeedSafe MechanismAl Mar - Knifemaker, founder of Al Mar KnivesPaul Bos - Master heat treater - Buck Knives