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    Going to a Knife Show – Advice for the Handmade Knife Collector by Ronald C. Pearlman

    By H. Clay Aalders May 17, 2022

    Going to a Knife Show – Advice for the Handmade Knife Collector
    by Ronald C. Pearlman

    The days I attend a knife show are some of my favorite days. I am like the proverbial “kid in a candy store.” Knife shows are the best place to buy a handmade knife. You have a chance not only to see the knives in person, but also can handle them and feel the fit and see the finish up close. Shows like the Art Knife Invitational, the New York Custom Knife Show (usually held in New Jersey), the Solvang Knife Show, and the Blade Show bring the best custom knifemakers from across the country and around the world to one place.
    Since most of the best knifemakers are in the same room and want to impress you as well as other knifemakers, they bring the best examples of their craft. Competition in both quality of craftsmanship and design is at its highest. The only problem with going to a knife show is if you are taking air transportation, placing a knife worth several thousand dollars in your luggage and hoping it will arrive on the luggage pickup belt without damage can be anxiety producing.
    After going to knife shows for several years I have developed a method of perusing the show that has worked for me. Here are some of the methods I use to make the show successful for my collecting needs.

    This article appears in the May 2022 issue of KNIFE Magazine. Click the blue button to read the whole thing.

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    H. Clay Aalders

    H. Clay Aalders is a lifelong edged tool user. He spent the past 20 years as a woodworker and fishing guide in Ohio, Pennsylvania, Idaho, and Tennessee. While guiding in Idaho, Clay worked part-time writing for a local newspaper, and upon moving to Tennessee began writing for the blog The Truth About Knives - spending his last 5 years there as Managing Editor. His background is in fixed-blade hunting and bushcraft knives, but has jumped into the world of vintage slipjoint collecting with both feet since coming to work at Knife Magazine. Clay’s primary role is as Digital Editor, curating and creating new content for our website and blog, as well as maintaining the Knife Magazine social media accounts (FB/IG: @theknifemag, Twitter: @knifemagazine). He is also a contributor and Associate Editor of the print magazine.

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