Below is a curated list of some of the best knife-related resources, including knife shows, blade steel suppliers, handle materials, Damascus makers, and specialty vendors.
🔥 Major Knife Shows & Events
Blade Show Atlanta — https://bladeshow.com
Blade Show Texas — https://bladeshow.com
New Orleans custom knife invitational https://slicefk.com/pages/slicefk-events
friday night blade affair recon1.com
TKI recon1.com
Kentucky Custom knife show https://www.facebook.com/groups/1622311584748220
TACC knife show (website coming)
Arts in Metal (AIM) artsinmetalshow.com/
Pacific Northwest custom Invitational pnwci.net
Texas Custom Knife Show — https://texascustomknifeshow.com
New York Custom Knife Show — https://nycustomknifeshow.com
California Custom Knife Show — https://californiacustomknifeshow.com
shot show shotshow.org
🗡️ Blade Steel Suppliers
Alpha Knife Supply — https://www.alphaknifesupply.com
New Jersey Steel Baron — https://newjerseysteelbaron.com
Pop's Knife Supply — https://www.popsknife.supplies
Maritime Knife Supply — https://maritimeknifesupply.com
USA Knifemaker — https://usaknifemaker.com
jantz knife supply knifemaking.com
Popular Steels
Rwl 34 (my personal fav)
MagnaCut (love hate)
CPM 3V
CPM CruWear
Elmax
s35vn
S90v
M390
CPM 154
AEB-L
Nitro-V
Damasteel
🐉 Damascus & Pattern-Welded Steel Makers
Damasteel — https://damasteel.se
Chad Nichols Damascus — chadnicholsdamascus.com
Baker Forge & Tool — bakerforge.com
Vegas Forge — https://vegasforge.com
Mike Norris Damascus
Devin Thomas Damascus
Futuron Forge - https://www.futuronforge.com/
🪵 Handle Materials
Carbon Fiber & Composites
FatCarbon — https://fatcarbonmaterials.com
Carbon Plate — https://www.carbonplate.com
Carbo ti - carboti.com
morphaholic
Exotic Synthetics
🧰 Handle Material Suppliers
Alpha Knife Supply — https://www.alphaknifesupply.com
USA Knifemaker — https://usaknifemaker.com
Texas Knife Supply — https://www.texasknife.com
Culpepper & Co. — https://www.knifehandles.com
Masecraft Supply — https://www.masecraftsupply.com
Pops Knife Supply — https://www.popsknife.supplies
⚙️ Hardware & Components
Ti Connector — https://ticonnector.com
USA Knifemaker - usaknifemaker.com
Alpha Knife Supply - alphaknifesupply.com
Jantz Supply — https://knifemaking.com
🔩 Bearings, Washers & Pivot Parts
Skiff Bearings — https://www.skiffmadeblades.com
Usa knifemaker - usaknifemaker.com
🔥 Heat Treat & Finishing
Peters' Heat Treating — https://www.petersheattreat.com
🏭 CNC, Waterjet services
Chris dunn https://topdunnjets.com/
🪚 Grinding Belts & Abrasives
Combat Abrasives — https://combatabrasives.com
Tru-Grit — https://trugrit.com
Phoenix Abrasives — https://phoenixabrasives.com