BLADE BREAKOUT IN COWTOWN

“If you didn’t do good at that show, you’d better go home and look in the mirror,” said knifemaker Bubba Crouch of the 2021 International Custom Cutlery Exposition (ICCE) held March 26-27 at the Fort Worth Stockyards in Fort Worth, Texas.

Bubba’s comment was directed at the exhibiting makers but it might have applied to anyone who attended the show, which was the first big breakout knife event since the pandemic had locked down many knife shows and cast a pall worldwide in early 2020.

“I think folks were ready to get out and spend some money,” knifemaker Roger Green commented, “and Texas