Blade Show west in California

WTF?

California has had great knife shows here for decades. The Costa Mesa Show is fantastic, Pasadena was great and stopped only a couple years ago and the Brea Show is getting better every year.

California is a knife friendly state. You can carry a sword if you wanted as long as it is visible. No switch blades or Balisongs, other then that it is pretty much carry what you want.

I was in Portland not long ago and it was a sea of homeless people using the sidewalks as toilet everywhere you turned.

It looks like they are having Blade Show West at the Long Beach Convention Center. That is an awesome location and well known for hosting huge hunting, fishing and boating shows there.

 

Afraid I won't be going to California. Too expensive and I doubt sales would justify the trip. To bad.

 

Well obviously you do otherwise you would not have made such a rant.

California historically has been great for Knife shows, gun shows, fishing shows, hunting etc.

BladeShow West probably will expand immensely at Long Beach.

It is not "Funny" they had openings in CA. There are many large convention centers and they run events all year long, that is what they do.

 

I’d never spend a dollar in kalifornia as long as I live. Bladeshow isn’t known for their well Thought out then executed Decisions

 

I'm just waiting for a Bladeshow Midwest. How there's nothing available in or around the Chicagoland area is absolutely baffling to me.

 

Maybe a few other reasons for the change? Shell beach about an hour ago....have a knife day.
James

 

Jarrod. If thats your view of California and youre so vocal about this cesspool then you wont be getting my business.

Im reading the Bladesmith area postings to get away from the divisive politics and not support those that feed it.

Meanwhile I carry my 6inch folder in California with no issue.

 

Absolutely, Ole Matt Freeman would carry an 11" fighter on his side everyday, everywhere he went and was totally legal. You try that in Washington state and you are going to jail, hell they consider a paring knife as a dangerous weapon.

California is great for knife people and Blade Show West will do great and bring in huge crowds in Long Beach.

I look forward to attending.

 

"Pro constitution"? Can someone translate for the non-American? I don't see how state be for or against a legal document to which it's a signatory

 

Matt was very fond of carrying big knives.

 

I sure miss him and he loved carrying those big blades CM style in public.

 

FTW

 

Yep, that was pretty bad for you to do that here

 

So good news, thanks to editing and california customers, we are no longer a cesspool. I will cancel the movers.
James

 

I've wanted to go to a bladeshow since I started making knives in 2018. No money and the pandemic = no bladeshow for me

 

Im thrilled. My full workshop is about 45 minutes away from the convention center, so if anyone is gonna have an extra day in LA you should come check out the shop!