Award Knives for Display
Oregon Knife Collectors Association
Oregon Knife Show Display Award Knives 2018
The display award knives are special awards given for the best displays at the Oregon Knife Show. The blade blanks were made from a pattern by Gene Martin. The theme is the Nordic Seax knife. This pattern was decided on as something different to try and indeed it is.
The steel used is 1095. Gene Martin is orchestrating this event and oversaw the laser cutting of the blanks. http://www.customknife.com/
The displays at the April 2023 Show are museum quality displays and deserve the finest of awards for their efforts.
It is planned to judge the award knives that are being donated to this event.
The Knives
Griffin Made Knives
Gary Griffin – Bend Oregon
Gary can be found at table D04. http://griffinmadeknives.synthasite.com/
Scout Knives
Chuck Cook – Dundee Oregon
The handles are stabilized walnut. The blade has a convex edge and a mustard patina finish. Chuck will have table D03 at the April 2018 Show – http://www.scout-knives.com/
Blair Todd Knives
Blair Todd – Gresham Oregon
Elk Antler and copper make up the handle. The blade was clayed on the spine to create the hamon on this Kukri. Blair can be found at table S07 at the April Show. http://www.btoddknives.com/
Craig Morgan Handmade Knives
Craig Morgan – – Eugene Oregon
This kukri has a mustard base patina with a blued finish. The handle is fiddle back Maple with mosaic pins. Craig is the president of the OKCA and is omni present at the April OKCA Show. morganknives@comcast.net
David Kurt Handmade knives
David Kurt – Molalla Oregon
This is David’s take on the display award Kukri. The finish is mustard patina with an old blued finish. The handle is Aerospace carbon fiber and G10. David can be found at table I07 at the April Show. http://dkurtknives.com/
Jeff Murison Knives
Jeff Murison – North Plains Oregon
The blade is flat ground with a fuller and clip and is parkerized. The bolsters are nickle silver. The handle is fully tapered with Africian Blackwood scales. Jeff can be found at table S04 at the Oregon Show. murisonenterprises@gmail.com
Fall Creek Knives
Lynn Moore – Springfield Oregon
Lynn’s Kukri has a high polish blade with a Fiddleback Myrtle burl handle. The pins are stainless and this kukri is the first to utilize the ring on the handle. Lynn can be found at table O13 at the Show
Stedlin Blades
Sterling Radda – Eagle Point Oregon
Sterling is one of the youngest knife makers in our organization. His work is impeccable. He has finished this Kukri with an ebony handle and brass fittings. Note that Sterling also incorporated the ring on the handle which by all accounts was not easy. Sterling can be found at table L09 at the Show. http://www.stedlinblades.com/
Cameron House
Salem Oregon
Another exquisite creation at the hands of Cameron. The handles are sheep horn with a nickel guard and pins. The blade has a satin finish. Find Cameron at table F09 at the April Show.
Bernard Ortiz
Brookings Oregon
Bernard has created a stylized rendition of the Kukri. Bernard is located at table K16 at the April Show.
