And between the BOSS Street and the vex, the vex wins hands down IMHO. Choils on small knives are just dumb. If they released a 154cm vex, I would be a happy dude. That would be a brilliant edc ad kitchen/food prep blade.

Agree with MM on the proxy...though the Internet can be somewhat anonymous, the kind of people around this forum should be good on their word regarding proxies. Purely hypothetically, if anyone were able to proxy for me at Blade West, for example, I would have my money order out the same day to eliminate any concerns on their part about funds <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

I think that the solicitation of proxies is frowned upon because of the potential rift it can cause within the forum (if a transaction were to "go bad"), and the fact that this forum is focused on SYKCo and tangentially Bussekin rather than movin' product, like a BF, for example. Maybe the risk against good will or the kinds of content does not suit the forum?

My Credit Card is toast, I’m saving the rest of it for my S5LE order. Normally I would use the Visa payment plan for something like this, but right now that isn't an option. I'm sure there will be plenty I want but I am going to try and stay sensible in purchasing.

I know, I know, I know. I'm an addict. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/banghead.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/banghead.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/loopy.gif" alt="" />

What days are you planning on attending?

Yeah, I went in to Blade Atlanta looking for maybe a scrapper or two, and the regulator if I could weasel my way into the test team...


















I left with:
Bird Dog (for a proxy)
Killa Zilla
NMSFNO
Son of Dogfather (x2)
Regulator (x2)
High Street (x2)
Mud Puppy LE
Swamp Rat Vex
And a preorder for a Rodent Waki...

And that's just the Busse table. We won't even go into sheaths, other gear, or stuff from other tables. I came SO close to buying a set of damascus fillet knives from one of the custom guys.....


Yeah, good luck being sensible <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />

I will be there Friday at opening (playing a little hooky), I will probably look a little out of place in a shirt and tie with a Regulator on my hip. Saturday morning I will have the cutest 19month old girl with me.

does anyone know what time people with VIP passes are allowed in? It says the doors open at Noon. I'm a bigger dude (as in rotund)..so if you see a guy who looks like Fred Flintsone with an S5 on his hip..and wearing a camo ball cap, that's likely me.

I know I saw 11am for VIP passes but I can't find it on the website right now.

Here it is:

http://www.blademag.com/upload/images/2009%20PDFs/2009%20BLADE%20Show%20West%20confirmation.doc