A Show Within A Show!


The Ottawa Boat & Sportsmen’s Show is giving it’s patrons an opportunity to see some of the country’s most talented craftspeople creating beautiful, one-of-a-kind premium quality custom knives. If you are already a collector or have just recently become interested in the craft of handmade custom knifemaking, you’ll be sure to find some new techniques and ideas here! Make sure to visit our NEW Custom Knife Pavilion, presented by the Canadian Knifemakers Guild, located on the Upper Mezzanine level of the Civic Centre where these highly skilled artisans from across Ontario will be displaying and demonstrating the art and workmanship that drives their craft.

There will be draws for custom knives and much more. Membership in the Guild is open to anyone that is interested in or involved in the craft of knifemaking.

2010 Participating knifemakers were:


Murray St.Amour

Jim Downie

James Mc Gowan

Mike Mossington

Guillaume Cote

Steve Linklater

Eric Elson

Paul Savage

William Nease