BELLVILLE — The Texas Select Custom Cutlery Event held on April 4 and 5 at the Austin County Fairgrounds in Bellville had more than knives to salivate over. With the hundreds of knives that could end up on a wish list or hanging on someone’s belt, plenty of other things were happening.
There were demonstrations on forging a knife from raw materials by Erick Rivers, and a lesson on the anatomy of an anvil by J. Neilson. The cutlery event even had an hair-raising ballistic dummy sword testing by a lucky visitor and the ever-popular chopping competition performed by experienced swordsmiths testing their metal against others.
The hall was packed and the excitement was high as it is every year when Texas Select puts on its show with Phenix Knives of Bellville.
There is more to an anvil than a piece of heavy steel as ABS Mastersmith and Forged in Fire Judge J. Neilson demonstrates to the crowd on April 4 at the Austin County Fairgrounds in Bellville during the Texas Select Custom Cutlery Event. Photo by John Jones, Banner Press
Knife show visitors get to show off their axe-throwing skills or lack thereof during the Texas Select Custom Cutlery Event on April 4 and 5 at the Austin Couty Fairgrounds in Bellville. Photo by John Jones, Banner Press
