How to Contact Michael Rader

I voluntarily live and work out of a small - off the grid - shop in the Washington Cascade Foothills and only make it to town twice a week, so understand it may take a few days to return your messages.

Michael Rader
PO Box 393,
Wilkeson, WA 98396

253-255-7064
michael@raderblade.com

Click on [ Blades for Sale ] anywhere in the site to see what I have available for purchase.

Until further notice, I will not be taking "custom" orders. However, I would be glad to let you know what is in progress. Contact me directly for projects I currently have "On My Bench" that will soon be available for sale. Let me know if you want me to add you to my "contact list" and let you know when something new is ready to go up and what pieces I'll be bringing to my next show.

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First Place (white level) at the first Northwest Cutting School Competition (Blade Sports) in Ellensburg, WA, March 2008 and earned a professional (red) level ranking.

First Place at the first cutting competition (in the White level category) at Blade Show West, Sept. 2007 (Blade Sports)

Best Sword award at Blade Show West, Sept, 2007

Best Sword award at Blade Show West, Sept, 2006

Earned "Journeyman Smith" rank with the American Blade Smith Society, June, 2006.

Third Place winner at the ABS cutting competition in Spokane, WA, 2003

Second Place winner (tied) at the Northwest Knife Collectors Rope Cutting Competition, Puyallup, WA, 2002

Became a full-time swordmaker in 2002