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  <p align="center" style="color:black;line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="3" color="black" face="Times New Roman" style="color:windowtext;font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;">CURRENT REPORT</font></b></p>
  
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  Securities Exchange Act of 1934</font></b></p>
  
  <p align="center" style="color:black;line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" color="black" face="Times New Roman" style="color:windowtext;font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  
  <p align="center" style="color:black;line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" color="black" face="Times New Roman" style="color:windowtext;font-size:10.0pt;">Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):&#160; <b>April&nbsp;30, 2008</b></font></p>
  
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  name of registrant as specified in its charter)</font></p>
  
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    <p align="center" style="color:black;line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" color="black" face="Times New Roman" style="color:windowtext;font-size:10.0pt;">Identification No.)</font></p>
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    <p align="center" style="color:black;line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" color="black" face="Times New Roman" style="color:windowtext;font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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    <p align="center" style="color:black;line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" color="black" face="Times New Roman" style="color:windowtext;font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">4909 SE International Way,
    Portland, Oregon</font></b></p>
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  under any of the following provisions:</font></p>
  
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  pursuant to Rule&nbsp;14d-2(b)&nbsp;under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
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  pursuant to Rule&nbsp;13e-4(c)&nbsp;under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))</font></p>
  
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  International,&nbsp;Inc. (the &#147;Company&#148;) is furnishing herewith its press
  release dated April&nbsp;30, 2008 announcing its financial results for the
  quarter ended March&nbsp;31, 2008.&#160; The
  press release is attached hereto as Exhibit&nbsp;99.1 and is incorporated
  herein by reference.</font></p>
  
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  Company does not intend for this Item 2.02, including Exhibit&nbsp;99.1, to be
  treated as &#147;filed&#148; under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or
  incorporated by reference into its filings under the Securities Act of 1933, as
  amended.</font></p>
  
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  of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf
  by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.</font></p>
  
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    <p style="color:black;line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" color="black" face="Times New Roman" style="color:windowtext;font-size:10.0pt;">/s/ Calvin E. Jenness</font></p>
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    <p style="color:black;line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" color="black" face="Times New Roman" style="color:windowtext;font-size:10.0pt;">Senior Vice President and</font></p>
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    <p style="color:black;line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" color="black" face="Times New Roman" style="color:windowtext;font-size:10.0pt;">Chief Financial Officer</font></p>
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    <p style="color:black;line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" color="black" face="Times New Roman" style="color:windowtext;font-size:10.0pt;">Press release dated April&nbsp;30, 2008 issued by Blount
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text: UNITED STATES
  SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
  WASHINGTON, D. C. 20549
  FORM 8-K
  CURRENT REPORT
  Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
  Securities Exchange Act of 1934
  Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):
  April 30, 2008
  BLOUNT INTERNATIONAL, INC.
  (Exact
  name of registrant as specified in its charter)
  Delaware
  001-11549
  63 0780521
  (State or other jurisdiction of
  (Commission File Number)
  (I.R.S. Employer
  incorporation)
  Identification No.)
  4909 SE International Way,
    Portland, Oregon
  97222-4679
  (Address of principal executive offices)
  (Zip Code)
  Registrant's
  telephone number, including area code:
  (503) 653-8881
  N/A
  (Former name or former address,
  if changed since last report.)
  Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing
  is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant
  under any of the following provisions:
  o
  Written communications pursuant
  to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
  o
  Soliciting material pursuant to
  Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
  o
  Pre-Commencement communications
  pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
  240.14d-2(b))
  o
  Pre-commencement communications
  pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
  ITEM 2.02. 
  RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION
  Blount
  International, Inc. (the "Company") is furnishing herewith its press
  release dated April 30, 2008 announcing its financial results for the
  quarter ended March 31, 2008.  The
  press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated
  herein by reference.
  The
  Company does not intend for this Item 2.02, including Exhibit 99.1, to be
  treated as "filed" under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or
  incorporated by reference into its filings under the Securities Act of 1933, as
  amended.
  ITEM 9.01.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
  (d) Exhibits:
  99.1
  Press release dated April 30,
  2008 issued by Blount International, Inc.
  2
  SIGNATURE
  Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act
  of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf
  by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
  BLOUNT INTERNATIONAL, INC.
  Registrant
  /s/ Calvin E. Jenness
  Calvin E. Jenness
  Senior Vice President and
  Chief Financial Officer
  Dated: April 30, 2008
  3
  EXHIBIT INDEX
  Exhibit No.
  Description of Exhibit
  99.1
  Press release dated April 30, 2008 issued by Blount
    International, Inc.
  4