Exhibit 99.1


                          CERTIFICATIONS PURSUANT TO
                                SECTION 302 OF
                        THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002


I, James S. Osterman, certify that:


1.    I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Blount
      International, Inc.;


2.    Based on my knowledge, this quarterly report does not contain any untrue
      statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary
      to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which
      such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period
      covered by this quarterly report;


3.    Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial
      information included in this quarterly report, fairly present in all
      material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash
      flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this
      quarterly report;


4.    The registrant's other certifying officer and I are responsible for
      establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as
      defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the registrant
      and we have:


      a.   designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such
           disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our
           supervision to ensure that material information relating to the
           registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known
           to us by others within those entities, particularly during the
           period in which this report is being prepared;


      b.   evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls
           and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about
           the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of
           the end of the period covered by this report based on such
           evaluation; and


      c.   disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal
           control over financial reporting that occurred during the
           registrant's most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant's fourth
           fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially
           affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the
           registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and


5.    The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based
      on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financing
      reporting, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of
      registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent
      functions):


      a.   all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design
           or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are
           reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to
           record, process, summarize and report financial information; and



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      b.   any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or
           other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's
           internal controls; and


6.    The registrant's other certifying officer and I have indicated in this
      quarterly report whether or not there were significant changes in
      internal controls or in other factors that could significantly affect
      internal controls subsequent to the date of our most recent evaluation,
      including any corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies
      and material weaknesses.





Date: August 14, 2003

/s/ James S. Osterman
____________________________________
James S. Osterman
President and
Chief Executive Officer