Exhibit 99.3


                           CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
                                SECTION 906 OF
                        THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002



          In connection with the Quarterly Report of Blount International,
Inc. (the "Company") on Form 10-Q for the period ending June 30, 2003 as
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the
"Report"), I, James S. Osterman, Chief Executive Officer of the Company,
certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. {section} 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section
906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to such officer's knowlege:

      (i)  The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or
      15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

      (ii) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all
      material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of
      the Company as of the dates and for the periods expressed in the report.

A signed original of this written statement required by section 906 has been
provided to Blount International, Inc. and will be retained by Blount
International, Inc. and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or
its staff upon request.


Date: November 19, 2004

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