The Knives Illustrated 2008
SPIRIT OF STEEL KNIFE SHOW

NOTE DATE CHANGE: 
WE HAVE MOVED THE SHOW DATES
TWO WEEKS LATER THAN PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED!

Join us on the 
NEW DATE is Sept. 26, 27, 28, 2008  
In Grapevine, Texas (Dallas area)
Only 5 Minutes and a free shuttle ride from the DWF Airport, 
walking distance to the Bass Pro Shop at the Hilton DFW Lakes Executive Conference Center.

CLICK ON THE PLAY BUTTON ON THE SCREEN BELOW TO HEAR FROM SOME OF THE EXHIBITORS WHO WILL BE AT the 2008 Knives Illustrated Spirit of Steel Knife and Sword Celebration & Reunion!  Reserve your tables now.

Knives by some of the makers you will see there.  Click for a larger version of the pictures:

Linda Karst Stone
Ted Ott

 For NKCA Members that means if you show your membership card at the door you get in FREE!  If you are not currently an NKCA  member you can join there--get in free--and also receive a $32.00 book FREE.  If you are a show exhibitor this simply means more people through the door for to see your knives.

Click here for your table reservation form!

2008 Show Details:

Schedule 

Friday Opens to Exhibitors 12 noon, Show open to the public 3 pm Show closes- 6 pm 

Saturday Opens to Exhibitors 8 a.m. Open to the Public 9 a.m.
Show closes 6 pm.

Sunday Church Service 8 a.m. Opens to Exhibitors 8 a.m. Opens to the Public 9 p.m. Show closes 4 p.m.

 HOTEL RESERVATIONS: Hotel number for reservations: 1-817-481-8444   Code to use for your discount: Knife Show.  

Hilton DFW Lakes Executive Conference Center 1800 Highway 26 East, Grapevine, Texas, United States 76051-9641 

DIRECTIONS: 2.5 miles north of DFW International Airport. Take 121N exit from the airport, exit Bass Pro, turn left heading over the overpass and right on Hwy 26. The hotel is the first turn in on the left. Or exit off of I-635 LBJ Freeway.

The 2008 Knives Illustrated Spirit of Steel
Knife and Sword Celebration and Reunion .

Combining ALL aspects of the family of knives, ranging from our brother knife enthusiasts of our own interest and specialty to that distant cousin whose knife interests we only get to browse on rare occasions.

Our goal at SOS is not to merely sell tables.  A good show should be an event—and we request your attendance and to help create just such a celebration-- something unique in the world of knives—a show at which everyone is welcome to celebrate the wonder and joy of knives.

To that end we are restricting the number of tables in certain sections to insure we have a fair balance of all knife categories: handmade, stock removal, vintage, military, collections, etc.  Yes, we know this is alien to some show promoters who only want to fill up the room with “their” kind of people and forget about the public—and indirectly forget about promoting the knife experience to newcomers as well. Together we will take the knife show experience to a new level.

We are building what will be the Great Show of Texas.  We ask that you join us in the launch!

SOS has the right hotel—a first class Hilton hotel overlooking a lake that is not just a show hotel but an executive conference center.

SOS is convenient for fly-ins.  The hotel has a FREE shuttle from the airport—which is only 5 minutes from DFW International Airport . Dallas is a major airline hub so flights are readily available at a variety of times and rates.  (In other words we are easy to get to.)

There are plenty of after show attractions near SOS.  Walk to the Bass Pro Shop.  Or in the other direction Grapevine Mills Mall, one of the largest malls in Texas .

SOS is centrally located in the center of the USA , halfway between both coasts.

SOS is in TEXAS !  Few places in the world have the affinity for knives—in the state that honors Jim Bowie as one of its founding fathers.

SOS does not just have a pit—we have an exhibit hall sometimes called the Dungeon!  Where else would you want to have a great knife show!

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SOS has returning great knifemakers like Harvey Dean, Jim Crowell, John Fitch, Mike Ruth, Johnny Stout, Leon Treiber, AT Barr.  Noted collectors like Louie Chow, Jack Putnam, Claude Eddy, David Mullins, John Fullen, and more. Top dealers like Les Robertson, Bob Neal, and guests like Larry Connelly of KnifeArt.com is often see in the aisles.  Vintage knife legends like former NKCA President and author Jim Sargent is a regular, as is NKCA Presidential Candidate Perry Miller of Spaceport Cutlery, Jerry Skelton, Dr. Mike Herron, Tom Clark of Blue Ridge Knives and Texas Bob Jones will be there.

And manufacturers like Spyderco and Tigersharp will be vying for the Knives Illustrated Best Knife awards—with their latest models on exhibit!

And coming for the first time we extend a special invitation that has been accepted by our friends Ken Onion, Ernie Emerson, John Young, Walter Brend, Steve Johnson, who will join us in starting the rebirth of the Great Knife Show of Texas.

The show is filling up quickly, even a year out!

The only thing that we’re missing from making it a perfect show is your advance reservation!

So make your plans now, book your flight early, get your hotel room while you still can, and get your mind-set ready, get your show face on, to come to a show that you will enjoy and remember!

2006 Photos and Past Shows!

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Here are some shots from the past shows.

For reservations or information call 423-238-6753

Links

www.jbrucevoyles.com