The Knives Illustrated
2009
SPIRIT OF STEEL KNIFE SHOW is postponed
We will be announcing a new date in early 2010 soon.
Our daughter is expecting to deliver our grandchild the originally scheduled weekend of the show.
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 here for your table reservation form!
For
NKCA Members that means if you show your membership card at the door you get in
FREE!
Also
Usual Suspect Network members FREE, plus any Police, Fire, EMT, or U. S.
Military with valid ID.
Below are some of the things you missed at this year's show:
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2008 Exhibitors include:d
A.T. Barr
Barry Billings
Robert Blassengame
Blue Ridge Knives
Louie Chow
Jim Crowell
Crucible Steel
Wesley Davis
Harvey Dean
Tom Durham
Claude Eddy
Alan Eldridge
Shawn Ellis
Ernie Emerson
Joe Flournoy
Tony Foster
John Fullen
Tommy Gann
Steve Gatlin
Jan Giles
Ronnie Goulas
Mike Herron
Don Hethcoat
David Hodge
Terrell Hoffman
EK Howell
Robert Jestrup
Bob Jones
Mickey Kaehr
Linda Karst-Stone
Stewart Killam
Ray Kirk
Ken Linton
Lonestar Knifemakers Suppl
Eddie Martin
Perry Miller
Sidney Moon
David Mullins
Bob Neal
Chad Nichols
Clifford O'Dell
Gene Osborn
Don Polzien
Rusty Preston
Chance Priest
JW Randall
Ronnie Rawls
Lee Reeves
Mo Reyna
Les Robertson
Dickie Robinson
Byron Rogers
Kenny Rowe Leather
Bill Ruple
Michael Ruth
Jim Sargent
Larry Schmidt
James Scroggs
Richard Self
Jerry Skelton
Stan Smith
Spyderco
Eddie Stalcup
Ed Sticker
Johnny Stout
Tandy Leather
Lee Toms
Leon Trieiber
Texas Knifemakers Supply
Charles Turnage
Brad Vice
Bruce Voyles
John Warren
Weldon Whitley
Curtis Wilson
RW Wilson
PJ Wolfe
John Young
Mark Terrell
Jeff Davidson
John Hill
Sterling Buster Fightn’ Rooster Knives
George Garner
Ronnie Pinckard
Bill Buxton
Sam Denny
Knifeology
Kaj Embretsen
Jason Tippy
Steven Culver
Joel Newman
David Armour
Leslie George
Bob Burtscher
WC Johnson
Harris Hoover
National Knife Collectors Association
Robert Mertz
Wild Wolf Forge
Schedule
Friday Opens to Exhibitors 12 noon, Show open to the public 2 pm Show closes- 6 pm
Saturday Opens to Exhibitors 8 a.m. Open to the Public 9 a.m.
Training Seminar by Ernest Emerson
Show closes 6 pm.
Cigar Social around the firepit
Sunday Church Service 8 a.m. Opens to Exhibitors 8 a.m.
Seminar How to Get Publicity : Knifemaker PR 101--Bruce Voyles
Opens to the Public 9 p.m. Show closes 4 p.m.
HOTEL RESERVATIONS:
Hotel number for reservations: 1-817-481-8444
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
2009 Knives Illustrated Spirit of Steel
Knife and Sword Celebration and
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.
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
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
SOS
is centrally located in the center of the
SOS
is in
SOS does not just have a pit—we have an exhibit hall sometimes called the Dungeon! And we have Firepit for the Cigar Social on Saturday night.
Where else would you want to have a great knife show!
SOS has returning great knifemakers like Harvey Dean, Jim Crowell, 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 President 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, Emerson Knives, and Fightn' Rooster Knives will be vying for the Knives Illustrated Best Knife awards—with their latest models on exhibit!
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
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