The Knives Illustrated
2010
SPIRIT OF STEEL KNIFE SHOW
Knoxville, Tennessee
Marriott Hotel
November 5, 6, 7, 2010

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This show is a homecoming for us--we attended some great shows at this hotel back when it was the Hyatt-Regency, and Knoxville was home to several Blade Shows when we were producing that show. The Marriott is next door to the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame, and convenient to the National Knife Museum, the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. It is a convenient location with a 1 day drive of over 60% of the nation's population.
Booths available or manufacturers. Handmade section. Door prizes.
Join Gary Blanchard, Gil Hibben, Great Eastern Knives, Blue Ridge Knives, the National Knife Collectors Association, J. Bruce Voyles, Auctioneers, Jim Sargent, Les Robertson, Bob Neal and hundreds more exhibitors at this New show in a long enjoyed location.
Also
Usual Suspect Network members and NKCA members admitted with special discounts.
plus any Police, Fire, EMT, or U. S.
Military FREE with valid ID.
A MOMENT OF SILENCE AND REMEMBERANCE PLEASE:
Since our last show in Texas we have lost two of our long time exhibitors there, Robert Jestrop and Robert Blassengame. Please take a monment when you read this and give a moment off silence in their honor.
Below are some of the things you missed at past shows.











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Our Last Show's Exhibitors Included:
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.
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.
For reservations or information call 423-238-6753
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