Note: Events marked with an asterisk (*) have knives and knife accessories as the main/sole focus. Events marked with two asterisks (**) are knifemaking seminars or symposiums, knife-throwing competitions, auctions or other events. Events marked with a “BH” participate in BLADE’s® BLADEhandmade™ Awards program.

JULY

JULY 23-25 POST FALLS, ID Buck Collectors Club 20th Anniversary Celebration, Buck Knife Plant. Call Larry Oden 765.472.2323 loden@dkaonline.com.**

JULY 25-27 SANTA FE, NM Jerry McClure’s five-man knife show, The Plaza Real Hotel. Contact Eddie Baca, Dept. BL8, POB 5611, Santa Fe, NM 87502 505.438.8161.

JULY 31-AUG. 3 ORLANDO, FL The 39th Annual Knifemakers’ Guild Show, Buena Vista Palace. Contact Gil Hibben, Dept. BL8, POB 13, La Grange, KY 40031 502.222.1397 gil_hibben@bellsouth.net.*

AUGUST

AUG. 8-10 LAWRENCEBURG, KY Central Kentucky Knife Club Show, Eagle Lake Flea Mall & Convention Center. Contact Jim Thompson 859.623.1419 thomp@adelphia.net.*

AUG. 15-17 DENVER, CO The 16th Annual Denver Custom Knife Show, Holiday Inn-DIA. Call 303.371.9494 for reservations, mention PKA by June 15 for special rate.*

AUG. 15-16 WINSTON-SALEM, NC The 33rd Annual Tar Heel Cutlery Club Show, Dixie Classic Fairgrounds. Contact the club at 3682 Bowens Rd., Dept. BL8, Tobaccoville, NC 27050 or George Manuel 336.924.6876 or Sherl Folger 336.924.4774.*

AUG. 15-16 NATCHEZ, MS Natchez Bowie Knife Show, Natchez Convention Center. Contact Mike Worley mikeworley@worleyco.com.*

AUG. 16-17 ROGERS, AR A.G. Russell Knife Event, Embassy Suites. Contact Kim Moore or Debbie Myers 479.631.0055 knifeevent@agrussell.com.*

AUG. 22-24 TROY, OH Mid-America Bladesmithing Expo & Knife Show, Miami County Fairgrounds. Contact Jim Batson 256.971.6860 jbbatson@knology.net.**

AUG. 22-24 MISSOULA, MT Montana Knifemakers Association annual show, Holiday Inn Parkside. Contact Darlene Weinand 406.543.0845 owisri@aol.com.*BH

AUG. 23 STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN The 4th Annual Scandinavian Knifemakers Guild Show, Radisson SAS Viking Hotel. Contact Johan Gustafsson 46 11 57 106 johnknives@telia.com or Anders Hogstrom 46 8 798 5802 andershogstrom@hotmail.com.*

SEPTEMBER

SEPT. 12-13 ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, IL Chicago Custom Knife Show, Tactical Invitational Knife Show and Premier Knife Auction, Sheraton Chicago Northwest. Contact Ed Wormser 847.757.9926 edw11@aol.com, chicagoknifeexpo.com.*

SEPT. 12-14 GRAPEVINE, TX The Knives Illustrated Spirit of Steel Knife Show, Hilton DFW Lakes Executive Conference Center. Contact the show c/o POB 22007, Dept. BL8, Chattanooga, TN 37422 423.238.6753 spiritofsteel.com/texas.htm.*

SEPT. 12-14 WILMINGTON, OH The NKCA Ohio Fall Knife Show, Roberts Centre. Contact the NKCA 423.875.6009 nkcalisa@hotmail.com.*

SEPT. 19-20 OAK LAWN, IL The 29th Annual AECA Knife Show, Oak Lawn Community Pavilion. Contact the AECA, POB 2565, Dept. BL8, Country Club Hills, IL 60478 or call Marty 630.357.8557 or Roger 708.865.1589.*

SEPT. 26-28 PORTLAND, OR The BLADE Show West, at a NEW SITE, the Monarch Hotel. The latest in handmade, factory and other knives, the 2008 BLADEhandmade™ Awards, the 2nd Annual BLADE Show West Cutting Competition and more. Contact BLADE®, c/o F+W/Krause Publications, 700 E. State, Iola, WI 54945 715.445.2214 blademagazine@krause.com, www.bladeshow.com.*BH

SEPT. 27-28 EASTON, PA The 2nd Annual Lehigh Valley Knife Show, Forks Township Community Center. Contact Bill Goodman 610.253.2745 (office), 610.258.5063 (home) 484.241.6176 (cell) goodknives@goodmancpa.biz.PAKnifeShow.com.*

SEPT. 27-28 CLAWSON, MI Wolverine Knife Collectors Club 9th Annual Fall Show, Knights of Columbus Hall. Contact Pat Donovan 586.786.5549 or Frank Meek 586.264.2031.*

OCTOBER

OCT. 3-5 VISALIA, CA California Hammer-In, College of the Sequoias. Contact Mike Vagnino 559.528.2800 mvknives@lightspeed.net.**

OCT. 4 TAMPA, FL The Florida Knifemakers’ Association 11th Annual Show, Comfort Inn. Contact Ernie Grospitch 407.568.5438 floridaknifemakers.org.*

OCT. 4-5 TACOMA, WA Northwest Knife Collectors 10th Annual Washington Knife Show, Best Western Tacoma Dome Hotel. Contact Tony Berg 253.473.6967 piedknifer@wamail.net, Don Hanham 425.827.1644 dhanham@earthlink.net or visit www.nwkc.org.*

OCT. 10-12 SCOTTSDALE, AZ Copper State Cutlery Association 2008 Fall Knife Show and Auction, WestWorld. Contact Steve Jones 602.321.0421 president@coppercutlery.com.*

OCT. 17-18 JANESVILLE, WI Northern Lakes Knife Co. Annual Fall Knife Show, Holiday Inn Express/Janesville Conference Center. Contact Bob Schrap, 7024 W. Wells St., Dept. BL8, Wauwatosa, WI 53213 414.771.6472 fax 414.479.9765 rschrap@aol.com.*

OCT. 24-26 SHEPHERDSVILLE, KY The NKCA Fall Show, Paroquet Springs Conference Center. Contact the NKCA 423.875.6009 nkcalisa@hotmail.com.*

OCT. 31-NOV. 1 CAMBRIDGE, OH Ohio Classic Knife Show, Pritchard-Laughlin Civic Center. Contact Larry Bailey 740.787.2317.*

NOVEMBER

NOV. 1-2 WASHINGTON, AR The ABS Fall Hammer-In, Bill Moran School of Bladesmithing. Contact Scotty Hayes, school director, 903.838.4541, ext. 237.**

NOV. 8-9 TULSA, OK Wanenmacher’s Tulsa Arms Show, Expo Square (Tulsa fairgrounds). Contact Tulsa Gun Show, Inc., POB 33201, Dept. BL8, Tulsa, OK 74153 918.492.0401 tulsaarmsshow.com.

NOV. 21-23 NEW YORK, NY The 31st Annual New York Custom Knife Show, Crowne Plaza Times Square. Contact Fifty Fifty Productions Inc., Dept. BL8, POB 313, Turners, MO 65765 417.866.6688 nyckshow.com.*

NOV. 22-23 PHOENIX, AZ The 38th Annual Arizona Knife Collector’s Association Knife Show. Contact Dave Ammons, Dept. BL8, 6225 N. Tucson Mtn. Dr., Tucson, AZ 85743 520.572.0130 dcammons@msn.com.*BH

DECEMBER

Dec. 13 EUGENE, OR The OKCA Winter Show, Contact the OKCA, POB 2091, Dept. BL8, Eugene, OR 97402 541.484.5564 oregonknifeclub.org.*

DEC. 14 TIMONIUM, MD Chesapeake Knife Show, Holiday Inn Select. Contact Ted Merchant, Dept. BL8, 7 Old Garrett Ct., White Hall, MD 21161 410.343.0380 tedmerchant@comcast.net.*

JANUARY 2009

JAN. 16-18 LAS VEGAS, NV The 47th Annual Las Vegas Antique Arms, International Sporting Arms & Invitational Knifemakers Shows, Riviera Hotel. Contact Beinfeld Productions, attn: W. Beinfeld, Dept. BL8, POB 2197, Cathedral City, CA 92235 760.202.4489 gunshowpro@aol.com, antiquearmsshow.com.

FEBRUARY

FEB. 14-15 LITTLE ROCK, AR Arkansas Custom Knife Show, Robinson Center Exhibit Hall. Contact David Etchieson 501.554.2582 aka@alliancecable.net.*

APRIL

APRIL 4-5 TULSA, OK Wanenmacher’s Tulsa Arms Show, Expo Square (Tulsa Fairgrounds). Contact Tulsa Gun Show Inc., POB 33201, Tulsa, OK 74153 918.492.0401 tulsaarmsshow.com.

APRIL 18-19 EUGENE, OR The 34th Annual Oregon Knife Show, Lane County Events Center. Contact the OKCA, POB 2091, Dept. BL8, Eugene, OR 97402 oregonknifeclub.org.*BH

To ensure timely publication of your knife show in the “Show Calendar” in print and online, BLADE® requests that you send all pertinent information concerning your show in written form—dates, locations, etc.—at least three months before the show takes place to Krause Publications, a division of F&W Publications, attn: Brendan O’Brien, 700 E. State St., Iola, WI 54945 715.445.2214 fax 715.445.4087. BLADE depends on the shows themselves for prompt and accurate information.