The show date has been set and will be a ONE DAY AFFAIR.  This to help in reducing expenses for the makers and suppliers.

 Oklahoma Custom Knife Show for 2009

NO MORE TABLES AVAILABLE - SOLD OUT

August 29,2009  10:00  AM till 7:00 PM  Tulsa Civic Center - Conference Hall (6000 square feet for tables and two large rooms for seminars and photography)

The host lodging will be at the Double Tree Hotel, 616 W. 7th St, Tulsa, OK. 74127.  We have reserved a block of rooms at the rate of $79.00 per night plus tax.  Ask for "TKS" group rate, phone no. 918-587-8000.  An air bridge connects the Hotel to Civic Center Conference Hall.

Demonstrations planned:

Jerry Fisk will MC a cutting demonstration with World Championship competitors.  A must see for those interested in understanding a knife's cutting  performance.

Charlie Conners will demonstrate his award winning techniques in scrimshaw.  He will be demonstrating on a works in progress.

Ray Kirk will give a knife sharpening tips and knife  safety seminar for the using knife.

 

SHOW PASSES AND FLIERS 

Show passes and fliers will be available from these KGA supporters:

 Jerry Parkhurst at The Gadget Shop, 104 East 15th Street in Tulsa, Ok.

Perry Stanford at Stanford Outdoors at 3625 N. 28th St., Broken Arrow, Oklahoma

Jimmy Houston Outdoors Store on Hwy 82 in Keys, Oklahoma

Al Lawrence at Riverside Machine Shop in DeQueen, AR

Gary Mulkey knife shop at Shepherd Of The Hills in Branson, MO

Please let them know that you appreciate their support. 

 

 

A list of the committed table holders will be added as soon as they reserve their tables.   All of our club members are working hard to make this show one of the best in this part of the country.  For additional information call Ray Kirk at 918-456-1519 or email at kniffers@theknifegroup.com .  Eight foot tables (no table cloth) with two chairs will cost $50.00. Custom or hand made knives only.

This years raffle knife has been donated by Rick Menefee and is a back pocket model.  View Here.  A paypal button has been added to make it easy to donate for a chance to win this knife.

Marc Culip of Talbott, Tn. has donated a liner lock folder to be given away to attendees by a drawing from show passes at the end of the show.  Marc Culip folder.

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Chuck Ward will be the official photographer for this show.  He will be set up to professionally photograph the winners of the knife awards and other makers knives.  Chuck has had his photos in all the major knife magazines in the country.   A major part of his service is to forward a photograph of your knife to them for publication.

TABLE    HOLDERS

Custom Knife Makers for 2009

 

 Mike "Whiskers" Allen       Knifemakers Guild Member

David Anders                    ABS Mastersmith  (FATHER)

Jerome Anders                 ABS Mastersmith  (SON)

Rocky Anderson

Jerry Barlow

Jerry Barngrover 

Tom Buchanan         Member of KGA

Gary Crowder    Charter member KGA - Knife making since 1993

 Steve Culver        ABS Master Smith since 2007

Charlie Conners    Scrimshaw Artist

Dan Dick

Bill Duff       Knifemakers Guild Member

Tom Durham

Neeley Evans

Beau Erwin

Lee  Ferguson          Member Knifemakers Guild since 1984

Linda Ferguson       Voting member Knifemakers Guild 2006

Jerry Fisk             ABS Master Smith and National Living Treasure

Andrew Garrett

Paul Happy

Billy Helton

Bill Kennedy      Knifemakers Guild since 1985

Stew Killiam

Harvey King

 Ray Kirk          ABS Master Smith (05)

Jerry Lairson    ABS Master Smith  (05)

Ken Linton        Member of the Knifemakers Guild

Newt Livesay

Jerry McClure        Knifemakers Guild member

Jim McGee

Ryan Minchew

Rick Menefee        Member of Knifemakers Guild

Mike Miller           Started making knives in 1984

Roy Miller

Duane Morganflash

Gary Mulkey        Made first knife in 1971

Jerald Nickels 

Don Parrish        30+ years of knife making

Chris Parson

Cliff Polk            Charter member of the KGA

 Rusty Polk              ABS Journeyman Smith (06)

Kyle Royer               ABS Journeyman Smith  (09)

James Scroggs

Shawn Shropshire

Doug Soontag

Perry Stanford

Craig Steketee

Brion Tomberlin            ABS Master Smith  (09)

Jesse Webb

Rob Weber

Gary Wingo                           

Joe Wheeler         Member PKA and TKCA.  Knife maker since 1995

Joe Wilkie "Little Red's Knife Collector Service"                                       

 

Knife Suppliers 

Uncle Al      Full line of equipment and supplies                   

Sandy McClure      Knife making supplies            

Raker Knives & Steel    Stabilized wood and forging steels

Roland Quimby      Ivory handle materials                       

 

Contact Ray Kirk at ray@rakerknives.com, 918-456-1519 

 

 

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Contact Email :  kniffers@theknifegroup.com   Ray Kirk 918-456-1519

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