June 26, 27 & 28 2009
Paroquet Springs Conference Center
395 Paroquet Springs Drive, Shepherdsville, KY
EASY ACCESS! I-65 Exit #117 - Only 20 miles south of downtown Louisville, KY
Show Hours:
Friday and Saturday 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Sunday 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM
FREE ADMISSION with Donation to the "Crusade For Children"
FREE PARKING
This is a NEW SHOW!
The National Knife Collectors Association (NKCA) dropped their annual shows at Paroquet Springs and the Kentucky Cutlery Association decided to hold our show there. (The Kentucky Cutlery Association (KCA) is not affiliated with the NKCA).
This will be a great knife show with a good mix of new and collectable factory knives and custom handmade knives.
Custom knifemakers attending include Gil Hibben, Jerry Bodner, Gene Baskett, Doug Casteel, Mike Carter, Cliff Fendley and others.
Over 145 tables have already been reserved! We expected to have 150 tables at show time so it's looks like we will have that many or more.
Dealers and Purveyors include:
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Dan Duty |
David Dodds |
Gary Reasor |
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Hank Hanson |
Cletus Jones |
George Hodges |
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Gene Dalton |
Jack Smith |
Mack Howard |
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Gene Lee |
Wood Lab |
Lee Mannin |
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Ron Richerson |
Pat Donovan |
Frank Meeks |
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Bob Burtscher |
H. S. Wardell |
Rich Chowning |
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Gene Winston |
Mark Zalesky - Knife World |
Clarence Risner |
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Tom Sharer |
Tony Foster |
Jim Sargent |
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Kerry Warren |
Lloyd Shelly |
M.D. Wells |
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Dan "Thumper" Dennerline |
Don Richardson |
Mark Mohler |
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Gene Parker |
Pete Cohan |
Jim Haberman |
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Delbert Akins |
Dale Ferguson |
Jim Guthrie |
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Steve Sanders |
Bruce Martin |
Steve Wilson |
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Gary Wood |
Archie Tennison |
and more ....... |
Custom Knifemakers (so far):
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Jerry Bodner |
Mike Pellegrin |
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Barbara Baskett |
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Paul Meyers |
(more expected) |
Meet world famous knifemaker GIL HIBBEN
(Friday and Saturday only) and see some of his personal collection of his rarely displayed knives and
prototypes that he made for the movies including Rambo III, Rambo IV, Star Trek,
The fifth Element and more! He will also display some of his fantastic and
rarely seen art knives such as the "Alien".
The Buck Knife Collectors Association will be displaying several tables of their fantastic collection of Buck knives!
KNIFE RAFFLES!
These are some of the knives that will be raffled off.
This beautiful miniature knife made by Jerry Bodner with antique elephant ivory handles, nickel silver bolsters and custom wood display box will be raffled with the proceeds donated to the Crusade for Children.
The knives below will be raffled with proceeds going to support the Kentucky Cutlery Association.
More coming soon.....
In addition, there will be a KNIFE AUCTION!
Come on out to this great NEW knife show!
Exhibitor Information:
8 foot sales tables: KCA Members - $65
each.
Non-Members: $75 for first table and KCA Membership, $65 for each additional
table.
6 foot display table - $15 each
Exhibitor Set-Up Friday June 26, 7:00 AM, Saturday and Sunday, June 27 & 28 - 8:00 AM
Contact Jerry Bodner (502) 968-5946 or (502) 552-1103 (Cell) or Gary Reasor (502) 367-6772 or kca@insightbb.com
Hotel Information
Sleep Inn & Suites Shepherdsville, 130 Spring Pointe Drive, Shepherdsville, KY 40165 (502) 921·1001
Special KCA Show Rate: Room with 2 Queen Size Beds $65.99, Room with 1 King Size $59.99
Country Inn & Suites, 400 Paroquet Springs Drive, Shepherdsville, KY 40165 (502) 543·8400
Hotel Next Door to Conference Center
Super 8 Shepherdsville, 275 Keystone Crossroads, Shepherdsville, KY 40165 (502) 543·8870
Best Western, 211 S Lakeview Drive, Shepherdsville, KY 40165 (502) 543·7097
Click HERE for Printable Table Reservation Form
Directions and Distances
Interstate I-65, Exit #117 - 20 miles south of Louisville, KY
Driving Distance and Time
Louisville, KY – 20 miles – 0:20 drive time
Lexington, KY - 85 miles – 1:39 drive time
Cincinnati, OH – 118 Miles – 2:10 drive time
Indianapolis, IN – 134 miles – 2:30 drive time
Nashville, TN – 155 miles – 2:45 drive time
Charleston, WV – 255 miles – 4:30 drive time
Knoxville, TN – 256 miles – 4:30 drive time
St. Louis, MO – 280 miles – 5 drive time
Chattanooga, TN – 287 miles – 5:00 drive time
Memphis, TN – 366 miles – 6:25 drive time
About
the Crusade for Children:
The Kentucky Cutlery Association is proud to support the Crusade for Children. All money donated as admission to our knife show along with money raised from special raffles will be donated to the Crusade for Children.
The WHAS Crusade for Children, Inc. established in 1954 by WHAS-TV, raises money for schools, agencies and hospitals to better the lives of special needs children. Thanks to generous contributions of goods and services, the Crusade is able to return 100% of all donations to organizations that serve special needs children in all 120 Kentucky counties and more than 50 southern Indiana counties.
Approximately 3 million children have been helped by the Crusade since 1954 through donations of more than $128 million dollars. Even so, the Crusade funds about 1 in 3 special needs children who need help in our area.
The WHAS Crusade for Children, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) public charity. Gifts are tax deductible as permitted by law.
See http://www.whascrusade.org/ for more information about the Crusade for Children.
