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2012 AR CUSTOM KNIFE SHOW NEWS RELEASE News Release January 30, 2012 Contact Person: David Etchieson, 501-554-2582, email aka@alliancecable.net The Arkansas Knifemakers Association will present the Seventeenth Annual Arkansas Custom Knife Show on February 18-19, 2012, in the Robinson Center Exhibit Hall located at Markham & Broadway in downtown Little Rock. There will be 150 tables of which 102 will have various styles and sizes of handmade knives. The remaining tables will have knife-making supplies, leather products, and knife related books. Twenty five of the makers are Master Bladesmiths. Master Bladesmith is the highest rank that a knife maker working in the forging method can attain. Arkansas has 16 Master Bladesmiths; more than any other state in the nation. The remaining knife makers will be Journeyman Bladesmiths, Apprentice Bladesmiths and others that work in the stock removal method. Many are members of the Knifemaker’s Guild. Door prizes will be given hourly. Awards will be presented for the best knife in the following categories: Hunter, Fighter, Folder, Bowie, Damascus, Miniature, Camp knife, Art knife, Giraffe bone handle and Pearl handle. Awards will also be given for Best Sheath, Best Historically Inspired Knife and Best of Show. Knives can be bid on during a silent auction both days. Four handmade knives will be given away Sunday afternoon. Thirty eight of the table holders are from Arkansas. The other states represented are AL, CA, FL, GA, IA, IL, KS, KY, LA, MI, MO, MS, NE, NC, OH, OK, OR, TN, TX, VA, VT, WA. Makers are also coming from Canada and Australia. Hours are 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Saturday and 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. on Sunday. This show is considered by collectors and makers to be one of the best in the nation. Admission is $5.00, good for both days. Knives made by many of these people can be seen in the Knife Gallery at Historic Arkansas Museum, 200 East Third St., Little Rock, AR. 72201. Museum hours are 9-5 Monday- Saturday and 1-5 on Sunday.

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