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KNEWSLETTTERIN A KNUTSHELL
May 2003Our membership is happily involved withinternational
Anything that goes cut!
All about the Knife Show!
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by Wayne GoddardToo Many Knives, Too Little TimeTHE COUNT-DOWNIt
was Show closing time, the count-downhad started. Ten, nine, eight,
seven, six...."No! I shout, not yet, I need two more
days....please, just two more days." But thecountdown continues,
five, four, three, two,
one... cheers and sounds of glee ripple acrossthe large room. My
disappointment that theShow was over was tempered (softened)
thisyear because I had started out on Fridayaccepting the fact that
I wouldn't be able tosee it all. I would just have to settle for
asmuch as I got done and it worked.
NEW FRIENDS AND CUSTOMERSOne of the best things about the Show
eachyear are the new friends and customers thatcome into our lives.
The only drawback ofsuch a large Show is that there isn't
enoughtime for old friends. I apologize to all those Ionly had time
to wave or smile at on my waysomewhere.
A NEW KNIFEWould a knife show be a success if we didn'tcome home
with at least one new treasure? Icame home with one new knife. It's
an ultrasharp working knife made by Ivan Maras.Ivan is a wood
carver who got into making
knives because of his dissatisfaction withcommercial made
knives. This knife wasmade to cut and it cuts leather like butter.
Thetwo sides of the blade meet at infinity, andthat makes it
perfect to have a permanenthome on my sheath making bench. The
narrow blade with the slight belly isthe perfect leather
trimming knife.My year-long remodeling, sort it andclean it out
project, resulted in therealization that I had more materialsthan I
was ever likely to use up.Therefore I didn't buy any materials.
AN INTERNATIONAL SHOWAn indication of the success of theOregon
Knife Show is not only thewide range of knives and relatedproducts,
but the numerous statesand countries that are represented bytable
holders.
Countries include: Japan, SouthAfrica, Italy, Canada, England,
and Thailand.
States: Alaska, Arkansas, Arizona, California,Colorado, Florida,
Georgia, Hawaii, Iowa,Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas,
Kentucky,Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota,Missouri, Montana,
North Carolina,Nebraska, New Jersey, New Mexico, Nevada,New York,
Oregon, South Carolina,Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia,Washington,
Wisconsin, West Virginia andWyoming. That's thirty-five states in
case youdidn't count them.
DEMONSTRATIONS
An important part of the Show and one thatgets the public
involved up close and personalare the demonstrations. It was 1983
whenDavid Thompson did the first forgingdemonstration at the OKCA
Show. Over theyears many bladesmiths have demonstratedfor the
Show.Myself, GeneChapman,Gary Little,Al Barton,Red St Cyr,and for
thelast severalyears JimRodenbaugh.
THE OKCASHOWSECRET OFSUCCESSI believe themain reasonfor
thesuccess of thisShow is thatall types of knives are welcome. The
heart ofthe Show is a unique blend of the old and thenew... and
everything in-between. Where elseis there such a wide variety of
collectable(antique and new) and handmade knives ofevery type and
style? Another "secret" factorof success is the help furnished by
all themany members who support the Show byvolunteering their time
to make the Showwhat it is. Then there are all the donationsmade by
the commercial companies andindividuals, it goes on and on. It is
truly agroup effort that is expertly and efficiently ledby Dennis
and Elayne. It's no secret that theydevote nearly their whole lives
to the Cluband Show. Phyllis and I give out sincerethanks to all
those, past and present, who dothe work to make the Show run
smoothly andbe the success it is.LOOKING BACKMy new little work
knife made by Ivan Maras
Ray Richards,the most productive maker I know.
Makes great "hawks" too!
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Mini Show. It is a good way to payourselves back and have a fun
time.We had donations of 74 door prizesand 155 raffle prizes. Thank
you,everyone, for your generosity.Several items were not picked
upat the Show so Dennis and Imailed 61 ticket items (door prizesand
raffle prizes) the Saturdayfollowing the Show. No rest for
thewicked.
It was very special that so many ofyou made a special effort to
thankus for the fun you had at the Show. Butdo remember that you
can patyourselves on the back also since youcontributed to our
success.
A special thank you to,
who helped me to keep smiling and upbeat.
See you at the meeting at G. Willickers, May08. After that, see
you at the next knife or gunshow.
Have a happy summer.
Daphne Sinks, SandraHicks, Pam Crudele and Maureen Weston
The Seek-re-taryReportby elayne
There was no meeting for the month of Aprilbecause we would have
a Show that wouldprovide a meeting place for all.
Many of you came to the Club table to remarkthat you were having
a very fun time. I hopeyou know that your best wishes are what
makeit all happen. If we didnt have the support andhelp of all of
you, there would not be asuccessful Show. It is a work in progress
towhich all of us contribute our share. We helpwhere we can. Please
take note of the lists ofnames of people who help to insure the
successof our Show and to whom we owe a real debt.
The Club table did a brisk business. We sold 77tables for the
2004 Show. We were paid for260 memberships (which includes the
76renewals on Friday). We try to make everyoneaware that it is a
plus to renew yourmembership before Friday so you will be ableto
get into the Show floor at 10:00am. I dothank all of those who
listened and arranged
payment so we had their membership cards atthe will call desk
with the Show packets. Thenumber of renewals on Friday were about
thesame as last year which was a big surprise. Ihad anticipated
there would be a learnedresponse that would preclude a repeat;
howeverwhen I counted we had 81 last year who waiteduntil Friday to
renew. Awful close. The two bigbottle necks to our Show are name
tags andmembership renewals. If you are not a tableholder or a
member, you cannot enter duringthe member-table holder hours of the
Show. Weask that everyone who reserves a table for theShow advise
us the name which should beprinted on the second (you only have two
pertable holder) badge so we will not have to makea badge at the
Show. It is understood that lastminute changes will occur,
however.....Oh, sigh.
We tried to smooth the Silent Auction a bit.New forms and a sign
up sheet. We had 24bidders and the bidding was brisk for somevery
prized knives. Thank you all whocontributed to this event. did
anexcellent job of coordination. The money thatwe raise from this,
the raffle, and the sale of theClub knives offsets the expenses we
incur forthe free tables and the potluck at the Christmas
Jim Chartier
It was twenty-eight years ago that Dennis andI started The
Oregon Knife Show. We ran thefirst two shows as a private
enterprise. TheOregon Knife Collectors hadn't got its currentname
yet. The knife club's name at that timewas Emerald Blade
Collectors. Those firsttwo shows sparked rapid growth in the clubto
the point where we incorporated andchanged the name to reflect our
state-widemembership. From that time on the Show wasa Club event. I
don't remember that we everconsidered any limitations on what the
Showcould become. It has been a slow and steady
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growth over the twenty-eight years ofexistence.
LOOKING AHEADI see a bright future for The Oregon KnifeShow. It
may have reached a point where notas much growth will happen.
However, thereare always new folks getting into collectingand
making knives, so why not grow? So, I'llnot put any limits on it
and just go along forthe ride.
Twenty years of knife forging demonstrations at the OKCA
Show
David Thompson 1983 Gary Little 1986 Al Barton 1992 Jim
Rodebaugh 2002-2003
Richard Veatch.
Richard is reading the information in his Show packet.
Dennis wishes more people would do this
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OKCA Knewsand Musingsibdennis
Summer Hiatus ...
we be read .....
New Maker Custom Knife Competition
Craig Morgan
Craig Morgan Gary House
Articles - Articles - Articles ...
What this means is that there will be noKnewslettter until
September. We lay backand recharge our batteries during the
monthsof June, July and August, then we can gofull steam ahead for
the next fiscal year.(Hiatus = An interruption in the intensity
oramount of something. Fiscal year = atwelve-month period between
settlements offinancial accounts.)
I had hoped that some of our goals wouldprove themselves during
the 2003 OregonKnife Show. The most important one cameback to me
numerous times: be friendly toeveryone at the Show. The comment
have anup attitude seemed to be the mostcommon expression I heard
from the tableholders, members and security people. Onecomment was
made by a first time visitorwho was amazed at the friendliness
andcompared our Show to the majority of gunshows where everyone
seemed grumpy andnot friendly.
Thank you, one and all, for allowing me tobe the only grump at
the Show.
The Show seems to run with few flawsexcept every once in a great
while there isan ooopps and an oh me gosh. So it waswith the award
for the new maker. After thejudging was over and done with, there
was aslight shifting of knives and the real winningknife was moved
to the wrong side in error.As a result we elected to offer two
NewMaker awards. was themaker who was shuffled under the table.Both
and wereadvised and understood the problem. So for2003 we have two
New Maker awards.
The cupboard is bone dry with articles forour next year of
Knewslettters that will startin September. I am not worried too
much asmy friend, Jim Taylor, cant stand to hear agrown man whine
so out comes his quill penand we are blessed with another series
ofeducational and entertaining words.
We had some great articles this last year andran a twelve page
edition of the KnewslettterDid any of you catch that? Ten pages is
ourmax without added postage expense. Butthere were so many great
contributions we
paid the extra. We know there are manycollectors and makers who
have words ofwisdom to share. We want those words. Ourpublication
needs you, the members, to giveus your words for all to learn.
Samba Ja was an opening ceremony thatwas a late coming idea.
Elayne and I sat inon a rehearsal just weeks before the Show.The
group of about 25 met in a small musicroom at a local school and as
each membercame in they plugged their ears and joinedin the making
of music. Yep, we plugged uptoo. The room was alive with the music
thatmoves the heart and soul and continued forabout 20 minutes
before they took a break.We enjoyed what we felt but had no
ideawhether the Oregon Knife Collectors groupwould feel the same
way.
From the expressions on the faces of all inattendance it was
well received and enjoyed.I saw feet moving and hands clapping and
Isaw the start of a wonderful Show.Something different, something
unique andsomething special for the membership.
So whats for next year? Would you believeit? One of our own
members came to meand committed to do something that I
haveattempted to do for years. I was pumped. Sothe opening
ceremonies for the 2004 Showis set to go. And this will be a
grandsurprise.
The awards banquet worked out quite well.It was a rocky boat
getting there, but itsailed well as far as most knew.from Camillus
Cutlery was a great speaker,and I was fascinated with his
informationabout his company. The food for the mostpart was pretty
good and everyone had agood time.
However to get it here was a monumentaltask. It was a financial
disaster. We havealways taken a loss($12 doesnt cover thecost), but
it was a way the Club could offera fun happening to the majority of
themembers without an outlandish expense foreither party. A fun
evening with friends.However this year we were not supportedby the
membership as we have in years past.People have their own agendas
but thebanquet was not part of the agenda. Thiswas made obvious by
the absence of anumber of the award winners. For thesereasons and
other reasons we will cancel thebanquet for 2004. To those who
haveattended faithfully over the years, we arevery sorry. We have
discussed our decisionwith several of the faithful; and when
theyare fully aware of all the problems, they
The Opening Ceremony
The Banquet ......
Jim Furgal
regretfully understand and agree to thecancellation. Are we
slamming the door onthis event? Not really. But until we come
upwith a better, more trouble free event, this isthe way it will
have to be.
The rental of knife display cases worked outpretty well. We have
had a commitmentfrom the cabinet maker to do it again fornext year.
is the man.He will be back at the Show next year. Giveus a break by
getting in your orders wayearly for rental cases for the 2004 Show.
Thelast minute requests this year swamped us.
The rope cutting and grindingdemonstrations were real crowd
pleasersagain this year, as wasdemonstration of forging. wasthe
reigning king with his ability to slicethrough nine one inch free
hanging hempropes. Ed, you are a cut above.was the winner of the
grinding competition.Thank you, one and all, for supporting
thesespecial events.
In a past Knewslettter we suggested eatingplaces that our
visitors might want toconsider while at the Knife Show. We didntget
any feed back (pun intended) about theresults of this but on Sunday
we wereinvited to dine at one of our favorite places,The Hillside
Grill. Imagine our surprisewhen we entered and saw about 30
knifetype peopleenjoying thefood at this,one of
therecommendedplaces. Itseemed like allwere enjoyingand this made
usfeel good that oursharing wasappreciated. Wewill do it againnext
year.
We have received over 100 requests fortables for our 2004 Show.
This is the besttime to re-up for the next Show. It also is away to
help the Show too. So if you forgotto sign up for next year, go dig
up yourShow Packet and get that application formand mail it in. Or
if your pet ate the packetthinking it was a Tootsie Roll, you can
getan application form off our web site.www.oregonknifeclub.org
Be Back in September.
Knife display cases...
Brian Christiansen
Rope cutting & blade grinding.......
Jim Rodebaugh'sEd Schempp
Scott Cook
Eateries........
R U Kumming Back Next Year?
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April 12-13 Lane County Fairgrounds
Pic
ture
sfro
m the
OKCA 28th Annual
Thank you for yourcontributions to our Show.
Delbert & Lois AdkinsAfrican Knife Handle Supplies -Nico
Bernard
Allen Creek Cutlery -Larry PutlitzA & N Blades -Don Norris
& Dave Ammons
L K Anderson Ray & Terri ArcherAuto-Tech Knives Eddie J
Baca, Llc
Badger Books -Bernard LevineWendell & Carolyn Barnes Roger
Bates
Beaver Creek Trading -Dan & Donna WestlindGreg & Susan
Beeman
Lee & Lanny Berg Arno BernardBlade-Gallery.com -Dan O'Malley
& John Frapps
Blade Magazine -Missy BeyerBlade-Tech -Tim Wegner
Blue Ridge Knives -Tommy ClarkBill & Helen Boracca Skip
& Lola Bourland
Bronk's Knives -Lyle BrunkhorstBrownell's Inc Browning Arms
Inc
Buck Knives Bill & Patti BurkeBusa Inc California Knives
-Terry & Boyd Britt
Case Collectors' Club Nate & Alona ClarkJake & Sandy
Clouse CNS Customs -Ray Cox
Coast Cutlery Joe & Ruth CooleyColumbia River Knife &
Tool Larry Cook
Crescent Knife Works -Bob PatricRob Criswell Larry & Cheri
Criteser
The Custom Shoppe -Daren & Spring CutsforthJohn Davis Terry
Davis Bary & Lynn Dawson
Ron & Olivia Denning Maria DesjardinsDixie Gun Works Larry
Dosier
Stephen Douge Joe DrouinJohn Ek Edge-N-Knife -Ted RuizR W
Edmiston Emerson Knives
Eze Lap Diamond Products Alexander FelixTheo & Sherri Fishe
Michael Fong
Ed & Angela Fowler Frost Cutlery Co.Stan & Elaine
Fujisaka
Gallery Hardwoods -Larry DavisWayne & Phyllis Goddard Tom
& Gwen Guinn
Jim & Lorraine Hayden Sam & Joy HensonHigh Hat Knives
-Peter Stephens
Larry & Rae Hogan Ed & Lynn HolbrookJ P & Karen
Holmes Cameron HouseRobert Hunt ISC Corp -Denny DepuyJake Handmade
-Frank & Shelley Jacobs
Harry & Betty Johnson Kencrest Usa -Koki
IwaharaChuckKarwanK&GProducts -Jerry&KayWhitmore
Wayne & Linda KlindworthKnife & Gun Finishing Supplies
-Ken & Sharon McFall
Knife World -Mark Zalesky Wayne KnottsKoval Knives Michael &
Barbara Kyle
Leatherman Tool Group, Inc.Lone Eagle International - Rod
Chappel & Michael Lee
Lone Wolf Knives -Jim Wehrs & Doug HutchensChris &
Chereece Marsh
Gene & Vicky Abigail Martin Peter MarzitelliMC Custom
-Milton & Judith Choate
Microtech -Anthony & Susan MarfioneRick & Evelyn Miller
John Morabito
Mother of Pearl Co, Inc -Barbara ChaplinWayne & Sue Myers
Dean & Midge Oliver
Gerry & Pam Parmley Bud PeersJim & Barbara Pitblado
Nancy Prouty
Puukko Cutlery -Les Ristinen Queen Cutlery Co.Candy Renner
Raymond Richard
Michael Rose Bill Ruple Leo SandersEd & Silvia Schempp Dave
& Lonna Schmiedt
Bob Schrader Dave & Mary Ann SchultzJoe Seale David
Shirley
Sidda Research -Eric & Alan BerglandBill & Amber
Siegle
Silver Stage Custom Knives Inc -Jason JacobsMike & Ellen
Silvey Doug Smith
Rod & Rhoda Smith Bob & Dorothy SoaresSpyderco -Sal
Glesser Jack & Elinore Squires
Mike Squyer Strider Knives -Duane DwyerHarland & Mary
Suedmeier
Tactical Knives Magazine -Steven DickTaylor Cutlery
Texas Knifemakers' Supply -Jim LemckeBen Tolson
Troy Oz -Terri & Harold RippyTru Grit -John & Linda
Mallett Butch Vallotton
Charlie & Patty VasquezElliott Wakefield & John Kienholz
Ken Walter
Brad Watts Sheldon & Edna WickershamBob Wiegand Wild Boar
Blades -Ray Simonson
Daniel Zvonek
Before The ShowBefore The Show
Martin
Schempp
Martin
Schempp
Gay RochaGay Rocha Robert Weinstock
&
Robert Golden
Robert Weinstock
&
Robert Golden
Kevin Gritsch On Right
Bali - Song Demo
Kevin Gritsch On Right
Bali - Song Demo
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& Convention Center Eugene, Oregon
These are the people who helpmake the Oregon Knife
CollectorsAssociation a reality and are the
parts that make up the whole.
Officers
Custom Knife Judging
Knewslettter
Other Helping Areas
Demonstrations
Displays
Display knives
Display Judges
dennis elayne Mike KyleLoy Moss Ole Olson
Robert Golden Chuck KarwanRon Lake John Priest
BK Brooks Glen DavisSonya Faust Barbara KyleMike Kyle Bernard
LevineGene Martin Craig MorganJim Pitblado Clyde Shoe
Ray Simonson Merle SpencerJim Taylor Frank Trzaska
Lonnie Williams Michael YohMark Zalesky
Martin Brandt Bowen CannoyNoah Cannoy Jim Chartier
Brian Christensen Jaylene CrawfordCheri Criteser Larry
CriteserTerry Davis Earnest Dennis
Ray Ellingsen Shana EllingsenGary Fadden Peter Faust
Verlene Faust Stan FujisakaPhyliss Goddard Ed Kirasich
Bev Kirk Barbara KyleJohn Mallet Scott Mikolyski
Kim Morgan Wayne MorrisonJune Morrison Sue Myers
Dave Rider Bill RupleJerry Whitmore Kay Whitmore
Billie Burke Ray EllingsenSteve Garrson Wayne Goddard
Kevin Gritsch Greg GritschBob Hergert Jot Singh Khalsa
Scott Mikolyski Jim RodebaughMartin Schempp Ed Severson
Phil Bailey Jack BirkyJeff Bunnell David Cameron
Tom Collison Joe CooleyRon Edwards R. Terry GailTom Guinn David
HamiltonDon Hanham Chet KantorBarbara Kyle Mike Kyle
Bernard Levine Jim MartindaleRick Miller June MorrisonHal Pallay
Jim Pitblado
Dave Schmiedt Weldon TeetzRick Wagner
Bill Burke Rick ChandonFoy Cochran Carina ConoverJuanita Conover
Tom Ferry
Bob Hergert Cameron HouseGary Little Gene Martin
Craig Morgan Kirk RexroatJohn Sevey Ford Swager
Tommy Thompson Butch VallottonNick Wheeler Jerry Whitmore
Thad Buchanan Peter FaustJim Hayden Janie Stidham
Jim Taylor Mark Zalesky
Bored
Boars
Bored
Boars
Samba JaSamba Ja
Kirk & Holly Rexroat
& Sylvia Schempp
Kirk & Holly Rexroat
& Sylvia Schempp
Jim Furgal
Camillus Cutlery
Jim Furgal
Camillus Cutlery
Bob Hergert
Scrim Shaw
Bob Hergert
Scrim Shaw
Wayne Goddard & Ed SchemppWayne Goddard & Ed Schempp
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Custom KnifeCompetition
Rope CuttingCompetition
Blade GrindingCompetition
(66 entries)
Robert Weinstock
- Cameron House
- Rick Dunkerly
- Bruce Bump
J.A. Harkins
- Scott Taylor
- Alex Felix
- Bill Ruple
- Craig Morgan
Robert Weinstock
Greg Beeman
Bill Burke
Jon Christensen
Matt Cook
Matt Diskin
Tom Ferry
Tedd Harris
Nick Marcelja
Raymond Richard
Martin Schempp
Ed Schempp
Bruce Bump
Bill Burke
Matt Cook
Ray Ennis
Tedd Harris
Gene Martin
Nick Wheeler
- Scott Cook
Art Knife
Bowie Knife
Damascus
Fighting Knife
Folding Knife
Hand Forged
Hunter/Utility
Miniature
New Maker
Best in Show
Winner
Winner
New Maker - Gary House
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Display Awards
Judges Choice Awards
1) Spanish Toledo Knives
2) Indonesian & Philippine Swords
3) Remington Official Knives
4) Civil War Swords
5) Scout Knives
6) Eagle Head Pommel Swords
7) Case Peanut Collection
Marbles Knives
Miniature Knives
Al Mar Knives
Remington 1123s
U S Military Swords
Bowie Knives
The Kukri
Rick MillerFord Swauger
w/scrimshaw by Juanita Conover
David & Lonna SchmiedtTom Ferry titanium handles
Jim PitbladoJohn Sevey w/scrimshaw by Bob Hergert
Rick WagnerNick Wheeler Timacus
Ed HolbrookGary Little w/scrimshaw by Bob Hergert
David CameronBill Burke moose horn stag
David HamiltonTommy Thompson Maurey moss agate handles
Weldon TeetzFoy Cochran
w/scrimshaw by Carina Conover
Tom & Gwen GuinnCameron House
w/scrimshaw by Carina Conover
Jeff BunnelKirk Rexroat enhanced Al Mar knife
Jim MartindaleRick Chandon ironwood handles
Tom CollisonGene Martin water buffalo handles
w/scrimshaw
Hal PallayCraig Morgan Corian handles
Phil BaileyAl Mar knife enhanced by Butch Vallotton
All the Almar Enhanced knives werepresented in wooden boxes hand
crafted by
Craig Morgan. Engraving depicting theevent was by Jerry
Whitmore.
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The 2003 April Knife Show has come and gonefor this year and
what a Show it was. I had agreat time and enjoyed talking with
everyone andlooking at the knives. Thanks to all of you forcoming
to this Show; we enjoyed you and theknives. We hope to see you next
year at the 2004Knife Show.
The displays for this years Show were alloutstanding and enjoyed
by many people. I madethe rounds and checked out the displays this
year.Club members spend a lot of time and $$$getting the displays
in order. Jim Pitblado had agreat Remington Scout knife display. I
talkedwith Jim and he told me that this was the firsttime he had
ever put that display of Remingtonknives out for all to see. It was
amazing to see all
of the Remington Scout knives in such a mintstate. Jim got in
the top six awards for thatdisplay.
I could go on about each and every display as tohow wonderful I
thought they were. I would justlike to thank each and every one of
you forputting up the displays of knives. Because,without you, our
Show would be a lot less. Thankyou
We should also thank the members who take thetime to do the
judging for the Club. That takestime away from your knife pleasures
and theClub thanks you for that and so do I.
I got to spend some time with a table holder nextto me, his name
was Fred Coleman. Fred had allkinds of knives on his table and
seemed to bebusy. What Fred did have that I like was acomplete set
of Oregon Club knives. It was greatto just study each and every
one. Fred was veryproud to have them. Thanks, Fred, for showingthem
to us all. See you next year.
Thanks to Jim Furgal. President of CamillusKnives, for the great
talk he gave at the dinnerSaturday night. Also would like to thank
JimFurgal for the information about a Remingtonknife that I
purchased at the Show. A friend ofmine from Walla Walla,
Washington, Mike Filan,sold me a knife at the Show that he
hadpurchased at auction last November. The knife isa Remington 2000
Special Limited Edition 1 of500, R1630, and has black cracked ice
handles. Asingle blade lock back with serrated edge on theback half
of the blade.
Barbara showed this knife to Jim Furgal at theCamillus display
and asked him if he knew about
the knife. Jim stated no, but he would check andcall us in a
couple of days after the Show. Sureenough, Jim called in a couple
of days and toldBarbara that the knife was made special for theLou
Horton Sporting Goods Store in Minnesota.The value right now is no
known for sure, its notsky high, but its up there for being
somewhatrare. I forgot to mention the cracked ice handlealso has a
pearl shaped bullet on it. Thanks toMike Filan and Jim for the
knife. Its always funwhen something like that can be done.
I hope you got to look at the very large all woodRemington R1128
knife I had on display. Theknife was made from maple and oak, is
seven feetlong when opened, four and half feet closed, fourinches
thick, the weight is about thirty pounds.The wooden knife was made
by Richard Minor ofSpringfield OR. We hope you enjoyed seeing
it.
Whats next for the Club? Well I think it is theChristmas Mini
Show at the Lane CountyConvention Center. This year it will be in
theWheeler building which is straight across fromthe parking lot
where we have had the other minishows. This year we hope to have
over 100tables. This is a one-day-only, Saturday, 8AM to4PM show.
The lighting is very good and thingsonly get better from here. More
details later.December 13, 2003 is the date for that show
inEugene.
Last but not least to all of you who came by andsaid, I like
your articles in the Knewslettter, thankyou. From an old retired
police detective whoonly hunts and pecks, thanks.
Have a Hoppy Day. Stay Safe.
Mike & Barbs
Cornerby Mike and Barb Kyle
OKCA ClubWhot-zits & Whos Zits
Darrold (Ole) Olson
Loy Moss
Elayne Ellingsen
Michael Kyle
Dennis Ellingsen
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We get mail and e-mails...We thought we would like to share some
ofthose we have thus far received...
====Hi guys, here's a quick cut-toon for the last k-newsletter.
Hope I got it to you in time. Another GREATshow & it's your
fault once again. Thank you so muchfor giving us makers,
collectors, etc. an awesome outletfor our affliction. I had one
non-knife person at mytable comment that " whoever " put this on
had ittogether & how true it is. Lonnie & Judy Williams
====HELLO, IBDENNIS>>> Thanks for another verywonderful
Oregon Experience!!! Also great knife show,you really do a superb
job Dennis... I will get back withyou soon, lots to talk concerning
knives.. But for nowjust a short Thank You Very Much... Don Davis
Jr.. Ut..
====Dennis & GangAnother great knife show!!!!!! You guys and
gals did itagain, Great time and great sales. Thanks, Bill
Ruple
====I just wanted to say thanks to Dennis, Elayne, and allthe
others involved in the 2003 show. Due to healthreasons, I was only
able to attend for a short time, butwhat I saw was real good crowds
and full tables. Whata great statement about this club! People from
way afarattended this show, so it seems the word has gottenaround.
Take a bow all of you!Best Regards, Chuck Sholes
====As always, I had a great time. Didn't acquire much (anice
Geo.Lawrence pocket knife) but sure had funseeing and talking with
old friends and meeting a fewnew ones.
Once again, many thanks to you, Elayne and all thegang for the
fine job done to put our show together. It isindeed a bright spot
in the years events and one that islooked forward to by all.Warm
Regards, Phil Bailey
====Dennis: The show was great as usual. Really enjoyedboth the
dealers/member and the public. Added acouple of knives to my
collections and sold a number aswell. Wife and I had a great time.
Already wishingnext year was here. Regards, Mike Silvey
====Hello Dennis. I just returned from my annual OregonKnife
Show and once again you all did a bang up job.Thank You, Donald G.
Guild, Member
====
Hi Dennis, The Oregon show is by far the very bestknife show in
the U.S. I attend about 25 shows a yeararound the country . None of
the others come close.Thanks very much . I am already looking
forward tonext years show. Thanks, Jim Behring
====Eugene was a great event, and I am pleased to be aknew
member. Thanks to all who put this on.Thanks so much--Patrick
Geehan
====
Thanks to you and Elayne, and everyone else for anothergreat
show! I can't imagine anyone else being able to pullit all
together. All of your hard work creates a wonderfulexperience for
everyone, and makes us all look forwardto the next one! Thanks
again. -Will Stegner
====Once again we had a great show. Thanks again for allthe work
you and Elayne do for the club.
I started out this year accepting the fact that I wouldn'tbe
able to see it all so was not nearly as disappointedwhen the
countdown started and I hadn't seen it all.Wayne Goddard
====Dear Dennis and Elayne,The Morgan family would like to thank
you for anothergreat show. We truly appreciate all you do for the
club,the community and us. Your tireless efforts definitelymake
this a wonderful event for so many people. Thisshow enables us to
share our affinity for knives with ourheroes and people we respect.
And even some we don't!And for that we are very grateful to you. We
are proudto call your family our friends. Craig Morgan
====Also enjoyed the show very much as always, but thatgoes
without saying. Keep up the fine work. Please!Mark Zalesky
====The show was Fantastic as usual and I can hardly waituntil
next April....... Sincerely, Phil Rodenberg
====Thanks again for a great show.. I can't wait until nextyear
!!! Best Regards, Bob Glassman
====
April 18, 2003To Dennis and Elayne Ellingsen, and OKCA
members,
I am writing to express my appreciation to all of you forwhat I
consider to be the best Oregon Knife CollectorsAssociation show
ever.
The 28th annual OKCA show held at the Lane CountyConvention
Center and Fairgrounds in Eugene, Oregon,April 12th and 13th was
well attended and I expect allthe 470 table holders will share my
opinion.
The opening ceremony with Samba Ja on Saturdaymorning got our
attention and the tempo was great.
If you were a custom knife collector or maker, thequality and
variety was awesome. In fact, a highlight ofthe show, for me, was
seeing the smile on RobertWeinstocks face when the Friday
announcement wasmade that his custom folder won Best of Show.
Theknife he entered in the competition was beautiful andwonderfully
engineered and, of course, was sold by theend of the show.
The number of quality antique knife sellers continues toexpand
and it was great to see Paul Basch, Jim andCindy Taylor, Joe Seale,
Jerry Skelton, Rhett and JaneStidham, Bill and Debbie Wright, Hank
and GretaHansen, Tony Foster, and Tommy Clark. All of themcame from
far away states to help make this show thebest there is.
The many exhibits took hours to view and were betterthan ever.
If one wants to see the best of miniatures,tools, trappers, scouts,
swords, and military edgedweapons, this is the place to view
them.The Saturday night awards banquet was well attendedwith Jim
Furgal of Camillus Cutlery as an interestingspeaker. The awards
given for the displays werebeautiful, expensive Al Mar folders that
will becherished for many years. Thank you to those whodonated them
and enhanced these knives.
I look forward to the OKCA 2004 show and commendDennis, Elayne,
and all those of the OKCA who workedvery hard to make this the Show
of the Year.
Sincerely,Jim and Barbara Pitblado
====4/19/03Dear Dennis and Elayne,
Again, a great show as usual. I have been coming to theEugene
Knife Show for at least ten years and it seemsto get better each
time. I want you to know that Iappreciate your efforts.
My main reason for writing, other than praising you forall your
hard work, is to relate to you, a very pleasantand unexpected
situation that took place on Friday theeleventh.
I arrived at the Fairgrounds about 9:30 and got in line. Istruck
up a conversation with a young man fromBankok and helped him get
his table holders packet.Once admitted into the main area, I
proceeded to theRippys table to see if they needed help in setting
up.After visiting for a few minutes, I proceeded to movearound and
visit with several other table holders that Iknew, including Dave
and Lonna Schmiedt of Stockton,Calif. I have, in the past, sold
them several items fromthe Phillipines and have developed a rapport
with them.In our conversation (while trying to stay out of theirway
as they were setting up) I mentioned that I hadanother item that
they might be interested in. I hadmentioned it to them last year
but hadnt brought it withme. Anyway, Dave said he would like to see
it and Iwent out and got it from my truck. When Dave andLonna saw
it, they got a bit excited. (Dave knewexactly what it was and where
it had come from.) Iasked Dave if he was interested in purchasing
it and hesaid he was. Now, comes the interesting part. I toldthem
they could have it for $200.00. They said theywould take it and
Dave asked Lonna to pay me. She hadto go out to their pickup to get
some cash since theyhadnt finished setting up. Lonna came back in
andhanded me $300.00. I immediately informed her thatthe price was
$200.00 and that she had given me toomuch money. She said no, it
was right because theitem was worth much more and they felt I
should have$300.00. Needless to say, I was absolutely blownaway. I
repeated that I said they could have it for$200.00 but they
insisted on the $300.00. Wow! I stillcant believe there are people
like this still around. Itrestores my faith in my fellow man. (And
woman)
I just thought you might like to hear about the integrityand
caliber of some of the people that attend the knifeshow. I would
like to thank all the people that work sohard to put on a show of
this magnitude. Keep up thegood work. I am already looking forward
to next year.
Don LaVenture
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PAIDOregon Knife Collectors AssociationPO Box 2091Eugene, OR
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Contact Dennis or Elayne (541) 484-5564 for additional
information on OKCA events.For non-OKCA events, contact the
sponsoring organization.Additional info = (B)lade Mag. -(KI) Knives
Illustrated-(KW) Knife World -(TK) Tactical Knives.
Thursday EveningMay 8, 2003
G. Willickers440 Coburg RoadEugene, Oregon
6:00 PM Dinner7:00 PM Meeting
Come Comradery with Us!
Show-N-Tell
Bring A Special Knife!
Like one you got at the Show!
DINNER MEETING
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WA (KW)May 24-25 - Australian Knifemakers Guild - Melbourne
(KW-B-KI)May 31-01 - The Dover Show - Ohio (KW-B)----------
----------Jun 05-07 - Parkers Greatest - Pigeon Forge TN (KW-KI)Jun
13-15 - Blade Show -Atlanta GA (KW-B-KI)Jun 20-22 - NCCA Knife Show
-Stamford CT (KW)Jun 21-22 - Midnight Sun Custom Knife Show
-Anchorage AK (KI-B)Jun 27-28 - Indiana Knife Festival -Noblesville
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16-18 - Buck Collectors 15th Anniv. El Cajon CA (KW)Jul 18-20 -
Montana Custom Show - Missoula MT (KW-KI)Jul 25-26 - Queen Cutlery
Show -Titusville PA (KW)---------- ----------Aug 01-03 - Central
Texas Show -Austin TX (KW-KI)Aug 08-10 - Central Kentucky Knife
Show - Lexington (KW-KI)Aug 15-17 - Denver Custom Show - (KW)Aug
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Steel -Mesquite TX (KI)Sep 12-14 - AECA Knife Show - Oak Lawn IL
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24-26 - Ohio Fall Show -Wilmington (KW)---------- ----------Nov
01-02 - Ft Myers Knife Show - FL (KW)Nov 15-16 - Arizona Knife
Collectors Show -Mesa AZ (KW)---------- ----------Dec 04-06 -
Parkers Greatest - Pigeon Forge TN (KW)Dec 13-13 - Oregon Knife
Collectors Mini Winter Show - Eugene---------- ----------Jan 23-25
- Wolverine Knife Show - Novi MI (KW)---------- ----------Apr 17-18
- Oregon Knife Show - Eugene OR
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