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UPDATE 8/4/2008 Exhibitors List has changed and rates Evening of the Cutlery Arts 2008 At the Costa Mesa Hilton October 3rd 2008
Keep Friday October 3TH
open of 2008 open to attend the show! it is the most fun of any show you
could attend!
"Evening of the Cutlery Arts" will be Friday
October the 3rd form 5PM to 9:30PM in the "Catalina Ballroom"
This is a lot of fun and worth the trip! So many
great knives and people!
"Plaza Cutlery Custom Knife Show" will be held
Saturday October 4Th form 10AM to 4PM in the "Catalina Ballroom".
See additional page for more information!
We are going home!!!!
Our NEW location this year is the Costa Mesa
Hilton which is the hotel I had the "California Custom Knife Show" at for a
number of years when it was a Red Lion,
then a Double Tree. Blade West was also held here for a number of years. The hotel has changed over the years and we have a similar set up as we did in Huntington Beach with outdoor balconies. The show will be in the new Catalina Ballroom on the lobby floor and not in the basement exhibit rooms. Same format as past shows but the show will be in the same room both days. Makers will have the option to move their table out side on the balcony if they want to. Show includes a drawing slip for each knife in Fridays show, carving station with turkey, beef, pasta and other goodies which will fill you for dinner, few door prized donated by varies companies such as SureFire, J. A. Henckels, Wustof Cutlery and others to be announced as well as Addison to Saturday's show. This show is different then most other shows. Every person has an equal opportunity to get drawn. Each maker will have from 3 to 8 knives for sale. They will all be drawings and a few bid knives. You have a couple hours to inspect all the knives and place your name in the box of any knife you are interested in. At the appointed time the makers will draw the name of the person who owns the right to buy that knife and will have 15 minutes to confirm the purchase. If the collector has to pass on a knife the maker will then draw a 2nd name and 3RD name to finish the drawings. After that the maker is free to sell the knife to who ever would like to purchase it.
As we make up drawing books we have to have payment as soon as possible. There will be only so many books available so do not wait. We will have some blank ones left over but you run the risk of being left out. it also makes it easier for us to get the work done earlier!
Show rate for "Evening of the Cutlery Arts" and also includes additional to Saturdays Show "Plaza Cutlery Knife Show". $80 if paid by August 31st! After September first will $95. Cancellations\refund made by August 31st will be refunded less $10 fee. Cancellations September 1ST through the show will not be made unless the show sells out and all the books are resold. A $25 fee will be charged. Any questions please let me know. Please send check or money order, Sorry no credit cards!
Plaza Cutlery (Attn: Dan) 3333 S. Bristol Street, Suite 2060 Costa Mesa, Ca. 92626
Parking, there is a reduced rate ask a the show and should be about $7 my best guess.
Thank you!
Dan Delavan
Plaza Cutlery, Inc. www.plazacutlery.com dan@plazacutlery.com Costa Mesa Hilton 3050 Bristol Street Costa Mesa, Ca. 92626 714-540-7000
2008 Exhibitors Bill Ankrom, Todd Begg Bailey Bradshaw Joel Chamblin Pat Crawford Duane Dwyer Allen Elishewitz Ernie Emerson Tom Ferry First time attending! Dennis Friedly Stan Fujisaka Tim Galyean Wally Hayes Rick Hinderer Ryuichi Kawamura First time attending! Matt Lerch Greg Lightfoot Mike Lovett First time attending! Tom Mayo First time attending! Don Maxwell First time attending! Ron Newton Mel Nishiuchi Ken Onion Warren Osborne Mel Pardue (Health could case Mel to miss the show) W. D. Pease Alfred Pendray Darrel Ralph Chris Reeve Knives Richard Rogers Bill Ruple First time attending! Scott Sawby First time attending! Eugene Shadley Ken Steigerwalt Mick Strider Gray Taylor First time attending! Robert Terzuola Warren Thomas Brian Tighe Butch/Rainy Vallotton John Young !
Cancelled will not be at the show: Stephen Rapp & J. L. Williams
Evening of the Cutlery Arts 2006 At the Huntington Beach Hilton October 6Th 2006 21100 Pacific Coast Hwy As I did not get any pictures Friday night, all these are Mitch Lum's pictures! Thank you for all your help Mitch! Enjoy!
Bill Pease, Warren Osborne, Paul Gleason, Stan and Elaine Fujisaka and Sara Berman!
Full Room!
Another full shot!
Awards (Judged by the knifemakers) I would like to thank Shelley for all the years of help! Since that first year way back in the early 80's before there were any other shows on the west coast he stepped up to offer his help and humor!
Shelley Berman, Dan Delavan and Jim Sornberger won "Best Art Knife".
Shelley Berman, Dan Delavan and Ken Steigerwalt won "Best Folder" (Pam and Andrew Delavan to the right)
Shelley Shelley Berman, Dan Delavan and Don Hanson won "Best Fixed Blade Knife".
Knifemakers
Ken and Sara Steigerwalt
Stan Fujisaka, Matt Lerch and Mel Nishiuchi.
Tim Galyean and Ken Onion.
Strider table with Robert.
Warren Thomas show Michael Fitzpatrick a sword.
Bailey Bradshaw, John Young and Micha Forssberg from Sweden.
Ernie Emerson with a California sunset.
Mel Nishiuchi and Don Hanson to the right.
Jim and Joyce Minnick knife.
Allen Elishewitz
Boguszewski's
Pat Crawford describing ???
Candid Shots
Mitch Lum (out from behind the camera), Bernie and Ken Onion.
Tim Galyean, Tom Welk (Kershaw) meeting my brother Russ Delavan and Susan his girlfriend!
Need names have sent emails!
Tommy Hutton and Steve DeLack at Tim Galyean's table.
Food is served on the balcony as the sun goes down! David Cohen, Dave Harvey and Chris Reeve.
Grant and Ed on the balcony.
Andrew, Yuko and Chandra all done at the front desk after a hectic start!
The Hilton grounds!
Yes we do have dolphin just over the waves in Huntington Beach!
Well we did not ask Mitch to do the pictures because he could read well! :)
Thank you all who attend and we hope more of you can in two years! Hope you all had a great time!
This is the list of Knifemakers who are committed to attend: Bill Ankrom, Todd Begg, Phil Boguszewski, Bailey Bradshaw, Clint Breshears, Joel Chamblin, Pat Crawford, Al Dippold, Duane Dwyer, Rick Eaton, Allen Elishewitz, Ernie Emerson, John Fitch, Dennis Friedly, Stan Fujisaka, Tim Galyean, Don Hanson III, Wally Hayes, Rick Hinderer, Matt Lerch, Greg Lightfoot, Jim and Joyce Minnick, Dusty Moulton, Mel Nishiuchi, Ken Onion, Warren Osborne, Steve Olszewski, Mel Pardue, W. D. Pease, Alfred Pendray, Darrel Ralph, Chris Reeve Knives, Richard Rogers, Eugene Shadley, Mike Snody, Jim Sornberger, Ken Steigerwalt, Mick Strider, Robert Terzuola, Warren Thomas, Brian Tighe, Butch& Rainy Vallotton, Owen Wood and John Young !
General Information Show dates will change for the next show in 2006 This is a special event to be held Friday October 6th 2006 in the evening before the “Plaza Cutlery Custom Knife Show”. It is different then most other shows so please read the info below! The last two shows went very well! For this event each maker is required to bring 4 to 8 special knives. They are to be something usual, new models, proto-types or one of kinds. Each maker will have a description as to what materials were used in the knife & also the price. All the collectors will have from 5PM to 8:15PM to view all the knives in the show. Each collector upon entering the show will have a booklet that has an “intent to purchase slip” that will correspond to each knife in the show. If the collector is interested in any of the knives he then deposits the slip in the box next to the knife. At 8:15PM the knifemakers will draw the names of the collectors who will then have 20 minutes to make all their purchase. At that time a redraw will be done for any knives still available. So it will go until all knives are sold and any left, the knifemakers can then sell them to whom they wish. In addition to the normal knives held for the drawings the Knifemakers can offer two knives as an open bid or sealed bid. Open bid is a listing with the price changing through the evening. Sealed bid will go to the highest offer placed. This is held at 8PM. There will also be plenty of food served for your evening meal & a cash bar. Buyers are limited as are the knifemakers so plan to attend as soon as you can! We are now taking admission payments. Admission is for both Friday night "Evening of the Cutlery Arts" & Saturday the "Plaza Cutlery Custom Knife Show" is (not set yet) per person. Remember space is limited) Refunds less $5 service fee can be made up until 8/15/06 or put towards the next show. Admission is for both shows only. A limited amount of non-buyers (spouses) will be admitted at (not set yet) per person. Payment is by check or money order only! Please send to the store & "Attention Dan"! You can now make your reservation now! Your cancelled check is your recite or include your e-mail address & I will let you know we received your payment Any questions let me know! Thank you! Dan Delavan
Cost of the 2006 Evening of the Cutlery Art's" : If paid by August 31st the cost is $75 per person. September 1st and later it will be $90 per person There is a limited number of non-buyer who must be accompanying buyer. Contact Dan please! Send payments to: Plaza Cutlery, Attn: Dan South Coast Plaza, Suite 2060 3333 South Bristol Street Costa Mesa, Ca. 92626
Directions From Los Angles go South (From San Diego go North) on the 405 and Exit Beach Blvd (highway 39 on maps) and go south towards the beach. Beach ends at Pacific Coast Highway and turn right on to PCH and the Hilton is the other side of the Hyatt. Go North one long block and you will see the Hilton and turn right on the North side of the hotel and another right and you will see the entrance to the hotel. Very simple. There is valet parking or self parking.
Hotel Rooms: If you wish to stay at the hotel rooms will be available for $172 a night plus tax's. You can make your reservations by calling 800-822-7873 or 714-960-7873 during the day only to get this rate. Otherwise you go to the Hiltons general reservations center and they will only give the show rate for Friday and Saturday nights. This is the Plaza Cutlery rate and there maybe other deals available!
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