We would like to invite you to attend the 2012 American Bladesmith Society All-Forged Knife Exposition in beautiful downtown San Antonio, home of the Alamo. This event will take place January 27-29 at the historic Sheraton Gunter Hotel. The format will differ some from last year. Friday morning will consist of seminars and demos for both makers and collectors. More details about the seminars can be found at the show website www.absknifeexpo.com. The Expo will open on Friday at 1 pm with a one hour preview of knives.　 This one hour time period gives attendees time to see all of the knives that are available for sale.　 Once the preview time expires, all knives will be available for open sale.　 The evening will end with a fine banquet for the makers and collectors alike. On Saturday the show opens at 10 am and all remaining knives will be available for purchase through the end of the Expo Sunday. New this year will be the give-away of two $500 Visa gift cards. If you purchase a knife you are eligible to put in the drawing. One of the drawings will be at the banquet Friday night and the other one will be given away at the show Saturday.

We hope you will pre-register as a VIP.　 As a VIP you will be able to attend the ABS Expo at a reduced rate.　 The first VIP Pass is $10 and each additional pass is $5.　 You will be given a name badge and schedule of events when you pick up your registration packet at the registration booth.　　Be sure to join our VIP mailing list on the website for email updates.

The Friday night　Expo Banquet and Auction will be held at 7 pm with a meet and greet starting at 6:30 pm. The menu will be a BBQ Buffet with all the trimmings. Cost of banquet tickets is $50 and they can be purchased on the Expo website or by using the VIP Registration form enclosed.　 Your banquet tickets will be in your VIP packet and waiting for you at the registration booth. 　

ABS Knife Expo, c/o Harvey Dean, 3266 CR 232, Rockdale, TX 76567
knifeexpo@gmail.com