New Ashokan type hammer-in in the Midwest.

[Kevin R. Cashen]

I thought I would let folks know that there is a new hammer-in coming up that is being done by some of the same folks that organize that Ahoskan seminar. The Great Lakes Bladesmiths Build, a non-profit sister group to the New England Bladesmiths Guild, has been established to bring a new hammer-in to the upper Midwest. The format is the same as that of Ashokan. The event will be held at a scenic camp in one of the most beautiful areas of Michigan’s northern lower peninsula with food and lodging for the weekend included.

First Annual - Great Lakes Bladesmiths Guild Seminar - 2014

Friday, May 30
6:00-7:00 Buffet Dinner
7:00-7:15 Introduction – Tim Zowada
7:15-12:00 Steel Smelting – Zeb Deming
8:30-12:00 Open Forge

Saturday, May 31
8:00 - 9:00 Breakfast
9:00 - 10:00 Making Mokume – Delbert Ealy
10:00 - 11:00 Blade Forging – Mike Davis
11:00 - 12:00 Damascus Welding – Kevin Casey
12:00 - 1:00 Making Knives on the Cheap – Kevin Cashen
1:00 - 2:00 Lunch
2:00 - 3:00 Kitchen Knives – Mike Davis
3:00 - 4:00 Woodcraft – Jim Nowka
4:00 - 5:00 Blade Grinding and Finishing– Rick Barrett
5:00 - 6:00 Making Your Own Steel – Zeb Deming
6:00 - 7:00 Dinner
7:00 - 8:00 Damascus Construction and Patterning – Kevin Casey
8:00 - 9:00 Heat Treatment – Kevin Cashen
9:00 – 12:00 Open Forge

Sunday, June 1
8:00 - 9:00 Breakfast
9:00 - 10:30 Knife and Razor Sharpening – Tim Zowada
10:30 - 12:30 Knife Display and Show
12:30 - 1:30 Lunch

Complete details can be seen at the Great Lakes Bladesmiths Guild Website:
http://www.glbg.us/index.html