Arizona Hammer In

I just added some info to my site, twuertz.com. For directions and location info you can go to my family's site, wuertzfarm.com. I'll check and see where my brother recommends for cheap hotels since our Gourd Festival is the weekend before, but there's quite a few right by the freeway 8.5 miles from the farm.

Also if your plannin on comin give me a call or shoot me an email so I can start gettin a head count.
 
Travis, I'm thinking about coming to this with B.V. I looked on your website - do you have a schedule of who is teaching what subject on Sat and Sun?

Rob Thomas
ABS Apprentice
 
This schedule is just a basic outline, but gives a good idea

WUERTZ FARM/WUERTZ MACHINE WORKS HAMMER IN
Feb. 12th, 13th, 2011
2487 E. Hwy 287
Casa Grande, AZ 85194

Friday- 2-11-11 -Set up
Saturday 2-12-11
9:00-10:30
Tim Hancock -Damascus and blade Forging
10:30-12:00
Tim Hancock –Blade Grinding (pre and post heat treat)
12:00-1:00
LUNCH
1:00-2:30- Mike Mooney –Blade Finishing
2:30-4:00- Mike Quesenberry –Guard Fitting/Handle Construction
4:00
Knife Show?/(cushion for classes running a little long)/shenanigans

Sunday 2-13-11
9:00-10:30
Tai Goo -forging
10:30-12:00
Hans Weinmuller –Heat treating/Rockwell testing, working with titanium
12:00-1:00
LUNCH
1:00-2:30
Mike Quesenberry -Handle Shaping
2:30-4:00
Test and Break stuff
 
That was a hoot Travis!

Thanks for having us out and for putting it on. It was good to see Tim again. We went to the same high school, you know? It was also nice to meet a few of the guys from the forum.

Your grinder is excellent! I just touched my blade to it and thought?... where did all that steel go? Coolest rig I've seen yet...

Hope you do it again. Meanwhile, Julie, Jeff and I, will be playing around with some of those awesome gourds your bro grows. Jeff and I are going to make some instruments.
 
Yeah, what a great time. Nice meeting you and chatting a bit, Amazing what you do with a hammer. I was going to ask you if it needed to be sharpened after you were done;)
What a great bunch of guys teaching. All real gentlemen.
Anyway, nicely done Travis. Thanks'

Ken Wolfe
 
Yes it was a "Blast" i really enjoyed the hammerin and the group of people in attendance was all excellent.
 
Yeah, It was alot of fun. Grat group of demonstrators and spectators. The shop seems awfull quiet now weldin up 22 more grinder frames, just me and the radio.

Tai your hammer kicks ass by the way. You should put some scratches in them before you sell them so they don't make my other hammers jealous.

I should get some pics trickling in soon, but most of my time was spent running around and looking for my coffee cup. I look forward to seeing what I missed on the videos.
 
Man that grinder is a beast....It is now on the "To get" list :) Make a good compliment to my KMG :)
 
Better late than never....

This was a BLAST, Travis!! Thanks for including me. When's the next one?

Cheers!
Mike
 
Do you have a list of what's going down there Travis?

I'd love to make it, if I can!!! :cool: :)

edited to say I see the list of instructors on your site--- is it basically the same as your last shin-dig? Thanks!!! :)
 
I don't have confirmation from everyone from last year, but should be very similar. Owen Wood may likely teach a class. I will post more classes and instructors soon.
 
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