Ashokan Seminar 2007

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New England Bladesmiths Guild

Ashokan Seminar 2007

Here is the link: http://www.cashenblades.com/Ashokan.html

Here is the schedule:


Friday, September 14

6:00-7:00 Buffet Dinner

7:00-7:30 Introduction – Tim Zowada Lecture

7:30 – 8:00 Books Worth Reading – Dan Maragni Lecture

8:00-? Videos


Saturday, September 17

8:00 - 9:00 Breakfast

9:00 - 10:00 Metallurgy Through the Microscope– Kevin Cashen(Lecture)

10:00 - 11:30 Integral Blade Forging – Burt Foster(Pavilion)

11:30 - 12:00 What I'm Doing Up Here – Micheal McCarthy (Pavilion)

12:00 - 1:00 Making Wootz and crucible steel - Ric Furrer (Pavilion)

1:00 - 2:00 Lunch

2:00 - 3:00 Sharpening Knives and Razors- Tim Zowada (Lecture)

3:00 - 4:00 Grinding Longish Blades- Dan Maragni (Pavilion)

4:00 - 5:00 A Short Class on Short Swords– Bill McGrath (Pavilion)

5:00 - 6:00 Hollow Grinding and Blade Finishing– Jim Siska (Pavilion)

6:00 - 7:00 Dinner

7:00 - 8:00 Folding and Welding Steel- Rick Barrett (Pavilion)

8:00 - 9:00 Clay Heat Treatments - Burt Foster (Pavilion)

9:00 - Questions and Answers – Burt, Ric, Tim, Dan, Jim, Kevin, Rick, Micheal, Bill (Pavillion)

9:30 - Open Forge (Pavilion)


Sunday, September 16

8:00 - 9:30 Breakfast

9:30 - 10:30 American Idol and the 360o Flex Test Knife- Kevin Cashen (Lecture)

10:30 - 12:30 Knife Display and Show (Dining Hall)

12:30 - 1:30 Lunch

All Weekend – Making Steel from Black Dirt – Michael McCarthy

 

[RogerP]

I sure wish I could attend - that is a very impressive line-up. I look forward to your report. Have a blast!

Roger

 

[Karl B. Andersen]

Here's a recent update to the original post by KC:

"At the last minute Tim Z. had to bow out so instead we will be adding another name to the roster to do the sharpening demo. We can't get Tim so we will have to settle for knife sharpening by none other than Don Fogg. Awww shucks I guess we will just have to make do with Don!"

Looks to be another great year.
I learned enough last year to pay for my trip!
I have seldom been presented with this much information on any subject in so short a time.

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