Ashokan seminar results

[Kevin R. Cashen]

Some time back I asked for input on my attempt at organizing the New England Bladesmiths Guild Ashokan Seminar. Well from the feed back I got via forum, e-mail and private message here is the schedule of events:

Twenty-third Annual New England Bladesmiths Guild Ashokan Seminar 2004
September 17 - 19, 2004

Lee Jones, Rick Barret, Kevin Cashen, Dan Maragni, Bill McGrath, Jim Siska, J.D. Smith,


Friday, September 17

6:00-7:00 Buffet dinner
7:00-7:15 Introduction
7:15-8:00 Hype! Can’t we just make good knives? – Kevin Cashen
9:00-? Videos

Saturday, September 18

8:00 - 9:00 Breakfast
9:00 - 10:00 A few of my favorite things –Lee Jones (Lecture hall)
10:00 - 11:00 Blade Forging - Rick Barret (Blacksmiths shop)
11:00 - 12:00 Bowie Knife self defense - Bill McGrath (Pavilion)
12:00 - 1:00 Lunch
1:00 - 2:00 Decorative File work- J.D. Smith (Lecture Hall)
2:00 - 3:00 Grinding - Jim Siska (Pavilion)
3:00 - 4:30 Damascus, multiple billet forging techniques - J.D. Smith (Blacksmiths shop)
4:30 - 5:30 Heat treatment - Rick Barret/ Kevin Cashen (Blacksmiths shop)
5:30 - 6:30 Dinner
6:30 - 7:30 Hand finishes and Damascus etching - Jim Siska (Lecture Hall)
7:30 - 8:30 Handles and guards- Rick Barret
8:30 - 9:30 Open forge (Blacksmiths shop)

Sunday, September 19

8:00 - 9:30 Breakfast
9:30 - 10:30 Why the Europeans kicked everybody’s ass - Dan Maragni
10:30 - 12:30 Knife Display and Show
12:30 Lunch

Those interested in attending can contact Tim Neu at:
neutim@newpaltz.edu

 

[Michael J. Spangler]

any web sites we can check out?

 

[Kevin R. Cashen]

Wow! Thank you for asking. You just made me think about something that I never contemplated before. You can go to my, or Tim Zowada's web site and see a page but it will be pretty much the same info. I have photos from Ashokan, why have I never thoguth of putting them up on the page and giving more info? Let me see what I can do!

 

[Michael J. Spangler]

awesome! thanks a lot Kevin. I've been dying to go to this seminar since you first mentioned it.

 

[Kevin R. Cashen]

Until I can get some of my images around, here is a like to the Ashokan field campus home page:http://www.newpaltz.edu/ashokan/index.html

 

[Aiko555]

I'll be there! Thanks for making this happen.

PJG