Ashokan Seminar weekend coming up!

[Gary W. Graley]

Join in the fun!

Well now, stir up some interest as it's always a good weekend at Ashokan! I was almost not going to be able to go but have since sold some items that will allow me to make the fee, so I'll be able to make it this year.

For those of you that would like to know more, take a peek at the one we had back in the year 2000, it was a celebration of the Sword, see this link here; Sword 2000
that site has some nice shots of the area where Ashokan is located, deep into the woods of New York, outside of Kingston, if you look close enough, one of the photos has me in the background watching a fellow use my Norton Sharpening stones .
There is Bunk house sleeping, bring your ear plugs , a Mess hall with excellent food and of course lessons to be learned and friends to make.
Below is the schedule as it presently stands;
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Twenty-third Annual New England Bladesmiths Guild Ashokan Seminar 2004
September 17 - 19, 2004

Tim Zowada

Lee Jones

Rick Barrett

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

 

[TorzJohnson]

There's some beautiful country around Ashokan. I service the phone system at a recording studio up on a mountain there - the view is unbelievable. I look forward to doing jobs up there just for the drive up.

 

[Gary W. Graley]

Friday after this, coming up quickly...

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[Gary W. Graley]

Here is a link to more info about the Ashokan Field Campus

Heading there tomorrow morning early! Will bring back photos... and maybe a knife or two, ya never know!
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[Gary W. Graley]

Here is a link to my photo page with some images taken this past weekend;

Ashokan Photos

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