My thanks to all that came and shared there knowledge. Thanks also to Robert Parsons for making one of the best briskets I have ever had. Also to Bob Elrod for a great deer roast that all enjoyed. Bryan, Thanks for the wrought iron and to all for the tank of propane. Thanks Charley for the knife scales for EVERYONE! Rusty McDonald put on some excellent forging to shape blades (picked up some good tips there), Mike from Hammond had some great grinding false edge tips. I know I am forgetting some as I am having coffee now but grateful to all. Whats great about these is the new friends you make (besides the good tips) and also got me to clean my shop. Rusty forged a blade Saturday and ground out and heat treated it so it was ready for sanding Sunday. He did a great demo on hand sanding then all put thier name in a hat and congrats to Johnny for winning it. Thanks Rusty for that. Johnny finally has a nice knife (LOL). Johnny, we have to see it when completed. Got reports from Johnny that David Crawford took to grinding like a Duck to water. One to watch for in the future. All in all, a great success and Charley, wont be another year before I have another. I am thinking the next 6 to 8 weeks.
