Shreveport LA Hammer Inn April 20, 21st

Thanks Dan for opening your shop to us. Had a great time and learned more in 5 minutes there than 5 hours trying to do it alone. Andy and Charlie, y'all were a tremendous help and I cant thank y'all enough. Hope to see y'all in the fall.
 
Dan, I had a great time at the hammer in. It was really great to meet everyone. I am heading to my shop now, Charles has got me really wanting to make a razor.
 
I think in the fall, provided that I'm not off on some soccer adventure with my kids, I'm going to put something up so I can get contact info for people. I realized I let folks get away without finding out how to contact them. There was so much information provided, and I know I will forget 85-95% of it!!!!
 
Had Charlie's little forge blasting as well...


A knife forged by a guy that had never done it before. A testament to the instruction of the bladesmiths that were there, as well as to the patience and talent of the newbies coming in. This is post heat treat, but hasn't been tempered or sanded for finishing yet.

 
Thank you to Dan for hosting the hammer inn.

Learning at the hammer in was like drinking from a fire hose, I learned a great deal and learned new techniques. It is amazing the amount of new ideas and things to try you get when talking to other makers.

It is a great group of people.

I am ready for the next one.

Charlie





 
Thanks to all that came. Wish I would have taken more pictures but I was busy and it slipped my mind. Thanks Andy for taking these. It was just so much fun and the learning of new tricks and methods is just such a bonus. Wish all on the forum could just "BEAM OVER" and enjoy with us. Knife makers are REALLY nice folks. Forges were running all day and up into the night. There is a young man in the pictures that is Jeffery, I was his mentor for his High School graduating project that is required. I spent over 20 hrs working with him and what a nice respectful young man he is. I wish to make a special thank you to Andy, Charlie, and Joe for taking the time to work with him. It meant so much to him and the encouragement given to him will stay with him for the rest of his life. I am getting him a railroad anvil (thanks Joe) and help him with a forge. We have to get the young involved to carry on. What fun and again, thanks all for coming and making it such a success. Now for a few pictures.




 
I too had a blast as usual. It was great seeing old friends and making new ones. Thanks Dan.
 
Man, I wish I could have been there! It looks like y'all had a blast as always. I certainly plan to be there this fall
 
Some more to photos.

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MDHoffmann (Mark)
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Mark, great pictures and you should have added some of your GREAT blades. Glad you came.
 
It looks/sounds like a good time was had by all. I thought about trying to get out of a previous engagement and make the drive down, but I knew it wouldn't sit well to back out on my wife to be with a bunch of guys hammering steel. Hope to make the next one!
 
Just read the post hammer-in posts. I know i had a great time, met some new folks, finished up some Damascus, saw some awesome knives, got some good tips, ate some killer deer burgers, sausage and jambalaya, a really good time. Looking forward to the next one.
 
I had a blast and learned a lot, met some great folks. thanks so much. who's the cute chick in the pics ?
 
Which one of you guys have out the polishing stones. I'm trying to remember where you said to get more. Thanks.
I'm horrible with names and I think it was Andy that had them
 
Hey Will - it was me alright.

You know what they say about that first one being free... Take a look at their web site and give them a call when you're ready. Really good folks there.

http://www.falcontool.com/polishingstones.html

Comments I made at Dan's shop:

These things make killer sanding blocks - hard and flat as PG steel but obviously textured and "grippy" to the point your papers don't slide around so much. I prefer the 1" X 1/4" X 6" for most work but YMMV.

There are a huge range of behaviors from these stones. The synthetic ruby stones can be used dry and cut like crazy, however they are very friable and need to be flattened often. And they are also pink - so you have to be comfortable with your manliness to use them with any real conviction.

The HA structured stones hold their shape/flatness very well on unhardened steel. I buy the full range of these from 100 to 600 grit. They leave a uniform, flat and butt ugly surface that polishes out quickly with equivalent grit W/D papers.

They offer an assortment at a big discount so you can try the full spread without going broke. The also offer grab bags of factory seconds but no guarantees what you'll get there.

Hope this gets you going. I don't use them on every tool I make, but almost, and they are real butt savers a few times a year.

Regards.
 
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