14th Annual New England Bladesmithing Symposium
Hosted by New England School of Metalwork
Endorsed by the
American Bladesmithing Society
JULY 12-14, 2024
Hello ALL Hammer-In goers
PLEASE PRE – Register !!
ALL NEW ONLINE REGISTRATION for your Convenience
No registrations on site
All walk-ins will be required to do their own registration online
See below for Full Schedule of times/events
*** PLEASE *** Pre-Register, it saves us time and saves you money !!
Pre-Registration, Full (2 day) pre-registration is $80 ($50 one day option) Event T-shirt option till June 15
AFTER June 15, Full (2 day) late registration is $100 ($50 one day option) No T-shirt option
Also plan to attend the Demonstrators Meet/Greet on Friday night (6:30-9 PM) at Side-BY-Each Brewery, our local CSA and enjoy our Collaborative Event Beer !!
Historic Sunday Night Lobster Bake – option at online registration, Saturday July 16 – noon deadline
DO NOT forget to order your t-shirt when pre-registering. T-Shirt pre-order ENDS June 15, don’t miss out !!
—Bring GOOD stuff for the AUCTION, your work, blade/handle materials, knife making supplies, tools for Saturday afternoon. All proceeds benefit the NESM/ABS Youth Day Bladesmithing Program
—Knife Show Table fee is included in the Registration Fee. Knife Show on Sunday
—Registered Tail Gate Sales & Suppliers are welcome.
—Open Forge space very limited and based on safety dress code adherence (long pants and leather shoes) SIGN UP ON LOCATION
— For further Event information contact Dereck Glaser – 207-777-3375
Schedule of Events TBD for 2024
Friday July 15th
3:00 Sign in and Pick up your event badge
4:00-5:00 SHOP First Forging with Mace Vitale JS
5:00-6:00 SHOP Grinding the First Forging with Lin Rhea MS
6:30- Meet and Greet at Side by Each Brewing – 5 minutes away at 1110 Minot Ave, Auburn
Saturday July 16th
7:30 Sign in and Pick up your event badge
8:00-10:00 HOT SHOP – X Rhea Knife w/ Lin Rhea
8:00-10:00 CLASSROOM – Knife Making Business Model for Success w/ Zack Jonas MS
10:00-12:00 HOT SHOP – Integral Chef Knives w/ Christoph Deringer MS
10:00-11:00 CLASSROOM – Viking Spears and their Construction with Justin Mercier
11:00-12:00 CLASSROOM – Knife Design with Zack Jonas MS
12:00-1:00 Lunch at the Anvil Café
1:00-3:00 SHOP Auction with Mace Vitale JS
3:00-5:00 BLADE SHOP – Handle Shaping with Mace Vitale JS
3:00-5:00 CLASSROOM – Anatomy of a Knife w/Christoph Deringer MS
5:00-7:00 Dinner Break
7:00-9:00 OUTSIDE SHOP Battle of the Bladesmiths!
Sunday July 17th
7:30 Sign in and Pick up your event badge
8:00-10:00 HOT SHOP – Factors of Design When Forging w/ Lin Rhea
8:00-10:00 CLASSROOM – Checkering Knife Handles with Ben Breda JS
10:00-11:00 HOT SHOP – Box Jaw Tongs with Dereck Glaser
10:00-12:00 BLADE SHOP – Options and Alternatives in Casting Fittings w/ Matt Berry
12:00-1:00 Lunch at the Anvil Café
1:00-3:00 SHOP Knife Show
3:00-5:00 HOT SHOP – Forging Recurves with Ben Breda JS
3:00-5:00 CLASSROOM – Where do I start? With Mace Vitale JS and Lin Rhea MS
LOBSTER DINNER! And Safe travels home, thank you, see you next year !!
