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2014 Annual Southern Alberta Hammer-In

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4th Annual Southern Alberta, Canada Hammer-In

Endorsed by the American Bladesmith Society, Inc.

Hosted by Jim Clow

June 13, 14, and 15, 2014

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Tilley, Alberta, Canada

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Registration Form and additional Information

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Click: 2014 Southern Alberta Hammer-In Registration.pdf

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For more information:

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Contact Jim Clow, at 403-362-1015 0r Email [email protected]

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Demonstrators:

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Ed Caffrey, Master Smith

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Bruce Bump, Master Smith

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Steve Kelly, Journeyman Smith

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Kevin Cashen, Master Smith

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Dana Hackney, Journeyman Smith

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WE HAVE ANOTHER GREAT LINE UP OF DEMONSTRATORS THIS YEAR. HERE IS A LIST OF SOME OF THE ITEMS THAT WILL BE DEMONSTRATED/DISCUSSED THIS YEAR. IF YOU HAVE OTHER ITEMS OF INTEREST THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO BE DEMONSTRATED PLEASE SEND ME AN EMAIL WITH REQUEST.

- FRAME HANDLE

- DAMASCUS

- METALURGY

- BLADE TESTING

- FORGING BLADES

- TACTICAL KNIFE DESIGNING/BUILDING

- GRINDING TECHNIQUES

- KNIFE SHARPENING

- SMALL SWORD GRINDING DEMO

THERE WILL BE MANY MORE DISCUSSIONS AS THE WEEKEND GOES ON. WE WANT TO KNOW MORE ON WHAT YOU WANT TO SEE AND WILL TRY TO ACCOMMODATE ALL REQUESTS.

BREAKFAST WILL BE SERVED FROM 7:00AM-8:00AM

ALL DEMONSTRATIONS WILL START AT 8:00 AM AND COFFEE BREAK AT 10:00AM. – 10:30AM. HOT LUNCHES WILL BE SERVED AT 12:00 AND DEMONSTRATIONS WILL RESUME AT 1:00PM WITH ANOTHER BREAK AT 3:00PM. DEMONSTRATIONS AGAIN UNTIL 5:00PM. EVERYONE IS WELCOME TO HANG AROUND FOR THE EVENING AS WE USUALLY HAVE A BIG FIRE PIT GOING IF WEATHER PERMITS. THERE IS A LOT OF INFO/KNOWLEDGE PASS ON AFTER 5:00.

WE HAVE LOTS OF ROOM IF YOU WANT TO BRING CAMPER OR LOTS OF GRASS TO SET UP A TENT FOR THE WEEKEND.

WE ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO BRING KNIVES OR OTHER SHOW AND TELL PROJECTS THAT YOU HAVE MADE.

EVERYONE IS ALSO WELCOME TO BRING ITEMS FOR SALE OR TRADE.

Jim Clow

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Dan Cassidy
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Posted : 09/02/2014 8:50 pm
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I am attaching some photos from last year's Southern Alberta Hammer-In:


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Posted : 10/02/2014 1:40 pm
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I just finished and uploaded this video preview of this year's June 13-15, 2014 Hammer-In in Tilley, Alberta, Canada to the ABS YouTube Channel.

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Posted : 02/03/2014 1:38 pm
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The Southern Alberta Hammer-In is underway this weekend and Master Smith Kevin Cashen started the event with a presentation on heat treating.

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Posted : 14/06/2014 7:35 pm
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Had a great time in Tilley, the Clow's were wonderful Hosts, what a great group of people to swap ideas and stories. Took the heat treating with Kevin and frame handle class with Bruce. So much to learn, wanted to be everywhere at one time. I had lots of questions and found all my answers, wrote lots of notes and been putting them to good use. I took some knives up that I heat treated and didn't think they hardened, Ed & Steve said they did. So I cleaned up the tangs and checked them on a dead flat surface and tested at RC 63 & the other after temper at RC 58. Great to be around that many great Bladesmiths at one time. Plan on being there next year. Jerry, Oh I'm the one wearing the camo with the shinny spot.

 
Posted : 20/06/2014 7:30 pm
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I was in contact with Jim Clow today and 65 attended the Southern Alberta Hammer-In. A big thank you to Jim Clow and the demonstrators Ed Caffrey, Bruce Bump, Kevin Cashen, Steve Kelly, and Dana Hackney for all of their hard work that made this an outstanding hammer-in. This is a group photo below:

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Posted : 20/06/2014 9:47 pm
Ed Caffrey
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What a great time at Jim's this year! The Alberta Hammer-In is a class act from the word "go"! I've demostrated at many over the years, but always find myself comparing all the others to the Alberta Hammer-In. I was honored to administer Jesse Bartrum's JS Performance test (which he passed with flying colors), and just enjoy all the wonderful folks in Canada. Teaching along side Steve, Kevin, Bruce, and Dana was a ball!

Ed Caffrey, ABS MS
"The Montana Bladesmith"
www.CaffreyKnives.net

 
Posted : 21/06/2014 6:50 am
Bruce Bump
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This was my second year at Jims "get together" and was even better than last year. Tilley is on flat green pasture for many miles and beautiful. To get there we traveled with our best buds Dana and Sandy Hackney through beautiful Northern Idaho and right into the Rocky Mountains crossing over Crows Nest. Deer, elk, buffaloes and bald eagles can be seen from the road. This gorgeous scenery is something only God can create.

Spending the entire weekend with fellow knife lovers is always a treat but Jim and Bev just know how to make you feel especially appreciated. Time with other smiths gives me so many new ideas and fills in allot of questions I had. I wish there were more time in the day there because I would have loved to sit in on the other demos. With 65 in attendance there were 3-5 demos going at once in separate rooms. There is an upstairs quiet room (trophy excess room) that Kevin Cashen used to educate folks. That right there is priceless. My frame handle took up a majority of my time and I didn't get it completely finished but I had a handful of faithful observers and we got to know each other.

I can't say enough about all the information freely flowing all weekend.

Bruce Bump, Master Smith

Full Time Knife and Pistol Smith. Living the Dream.

 
Posted : 21/06/2014 9:56 am
Steve Culver
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Looks like you all had a great time! I had a blast doing this event last year.

Jim and Bev put on an awesome hammer-in!!

 
Posted : 22/06/2014 8:35 am
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Master Smith Kevin Cashen sent in these photos from the Alberta Hammer-In.

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Posted : 23/06/2014 2:22 pm
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Jim Clow sent me the below email this week about discontinuing the Southern Alberta, Canada Hammer-In. Jim did a magnificent job organizing and conducting this hammer-in for the last five years at his shop and home. I know that he put in a lot of time and I want to thank him for all of his hard work which certainly furthered the mission of education. Thank you Jim! I appreciate everything that you did to make this a very successful educational event.

This is Jim's email:

Dan

I will not be hosting a hammer in this coming year. Need to spend more time at our business. Tough decision to make as the hammer in just kept getting bigger and better each year.

Jim

Sent from my iPhone

Jim Clow

Jay-Cee Welding

403-362-1015

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Posted : 14/10/2014 12:18 am
Ed Caffrey
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Sorry to see the Hammer-In discontinued, but I also fully understand why. Jim and Bev Clow are the best hosts anyone could ever ask for, and the Hammer-In was absolutley first class all the way. Many thanks to Jim and Bev for all the hard work and time they spent so the rest of us could have fun!

Ed Caffrey, ABS MS
"The Montana Bladesmith"
www.CaffreyKnives.net

 
Posted : 14/10/2014 6:29 am
Bruce Bump
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I feel the same as Ed, Sorry to see it end as it was my favorite event of the year. I met so many other makers from the US and Canada and have become friends with some of them as well.

I know Jim has more than his hands full with his successful business ventures. I'm not sure how he found the time to organize such a good hammerin so Bev worked very hard in the planning as well. She was nonstop making sure we were all taken care of with some of the best food anywhere.

Thank You Jim and Bev for everything.

Bruce Bump, Master Smith

Full Time Knife and Pistol Smith. Living the Dream.

 
Posted : 14/10/2014 10:01 am
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