2015 New England Hammer-In Schedule
Auburn, Maine - July 10, 11, and 12, 2015
Pretty good lineup, I think!
Please note that these are NEW DATES! We will be starting FRIDAY AFTERNOON at 3:00 and ebding after the lobster dinner on SUNDAY EVENING.
This concentrates all the great demos on days that more folks have off of work.
Safety glasses are required at all times in the workshop. Safety glasses are available for purchase at the Maine Oxy welding supply store directly across the train tracks.
There will be and open forge area operating all weekend as well as a grinding station. Long pants and leather topped shoes are mandatory for the open forge or grinding station. No exceptions will be made.
Friday, July 10, 2015
3:00 -4:00- Registration - on site – Barbara Wechter, Registrar and AP smith
4:00-6:00- Opening Ceremony: First Forging of the Hammer-In with Mace Vitale, JS
6:30- Instructor’s dinner at The Village Inn located at 165 High St, Auburn Maine 04210. The Village Inn is a short walk (or even shorter drive) from NESM. View their menu at www.villageinnmaine.com . All are welcome!
Saturday, July 11, 2015
7:30 - 8am Registration - on site – Barbara Wechter, Registrar and AP smith
8 – 10am - Shop – Damascus Part 1 with Rick Dunkerley, MS
8 – 10am - Classroom – What makes a high performance sword? With Howard Clark, MS
10 – 12 noon - Shop – Blade Grinding with Mace Vitale, JS
10 – 12 noon - Classroom – Leather Carving with JD Smith, MS
12 – 1pm - Lunch - on site courtesy of The Anvil Cafe
1 – 3pm - Shop – Forging a Tanto with Howard Clark, MS
1 – 3pm - Classroom – Liner Lock Theory with Rick Dunkerley, MS
3 – 5pm - Shop – Heat Treating with Mace Vitale, JS
3 – 5pm Classroom –The science of Pattern Welding with Howard Clark, MS
5 – 7pm - Dinner Break
7 – 9:30pm - Shop - Battle of the Bladesmiths: Participants TBD
Sunday, July 12, 2015
8 – 10am - Shop – Damascus Part 2 with Rick Dunkerley. MS
8 – 10am - Classroom – Journey to JS with Mace Vitale, JS
10 – 12 noon - Shop – Habaki Making with Howard Clark, MS
10 – 12 noon - Classroom – Mosaic Damascus Theory with Rick Dunkerley, MS
12 noon – 1pm - Lunch - on site and is a la carte.
1 – 3pm - *Knife Show
3 – 5pm - *Auction with Masters of Ceremony JD Smith, MS and Mace Vitale, JS.
5 pm - Lobster Dinner - on site under the tent, price is still $20, and YES, you can have a
DOUBLE lobster for an additional $10 charge! You need to sign up and pay by contacting
Barbara Wechter at the event registration table on Friday before the noon deadline.
*Knife Show: Display tables are included with Registration. Please sign up with Barbara for a table. Custom knives, tailgate sales and antique knives are welcome. Open to the public.
*PLEASE bring some great auction items!
Contact Range Pond Family campground for camp sites; Located in beautiful Range Pond State Park, only 6.9 miles away. www.rangepondcamp.com
Congratulations to Matthew Parkinson who took and passed his JS Performance Test today at the ABS New England Hammer-In at the New England School of Metalwork in Auburn, Maine under the supervision of Master Smiths Rick Dunkerley and Howard Clark.
Dan Cassidy
Journeyman Smith
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Congratulations to Matthew Parkinson who took and passed his JS Performance Test today at the ABS New England Hammer-In at the New England School of Metalwork in Auburn, Maine under the supervision of Master Smiths Rick Dunkerley and Howard Clark.
Thank you Dan, it was a great event! Derek and Nick did and incredible job putting everything together.
on Saturday night we did the Battle of the bladesmiths, Mace ran the show and this year supplied us with 1080 3/4" sq "railroad spikes" the competitors were from top down Nick Rossi JS, JJ Simon, Myself, and Sam Salvati, after the dust settled the winner was again Nick Rossi JS regaining his title I again placed second (getting a bit used to that at this point... )followed by Sam and JJ, at the auction the knives raised well over $500! the battle is a Ton of fun and a great exhibition of what our smiths are can do, I look forward to it all year... I think I want to just watch next year though...
MP
Had a fantastic time! Learned TONS.
Photos are all up at http://www.tharkis.com/absnesm15.html
