12th Annual New England Bladesmithing Symposium
Hosted by New England School of Metalwork
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Endorsed by the
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American Bladesmithing Society
JULY 15-17
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
![]() 12th Annual New England Bladesmith Symposium New England School of Metalwork / American Bladesmith Society Auburn, Maine USA ***NEW*** ALL ONLINE REGISTRATION ONLY ***NEW*** There will be no ONSITE registration Schedule of Events 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 !! |