Quad-State Blacksmith Round-Up used to be held at the Studebaker Family Homestead near Tipp City OH. They had one of the original Studebaker blacksmith shops there---hewn log construction as well as a collection of Studebakers that was very nice indeed. They even had a working weasel---a half tracked vehicle used in WWII (that particular one made in sweden under license).
Emmert Studebaker was still alive then and even into his 90's he still did a bit of smithing and was a true gentleman. He was also instrumental in founding of SOFA and is missed by every smith who knew him!
One of my memores of the first Quad-State I went to was lying in my tent at night and hearing 4 triphammers running as people worked on projects, a little 25# LG---ding ding ading; a 50# LG---bang, bang, bang; a 100# LG---Whomp Whomp and an airhammer---auhhhhwhap auhhhwap auhhhwap all at the Studebaker homestead.
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