Looking like Quad State will be the place where we will not only unveil Mike's new tooling....but also several classes scheduled for 2010! Some will be historical remakes of artifacts!!!

QS is always a great time! I am really excited. These few days are always better than Christmas for me.

Peyton

When I talk about quad state, I refer to it as the "woodstock" of events for blacksmiths, good times!

Closest I have come to mind altering substances at Quad-State was Blackstrap Rum and toll house cookies consumed in camp.

Just waiting for the call from my wife on when her surgery is going to be...

Sure wished I was goin ,, Maybe next year.. You all are in for a good time. Take lots of Pic's .. lol

I'm plannning to go for the first time and to bring my Dad as well. He's not a smith, but grew up in blacksmith shops so I think he'll enjoy it. We're trying to decide if we should camp in our RV or get a room for the one overnight we'll be there. Sounds like the camp ground might be a fun stay. What's the concensus here?

-Derek

My buddy camped there a couple years ago, and said all the barking dogs kept him awake, not sure where all the dogs were, but the Hampton is just over the freeway, and for one night, it's a nice place with a full breakfast included!

jan and the fat guy will be showing up friday ....with my dog...

The town dog pound is located just beyond the boundary fence to the north of the Fairgrounds.

They don't usually keep me awake; of course the neighborhood dogs always bark and howl when the train goes by near my house so I'm "trained" to ignore them...

Don't get me wrong, I love dogs........

and kimchee?

my dog is quiet and i am sure it is older than both of you......i hope i meet ya both

I'm not going to be there this year; my wife had foot surgery and I'm taking care of the house, animals, cooking, etc as well as holding down my "day job".

I really really really hope to go next year though!

pete, look for me in an iforgeiron t-shirt with divermike above the logo on the front, look forward to meeting you, and your old dog!!

i will have an i fporge shirt on also we should be getting there friday noonish... i will be in a rv

I'll be there for Friday morning only...mostly looking at tailgate sales.....

Me and Primtechsmith will leave tomorrow around noon and should be safely tucked in at the holliday inn express wednesday night and be ready for an early set up thursday morning.
Stop by and say hello

Mike Tanner

Today I should have left my twin grandkids in AR and arriving at Q-S making sure to pig out on the Concord grapes for sale beside the interstate in MO.

Since I can't go this year I'm wearing black---my "Pyrotechnician" T-shirt with the explosives diamond on it...

I will be picking up two other smiths at 6:00 and heading out. Should be there early afternoon.

I'm giving a presentation in Columbus today at 1:00 and will be heading to Tipp city afterwards to the Hampton Inn, and likely will do a swing by the fairgrounds this afternoon late, can't wait!!!

Got here this afternoon, already a bunch of tailgaters are set up, forges, parts etc. tomorrow is gonna be great!

How I envy you guys. Post lots of pictures when you get back.

Tonights demo was a bunch of guys working together to forge weld a tool steel plate on a mousehole anvil, ( Steve Mankowski, Sheldon Browder, and Peter Ross), it took them a while, but they got it, 3 guys with sledges, other guys to move the anvil, and 1 guy to brush scale, and another to flux, very coordinated, and it was really a good demo, maybe the first time in the last 100 years or so, what a cool thing to see done, and of course, My camera failed, argh!

OOOHHHH, you're killin' me, divermike, yer killin' me..........LOL

Wish I was there. Have fun.