18-19 May 2013 - 25th Annual BGCM Blacksmith Days

The Blacksmith Guild of Central Maryland and the Carroll County Farm Museum will be celebrating the 25^th Annual Blacksmith Days, taking place on the weekend of 18-19 May, 2013.

This year the featured demonstrators will be Colonial Williamsburg's Ken Schwarz, and Randy McDaniel. These are the same 2 demonstrators who kicked off the very first Blacksmith Days, 25 years ago.

Ken will be demonstrating some aspect of colonial style blacksmithing. Randy is bringing his hydraulic press and will be showing how to incorporate a press into your blacksmithing.

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Admission for the 2 day event which includes 2 continental breakfasts and 2 lunches is $40 at the gate. Gates open at 8am and demos start at 9am. Registration form is available on our webpage: www.bgcmonline.org If you pre-register, the fee is $30 up until 1 May and then goes to $40. after May 1^st.

All of the usual amenities:

• Tailgateing

• Iron-In-The-Hat raffles both days.

• Saturday afternoon there will be a live auction of hand forged ironwork.

• Silent auction ending at 3pm on Sunday. (Attendees may consign items for the Silent Auction.)

• We are raffling off mirror framed with iron work and a tomahawk made by last year's demonstrator: Jymm Hoffman.

• Forging contests

• Green Coal sessions both afternoons.

• Maryland State Farriers Associations will be in attendance.

All of this takes place on the grounds of the Carroll County Farm Museum, 500 S. Center St, Westminster, MD 21157.

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