Glenn Posted October 24, 2018 Share Posted October 24, 2018 NWBA PRESENTS: SWAPTOBERFEST!!! THIS WEEKEND!!! October 26-28, 2018 Swap Meet & Hammer-In!! NWBA Blacksmith Swap Meet & Mini-Conference October 26, 27, 28, Friday – Sunday at the Mentoring Center and Fairgrounds, Longview, WA ~ So Much More than a Swap Meet ~ ▪ Open forge on Friday and Saturday night! * ▪ Blacksmiths’ Swap Meet – All Day Friday and Saturday! Huge tailgating area! Vending in the tailgating area is open to anyone. Attendance to swap meet free of charge, and will be open to public buyers. Surcharge for vending booth is $10, except for Orphan Vendors. ▪ Orphan Vendors’ Booth! Orphan Vendors (folk with less than $65 worth of stuff to sell) may sell in the Orphans’ booth for a 15% service charge. This booth will be staffed, so Orphans can go play. ▪ Two demonstrators* Ryna Cady and Jason Brown. See info below. ▪ “Masquerade Metallique” contest! Make a mask out of metal and bring it to this event. Anything from aluminum foil to pattern-welded stainless is allowed. Masks will be on display and all participants will vote for Crowd Favorites. Prizes will be awarded!* *Mentoring Center activities require NWBA membership. $30 cover charge for full weekend or portion thereof. Cover charge is in addition to vending surcharge. ABOUT THE DEMONSTRATORS Jason Brown is an Artist Blacksmith living in the Pacific Northwest. He graduated from the Institute of American Indian Arts (IAIA) in Sante Fe, New Mexico where he was introduced to blacksmithing in their sculpture studio. From there Jason went on to study blacksmithing with Frank Turley and work for such blacksmiths as Ward Brinegar and Tom Joyce. Jason continues to maintain a small blacksmith shop at the Taos Pueblo where his work was the subject of a short documentary, “The Native Blacksmith.” Jason’s current work focuses on forged sculpture, he also teaches blacksmithing at Pratt in Seattle and periodically at IAIA in Sante Fe. His website is www.hammerhandforge.com Ryna Cady is a bladesmith specializing in kitchen cutlery and woodworking tools. Originally trained as a physicist, Ryna is a huge metallurgy nerd who enjoys experimenting with heat treatment recipes and building fun shop gadgets (including rewiring her VFD to run multiple motors). Recently Ryna has been trying to bring more history into her work, and has been sourcing reclaimed industrial steel and local hardwoods to tell the story of the Pacific Northwest with her knives. She lives in Edmonds, WA with her husband and cat. In her non-metal life, Ryna is a biomedical engineer and runs a non-profit studying diabetes. “Masquerade Metallique” Contest! Make a mask out of metal and bring it to this event. Anything from aluminum foil to pattern-welded stainless is allowed. Masks will be on display and all participants will vote for Crowd Favorites. Cash Prizes will be awarded! Saturday Night Forging Competition! Team forging competition with the object being the forging of 4” of 1” square bar into the best cube possible. Teams will be allowed six heats to accomplish this task with the following parameters: 1, The only tools allowed are 1 pair of tongs, and one 2-handed striking hammer. (weight is up to participants) 2, Team members must trade off striking every other heat. 3, Scoring will be applied as follows, for a possible total of 50 points: A- Squareness 10 possible points B- Dimensionality 10 possible points C- Crispiness 10 possible points yes, that’s the word we intended D- Teamwork 10 possible points E- Costume 10 possible points We encourage, and in fact challenge you to practice!! Even if you practice alone in your shop, with or without a power hammer or forging press, practice!! Impress your friends and adversaries!! Practice is good, especially if you’ve never upset a bar into a cube, because it will give you an idea of how to control your material, and what kind of challenges to expect. If done well, your cube should come out to about 1-1/2” square (being a cube and all) Take 2” of 1/2” square and upset it by hand and get a feel for it. Then try it with 3” of 3/4” square. And most important, figure out a costume even if it’s a stick on mustache and Elton John glass We look forward to seeing you there! DAILY SCHEDULE FRIDAY: People roll in, begin set-up and registration, etc. 5:00 – 6:00: Presentation by Ryna Cady- VFD optimization 8:00 – ?: Eagle eye competition. SATURDAY: 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM: Ryna Cady demonstration. Wood working tools 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM: Jason Brown demonstration- Sculptural Forging part 1. 6:00 PM: Pig roast / pot luck. -Note- There will be plenty of vegetarian options!! This is included with registration, and non-registered participants are asked to make a suggested donation of $10.00 8:00 PM: Team forging competition- Forging 4” X 1” square into a cube. Prizes for best three cubes!! This will lead straight into midnight madness. SUNDAY: 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM: Jason Brown demonstration- Sculptural Forging part 2. 12:00 – on: pack up, clean up, etc… Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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