 Josh's shop |
 Tom Ferry lectures on Damascus |
 About 40 students |
 Filled Josh's forge area |
 Tim Hancock - lecturing on grinding outside Josh's grinding room |
 The very new and very experienced all picked up tips and tidbits |
 Nick Wheeler (in green) - I thought he retired! |
 Grinding |
 Tim starts a flat grind using a contact wheel |
 Then moves to the flat platten |
 A rest helps him keep steady |
 If you dig yourself into a hole, don't keep digging, avoid that area until you can even out the rest |
 FLAT grinding on the disk |
 Looks pretty nice to me |
 Great explainations |
 A look down the road |
 Big red truck means http://alphaknifesupply.com |
 The forge heating up |
 Discussion between Shane, Tom and Matt |
 Some of Tim's instructional fixtures |
 How to make different Damascus patterns |
 Wow, checkboarded w's |
 Looks hot now |
 Coming out |
 Squish! |
 The welded billet cools |
 Josh's daughters kitten |
 Another session from Tim |
 Handle fit up |
 Filing the guard |
 Knocking the guard off the handle |
 Emily with the cute kitty |
 A few words from Josh |
 Ed Schempp |
 Shane, checking out Tom's steel |
 Saturday afternoon - mini knife show |
 Damascus Dissection |
 ABS Mastersmith, Jim Rodebaugh http://www.jlrodebaughknives.com/ |
 Jim show's 'em how it's done |
 Tim showing final fit up |
 A little hands on during Jim's session |
 After a long day we hit the country club |
 What a view... |
 ...and a great dinner! Prime rib! YUM! |
 After dinner the toys came out. ...something old school |
 Mr. Cut-n-Shoot, Bruce Bump checks it out ( http://www.brucebumpknives.com ) |
 Jon Christensen gets a little forging in after dinner (http://www.jonchristensenknives.com ) |
 Wow |
 Josh's rolling mill |
 Hot billet |
 The next morning the event continues |
 Another day, and eager to learn |
 Tim on handle fitting and fixutres |
 The good makers will keep getting better |
 A little personal Q&A after the lecture |
 Tom Ferry - induction forging |
 hello kitty |
 The applications are only limited by your imagination - edge heating for differential heat treat |
 Pretty neat stuff! |
 Forged hotdogs? |
 No, Forged Bamboo |
 Fluting handles |
 Osprey nest |
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 A view out the back of the shop |
 Hey ladies! |
 Josh's back yard |
 Gathering knifemakers for a photo is like trying to heard a bunch of sheep |
 What a crowd, and next year should be even better! |
 ABS Mastersmiths |
 ABS Journeymen |
 kitty on the prowl |
