Text Box: HammerFest 2010 will feature Gordon Williams, Blacksmith instructor for the Bill Pieh Resource for Metalwork in Camp Verde, Arizona and owner of the Victory Forge. Gordon will be demonstrating a number of techniques on Saturday and Sunday. Gordon Williams has been blacksmithing since 1990, full-time since 1998. He has a production workshop in which he creates home exterior/interior hardware, lamps, fire sets, coat and pot racks and exhibits at several leading arts and crafts shows. He is a favorite demonstrator for the Arizona Artist Blacksmith Association (AABA) and other ABANA Chapters and often demonstrates before the public at fairs and festivals. Gordon finds great joy in getting his students “fired up” to unlock their artistic talents and a number of them now have successful blacksmithing businesses. Schedule for the Weekend: Friday, no meals but you can cook out on grills. Open forge. Saturday, 3 meals, Gordon will demonstrate from 9 until 5 with a break for lunch. Open forge after dinner. Sunday, 2 meals, Gordon will demonstrate 9 until noon. Text Box: Demonstrations will be chosen from this list (we won’t have time for them all): Text Box: Sid Richardson Scout Ranch on Lake Bridgeport Hwy 380 Runaway Bay, TX Text Box: Contact: Bill Meines 972-423-7083 ntba.treasurer@verizon.net 3315 Park Blvd. East Plano, TX 75074 Text Box: North Texas Blacksmiths Association Text Box: Please register as soon as possible. Early registration ends September 7th. Late & walk up registration is acceptable, but space is assigned on first come basis. Please detach this form and mail to contact above. Text Box: Important:

HammerFest

2010
Text Box: Dates: Friday — Sunday, 9/17/2010 — 9/19/2010 Text Box: Check-in: Friday afternoon (around 4:00 PM) Check-out: Sunday afternoon (around 12 noon) Registration: Saturday 8:00 am after breakfast

Registration

Housing

Members

$15.00

Price

$40.00

$50.00

$60.00

$70.00

$122.00

1) Oak tree with protruding knots, acorns, and leaves.

 2) Acorn Swage.

 3) Rope Swage.

 4) Pepper on a poker.

 5) Broom with arrow ends and jewelry.

 6) Melted marble hook, bent two ways.

 7) Bamboo with leaves attached in a cool way.

 8) Sunk leaf with butt tool, Bamboo

leaves.

 9 Horse head cabinet pull.

 10) Other horse head.

 11) Speakeasy grate ends.

 12) Oak texture tool.

 13) Eyeball tool making.

 14) Cowboy.

 15) Steer with new horn trick.

 16) Forge welded coat hook.

 17) Fire screen stretching.

 18) How to space holes evenly without all the fuss.

Also can do hummingbird, rose, flower, grapes, grape leaves, lizard. rattlesnake, forge welding the broken heart, faceted ball, Indian arrow, spiral in the vise, grass, birds nest.

 

Gordon’s demos are focused on the technique, which to him is more important than the piece. While we’ll try to be flexible and allow some requests, not all these will be able to be done if we don’t have the right equipment.

Dorm 1 person/night

Cabin 1 person/night

Cabin 2 person/night

Cabin 3 person/night

Cabin 4-6 person/night

Demonstration Fees

Number

Non-Members (w/dues until 12/2011)

$137.00

Meals Only

$37.00