Daily Schedule of events:

Thursday, July 10, 2014

6pm - Demonstrator's Dinner – Gipper’s Sports Grill: 120 Center St

Auburn, Maine 207 786 0715- Everyone is invited and encouraged to attend.

Friday, July 11, 2014

7:30 - 8am Registration - on site – Barbara Wechter, Registrar and AP smith.

8 - 5pm - Open Forge – Try forging your own blade. Limited grinding available, safety requirements!

8 – 10am - Shop – Tong Forging: Box Jaw and Side Grab with Dereck Glaser, NESM Director

8 – 10am - Classroom – Knife Handle Construction with Christoph Deringer, MS

10 – 12 noon - Shop - Blade Forging with Lin Rhea, MS

10 – 12 noon - Classroom –Knife Design and Aesthetics with JD Smith, MS

12 – 1pm - Lunch – Anvil Café’ on site and is a la carte.

1 – 3pm - Shop - Blade Grinding with Lin Rhea, MS

1 – 3pm - Classroom – Filework with JD Smith, MS

3 – 5pm - Shop – Integral Blade Forging with Christoph Deringer, MS

3 – 5pm Classroom – Mock Journeyman Judging: An open critique featuring a panel of rated ABS smiths including; Christoph Deringer, Mace Vitale, David Sylvester, Lin Rhea and JD Smith

5 – 7pm - Dinner Break

7 – 9:30pm - Shop - Battle of the Bladesmiths: Participants TBD

Saturday, July 12, 2014

8 – 10am - Shop – Stainless Steel Guard Forging - Lin Rhea, MS

8 – 10am - Classroom – Honing the Perfect Edge with Howard Schechter.

8 - 12 noon - Open Forge – Try forging your own blade. Limited grinding available, safety requirements!

10 – 12 noon - Shop –Axe Forging: Wrapped tomahawk and poled hatchet with Steve Ash.

10 – 12 noon - Classroom – Antique Handmade Knives: Show, tell and discussion with veteran collector Jim Brown.

12 noon – 1pm - Lunch – Anvil Café’ on site and is a la carte.

1 – 3pm - *Knife Show and Best of Show Competition “Hunting Knife”

3 – 5pm - *Auction with Masters of Ceremony JD Smith, MS and Mace Vitale, JS.

5 pm - Lobster Dinner - on site under the tent, price is still $20, and YES, you can have a

DOUBLE lobster for an additional $10 charge! You need to sign up and pay by contacting

Barbara Wechter at the event registration table on Friday before the noon deadline.

*Note: The Knife Show and Auction on Saturday afternoon are free/open to the public.

Sunday, July 13, 2014

8 – 10am –Shop- Heat Treating with Lin Rhea, MS

8 – 10am – Classroom- Hands on Knife Sharpening - Howard Schechter

8 - 12 noon - Open Forge – Try forging your own blade. Limited grinding available, safety requirements!

10 – 12 noon - Shop - Round Table Discussion: Marketing yourself and your Knives

12 noon - End of Event and farewell address.