Date(s) - 10/26/2018 - 10/28/2018
All Day
Swap Meet & Hammer-In in October 2018!!
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 ~
- Registration for Demonstrations open ~2PM Friday
- 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.
- Forging Competitions Friday and Saturday night! More info on Saturday Competition HERE.
- “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.
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.
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…
Will there be covered areas available for setting up tents?
I believe there will be a covered area for tent setup as there has in the past, but I have just sent an email to someone who might be able to validate that fact. I will post when I learn more.
Thanks.
The director in charge of the details was not absolutely certain about the covered tent area, said he would get back with more info but never did. I am sorry I do not have more info for you yet.
oh, 🙁
Thanks for trying.
Hi, I want to show up at the best time to buy tongs and other smithing tools for my new shop in Portland. Would that be midday Friday perhaps?
Thanks,
Kevin
I’d say after three. That may be a tad early, but would assure you access to the goods when they arrived.
I take it the registration for demonstrations is in person?
Yes, registration is at the event!
Looking for directions to the “mentoring center and fairgrounds” in Longview wa for swaptoberfest event but can’t find it on maps. The closest thing I could think of is cowlitz fairgrounds. Is that where it is, or is there a different address?
Cowlitz County Expo Center, 1900 7th Ave, Longview, WA
(hopefully you got the message I emailed the last weekend)