Spring Conference 2013, April 26-28 | CONFERENCE PRE-REGISTRATIONS | Forum

Hurry up and pre register! We are only ordering a few extra T-shirts to sell, so do not wait to register when you get to the conference.

Hey All: I've spoken with all of the Hands-On instructors and have a list of tools and materials you will want to bring to the conference if you want to participate in the classes even if you aren't lucky enough to be drawn for the class...

Friday 9 - 12 Gene Bland
Gene will be teaching how to make and use chisels and punches using coil spring material from junk cars/trucks.. Bring some if you have or can get it... I asked Gene to bring some extra to sell to those who want it... Bring basic tools and tongs to hold 5/8" to 3/4" round bar. You might want some stuff to practice punching or chiseling...

Friday 1 -4 Steve Howell
Steve seems to be the guru of rivets and rivet heading... Steve will be teaching how to make rivet headers, rivets, and riveting. Bring basic tools, 5/8" to 3/4" bar for making headers. ( Could be round, square, oct, hex...) Round bar for making rivets, 1/4" or 3/8"... Round punch, and of course, tongs to hold all the material.. You might want some flat stock to practice riveting...

Saturday 9 -12 Pat Maher
Pat will be teaching how to make scrolling tongs or pliers... Bring basic tools... 9 inches of 1/2" round bar (might need two pieces, not sure), small amount of 3/8" round for rivets, and tongs to hold the stuff...

Saturday 1 -4 Scott Szloch (pronounced Schlaw)
Scott will be teaching hinge making... Bring basic tools... 1/8"x 1" flat bar or whatever width you want your hinge to be... Bring 1/4" round or ??? for hinge pins... You might want a hacksaw... Depends on the type of hinge Scott is demonstrating. You also want a round punch, hot chisel, and tongs to hold your material...

Sunday 8? - 12 Martin Brandt (I got the schedule from the Hot Iron News. All other morning classes start at 9 am.. Not sure which is correct.)
Martin will be teaching how to make knives from railroad spikes... Now before you say, " I've seen that before!!" Marty is an excellent knife maker... He has made period "Rifleman" knives from railroad spikes that sell for a few hundred dollars!! He'll show you how to do a few different twists for the handle. You'll want to bring basic tools, railroad spikes, (I may bring a few extra, but I hear you can go to jail for selling them so???) You'll need tongs that can grip the spike from the head end, or vise grips or whatever works... Spring fuller or guillotine tool, and a good hammer for drawing out... There is a lot of material to move to make a spike into a knife blade... You might want a flatter, a twisting wrench, hot chisel, maybe a cold chisel to mark for the hot cut, horse rasp or good file.

Hope this helps! Please forgive me if I have forgotten something! Course you won't know it till you get there and try to do the project! Then you can cuss me...

Thanks so much all of you instructors giving your time and knowledge!!! This really helps us learn our craft!! I hope I haven't overlooked anything you guys told me... Be sure and comment if I missed something!

See ya at the conference... email [email]gledhill@bauercom.net[/email] or pm me with questions...

Lynn

billyO;17798 wrote: Thanks Lynn.

Bringing anvil, tools, stock, and even vice is easy, do I need to bring forge and propane too? [SIZE=1](that's A LOT harder...)[/SIZE]

Yep, gotta bring yer own stuff if yer gonna audit the classes... If you are lucky enough to draw out and get into a class then all tools and material are provided.

Tracy Lauricella;17800 wrote: Is there a schedule for the conference posted anywhere yet? I'm curious what times the various events are occurring.

Most importantly, what time does everything start on Friday? I'm trying to determine what time to get there. 🙂

This is as it was posted in the last HIN:

Thursday
12pm Set up Expo Center for conference
5pm Board meeting

Friday
8am Registration open
9-12pm Berkley Tack demonstration
9-12pm Hands on #1 Gene Bland
12-1pm Lunch
1-4pm Alec Steele demonstration
1-4pm Hands on #2 Steve Howell
4-6pm Dinner (on your own)
6-12am Open Forge

Saturday
8am Registration open
9-12pm Alec Steele demonstration
9-12pm Hands on #3 Patrick Maher
12-1pm Lunch
1-4pm Berkley Tack demonstration
1-4pm Hands on #4 Scott Szloch
5-8:30pm Banquet, General meeting, Auction
8:30-12am Open forge

Sunday
8-11am Alec Steele demonstration
8-12pm Hands on #5 Martin Brandt
11-12pm Clean up and goodbyes

My friends and I are planning on bringing tents, but probably won't get there til maybe around 2am Saturday morning. Where do we pay to tent camp? Do we just do that at the registration desk when we check in in the morning?

Will there be any kind of food vendor on site?