Victoria Ritter
Victoria will be forging numerals with a decorative organic touch and a similar door knocker from ½” and 3/8” round bar.
Josh States
Day 1: Josh will will forge a Bowie knife from W-2 steel and a chef knife from 1095. The focus will be on heat and hammer control. Josh will rough grind the blades and apply a clay coting and harden in oil to reveal the rough Hamon line – he will share the techniques and science behind the phenomenon. Tempering will be done at night or offline.
Day 2: Finish grinding, hand polishing, and etching to reveal the full Hamon effect.
Frank Annighoffer
Frank will demo reuse of the multiple scroll he produced while working on the National Curriculum Level II grill. The scroll will be assembled into a unique and interesting trivet.