Don Fogg gave two excellent demonstrations at Ashokan this year. The first was a forging demo, during which he forged a knife from round bar. In the evening Don gave a demonstration on his technique for hand finishing a blade. Below are some photos from those demos.

FORGING DEMO

http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f24/hephaestus61/Ashokan%202006/Fogg-forging-demo2.jpg
Don making a point.


http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f24/hephaestus61/Ashokan%202006/Fogg-forging-demo1.jpg
Forging the round bar.


http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f24/hephaestus61/Ashokan%202006/Fogg-forging-demo6.jpg
Forging with a manly hammer.


http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f24/hephaestus61/Ashokan%202006/Fogg-forging-demo3.jpg
Working on the point.

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HAND FINISHING DEMO

http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f24/hephaestus61/Ashokan%202006/Fogg-sanding-jig.jpg
Don’s vise and backer for hand sanding.


http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f24/hephaestus61/Ashokan%202006/Fogg-finishing-stuff.jpg
Steel bars used to hold self-adhesive sand paper.


http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f24/hephaestus61/Ashokan%202006/Fogg-finishing-equip.jpg
EDM stones soaking in windex, the blade, and other supplies.


http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f24/hephaestus61/Ashokan%202006/Fogg-finishing-demo.jpg
Beginning to sand.


http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f24/hephaestus61/Ashokan%202006/Fogg-finishing-demo2.jpg
Working up a sweat, close-up of sanding technique.


http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f24/hephaestus61/Ashokan%202006/Fogg-blade.jpg
Crappy picture of the partially finished, etched, demo blade. (Sorry about the poor photo.)

Chris - I enjoyed this and your other post about this event. Your pictures speak volumes. Thanks!

Wonderful images, Chris. I had a full 2-day work committment that weekend, and I was disappointed that it happened this way. Ashokan is only about 2 hours away.

Thanks!

Coop

Every year Ashokan comes just when I'm waiting on a big check to show up in the mail...

Thanks Chris! Did you happen to write down the sanding sequence he was demonstrating? Did he ever use files? It is neat the way he uses a large bar to stick the sandpaper onto. I wonder if he indicated the source of his paper, grits, etc?
If not, the photos are really nice!

Yes, Don did give the grit sequence, source for papers, etc. He does not keep anything secret. Unfortunately, I did not write the information down. Perhaps someone else did?

Chris,

Thanks for the fascinating photos on this thread and the other enjoyable ones you posted about Ashokan. :101

Cheers! http://www.fototime.com/EC0B603453D83C3/orig.gif

David

Hi Chris,
thanks for your photo, bat please if you have, post more photo about this event.

Riccardo

Riccardo, I've posted several sets of pictures from this year's Ashokan seminar. Below are links to those threads.

Cashen damascus and stag hunter (http://www.knifenetwork.com/forum/showthread.php?t=38253)

Michael McCarthy's iron smelting furnace, Ashokan 2006 (http://www.knifenetwork.com/forum/showthread.php?t=38282)

Tim Zowada's "Bending and busting steel" demo, Ashokan 2006 (http://www.knifenetwork.com/forum/showthread.php?t=38278)

Images from Kevin Cashen's heat treating demo, Ashokan 2006 (http://www.knifenetwork.com/forum/showthread.php?t=38272)

Kevin Cashen's damascus demo, Ashokan 2006 (http://www.knifenetwork.com/forum/showthread.php?t=38268)

Fogg designed, Norris built forge at Ashokan 2006 (http://www.knifenetwork.com/forum/showthread.php?t=38258)

Bizarre photos from Ashokan 2006 (my favorite) (http://www.knifenetwork.com/forum/showthread.php?t=38235)

Grazie

Riccardo