Hey fellow Ironheads. Time to start polishing your anvils!

Got an official date plugged in with the Trackrock Campgrounds. The Spring Hammer-in will be the weekend of April 3rd.
Mark it on you calendars and start plotting and coniving.

Working up the official announcement with particulars and will post here, there, and everywhere later this week.

Trackrock Hammer-in Spring Event 2009

Date: Weekend of April 3, 4, & 5, 2009
Best News: Open to all & no admission fees >Can’t beat that!<
Location: Trackrock Campground, Blairsville, GA
Directions: WWW.TRACKROCK.COM

Activities: Bladesmithing, Hawk forging, Leather Crafting, Forge Building, Anything Knife Related
Who: Anyone interested in knives, knife making, hawks, leather work, collecting, trading, etc.
Watch, meet and talk talented bladesmiths, master leather craftsmen, collectors, etc.
See old discarded steel, scrap metal, wood and bone transformed into functional works of art.
General: Craftsmen from several states, finished knives on display, collections on display, etc.
Saturday’s BBQ lunch must be RSVP’d
Limited vending on site, so bring your own grub otherwise. Bring a chair if you like/need to sit.

Family oriented event, so behave. No unsafe or reckless behavior will be tolerated.

Additional: There will be an “Iron in the Hat” event held Saturday to help fund event.
Please bring a usable item for this event.
This is a chance to pick up some valuable plunder in the way of knifemaking materials, parts and pieces.
Strictly voluntary, participation encouraged. Proceeds applied toward event expenses.
We have kept the event open and free to all, but folks, there are expenses.

Accommodations: Full hook-up & primitive camping available (check web site).
Trackrock is an excellent campground and very well maintained.
Several motels nearby in Blairsville and Young Harris.
OR...just come for the day.

Note: For Saturday lunch please RSVP at least two weeks in advance (by March 21st).
Anthony will need time to prepare.
******************* DO NOT ASSUME WE KNOW YOU ARE COMING! *******************
Please contact me if you wish to participate, or need any further information.
Email: crex68@yahoo.com

If you want to know a little more about Trackrock Hammer-ins and see some past event pictures, go to www.georgiaknifemakersguild.com and do a search.
There are also sevral archived on this forum, just checked and the pictures have not gone stale. They speak for themselves.
This is not a GCK Guild function but most of the participants are Guild members and would be glad to fill you in.

hey, i just noticed that trackrock is the exact same days as the Batson's knife emporium over in bessemer AL. I went there last year and it's pretty big. dunno if anything can be done, but i know i'd rather go to both than just to one.

Only so many days in a year Jared. This was the weekend that Trackrock could accomodate our crowd. You just have to make that decision for yourself.
Praise God this is America (still) and you have a choice.

Just bringing it current folks. Make sure you RSVP for lunch in time.

i am dismayed to say that i cant go i've got drivers ed and cant get out of it, although i'll try to get a few of my friends to go.

Really hate that Jared. Maybe you can get your instructor to make it one of those long highway road trip practice runs. We'll even let him try out a little of our anvil & hammer game.

i would, but it's an in class lecture.

Get a bus and tell him you want to practice for your CDL. Then you can bring the whole class and he can "lecture" on the way up.

Just giving you a hard time, sure hate that you cannot make it.

actually, due to a sudden change of scheduling, i'll be there, most likely with 7 or 8 friends if that's alright.

That's great. Bring a as many as you like.

I will need a head count if they plan to eat BBQ.

Folks Randy has brought it to my attention that the link for Tracrock Campgrounds is for some reason not working. It still works at all other areas it is posted. If you google it you can get it also.
I will post it again here to see if it's just a problem with the age of the frist post.

www.trackrock.com

This one seems to work for now.

PS - if you are coming and you haven't RSVP'd Saturday lunch, you need to do so NOW.

1 for lunch.

Charlie isn't going to be able to make it and I won't know until later if I can or not. If I can, I'll just bring a can of beanie weenies for lunch. Hope to see everybody there.

I'm not sure if I'll make it or not. It'll be a last minute decision.

I guess I can share the beenie-weenies with Harry...:D

Last minute decision made -- I can't make it. I have to re-seed my whole lawn this weekend. It looks like it'll finally quit raining long enough for me to accomplish some much-needed yard work.

If I had known all it would take to get two weeks worth of rain was to make plans for a major lawn overhaul, I'd have done it last year...:banghead

Y'all have fun.

Jamey, everyone else uses "yard work" as the reason to go TO Track Rock. I'm going to miss it too. The Daughter is coming home this weekend. Now there is a real excuse.:)