Well here is the thread. I hope someone will post some pictures in it. How else are us poor souls, that couldn't be there, supposed to know what we missed?

Well there were alot of flashes going off (at least I hope that's what they were). I still haven't figured out how to hold a hammer and tongs and still take pictures, so I'm not much help in that department.
Hopefully some of the guys will load some up.
A friend of mine was doing some video of most of the things going on, but he's still in the editing stages. Maybe I'll get a copy sometime soon that I can share.

But in the meantime picture this: Two days of early spring, weather perfect, temp perfect, 10 or 11 anvils ringing, visitors-pointing-talking-asking questions, the smell of Anthony's BBQ flirting with the smoke from JC's coal forge working in the open bay, Ruth pounding out sheet copper into flowers in the bike bay, plenty of steel and heat and hammers, Dennis out front doing a filework demo, and several kids (young and not so young) getting their first taste of moving hot steel with a hammer.
Lots of folks you know and lots of folks you don't, all having fun and enjoying themselves.
Pretty much like always with better weather.

Dougie Adams won the Knife Raffle (still trying to figure that one out) and we had some pretty nice stuff on the ITH table with a lot of participants.

In short....you misssed it all.

This was number 16, by the way.

Here are a few. Taken by my brother , Bob. His first TR

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Thanks Carl, John! Wish I could have been there just to see the grin on Doug's face. Going to need to start charging him more for tickets.

Thanks JC, tell Bob they are much appreciated as was his evening guitar seranade.
From top to bottom:
1-Nola Costin doing her first forging under the guidance of John Costa.
2-Cross Nola was working on.
3-Dad (the one and only Sandy)
4-Joshua Whitner, our local cat squeezer, providing dinner music
5-Doug Adams trying his first run at welding up cable damascus
6-RLo (Rick Lowe) taking a much needed breather
7-Mike Brown and Tom F. talking fire and steel
8-Your's truly wondering "Why there's air?"

thanks Bob, great pics. hope you enjoyed your self.

Looks like another great time. Sure wish you could move that whole show out West to Colorado! I do plan on making it back there someday. Hope you all are well.

Ryan

Ryan
We'll keep a light on for you. Send me your current snail mail address via my email. I may to have something I can send you in a couple of weeks (if things go right).
Hope you're enjoying the Shining Mountains!

Ryan,

It is good to hear from you! Check your PM's..

Randy

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