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Trackrock Hammer-in Spring 2009
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. __________________ Carl Rechsteiner, Bladesmith Georgia Custom Knifemakers Guild, Charter Member Knifemakers Guild, voting member Registered Master Artist - GA Council for the Arts C Rex Custom Knives Blade Show Table 6-H |
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Official Announcement
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. __________________ Carl Rechsteiner, Bladesmith Georgia Custom Knifemakers Guild, Charter Member Knifemakers Guild, voting member Registered Master Artist - GA Council for the Arts C Rex Custom Knives Blade Show Table 6-H Last edited by Crex; 01-13-2009 at 05:53 AM. |
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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.
__________________ Jared Ziegenbein once upon a time... Amateur Bladesmith. |
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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. __________________ Carl Rechsteiner, Bladesmith Georgia Custom Knifemakers Guild, Charter Member Knifemakers Guild, voting member Registered Master Artist - GA Council for the Arts C Rex Custom Knives Blade Show Table 6-H |
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Just bringing it current folks. Make sure you RSVP for lunch in time.
__________________ Carl Rechsteiner, Bladesmith Georgia Custom Knifemakers Guild, Charter Member Knifemakers Guild, voting member Registered Master Artist - GA Council for the Arts C Rex Custom Knives Blade Show Table 6-H |
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i am dismayed to say that i cant go i've got ####### ed and cant get out of it, although i'll try to get a few of my friends to go.
__________________ Jared Ziegenbein once upon a time... Amateur Bladesmith. |
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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.
__________________ Carl Rechsteiner, Bladesmith Georgia Custom Knifemakers Guild, Charter Member Knifemakers Guild, voting member Registered Master Artist - GA Council for the Arts C Rex Custom Knives Blade Show Table 6-H |
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i would, but it's an in class lecture.
__________________ Jared Ziegenbein once upon a time... Amateur Bladesmith. |
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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. __________________ Carl Rechsteiner, Bladesmith Georgia Custom Knifemakers Guild, Charter Member Knifemakers Guild, voting member Registered Master Artist - GA Council for the Arts C Rex Custom Knives Blade Show Table 6-H |
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actually, due to a sudden change of scheduling, i'll be there, most likely with 7 or 8 friends if that's alright.
__________________ Jared Ziegenbein once upon a time... Amateur Bladesmith. |
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That's great. Bring a as many as you like.
I will need a head count if they plan to eat BBQ. __________________ Carl Rechsteiner, Bladesmith Georgia Custom Knifemakers Guild, Charter Member Knifemakers Guild, voting member Registered Master Artist - GA Council for the Arts C Rex Custom Knives Blade Show Table 6-H |
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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. __________________ Carl Rechsteiner, Bladesmith Georgia Custom Knifemakers Guild, Charter Member Knifemakers Guild, voting member Registered Master Artist - GA Council for the Arts C Rex Custom Knives Blade Show Table 6-H Last edited by Crex; 03-11-2009 at 05:43 AM. |
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1 for lunch.
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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.
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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... |
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