Trackrock Hammer-in – Fall Event - 2008

Date: Weekend of September 26, 27, 28th, 2008

Location: Trackrock Campground, Blairsville, GA

Directions: www.TRACKROCK.COM

Activities: Bladesmithing, Hawk forging, Leather Crafting, Forge Building, Knife Talk, and 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: Fine craftsmen from several states attend, finished knives on display, collectors’ collections on display, others that just like to look at and talk about knives.

For those of you that RSVP for Saturday’s lunch, there will be a BBQ lunch at cost. There is limited vending on site (Soda machine and ice) so bring your own grub otherwise.

Bring a chair if you like/need to sit.

This is a family oriented event, so you are expected to 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. Although strictly voluntary, you are encouraged to participate. We have managed to keep this event open and free to all, but there are expenses.

Best News: It’s open to all and there’s no admission fees, so come on up.

Accomodations: Full hook-up and primitive camping available on site (checkabove web site), Trackrock is an excellent campground and very well maintained. There are also several hotels nearby in Blairsville and Young Harris.

Note: For Saturday lunch please RSVP at least two weeks in advance (by September 13th). Anthony will need time to prepare.

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Please contact me if you wish to participate, or need any further information. Email: crex68@yahoo.com


Carl Rechsteiner
CRex Custom Knives

Georgia Custom Knifemaker's Guild, President

www.georgiaknifemakersguild.com

After a good bit of date juggling and such, we have arrived with a place and date for the summer Guild meeting.

It will be hosted by Scott Davidson at his Solid Rock Knife Shop in Alto, GA on August 16th.
Most of you know the way, those that don't may contact Scott via PM for directions. [Ed. Note: I will have an email address set up soon that will autorespond with directions. I'll make note here when it's ready.]

There will be several items of important business that you won't want to miss out on. We are setting up some interesting demos that can be done inside Scott's airconditioned shop.

Please be curteous and let Scott know you are coming so he can plan lunch (always good). Hosting a meeting is quite a bit of unseen work (not to mention the dreaded shop cleaning).
Our website is having ongoing difficulties so don't look for a posting there unless things change.

If you have any other questions about the meeting, you may contact either Scott or me via PM here and we will get back to you.

For you Lurkers and Non-guild members - We are an open group and would love to have you visit one of our meetings and see what we are about and how we can benefit you and you can benefit others.
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Carl Rechsteiner, Bladesmith
Georgia Custom Knifemakers Guild

CRex Custom Knives