Trackrock Hammer-in Spring 2018

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#34 Trackrock Hammer-in Spring 2018

Date: Weekend of March 23th & 24th
Location: Trackrock Campground, Blairsville, GA
Directions: WWW.TRACKROCK.COM 706-745-2420
Best News: Open to all & no admission fees!
Activities: Bladesmithing, Hawk forging, Leather Crafting, 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 and visitors from all over USA and other countries, Finished knives on display & for sale, Collections on display, Materials and Supply Vendors, etc.

This is a Family oriented event so:
Behave!
No unsafe or reckless behavior will be tolerated.

Additional: “Iron in the Hat” event Saturday to help fund event. Please bring usable item for this event. A chance to pick up valuable plunder - knifemaking materials, parts and pieces. Strictly voluntary, participation encouraged.

Benefit Knife Donation: Custom knife will be on display during the event and drawing will be Saturday pm. Proceeds go to Charity selected by Donater/Maker (see attached flyer).

Accommodations: Full hook-up & primitive camping available (check web site), Trackrock is an excellent campground and very well maintained. Several motels nearby: Blairsville and Young Harris.

Catered BBQ plate available on site Saturday lunch – Pricing set by caterer. (Always reasonable.)

Please contact me if you wish to participate, or need any further information.
Carl Rechsteiner
Please use pm here on forum.

Attached is Benefit Knife by Colt Gentry.

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Just a note: Cell/phone service is poor at TR. Trying to contact me at the last minute just doesn't work.
Also I have no texting capability on my phone at this time.

[ncsailor]

Hello Carl:
My son, 14 is learning how to make knives. For father's day he is finishing a blank blade for me using curly maple (one of my favorite woods) I came upon your name and the Ga. Knifemaker's Guild while dong some searching. I wish we had known about the event that took place last week. I am trying to find places where he and I can go to learn more about forging and knife making. If you have suggestions, they would be greatly welcomed. We are in the process of moving from Chattanooga to Rossville, so we will be N. Ga residents soon.

Robert A. Williams

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Robert,
Good on you and your son. Hey it's all about timing. It is a great event to get someone exposed to the forging game. There will be another one the first week in Oct. (same place).
I will also be conducting a much smaller one-day event the last weekend in July up at Crawford's Campground in Murphy NC, that you are welcome to attend.
Welcome to GA.
This weekend down in Marietta/Atlanta at the Cobb Galleria will be the biggest knife show in the world called the Blade Show. If you want to make the trip down it'd be quite an experience for your son (you too if you like crazy traffic). If you decide to come send me a PM here, I might be able to score you some VIP passes for a discount on event tickets. My table number is in my byline below as well. Be glad to talk to you guys about other opportunities as well.