Ashokan Blade Seminar 2023
Friday, September 15
3:00 Gates and registration opens, Dinging hall lobby
4:00-5:00 Set-up forges at pavilion. Please volunteer!
5:00- 6:00 Happy Hour- Dining Hall Lobby
6:00-7:00 Dinner
7:00-7:10 Introduction- Tim Zowada: Performance Hall
7:10-8:20 History of the Ashokan Seminar and Books of the Year-Dan Maragni: Performance Hall
8:30-12:00 Open Forge with Herb Kettell: Pavilion
Saturday, September 16
8:00-9:00 Breakfast
9:00-9:50 Pattern welding tips, tricks, trivia, and tales of troubleshooting-Deker:Performance Hall
10:00-11:20 Blade Grinding – Nick Rossi: Tent
11:30-12:30 Pictorial Damascus – Matt Parkinson: Performance Hall
12:30-1:30 Lunch and Merch sales
1:30-2:20 Knife Handle Design for Self Defense Use – Bill McGrath: Performance Hall
2:30-3:20 Forging Pictorial Damascus – Matt Parkinson: Tent
3:30- 4:20 Kitchen Knives Design and Construction – Rob Wayman: Performance Hall
4:30-5:20 Social Media and the Knife Maker – Nick Rossi: Performance Hall
5:30-6:30 Dinner
6:30-7:50 Blade Forging – Herb Kettell: Pavilion
Metallurgy Stuff: Hanging out with Dr. Verhoeven – Tim Zowada: Performance Hall
8:00-8:50 Heat Treatment- Kevin Cashen: Pavilion
9:00-12:00 Open Forge with Herb Kettell: Pavilion
Sunday, September 17
8:00-9:00 Breakfast and Remove personal gear from bunkhouse
9:30-10:30 Blade Testing: Design and Performance – Kevin Cashen: Performance Hall
10:30-12:00 Sword/Knife Display and Show: Dining Hall
12:00-1:00 Lunch
1:00-2:00 Pack-up forges and clean-up demo area
2:00 Departure