Ashokan Sword 2021
Friday, September 17
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
7:00-7:30 Kevin Cashen -Intro-Lecture
7:30-8:30 Phillip Baldwin- “The Sword in Myth and Legend in Medieval Europe”- Lecture
8:30-12:00 Open Forge with Nick Rossi
Saturday, September 18
8:00-9:00 Breakfast
9:00-9:50 Ric Furrer- “Bronze to Iron in Ancient Weaponry”- Lecture
10:00-10:55 Zeb Demming – “Making historical steel in the backyard”-
11:00-11:55 Mike Edelson and Tristan Zukowski European Sword Techniques
12:00-1:00 Lunch and Merch sales
1:00-2:00 Phillip Baldwin- “Blade Shaping with Hammer and Anvil” -
2:10-3:10 Tom Walter “Kendo and Tamshigiri” - Demo
3:20- 4:20 Mike Edelson – “European Sword Techniques and cutting” -
4:30- 5:30 Lee Jones- "The Serpent in the Sword: Pattern-Welding in Early European Iron Swords and Thoughts on its Origins" - Lecture
5:30-6:30 Dinner
6:30-7:20 Ric Furrer and David Barnhill “Bronze Blade Casting” - Demo
7:30-8:25 Tim Zowada “Modern Heat Treatment of Longer Blades”
8:30-9:25 Phillip Baldwin- Heat Treating Long-Blades with Minimal Equipment
9:25-9:45 A Memorial Tribute to Those We Have Lost
9:45-12:00 Open Forge with Nick Rossi
Sunday, September 19
8:30-9:30 Breakfast
9:00-9:30 Remove personal gear from bunkhouse
9:30-10:30 Dr. William R. Short “Men of Terror: A Comprehensive Analysis Of Viking Combat” - Lecture
10:30-11:30 Kevin Cashen- “Bringing It All Together- Accurately Replicating Historic Swords” - Lecture
11:30-12:30 Sword/Knife Display and Show
12:30-1:30 Lunch
1:30-2:00 Pack-up forges and clean-up demo area
2:00 Departure
Friday, September 17
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
7:00-7:30 Kevin Cashen -Intro-Lecture
7:30-8:30 Phillip Baldwin- “The Sword in Myth and Legend in Medieval Europe”- Lecture
8:30-12:00 Open Forge with Nick Rossi
Saturday, September 18
8:00-9:00 Breakfast
9:00-9:50 Ric Furrer- “Bronze to Iron in Ancient Weaponry”- Lecture
10:00-10:55 Zeb Demming – “Making historical steel in the backyard”-
11:00-11:55 Mike Edelson and Tristan Zukowski European Sword Techniques
12:00-1:00 Lunch and Merch sales
1:00-2:00 Phillip Baldwin- “Blade Shaping with Hammer and Anvil” -
2:10-3:10 Tom Walter “Kendo and Tamshigiri” - Demo
3:20- 4:20 Mike Edelson – “European Sword Techniques and cutting” -
4:30- 5:30 Lee Jones- "The Serpent in the Sword: Pattern-Welding in Early European Iron Swords and Thoughts on its Origins" - Lecture
5:30-6:30 Dinner
6:30-7:20 Ric Furrer and David Barnhill “Bronze Blade Casting” - Demo
7:30-8:25 Tim Zowada “Modern Heat Treatment of Longer Blades”
8:30-9:25 Phillip Baldwin- Heat Treating Long-Blades with Minimal Equipment
9:25-9:45 A Memorial Tribute to Those We Have Lost
9:45-12:00 Open Forge with Nick Rossi
Sunday, September 19
8:30-9:30 Breakfast
9:00-9:30 Remove personal gear from bunkhouse
9:30-10:30 Dr. William R. Short “Men of Terror: A Comprehensive Analysis Of Viking Combat” - Lecture
10:30-11:30 Kevin Cashen- “Bringing It All Together- Accurately Replicating Historic Swords” - Lecture
11:30-12:30 Sword/Knife Display and Show
12:30-1:30 Lunch
1:30-2:00 Pack-up forges and clean-up demo area
2:00 Departure
