Archived Arts & Entertainment

Bladesmithing symposium March 8-11

Haywood Community College’s Continuing Education Department will hold a Great Smoky Mountain Bladesmithing Symposium “Spring Hammer In” on campus from March 8-11.

All events are tailored to the knife enthusiast, knife collectors and knife makers from beginner to master.

Demonstrators will include Jerry Fisk, forging, heat treating, and grinding; Greg Neely, hand finishing blades, finishing Damascus, and ABS judging standards; Burt Foster, knife photography and laminated blades; and B.R. Hughes, presentation on Jim Bowie and ABS judging standards.

From 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. March 9, there will be blade forging and demonstrations. Battle of the Bladesmiths will be held from 7 p.m. until 9 p.m. Blade forging and demonstrations will be held from 8 a.m. until 12 p.m. on March 10 A free knife show will be open to the public from 1 p.m. until 3 p.m. Auction will be from 3 p.m. until 5 p.m.  A cutting demonstration will be held from 7 p.m. until 9 p.m. On March 11, blade forging and demonstrations will be held from 8 a.m. until 12 p.m.

Cost of the Great Smoky Mountain Bladesmithing Symposium is $65.

828.565.4244 or www.americanbladesmith.com.

Smokey Mountain News Logo
SUPPORT THE SMOKY MOUNTAIN NEWS AND
INDEPENDENT, AWARD-WINNING JOURNALISM
Go to top
Payment Information

/

At our inception 20 years ago, we chose to be different. Unlike other news organizations, we made the decision to provide in-depth, regional reporting free to anyone who wanted access to it. We don’t plan to change that model. Support from our readers will help us maintain and strengthen the editorial independence that is crucial to our mission to help make Western North Carolina a better place to call home. If you are able, please support The Smoky Mountain News.

The Smoky Mountain News is a wholly private corporation. Reader contributions support the journalistic mission of SMN to remain independent. Your support of SMN does not constitute a charitable donation. If you have a question about contributing to SMN, please contact us.