View attachment schedule of events.pdf
Below please find the tentative events schedule. Times may vary due to travel in and out of instructors and reps.
Email questions to Beth or myself at info@usaknifemaker.com
I strongly recommend you bring gloves, eye protection, hearing protection and wear cotton (no nylon/poly shirts), jeans and leather shoes. Parking next door in Ameristar parking lot (don't block loading docks) and street out front.
Tail gate sales are welcome.
Knife Makers, bring your finished knives to show on our makers table.
Non-registered knife makers. This event is full but you are still welcome to stop by.
Mike Kelly, owner of Evneheat Ovens is donating a new oven for a drawing of registered participants.
Thank you to all of our friends and suppliers that help make this event happen.
Tracy Mickley
owner USAknifemaker.com and Knifedogs.com
Below please find the tentative events schedule. Times may vary due to travel in and out of instructors and reps.
Email questions to Beth or myself at info@usaknifemaker.com
I strongly recommend you bring gloves, eye protection, hearing protection and wear cotton (no nylon/poly shirts), jeans and leather shoes. Parking next door in Ameristar parking lot (don't block loading docks) and street out front.
Tail gate sales are welcome.
Knife Makers, bring your finished knives to show on our makers table.
Non-registered knife makers. This event is full but you are still welcome to stop by.
Mike Kelly, owner of Evneheat Ovens is donating a new oven for a drawing of registered participants.
Thank you to all of our friends and suppliers that help make this event happen.
Tracy Mickley
owner USAknifemaker.com and Knifedogs.com
USAknifemaker.com & Knifedogs.com | ||||||||||
Schedule HammerIn | ||||||||||
August 26, 27,28 | ||||||||||
email: | info@usaknifemaker.com | |||||||||
contact: | Customer Service Beth | |||||||||
Phone: | 507-720-6063 | |||||||||
Address: | note new address: | |||||||||
2650 9th Ave | ||||||||||
Mankato, MN | ||||||||||
Event | ||||||||||
August 26 2016 | 9am to 1pm | staff | Shops Setup | |||||||
any time | staff | USAknifemaker Supply sales open | front office | |||||||
1:00pm | staff | Forges and shops open | Hot Shop | |||||||
1:30pm-5:30 | Peter Martin | Pattern Damascus demo | Hot Shop | |||||||
?pm -5:30 | Jim Pohling | Knife smithing assisted by Jim Moenck | Hot Shop | |||||||
2pm -5:30 | RB Johnson | Building a Liner lock demo | Bench A | |||||||
3pm-? | Jason Knight | Big Blu Power Hammer demo | Big Blu tent | |||||||
3:30pm-4:30pm | Michael Tudora | Steel production - powder vs traditional | Break room | |||||||
heat treating | ||||||||||
4pm-4:30 | David Bruno | Etching demo and Q&A | Sheath Shop | |||||||
4:30pm-5pm | Mike Kelly | Heat Treat ovens, heat treating Q&A | Shop - Heat treat ovens | |||||||
4:30pm-7pm | staff | break room closes for meal prep | break room | |||||||
5:30pm - 6:30pm | staff | Meal -Smoked Turkey Legs - enter via north office door | Font Office | |||||||
6:30pm - 9pm | Open Shop | Open Shop | ||||||||
6:30pm - 9pm | Social time | Social time | ||||||||
6:30pm-8pm | Keith Johnson | Building a Slip Joint knife | Bench B | |||||||
7pm-8 | Mitch Kittle | Leather Sheath | Sheath Shop | |||||||
Knife maker | ||||||||||
9pm | closing time | closing time | ||||||||
Saturday | ||||||||||
August 27 2016 | 8am | Staff | Set up hot shops, knife show | |||||||
MANDATORY | 8:15-8:40 | Tracy | Safety, days events, instructor&vendor introductions | Shop | ||||||
Safety Meeting | host/owner USAknifemaker.com | |||||||||
8:40-close | staff | shops open | ||||||||
9am - 6pm | staff | USAknifemaker Supply sales open | ||||||||
9am-5:30 | staff | Knife Show & Knife making exhibition open to public | Front of dock doors | |||||||
9am-5:30 | staff | Visiting Vendors setup and sell or demo | NW Corner Warehouse | |||||||
9:30-10:30 | Mitch Kittle | Leather Sheath | Sheath Shop | |||||||
9:30-noon | Keith Johnson | Building a Slip Joint knife | Bench B | |||||||
9:30-5:30 | Jason Knight | Big Blu Power Hammer Demo | Big Blu Tent | |||||||
10pm-2pm | Food Wagon | Food wagon out front - breakfast, lunch, good food | Parking Lot | |||||||
10am-11 | Peter Martin | Damascus pattern Theory with Q&A | Break Room | |||||||
Tony Metsala | Damascus pattern Theory with Q&A | Break Room | ||||||||
11am-5:30 | Peter Martin | Damascus pattern making demo | Hot Shop | |||||||
10:30-11 | Mike Kelly | Heat treat Ovens, Heat Treat Q&A | Shop heat treat ovens | |||||||
11am-noon | Jerry Spoors | Best Poker Hand Knife Throwing contest | back yard | |||||||
11:30-1:30 | staff | break room closes for meal prep | front office | |||||||
noon-1:30 | staff | Meal -Grilled Brats, beans and chips | front office | |||||||
1:30-2:30 | James Krier | Burr King Demo Q&Q | ||||||||
Demo Units available for sale at good price end of show | ||||||||||
1pm-2:30pm | Cory Martin | Cory Martin images - Pro knife pictures available | Photo Bench front offce | |||||||
see Cory for pricing | ||||||||||
2:30pm-3:30pm | Travis Godfrey | Waterjet, CNC, production knife runs, custom parts Q&A | Break Room | |||||||
2pm-5pm | Keith Johnson | Building a Slip Joint knife | Bench B | |||||||
2:30-3:00 | Larry Franklin | Multiple hand hammers on a billet | hot shop | |||||||
and helpers | ||||||||||
3:30-4:30 | RB Johnson | Liner Lock/Flipper Theory, Technique, Q&A | break room | |||||||
Les Voorhies | ||||||||||
Tony Metsula | ||||||||||
3pm-4pm | Steve Janik | Kydex Sheath making demo | Sheath Shop | |||||||
4pm-5pm | Jerry Spoors | Best Poker Hand Knife Throwing Contest | Back yard | |||||||
5:30pm | staff | Knife Show ends | ||||||||
5:45pm | staff | closed to public | ||||||||
5pm-7:30pm | staff | break room closes for meal prep and clean up | ||||||||
6pm - 7pm | staff | Dinner - Pulled pork buffet line front office | front office | |||||||
6pm-10pm | staff | USAknifemaker.com 2 complementary kegs of beer | Back yard | |||||||
7pm-9pm | staff | Whiskey Richards band | Back yard | |||||||
10pm | staff | closing time | ||||||||
Sunday | ||||||||||
August 28 2016 | 8am | staff | shops set up | |||||||
8:30am | staff | shops open | ||||||||
9am-2:30 | staff | USAknifemaker Supply sales open | ||||||||
9am-noon | Jim Pohling | Knife smithing/forging | hot shop | |||||||
10am-noon | Keith Johnson | Slip Joint theory, Q&A | Bench B | |||||||
10am-noon | Peter Martin | Damascus Demo | Hot shop | |||||||
10am-noon | Jason Knight | Big Blu Power Hammer | Big Blu Tent | |||||||
noon | staff | lunch - burger and chips | Break Room | |||||||
2pm | staff | Wind down and clean up | ||||||||
3PM | staff | Closing Time, drive safe | ||||||||
Staff | ||||||||||
Tracy Mickley | owner & host | |||||||||
Korey | Business Manager | |||||||||
Beth | Customer Service manager | |||||||||
Shelly | Shipping manager | |||||||||
Amy | Inventory manager | |||||||||
Dustin | Production | |||||||||
Todd | Production | |||||||||
Kirsten | Customer Service | |||||||||
Miah | Customer Service | |||||||||
Joshua | Video/Graphics | |||||||||
Instructors | ||||||||||
RB Johnson | Legendary Liner Lock & knife maker | |||||||||
Peter Martin | Forged in Fire star, Damascus & knife maker | |||||||||
Keith Johnson | Slip joint maker and blacksmith expert | |||||||||
Jim Pohling | ABS Journeyman knife smith | |||||||||
Volunteers | ||||||||||
Jerry Spoors | Knife throwing | |||||||||
Joe Tummers | camp cook | |||||||||
Steve Janik | Safety boss & idea man | |||||||||
Mitch Kittlested | leather Sheath making | |||||||||
Jim Moenck | Hot Shop forging instructor | |||||||||
Tony Metsula | Expert Damascus and knife maker | |||||||||
Larry Franklin | The muscle | |||||||||
Jess Hoffman | LEO and security - support your men in Blue | |||||||||
Roger Cook | Amabassador and Puko Maker | |||||||||
Les Voorhies | Liner Lock and Flipper expert | |||||||||
Vendors | ||||||||||
Mike Kelly | Owner Evenheat | |||||||||
James Krier | Sales manager Burr King | |||||||||
David Bruno | owner IMG Electromark | |||||||||
Michael Tudora | Metalurgist, tech consultant Bohler Steel | |||||||||
Cory Martin | Pro Knife Photographer | |||||||||
Josh | Big Blu Power Hammer | |||||||||
Jason Knight | Kilt wearing Big Blu Power Hammer instructor & rep and metal masher | |||||||||
Travis Godfrey | owner Precision Plus Machine shop specializing in knife production | |||||||||
Raj Singh | owner Eagle Grips, US distributor Kirinite™ | |||||||||
Al Krysan | Fiiney Company - book publishers | |||||||||
Samples provided by: | ||||||||||
Phoenix Abrasives | ||||||||||
Norton | ||||||||||
Burr King demo grinders | ||||||||||
Hermes Abrasives | ||||||||||
Knife Show Tables - additional room available | ||||||||||
Alan Kritzman | ||||||||||
Tony Metsala | ||||||||||
Megan Friend | ||||||||||
Randy Purchase | ||||||||||
Robert Champion | ||||||||||
Cody Hofsommer | ||||||||||
Stan Stokesbury | ||||||||||
Paul Elwell | ||||||||||
Adam Ritchie | ||||||||||
Steve Gilberg | ||||||||||
Kjetil Groven |