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Owen Bush
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 Posted: Sat 12 Feb, 2011 3:07 am Post subject: April Forge in at Bushfire forge |
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It gives me great pleasure to announce the fourth annual.............
Forge in at bush fire forge
friday the 1 st april from 5.30pm -- till sunday the 3rd
welling Kent UK
demonstrators on saturday and sunday...
Jake Powning
Peter Johnsson
Petr Florianek
Leo Todeschini
Jeroen Zuiderwijk
Hyllyn
and others tba....
I am working on an idea for a smelt roaster ?????
May I announce announce .....a late night saturday drunken metalurgy lecture from our very own Jack Hobson.......and his most glamorous assistents!! This will be a hands on participation event to once and for all setltle the age old dilemma of weather to get drunk or learn metalurgy .lets do both!!!
I will cook food on Saturday eve there will be revelry around the fire ..............
The forges are open for you to bash and grinders to grind.....(yes yes the ht room too so rack em up) .I hope John N is bringing the woodpecker again but if not there will certainly be magic glowing metal with no fire.........
If you want a cutting comp thats fine but I wont organise it!!! i will get in 2 by 4s and have ample cardboard tubes and bottles etc.I would need a volunteer?
I open up the studio here for people to crash in and one of the out buildings too so there is ample simple crash space , we do have a garden with trees and space for a tent or two....
there is a list of hotels on my web site ....
this is a very friendly event so feel welcome to come along .
I charge a fee for this event of £70 . this covers demonstrators flights , bog hire , food for Saturday nite etc and fuel and the like . I do not make money on this event (nor do I wish to).......
to partisipate I need either a cheque sent to me or paypal......
email me if you would like to come along.....
more as I think of it .
If anybody is free to help me out shifting stuff around during the week of the 14 to 18th march that would be most usefull we can pick a day...
thank you all
forging soul into steel .
www.owenbush.co.uk the home of bushfire forge school of smithing .
Last edited by Owen Bush on Mon 14 Feb, 2011 2:54 pm; edited 1 time in total
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Owen Bush
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| Posted: Sat 12 Feb, 2011 6:01 am Post subject: |
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Tod .. AKA leo Todeschini will be demoing as well .
its going to be a good weekend.
forging soul into steel .
www.owenbush.co.uk the home of bushfire forge school of smithing .
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Scott Hrouda
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| Posted: Sat 12 Feb, 2011 9:47 am Post subject: |
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| Owen Bush wrote: | | get drunk or learn metalurgy .lets do both!!! |
That there is some serious multi-tasking. 
Sound like a great time for those located in or near the UK!
...and that, my liege, is how we know the Earth to be banana shaped. - Sir Bedevere
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Richard Furrer
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| Posted: Sat 12 Feb, 2011 11:54 am Post subject: |
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mmm....Looks like a flight would be about $700 that time of year....
Ric
Ric Furrer
Sturgeon Bay, WI
www.doorcountyforgeworks.com
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Owen Bush
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| Posted: Sat 12 Feb, 2011 12:31 pm Post subject: |
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Ric,
It would be damn fine to see you.......hmmn think about all those museums!!
if not maybe see you at ashokan or hanks ?
forging soul into steel .
www.owenbush.co.uk the home of bushfire forge school of smithing .
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Leo Todeschini
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Owen Bush
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| Posted: Mon 14 Feb, 2011 2:55 pm Post subject: |
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Jeroen Zuiderwijk has confirmed that he will also be demonstrating......
and so it builds.....
forging soul into steel .
www.owenbush.co.uk the home of bushfire forge school of smithing .
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Peter Johnsson
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| Posted: Mon 14 Feb, 2011 11:50 pm Post subject: |
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This will be so much fun.
Great to meet all these scattered friends and colleagues in one place, doing what we love most.
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Artis Aboltins
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| Posted: Tue 15 Feb, 2011 1:58 am Post subject: |
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Mhm, now how to combine that with the opening of certain exhibition in Oxford on 07.04? Would need to find a place to loiter about in UK for the mid week...
Still the event seems to be too tempting to pass it up.
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Owen Bush
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| Posted: Tue 15 Feb, 2011 2:37 am Post subject: |
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whats opening in oxford ?
you would be most welcome here.
a week in england........let me see.........museums ,castles, armourys.
forging soul into steel .
www.owenbush.co.uk the home of bushfire forge school of smithing .
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Artis Aboltins
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| Posted: Tue 15 Feb, 2011 2:45 am Post subject: |
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| Owen Bush wrote: | whats opening in oxford ?
you would be most welcome here.
a week in england........let me see.........museums ,castles, armourys. |
Huge exibit on Alexander the Great in Ashmolean museum inculding artefacts from tomb of his father, which, I hope, will include the famed quirass and sword.
Aye, there is a LOT to see, no doubts, but at current ecconomical situation the accomodation prices and such are, sadly, a limiting factor.
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Fabrice Cognot
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Owen Bush
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| Posted: Wed 16 Feb, 2011 12:59 pm Post subject: |
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oh go on !
forging soul into steel .
www.owenbush.co.uk the home of bushfire forge school of smithing .
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Leo Todeschini
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Well that was a fantastic weekend.
Aside from the fun and interesting conversations and 'how do you do that?' chats with everyone there, my personal weekend ran like this.
Friday night was beer, curry and chat
Saturday. coffee, Celtic, Saxon and Norse decorative styles lecture by Jake Powning, I did an eating knife scabbard making demonstration, followed by Petr Florianek doing an antler carving demonstration, followed by a short carving tutorial by Jake (thanks Jake), followed by more beer, roast pork and a smelt by Jeff Pringle.
Sunday. Coffee, more coffee. All about Seaxs lecture by Jeroen Zuiderwijk, grip making and decorating by Peter Johnsson. Metal carving demonstration by Hyllyn.
It was in incredibly interesting and positive weekend and I went there excited by what I might learn and I left excited at what I did learn - fantastic.
Thanks to Owen for organising it and everybody who attended and took part.
Tod
www.todsworkshop.com
www.todcutler.com
www.instagram.com/todsworkshop
https://www.facebook.com/TodsWorkshop
www.youtube.com/user/todsstuff1
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Julien M
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| Posted: Mon 04 Apr, 2011 3:02 am Post subject: |
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I can only echo Tod's feelings about this great week end, which I immensly enjoyed too.
Being personnaly a bit obsessed with sword related leather work (grips&scabbards) I could not have hoped for more suited demos than your scabbard making one and Peter's wrapped and tooled grip.
Tod provided an extra treat by unloading a dozen albion from his truck along with scabbards he made for some of these, along with 30 or so of his daggers, ballocks, rondels, eating knives and crossbows, so thanks again for that!
A big thanks to you Owen for taking the time to organize and host these great events.
Cheers,
Julien
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Ant Mercer
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| Posted: Mon 04 Apr, 2011 6:12 am Post subject: |
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Bugger. 
It was my fiancee's 30th on Saturday, so I couldn't come. 
Will be keeping an eye out for the next one though.
Any pics from the day?
Ant
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Fabrice Cognot
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Jeroen Zuiderwijk
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Ant Mercer
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| Posted: Mon 11 Apr, 2011 4:49 am Post subject: |
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Excellent, thanks Jeroen!
Looks like you all had a good time: I'll have to get myself down there next time.
Cheers,
Ant
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Scott Hrouda
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| Posted: Mon 11 Apr, 2011 5:55 am Post subject: |
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Thank you for sharing the photographs.  You have just very clearly defined my dream vacation! Time to start saving money now...
...and that, my liege, is how we know the Earth to be banana shaped. - Sir Bedevere
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