35th Annual Blacksmith Days 2025

BSD 2025 Raffle Item is a Bucket loaded with blacksmith tools and other gear.

Contents of bucket as of the 2/16/2025 guild meeting.

Poker by Ian Howard

Hot chisel and punch by Steve Wheeler

Hook gauge / ruler by Gary Rhoades

Center finder by Jim Maness

Chisel set and micrometer by Kevin Kroger

Register Before May 1, 2025 To Save Money, after +$10.

• Demonstrations to include forging a planishing hammer and dishing project with Ted Banning. We are working on a second demonstrators now.

• Ferriers will be here this year!

• Saturday and Sunday 9 a.m. to noon and 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.

• Limited on-site camping available Friday and Saturday night; no hookups, no showers.

• No pets are allowed

• Tailgating (Blacksmith Flea market) for registered guests all weekend.

• Optional Friday Potluck Dinner - May 17, 2024 - 5:30 p.m.

• Breakfast, 8 a.m. to 10 a.m., and lunch, noon to 1 p.m., included each day for registered guests.

• Iron-in-the-Hat drawings

• Saturday and Sunday; drawing at noon; donation of blacksmith related items encouraged.

• Forging contests: Judging is Saturday at 4:30 p.m. Items to bring to enter the contests are a Human Form Forged sculpture. Minor welding is allowed for assembly, but the object should be substantially forged. (look back here as details become available). Items must have been forged sometime after the Blacksmith Days 2024 event.

• Live Auction (50/50 or donation to BGCM) of handmade items: Saturday at 5 p.m.

• Saturday Dinner (advanced registration) after live auction, around 6 p.m. on May 17, 2024,

• Tool and Equipment Silent Auction (20% commission): Ends Sunday at noon

• Raffle Drawing for handmade blacksmith tools in a handmade tote - tickets available at meetings or the event.