Bowies Hammer-in.

I was lucky enough to attend Ron "Bowie" Claibornes hammer-in last weekend and had an awsome time. There were many great demonstrators and really nice people sharing information. Ron personifies southern hospitality. He makes you feel right at home and I cant wait to go back next year.
Ive posted a few pictures of the event below.
Heres a shot of Bowie himself. Fuad Acawi giving a 6x48 grinder demo.
Another shot of Fuad forging some damascus on one of Rons presses.
Dr. James Batson giving a demo on forging a woodhead bowie.
And finally a picture of me and a few others enjoying some late night forgingLarry

Update!

At the request of Todd and a few others, here is an update of what Ive been working on.

Ive been adding two additions to my forge shed. My original shop was 10x16. The additions are 10x12 and 10x8. This will more than double my square footage and allow me to seperate my forging area from my grinding and finishing area.

My next step is to lay down some gravel to level off the floor, then its on to the roof and walls. Most of the shop will get partial walls so it will remain basically an open air shed.

I cant wait to get it all set up the way I want it.

More soon.

Larry