TEXARKANA COLLEGE/BILL MORAN
SCHOOL OF BLADESMITHING

2009 Bladesmithing School Schedule

February 2009

Intro to Bladesmithing Feb. 23 - March 06, 2009 $850

Week 1 – Jason Knight jpknightknives@aol.com

Week 2 – Dickie Robinson dickie@amaonline.com

March 2009

Intro to Bladesmithing March 30 – April 03, 2009 (Max. 9 students) $700

Week 1- J.R. Cook (One Week ONLY) jr@jrcookknives.com

with Lin Rhea lwrhea@rheaknives.com

April 2009

Damascus April 06 - April 10, 2009 $700

Tom Ferry knfesmth71@aol.com

Handles and Guards April 13 - April 17, 2009 $700

Michael Connor with Don McIntosh Mike.Connor@selkirkinc.com

dmcintos@texarkanacollege.edu

May 2009

**Spring Hammer-In May 01 & May 02, 2009 $55

Intro to Bladesmithing May 04 – May 15, 2009 $850

Week – 1 Greg Neely gtneely64@comcast.net

Week 2- Bert Gaston bgaston7223@sbcglobal.net

 

Damascus May 18 - May 22, 2009 $700

Ron Newton rnewton@cei.net

June & July 2009

Intro to Bladesmithing June 08 – June 19, 2009 $850

Weeks 1 & 2: Kevin and Heather Harvey

info@heavinforge.co.za heavin@heavinforge.co.za

 

Slip Joint Folders June 22 - June 26, 2009 $700

Bill Ruple 830-277-1371

 

September 2009

Intro to Bladesmithing September 14 - Sept. 25, 2009 $850

Week 1 – Jim Walker jwalker46@att.net

Week 2 – Burt Foster burt@burtfoster.com

Damascus September 28 - Oct. 02, 2009 $700

Shane Taylor shane@taylorknives.com

October 2009

Handles and Guards October 05 - Oct. 09, 2009 $700

Roger Massey rmassey668@aol.com

 

Intro to Bladesmithing October 19 - Oct. 30, 2009 $850

Week 1 – Jim Crowell crowellknives@yahoo.com

Week 2 – Timothy Potier tpotier@hotmail.com

 

November 2009

 

Damascus November 02 - Nov. 06, 2009 $700

Steve Dunn dunnknives@windstream.net

with Dickie Robinson dickie@amaonline.com

Handles and Guards November 09 - Nov. 13, 2009 $700

Joe Keeslar sjkees@apex.net

December 2009

Intro to Bladesmithing November 30 - Dec. 11, 2009 $850

Week 1 – Jerry Fisk jerry@fisk-knives.com

Week 2 – James R. Cook jr@jrcookknives.com

 

**Please note that the fees for the Spring Hammer-In should be sent directly to the ABS. They can either be sent to Dr. James Batson, 176 Brentwood Lane,Madison, AL 35758 or to Jan DuBois, P.O. Box 1481, Cypress, TX 77410. Checks for the Spring Hammer-In should be made payable to the American Bladesmith Society (ABS). All checks for classes (One week and Two week) should be made payable and mailed to Texarkana College.


REGISTRATION: Prospective students may register for any of the classes listed  by mailing in the attached application with your check for the total amount of tuition. If the specific class you want is filled, you will be notified as soon as possible. Classes are filled on a first-come, first-registered basis. Refund requests must be received 3 weeks prior to the first day of class. Request may be in writing or you may call us:

Contact Regina Fant at 903 838 4541 ext 337 or rfant@texarkanacollege.edu 

TEXARKANA COLLEGE
Community Services Division
Texarkana, Texas in cooperation with: The American Bladesmith Society, Inc.
and
The Pioneer Washington Restoration Foundation

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