Thread: Asheville NC meetup ; April 26-27th

This is going to be a long read but worth your time if you are coming.

We are now less than a week away from the event. Just to recap what will be happening,
At 9:00 we will kick off with introductions. Starting at 9:30 Lynn Abrams will start his honing demo inside. Randydance is scheduled next with Utopian after Randy’s Honing demonstration. I would encourage those that want to hone or are already honing to get from these men, techniques that will improve your skills.

Here is a surprise addition to the schedule, Spazola - AKA Charlie will be taking my table and will be sharing his honing knowledge & skills as well in the afternoon. Though Charlie does not have a set time as the schedule was already set before we knew he would be joining us, Charlie will be giving his perspective on honing as well in the afternoon.

To answer a question on many peoples mind, Yes there will be free honing at the meet up. However the guys honing have asked that people coming limit it to one razor due to the load and if there is time they will try to do a second razor.

The outside area will kick off at 9:30 as well with demonstrations on restoration work including Clean up, repining, Scale making, and polishing. Your demonstrators for this will be Stropper, AKA Richard & Spazola AKA Charlie. In addition Charlie will also be talking about forging and building custom blades.

Klingspor woodworking, will be doing brush turning and pen turning using a small lathe for the soon to be brush turners in the crowd. Remember you can preorder from Klingspor and have your order delivered to the meetup and get a 10% discount (See post # 195 for information on the preorder). To round up the outside area Dean Collins will be doing a brush turning demo using a drill press. This is something we are looking forward to as an alternative way of doing things.

During the day Rick Boone will be handling the door prizes he has worked to secure, be sure you keep your tickets. Vendors have been wonderful to have sent so many items. Be sure to visit their websites for full information on what they carry, it is always nice to let them know how much you like their products and thanks for sending them in.

There will also be an area where you can bring in your extra soap and try out soaps others have brought in as well. This is a chance to see, feel and smell something you may be interested in. It has been mentioned to bring a sample of your local water and try the soaps under your conditions at home.