[TheForge] Corn Days and Dows Iowa Blacksmith shop

[irontree]

Hi all,
       Last year I did a two day demo at the Dows Iowa Corn Days Festival.
They have a full functional blacksmith shop (including a powerhammer, a
hossfeld bender, huge forge, hammers, anvils, more tongs than you can
possibly use and a real appreciative crowd). I can't make it this year
(family commitments) and they are looking for a demonstrator.
      The festival starts Friday evening, August 2 and runs through Sunday
August 4th.  They supply the coal, all the tools, an air conditioned place
to sleep (an RV), and a small honorarium.  You can make anything you want,
use any of the tools, and sell anything you make.  I made alot of small
give-away pieces (corn holders were popular) and sold a few bigger pieces
that I had made in advance.
It was a fun time.
     If you are interested, call Jim White at 1-515-852-3879 and drop me a
line so that I know someone is going to help them out.

Thanks

Daniel Kretchmar
www.visi.com/~irontree