Forging Competition Hosted by Willoughby Forge
Date/Time
September 26, 2020 - September 27, 2020
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM Central
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM Central
Event Type(s)
Contest
Event Description
Willoughby Forge will be hosting a forging competition at the Lake County Fair Grounds in Indiana . Roy Bloom will be the judge. Teams of two will be required to make two pitching shoes on Saturday, then the top ten teams will be in a horseshoe pitching tournament the next day using the shoes that they made on Saturday .
The teams will also be required to forge a Steak turner on the same day as the pitching shoes are made.
Pictured here is the shoe Roy made for the specimen
Propane forges only. Steel will be provided
Must make a pair of pitching shoes
The shoes will be made from 20”x3/8”x1”
The caulks will be made from
10”x3/8 “x3/4”
Caulks can be forge welded or brazed in the forge
Width can’t be wider then 7 1/4” to outside of the heels
Length can’t be longer than 7 5/8” from toe to heel
The space between the heels shall not exceed 3 1/2”
This class will be two hours. Drills and grinders can be used.
The steak turner class will be two hours of creative forging.
8 1/2” of 5/8” square will be forged to any style of steak turner you can create the steak turner pictured here is just a example . Then on that evening they will be auctioned off to the public, the proceeds that your steak turner brings is given to the team that made it. So the cooler the better!
There will be a entry fee of $150 per team and that includes two meals a day served off of the Handu Chuck Wagon. There will be a cash payout for the top 3 teams that place 1st, 2nd and 3rd in the pitching tournament .
The steak turner shown here is just a example, remember be creative!!!
THE PUBLIC IS INVITED AT NO CHARGE TO COME AN OBSERVE SOME OF THE BEST BLACKSMITHS IN THE USA AND BE PART OF THE LIVE AUCTION OF SOME FINE FORGED ITEMS!
PM me for entry information or
call Willoughby Forge for team registration. 219 256 0532 or questions
Entry deadline is noon on the 15th of September
The teams will also be required to forge a Steak turner on the same day as the pitching shoes are made.
Pictured here is the shoe Roy made for the specimen
Propane forges only. Steel will be provided
Must make a pair of pitching shoes
The shoes will be made from 20”x3/8”x1”
The caulks will be made from
10”x3/8 “x3/4”
Caulks can be forge welded or brazed in the forge
Width can’t be wider then 7 1/4” to outside of the heels
Length can’t be longer than 7 5/8” from toe to heel
The space between the heels shall not exceed 3 1/2”
This class will be two hours. Drills and grinders can be used.
The steak turner class will be two hours of creative forging.
8 1/2” of 5/8” square will be forged to any style of steak turner you can create the steak turner pictured here is just a example . Then on that evening they will be auctioned off to the public, the proceeds that your steak turner brings is given to the team that made it. So the cooler the better!
There will be a entry fee of $150 per team and that includes two meals a day served off of the Handu Chuck Wagon. There will be a cash payout for the top 3 teams that place 1st, 2nd and 3rd in the pitching tournament .
The steak turner shown here is just a example, remember be creative!!!
THE PUBLIC IS INVITED AT NO CHARGE TO COME AN OBSERVE SOME OF THE BEST BLACKSMITHS IN THE USA AND BE PART OF THE LIVE AUCTION OF SOME FINE FORGED ITEMS!
PM me for entry information or
call Willoughby Forge for team registration. 219 256 0532 or questions
Entry deadline is noon on the 15th of September
Location
Contact Person
Tom Willoughby CF APF
(phone: 219-306-3306)
(phone: 219-306-3306)
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