Bar U Bar Demo
May 21 & 22

Registration: 8:30am  Demonstration: 9am

Registration Fee: $10 Members  $15 Non-Members
Lunch on Saturday by the Bar-U-Bar $7

Please - No Dogs

Jim Sproles: has been a horseshoer and forging his own horseshoes and tools for over 40 years. He served a 4 year apprenticeship with Bill Whitney of Salinas, CA. Jim has made commercial tongs for Bill Pieh at Centaur Forge of Burlington, Wisconsin and also produced and sold many ornate fireplace sets. Jim is not only a top farrier, but an extremely talented blacksmith and toolmaker. Jim will demonstrate tong making and some artistic blacksmithing.

Chris Contos: will be demonstrating Repousse. He will show ways to preserve your tools and how to make them work better for you; methods of converting common tools (ball peens) into blacksmith tools such as planishing hammers etc. Working tools and tempering punches and chisels from the coal fire to the gas fire. Hammer handle tips.

Barry Denton: will show ways to preserve your tools and how to make them work better for you. Methods of converting common tools (ball piens) into blacksmith tools such as planishing hammers etc.  Working tools and tempering punches and chisels from the coal fire to the gas fire. Hammer handle tips.

Mystery Guest: We will also have a never seen before at any blacksmith demo "mystery guest".

After lunch will have the "Blacksmith Olympics" and more demos. Bring your best throwing hammer etc. Entertainment on Saturday night.

Bar U Bar Ranch Blacksmith Posters will be for sale at $10 each.  Half the proceeds will be donated to the AABA Scholarship fund.

Camping: bring your tent or RV. Come Friday and stay until Sunday.

Tailgating: this is the best in Arizona. If you have something to sell bring it. If you are a buyer, bring $$$ Barry is expecting a truck load of great used blacksmith tools before the demo!

Bring a dish to pass and your own meat to BBQ Saturday evening.  There will be a 4 piece cowboy band with dancing so bring your dancing boots.

Location: Bar U Bar Ranch - Skull Valley

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