This event has been postponed till the first weekend in September 2011. Due to a lack of registrations.

Hopefully we will get the numbers next year. Please contact me by email This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it if you are interested in attending.

Cheers Keith

THE SECOND SOUTHERN HIGHLANDS FORGE              BLADESMITHING SYMPOSIUM

              Hosted by KEITH FLUDDER & ROBYNN ROSS

                           Demonstrations in

GUARDS AND HANDLES, LEATHER CARVING, FORGING AN INTEGRAL KNIFE, MOKUME-GANE, CLAY HEAT TREATMENT, MAKING TAMAHAGANE (SMELT) SLIP JOINT FOLDERS

                    by multi award winning knifemakers

   Mike Petersen, Bruce Barnett, Alistair Phillips, and Keith Fludder

                                 as well as tutorials by

Doug Moseley( President Aust. Artistic Blacksmith Assoc., N.S.W. )

SCHEDULE SATURDAY: 8am-8:30am Welcome and Introductions

8:30-12 noon Demonstrations / tutorials

12-1pm Lunch (catered)

1-5pm Demonstrations / tutorials

6-7pm Dinner (catered)

7-10pm Informal discussions.(B.Y.O. drinks)

SUNDAY 8-12 noon Demonstrations / tutorials

12-1 Lunch (catered)

1-5pm Demonstrations / tutorials

5-5:30 Survey completion and wrap-up

Registration by 1st July is imperative to ensure your attendance, as numbers will be limited to the first 30.

Please pay total cost to Keith Fludder at 3 Olive Lane Tahmoor N.S.W. 2573 Cost: $250 pp which includes:

Lunch both days (gourmet steak rolls with French fries and assorted sweet cakes / Spaghetti Bolognaise or Fettuccine Boscaiola with breads and assorted cakes)

Catered dinner Saturday ( on-site hot spit roast lamb and rosemary, gravy, roasted vegetables, potato bake, salad, bread rolls and desserts)

Morning and afternoon teas both days Insurance Notes / Handouts on all items demonstrated Use of facilities (toilets and wash rooms)

Please bring your own SAFETY EQUIPMENT – leather gloves, safety glasses, hearing protection etc and wear enclosed leather shoes.

Location Southern Highlands Forge Keibynn Grove 3 Olive Lane, Tahmoor N.S.W. 2573 Ph: (02) 4684 3236 This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it www.knifemaker.com.au

Directions a. Tahmoor is approx. 1 ½ hours drive southwest of Sydney. Take the M5 to Picton turn off and turn right to Picton (skydiving). Follow highway to Picton and turn left at Remembrance Drive (old highway). 8km away is Tahmoor Village, then another 3 km across Bargo River Bridge, past service station on right. Olive Lane is next street on right opposite Tahmoor Colliery and before you go past the new school (Wollondilly Anglican). Turn into Olive Lane and we are the second driveway on the left which is 700m across two little bridges and through bushland. You will see the workshop first (of course), then the house. Park slowly, being mindful of our dogs please.

b. From the south, take the Hume Highway and turn left at the Bargo exit. Follow through to Bargo shops (left) and head north until you see the Wollondilly Anglican College. Olive Lane is immediately on the left when you pass the school.

Accommodation Prices as at March, 2009 Name Phone Cost Info Tahmoor Inn (02) 4681 8505 $85 double $65 single 3 km north of site continental breakfast Bargo Motor Inn (02) 4684 3727 $125 dble/single $99 twin/queen $89 single 5 km south of site Picton Hotel (02) 4677 0048 Pub style – check Sept. price 11 km north of site Imperial Hotel (02) 4677 1441 Check Sept. price 11 km north of site

Please contact Keith if you wish to camp on site with swags and tents only. A nominal fee will be charged for the hiring of shower facilities etc.

We look forward to a great weekend see you there