Back in the shop

Well the HCH conference was a huge success.  Not just for yours truly but for all involved.  The masters stations were swamped with eager people of all ages taking advantage of the opportunity to learn from the master horners and try some hands-on of their own.  There were great displays in the main room of some absolutely fabulous work by guild members as well as displays of original horns, blowing horns and accouterments.

Friday night came and a dinner gathering at the Market Cross Pub by numerous guild members proved to be an experience filled with laughter, good conversation, and great food.  Saturday was a repeat of Friday with all the master's station in full swing and the day culminated with the annual banquet.  The banquet held a nice surprise for all past guildmasters.  A wonderful painting by Bob Albrecht presented to each past guildmaster in honor of their service.  Awards were also presented for the various horn and horn object competitions between members as well as recognition for advancements of which yours truly was included in all.  I received my advancement to Journeyman, received two first lace ribbons and a second place ribbon.  the pictures follow below.

I managed to get sick during the weekend with one of the worst head colds I have had in a long time but managed to recover by the following weekend enough to get back in my shop.  I am currently working on orders due by the Fort Frederick Market Faire in April but have some neat things in the works as well that I will post soon.

On to the photos....There are quite a few so be patient with me

Young Mitch Almason at my Scrimshaw table

Don Ferrero talking with Gerald Dukes                         Jerry Polizzi at Master Erv Tchantz's lathe

             Bill carter, Rick Sheets & Dick Toome                 Roland Cadle and current guildmaster Jeff Bibb

at the spring-pole lathe                                                                     

One of 5 lanthorn awards that were completed                    General Horn Object competition    

                                                                                      I received 2nd place for the acorn tape measure    

Winner of General horn object and best of Show           Traditional engraved powderhorn competition

            Carl Dumke's Horn Book                                     I received first place, 2nd from bottom

Contemporary engraved                                                 Traditional unengraved

        Carl Dumke took the ribbon                                        I received 1st place, 3rd from left

The main hall

Glenn Sutt's Table

Sparks Mumma's Table

HCH Raffle table

Pouch and Horn set to be raffled off at Dixon's Gun Fair this year

Pouch by Gary Elsenbeck, Horn by Scott Morrison

Frank Willis' Table

Krista Polizzi's Table

Mike Burke's Table

Master Horner Joe Becker's table

Jay Hopkins' table

Jay and Roland Cadle discussing a horn

 Jim Dell's Table

Erv Tschantz's table

 

The HCH blowing horn display

Carl Dumke's table

The items I submitted for Journeyman

My Winning entries

Until Next Time

YMH&OS,

John DeWald Jr.