WORK SHOP IN THE WOODS

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0 height="100%"><tr> <td valign="top" width=125 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000" background="053c0c00egerdp.png"> <bR> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="07456640.jpg" border=0 width="86" height="100" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>GO TO THE FOLLOWING</B></div> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <bR> <div> <B>WORK SHOP IN THE WOODS 2007</B><FONT SIZE="6" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B> </B></FONT></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>LOCATION :</B> Wagon Box Inn Conference Center, Story, WY</div> <bR> <div> <B>Date:</B>  MAY 16 -17, 2007, the Wed and Thurs prior to the Sheridan show </div> <bR> <div> <B>Cost: </B>Includes:</div> <div>            The class,</div> <div>            Lodging for 5 days (Tues thru Sat - class and show), </div> <div>            Continental breakfast each day and a make your own lunch the day of the classes,</div> <div>            Informal discussion/round table each evening <I><U>during the class and show.</U></I></div> <bR> <div>  </div> <div>     $550.00 – ½ deposit paid by April 1: non-refundable after May 1  – balance by May 1 </div> <div> <B>     </B>$500.00 [ASMA Members]  – ½ deposit paid by April 1: non-refundable after May 1</div> <div>       – balance by May 1</div> <div> <B>     </B>$650.00 – after May 1 full amount : non-refundable after May 1 </div> <bR> <div> <B>      Additional guest -  $175.00</B> <B>Lodging and meals only   </B></div> <bR> <div> <B>      </B>Minimum students  – 13          Maximum students  – 20</div> <div> <B>Workshop in the Woods</B></div> <bR> <div> <I><B><U>Topics to be covered:</U></B></I></div> <bR> <div> Cutting</div> <div> Skiving</div> <div> Edging </div> <div> Stitching</div> <bR> <div> Begin each day at 8:30 AM</div> <bR> <div> <B><U>Introduction (20 min)</U></B></div> <bR> <div> Instructor introductions</div> <div> General course outline handouts</div> <div> Expectations</div> <div> "Grading forms" and how to use them</div> <bR> <div> Cutting (2 hours 10 min)</div> <div> Cutting demo</div> <div> Correct size knife for hand size</div> <div> Sharpening and stropping a knife</div> <div> How to use round knife</div> <div> Straight lines</div> <div> Curved lines</div> <div> Inside cuts, slots, corners</div> <div> How to hold leather down safely</div> <div> Rough cutting</div> <div> Final cutting</div> <bR> <div> (Insert 15 min break somewhere in mid morning)</div> <bR> <div> <B>Lunch 12:00-1:00 PM</B></div> <bR> <div> Skiving (1 1/2 hours)</div> <div> Skiving demo</div> <div> Skiving with round knife to a feather edge</div> <div> Skiving with tools other than a round knife</div> <div> French edger</div> <div> Skife tool</div> <div> Sharpening a French edger</div> <div> Skiving softer leathers (fibrous belly leather, chrome chap, deerskin)</div> <div> Lap skiving straps with round knife</div> <div> Lap skiving straps with jig in splitter</div> <bR> <div> Edging (2 hours)</div> <div> <B>Edging demo</B></div> <div> <B>Correct size edger for hand</B></div> <div> <B>Sharpening an edger</B></div> <div> <B>Correct size edger for the job at hand</B></div> <div> <B>Edging various types of leather</B></div> <div> <B>Veg tanned strap/skirting</B></div> <div> <B>Bridle leather</B></div> <div> <B>Harness leather</B></div> <div> <B>Latigo</B></div> <div> <B>Edging straps with a jig</B></div> <div> <B>Edging curved pieces</B></div> <div> <B>Getting the smooth-as-glass edge</B></div> <div> <B>Dampening</B></div> <div> <B>Rubbing</B></div> <div> <B>Wooden burnisher</B></div> <div> <B>Canvas rub rag</B></div> <div> <B>Coloring</B></div> <div> <B>Rubbing</B></div> <div> <B>Final coat</B></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>Wrap-up of day one, discussions, etc. (30 min)</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>After dinner round table  and student practice</B></div> <div> <B>End of day #1</B></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>Day 2</B></div> <div> <U>Stitching (1 1/2 hour)</U></div> <div> Stitching demo</div> <div> <B>All about awls</B></div> <div> <B> Harness maker straight awls</B></div> <div> <B> Snake head awls </B></div> <div> <B>How to sharpen an awl</B></div> <div> <B>Tools that should not be used for making stitch holes</B></div> <div> <B>Stitching chisels</B></div> <div> <B>Pricking irons</B></div> <div> <B>Thread (linen and other kinds)</B></div> <div> <B>Waxing, and threading needles for linen</B></div> <div> <B>Marking leather for stitching (grooving, overstitcher, and non-grooving)</B></div> <div> <B>Awl work</B></div> <div> <B>Correct angle</B></div> <div> <B>Incorrect awl angles</B></div> <div> <B>Thread work (placement and tension)</B></div> <div> <B>Ending a line of stitching</B></div> <div> <B>Dry splicing stitching</B></div> <bR> <div> 10 Minute break 10:00-10:15 AM</div> <bR> <div> <B><U>Stitching demo continued </U></B><B>(2.25 hours)</B></div> <div> <B>Stitching in a buckle with fixed keeper loop</B></div> <div> <B>Making a running loop</B></div> <bR> <div> Lunch 12:00-1:00 PM</div> <bR> <div> Student practice on: 1:00-4:00 PM</div> <div> <B>Stitching blocks (and buckles if time)</B></div> <div> <B>Skiving</B></div> <div> <B>Edging</B></div> <div> <B>4.   Cutting</B></div> <bR> <div> After dinner round table discussion and student practice</div> <bR> <div> <B>End of day #2</B></div> <bR> <div> Evenings after days 3 and 4</div> <div> <B>•</B><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Times" ><B>Student practice time (Approx 7:00 -9:00 PM)</B></FONT></div> <div> <B>•Any questions about items at trade show</B></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div>         </div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <I><U>e-mail</U></I><B> </B><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><B>   </B><A HREF="mailto:info@saddlemakers.org" TARGET="_top" TITLE="mailto:info@saddlemakers.org"><U><B>mailto:info@saddlemakers.org</B></U></A></FONT></div> <bR> <div> <B>Copyright 2005 American Saddle Makers Association, Inc.</B></div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>