Mick Hill's Big Blade Class

April 30^th, 2016

Sammamish WA

(Jim Keffer's shop)

Jim Keffer will host Mick Hill's first 'Big Blade Class' on April 30^th, 2016.   It will be held in Jim's shop from 9:00 am until 4:00 pm and lunch will be provide.

Mick Hill will instruct (and consult) on all phases of large blade production, from critical rock analysis and dissection, to bi-face reduction to finishing.  If you have ever seen Mick's big blades you know how valuable this class is - but it will still be free!

This is one PSK event where you will need to bring your own free rock, neither the host nor Mick has enough big rick to go around.  Hench the date - after the Glass Buttes  Knap-in!  Get and bring, in Mick's words 'a challenging large rock'!  Large being the operative work!

You should also bring suitable knapping tools for big blades.  The host has a number of spalling billets - 19 lbs, 22 lbs, 25 lbs and 30.5 lbs and even some smaller 8 lb - 9 lb.  However there are probably not enough loaner tools to accommodate the number of knappers that are expected to attend.<

Everyone is invited and if the weather is good we can knap outside.   Otherwise the shop will accommodate 30 plus knappers and has a whole room air filter.   

Address and Directions below the photos:

Address:

23811 NE 14th Street
Sammamish, WA

Directions:

From the North:

Take I405 south to Hwy 520 east.  Go east on Hwy 520 5.5 miles to Redmond-Fall City Road. Take Redmond-Fall City Road east towards Sammamish.  Go approximately 5.5 miles to 244th Ave NE and turn right (there is a stop light at this intersection).  Go 1.1 mile to NE 14th Street and turn right.  Go to the end of NE 14th Street (23811 NE 14^th Street) is at the end of the gravel road and continue on a driveable path out to the shop.

From the South: Use same directions as above except take I405 North to Hwy 520

From the East – Take I90 to the Preston exit (exit 22).  Turn right at the end of the off-ramp and turn right on SE High Point Way.  SE High Point Way becomes Preston-Fall City Road.  Continue on Preston-Fall City Road 3.7 miles to Fall City and turn left on SR-202 (Redmond-Fall City Road).  Go 8.7 miles to 244^th Ave NE (stoplight) and turn left.  Go 1.2 miles and turn right on NE 14^th Street, 23811 NE 14^th Street is at the end of the gravel road

From the West:  See directions for Hwy 520 above.