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Nordic Blacksmith Championship

Odda, Norway

11-14 August 2011

The Nordic Blacksmith Council is composed of the blacksmith associations in each Nordic country. The Championship is one of things we are working together to set up. We meet to have fun, share ideas and get inspiration from each other's way of thinking and working.

TheNordic Blacksmith Council, Norwegian Blacksmith Association and the local division Odda Blacksmith Association (member of the head organisation in Norway) take pleasure in welcoming you all to Odda in August. We hope to see you there and let us all make this a great happening.

  • Theme: the Nordic Championship jury will decide the theme for the championship
  • Head judge: Professor Heiner Zimmerman from Germany
  • Judge from Norway: Master blacksmith Erik Gjendem
  • There will also be judges from Sweden, Finland, Iceland and Denmark, to be named in later info

There will be opportunities to join several workshops and short courses:

  •  Fold forging. Teachers: Sjur Axel Pherson and Torbjørn (Tobbe) Malm.
  •  Navar forging. Teacher: Master Navar blacksmith Johannes I Fosse.
  •  Knife forging, 3 layers. Teacher: Steen Nilsen
  •  Axe forging with forge welded steel in the centre. Teacher: Terje A Granås.
  •  Heiner Zimmerman will give a talk (the theme will be announced later).
  •  There will be common blacksmith work to join. The theme will be announced later.

If there is special theme or course that you wish to try, we will do our best to arrange it.
There will be held a Blacksmith exhibition before and during the Championship and it is possible for blacksmiths from Europe to join. At present the time and date has not been set.

There will be a separate exhibition ongoing borrowed from OSLO city museum, named: Forge when the iron is hot. Karen Bjerke is the creator and has done a huge amount of work to make it possible for the public to look back into the histories of Norwegian forge work. She will come and talk about her work and the vision behind it.

If you want to join the exhibition contact: Terje Kollbotn

If you want to join one of the workshops contact: Sjur Axel Pherson

The Location:

Odda is an old industrial town and the regional capital of the Hardangerfjord area. The Championship will take place in the old huge smelting plant (1908) where the largest blacksmith forge in Norway has now been restored.

The Norwegian Hydroelectric and Industrial Museum and the local blues and rock club are supporting the festival.

Haugesund is the closest airport and 2 hours by bus from beautiful Odda.

If you come by air to Oslo, Sandefjord or Bergen there are busses that can bring you to Odda.

Here is a link to a map showing Odda

If you are brining your family, you might like to go sea fishing or go up in the mountains for fly fishing in one of Norway's good fishing lakes. Or just enjoy the mountains and the good weather.

If you want to be added to the info list send an email to: Chairman of the Norwegian Blacksmith Association, Jørn Stampe Hansen

We look forward to see you.
Sponsor: Stampe Smia
Husrønningen
3243 Kodal, Norway
Phone + 47 33 11 09 01
Mobil + 47 45 45 11 20
Org. No. 989 146 556
www.stampesmia.no

Upcoming Events

Notices

AGM 2012

The BABA 2012 AGM will be held at Ironbridge. More information is soon to follow.
N.H.I.G. Bursary Training Plan
STUDENTS
Are you interested in learning the advanced skills of restoration work? If so the NHIG’s Heritage Blacksmith Bursaries project will offer practical skill based training in the conservation of historic ironwork to semi-skilled blacksmiths over the age of 19 years delivered in a workshop environment.
Please click here for more (small PDF file).
The William Morris Craft Fellowship
...is an award scheme which broadens the skills and experience of trained craftsmen involved in historic building repairs.
The course lasts for a total of six months, divided into three blocks of two months at a time, and spread out over one year. Please click here for more information (PDF file, 1.12MB)