Golden Celebration…

…At the June Nowthen
Hammer-In and Membership Meeting

2026 is 50 years since the beginning of The Guild of Metalsmiths. Come join us at the June 2026 Nowthen Hammer-In and Membership Meeting. This year, we will be celebrating the 50th anniversary of The Guild of Metalsmiths.
The Nowthen Power Show grounds are located at 7415 Old Viking Blvd, Nowthen, MN 55303.

• Friday, June 5: 4:30pm to 0dark:thirty.
• Saturday, June 6: 0light:thirty to 0dark:thirty (all day.)
• TGoM Membership Meeting Saturday, June 6, at the Hammer-In. Potluck is the same as with other membership meetings.

Hot (and golden) stuff will be happening at the annual Hammer-In taking place at the Nowthen Threshing Show grounds Blacksmith Shop. The blind forging competition will return on Saturday afternoon. The goal will be a friendly forge off.

Blind forging competition rules:

• An object is placed inside a box, and you must create (forge) the unknown object by what you can feel. No peeking!
• We usually do a time limit with this as well.
• Prizes to be announced!

We will focus our efforts on the Fall Conference contest item, A Towel Holder. Camping on-site is available Friday and Saturday night on primitive sites. Port-a-potties on site. Five forges are open for use. Coal will be provided. If you want to bring your own equipment, please do! Bring any examples you want to share with others. Bring your own tools if you have them. Some limited steel stock is available, but if you need specific sizes, feel free to bring your own steel. Scrap pieces ok.

This event will hopefully give you some inspiration to help you to come up with your own design for the Fall Conference theme contest, Towel Holder, and help you learn how to make it. If you don’t know how to make something, ask ahead of time, and we will try very hard to accommodate.

— Wayne Olson, 320-280-0100