Andrew Biggs
Moderator
FEGA/ACGG Reno Show Schedule.
Thurs. Jan 24th
Thurs. evening - Get together in FEGA president, Rex Pedersen's room (To be announced)
Fri. Jan 25th
Exhibitor setup from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.
FEGA Certified Professional Judging - 10 a.m. - 12 p.m. - Platinum meeting room
Show open to members and public 12 p.m. - 9 p.m.
Sat. Jan. 26
8 a.m. FEGA Annual Meeting - Silver Baron Room 4, 5 & 6
8 a.m. - Presidents' Wives Coffee - Platinum meeting room
Show open to members and exhibitors right after meeting
Show open to public 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
6:00 p.m. Annual banquet and auction
Sun. Jan 27
Show open to members and exhibitors 9 a.m.
Show open to public 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Mon. Jan. 28
Seminars –
8:00 - 9:30 Marty Rabeno: Bulino Techniques
9:30-11:00 Sam Welch: Metal inlay
11:00-12:30 Bob Evans: Acid etching
12:30-1:30 Break for lunch
1:30-4:00?? Show and tell sessions: Bring your bits and pieces for some critiquing.
You will note that on the Saturday at 8am is the Presidents/wives coffee (or anyone else). This is for the partners to get together while us members discuss business at the general meeting. The partners by the looks of it have the better deal!!!!
This is a good chance for the partners that aren’t involved in the guilds to meet and greet one another if they want to.
At the same time as the joint FEGA/ACGG there is also the SCI show which starts earlier in the week (23rd to the 26th) at the Reno Sparks Convention Centre. Normally there are courtesy coaches that go to and from the hotels for this. More information about their convention is available at http://www.scifirstforhunters.org (click the convention button on the left)
A Knife show is also on at the Silver Legacy Hotel at the same time as the FEGA show………(My apologies that I have forgotten the name of that guild, perhaps someone could remind me) If you are a FEGA member you get in free. Well worth looking at!!! But be early.
"The knife show is called the American Bladesmiths Show.
It is usually held on the lobby level of the hotel."..............thanks John B for jogging my memory
Here is some more information hot off the press from Jan Billeb from ACGG……………………
This is the exhibition not to miss……the one and only time of the year when you can see the finest in quality engraved guns and visit with your fellow Guild members.
The 2008 Firearms Engravers & Gunmakers Exhibition will include a major display of historically significant custom firearms of the early 1900’s. Many guns from several private collections will be available for viewing. These include guns from the plainly practical to the lavishly ornate.
Available to see will be an Olympic-winning .22 from the 1908 Olympics, a Krag sporter owned by Townsend Whelen, and a one-of-a-kind National Match Springfield stocked by Seymour Griffin. Some of the greatest stockmakers of the early 20th century will be represented including Fred Adolf, John Dubiel, R.G. Owen, John Roberts, Thomas Shelhammer, Ludwig Wundhammer, Kirkwood, Pope and Zischang.
This display was organized in recognition of the 25th anniversary year of the American Custom Gunmakers Guild.
Famed shotgun expert David Trevallion will be attending, as well as other extremely knowledgeable collectors including Michael Petrov who will have books available to purchase.
Support the Guilds with your donation to the annual auction. Please send in the form to Bruce Farman right away or call him about your donation so it can be listed in the auction program. Reserve your banquet tickets by Jan. 10th. Tickets are $45 per person and include the cocktail hour, buffet dinner and auction. It’s a fun evening and the best time to relax and enjoy being with like-minded people.
Important – Make y our hotel reservations at the Silver Legacy and don’t wait any longer! Once the rooms in the room block (group code FEGE08) are sold there are no other rooms available in the hotel. If they are not all sold by December 22nd, the rooms will be available to the public.
This will all be printed in the next engraver magazine which FEGA members will get before Reno
Cheers
Andrew
Thurs. Jan 24th
Thurs. evening - Get together in FEGA president, Rex Pedersen's room (To be announced)
Fri. Jan 25th
Exhibitor setup from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.
FEGA Certified Professional Judging - 10 a.m. - 12 p.m. - Platinum meeting room
Show open to members and public 12 p.m. - 9 p.m.
Sat. Jan. 26
8 a.m. FEGA Annual Meeting - Silver Baron Room 4, 5 & 6
8 a.m. - Presidents' Wives Coffee - Platinum meeting room
Show open to members and exhibitors right after meeting
Show open to public 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
6:00 p.m. Annual banquet and auction
Sun. Jan 27
Show open to members and exhibitors 9 a.m.
Show open to public 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Mon. Jan. 28
Seminars –
8:00 - 9:30 Marty Rabeno: Bulino Techniques
9:30-11:00 Sam Welch: Metal inlay
11:00-12:30 Bob Evans: Acid etching
12:30-1:30 Break for lunch
1:30-4:00?? Show and tell sessions: Bring your bits and pieces for some critiquing.
You will note that on the Saturday at 8am is the Presidents/wives coffee (or anyone else). This is for the partners to get together while us members discuss business at the general meeting. The partners by the looks of it have the better deal!!!!
This is a good chance for the partners that aren’t involved in the guilds to meet and greet one another if they want to.
At the same time as the joint FEGA/ACGG there is also the SCI show which starts earlier in the week (23rd to the 26th) at the Reno Sparks Convention Centre. Normally there are courtesy coaches that go to and from the hotels for this. More information about their convention is available at http://www.scifirstforhunters.org (click the convention button on the left)
A Knife show is also on at the Silver Legacy Hotel at the same time as the FEGA show………(My apologies that I have forgotten the name of that guild, perhaps someone could remind me) If you are a FEGA member you get in free. Well worth looking at!!! But be early.
"The knife show is called the American Bladesmiths Show.
It is usually held on the lobby level of the hotel."..............thanks John B for jogging my memory
Here is some more information hot off the press from Jan Billeb from ACGG……………………
This is the exhibition not to miss……the one and only time of the year when you can see the finest in quality engraved guns and visit with your fellow Guild members.
The 2008 Firearms Engravers & Gunmakers Exhibition will include a major display of historically significant custom firearms of the early 1900’s. Many guns from several private collections will be available for viewing. These include guns from the plainly practical to the lavishly ornate.
Available to see will be an Olympic-winning .22 from the 1908 Olympics, a Krag sporter owned by Townsend Whelen, and a one-of-a-kind National Match Springfield stocked by Seymour Griffin. Some of the greatest stockmakers of the early 20th century will be represented including Fred Adolf, John Dubiel, R.G. Owen, John Roberts, Thomas Shelhammer, Ludwig Wundhammer, Kirkwood, Pope and Zischang.
This display was organized in recognition of the 25th anniversary year of the American Custom Gunmakers Guild.
Famed shotgun expert David Trevallion will be attending, as well as other extremely knowledgeable collectors including Michael Petrov who will have books available to purchase.
Support the Guilds with your donation to the annual auction. Please send in the form to Bruce Farman right away or call him about your donation so it can be listed in the auction program. Reserve your banquet tickets by Jan. 10th. Tickets are $45 per person and include the cocktail hour, buffet dinner and auction. It’s a fun evening and the best time to relax and enjoy being with like-minded people.
Important – Make y our hotel reservations at the Silver Legacy and don’t wait any longer! Once the rooms in the room block (group code FEGE08) are sold there are no other rooms available in the hotel. If they are not all sold by December 22nd, the rooms will be available to the public.
This will all be printed in the next engraver magazine which FEGA members will get before Reno
Cheers
Andrew
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