WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
BLACKSMITHS’
COMPETITION JULY 3-7, 2013
Entries close Wednesday, May 1, 2013
The World Championship Blacksmiths’ Competition invites you to join us for the 34th Annual Championships, held during the Calgary Stampede – The Greatest Outdoor Show on Earth 2013 marks a dramatic change in the competition’s prize list and format. In order to facilitate Stampede Park construction, our first day of competition will be held at Heritage Park. The judges clinic will focus on the effective use of therapeutic barshoes and will be followed by a double elimination class. This class will select 15 competitors who will compete in the Heartbar Eagle Eye class on Sunday morning for the last shot at points to make the TOP TEN. The Two Man class now requires one competitor to shoe one foot and build a specimen, with a striker, in sixty minutes. There are NO points awarded to the strikers. Points for placing for both the shod foot and the specimen will be awarded individually. The Four Man Team Draft Horse class is no longer a point class; however, first place now pays $10,000 to the winning team. It is NOT mandatory as a paid competitor to compete in this class; however, if you do, then your team MUST be identified at the
time of entry (Deadline: May 1, 2013). After the selection of the TOP TEN on Sunday morning, the competitors face a new challenge in that all accumulated points will be removed and they will start the semi-final and final with zero points going forward. These changes are designed to create a new dynamic format to produce the best of the best in the most challenging championship. Entries are limited to sixty competitors. All past champions and sponsored entries from WCBC sponsors have priority, with the remaining spots open to national champions, regional champions or corporate sponsored entries. The potential exists for entry into the Four Man Team Draft Horse class outside of the competitor pool and space will be dictated after entry deadline is closed. Final determination of entries will be made by the Calgary Stampede and/ or the WCBC committee.
The WCBC is excited to welcome two accomplished blacksmiths to judge this years competition.
James Blurton - Wales and Nathan Powell - Canada
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS Wednesday – July 3 Competitor Registration (Carriage House Inn) Competitors Meeting (Carriage House Inn) Evening Reception (Heritage Park)
Thursday – July 4 (Heritage Park) Breakfast Judges Clinic Heritage Park Eliminator Classic
Friday – July 5 (Stampede Park) Class 20/30 Class 40/50
Saturday – July 6 (Stampede Park) Class 60/70 Potluck Four Man Team Draft
Sunday – July 7 (Stampede Park) Class 80 Top Ten Selection Semi Finals Finals Awards Banquet
CASH AND PRIZES Over $50,000 TO BE AWARDED IN CASH AND PRIZES 2013 World Champion Blacksmith receives A cheque for $10,000 • Limited Edition Bronze Trophy Handcrafted Gold and Silver Belt Buckle • Champion Jacket and much more!
TOP FIVE share $15,000 in prize money FOUR MAN TEAM DRAFT CHAMPIONS share $10,000 in prize money FORGING CHAMPION $1,000 cheque and Damascus Award handcrafted by Shayne Carter SHOEING CHAMPION $1,000 cheque ARTISTIC CHAMPION $2,000 cheque and handcrafted buckle ROOKIE OF THE YEAR $1,000 cheque and Silver Money Clip DAILY AWARDS and DAY MONIES Booty bags
The WCBC will limit entries to 60 competitors. Any questions call: Janette Macmillan 403.261.9174
AGRICULTURE ENTRIES OFFICE Box 1060 Station M Calgary, Alberta, CANADA, T2P 2K8 Phone: 403.261.0313 Fax: 403.261.0495 Email: agriculture@calgarystampede.com
ENTRY DEADLINE WEDNESDAY, MAY 1, 2013
WCBC HOST HOTEL 9030 Macleod Trail South Calgary, Alberta, CANADA Phone: 403.253.1101 Toll Free: 1.800.661.9566 carriagehouse.net
HOTEL DEADLINE WEDNESDAY, MAY 1, 2013
For complete rules and regulations: calgarystampede.com/wcbc
SHOEING CLASSES Example of FIT
SHOE - FIT TO FOOT
•
Must fit widest part of frog (see example)
• Shoe must be NO MORE
max 10mm past end of heel
THAN 10mm past the flat bearing surface of the heel
For further clarification on fit, visit: calgarystampede.com/wcbc
The following judging guidelines provide you with the WCBC standards required to: shoe a horse’s foot in Class 40/50. Shoe the front feet in the Semi Finals and shoe the hind feet in the Finals to determine the World Champion.
JUDGING
Points/foot/judge
Using the WCBC point system, judging is completed in three stages. Contestants are responsible for signalling the Judging Stewards when interim judging is required; time will NOT be stopped during judging.
Prep and Balance Shoe Fit of Shoe Nailing and Finishing
Maximum Points
Trim - Stage 1 10pts Burn - Stage 2 10pts Burn - Stage 2 10pts Time Called-Stage 3 10pts
Results are determined by totalling of points.
Barstock
CLASS 40/50 SEMI FINALS FINALS
Judged AFTER
Specs
Nail
Time Limit
Fullered Clip-Hammer Drawn
Size of Choice
60 min
appropriate concave 10mm x 20mm 10mm x 20mm
FORGING CLASSES The following information applies to classes 20-70
JUDGING Shoes are marked by each judge individually under the following point system: 1) Forging and Dimensions 25 pts 2) Nail Fit and Placement 15 pts 3) Level and Finish 10 pts
DIMENSIONS Shoes that are plus or minus 3mm from specified dimensions will lose marks in category one (forging and dimensions).
SHOES INELIGIBLE FOR JUDGING The Judging Stewards will discard obviously incomplete shoes that fail to meet one or more of the specification. Examples:
1) No nail holes 2) Burnt to an unusable state 3) Missing elements
Heritage Park Eliminator Classic The purpose of this class is to select 15 competitors from the pool of 60 competitors who will compete in the Eagle Eye for the final chance at the top ten. Competitors will draw for their section and anvil position through a random draw process. The first test has them build an eggbar shoe from 410mm of 10mm x 23mm concave barstock. Shoe to be side clipped with bob punched clips. Shoe to be 147mm wide by 153mm long.
15 minutes
This shoe will be judged against the competitor next to you and only one will advance to the next round, where competitors will have 15 minutes to forge a 他 fullered straight bar shoe to fit a foot model provided. Another round of judging your shoe against your neighbor will narrow the field down to five competitors. After three sections, we will have our 15 Eagle Eye Heartbar participants.
Five comparators advance
CLASS 20/30
50 minutes
Lateral Extension Front Aluminum Shoe Barstock: 330mm of 13mm x 25mm aluminum Fullered – 7 nails punched for concave 6 (Mustad) Toe clip to be hammer drawn outside branch to be beveled Width: 160mm Shoe to be hammer finished ONLY
Lateral Heel Extension Hind Barshoe Barstock: 400mm of 10mm x 20mm fullered Nail Size: MX60 Width: 130mm Quarter clips hammer drawn
CLASS 40/50
60 minutes
(Shoe a foot and build a Specimen) Each competitor to shoe a foot with concave. Hunter fit with hunter style heels. Toe clip to be bob punched.
Specimen
Pony Hind Caulk and Wedge Barstock: 10mm x 17mm concave Nail Size: MX50 Width: 110mm Quarter clips hammer drawn
CLASS 60/70
The Cyril Standen Signature Class 60 minutes
Our two man class is named after the founder of one of our long-time sponsors. Standen’s was established in the early 1920’s by a young entrepreneur, Cyril Standen, who began the firm by forging hot steel into his very first product, a cowboy boot insert. Standen’s has since grown into a North American leader in its field. A strong commitment to its workers has allowed them to remain competitive even in tough times. Their belief in team work and support of our industry makes them a natural fit to promote our two man class.
Two person teams will shoe a foot of a light draft horse using appropriate barstock provided. Shoe to be ¾ fullered with toe clips drawn from masselottes. The team must also forge a tool and fullered caulk and wedged shoe with hammer drawn clips using 15mm square stock provided. (There are NO points awarded to the strikers.)
CLASS 80
Eagle Eye Heartbar 25 minutes
The fifteen competitors’ selected from the Heritage Park Eliminator Classic will forge a ž fullered heartbar shoe to fit a foot model provided. Appropriate barstock selection provided. Suitable number of nail holes to be punched for Mustad MX60.
CLASS 110
Four Man Team Draft Horseshoeing 120 minutes
This class is sponsored by Anderson Ranch and combines big fires, big horses and national pride in an exciting format that showcases all of our traditions in a fast and furious display of blacksmithing. The teamwork needed to win this class is representative of the reality of the trade. Time immemorial fathers and sons, masters and apprentices have passed these timehonoured techniques into real life practice, advancing the profession one hammer blow at a time. When you add time limits, big prizing and personal pride into the equation, the pressure and performance result in the culmination of excellence that has been the global standard set by the Calgary Stampede World Championship Blacksmiths’ Competition. Example:
Specs: 3/4 fullered flat shoes toe clips front and hind to be hammer drawn. Shoes to have definite inside and outside branches. Barstock: 13mm x 32mm flat. Nail: Size of choice.
Metal Art Showcase This year the Metal Art Showcase will consist of a Potluck Class and a Traditional Class. There will not be a Non-traditional Class. In the Potluck Class artists will choose steel from a stockpile of WCBC steel. They have ninety minutes to create a piece of art using WCBC equipment and tools the artist supplies. Unlimited strikers are allowed but strikers will not be eligible for prizes. There will be a cap of 20 Potluck artists. All artwork will become the property of the WCBC. Judges will choose the top five entries for the live auction immediately following the Potluck Class. Ninety per cent of the auction proceeds of each piece will go to the competitor. The deadline for entries for the Traditional Class is May 1, 2013. Entries in the Traditional Class will only be judged if traditional blacksmithing techniques are used. Artists will set a value to their piece at the time of entry. All artwork becomes the property of the WCBC. Judges will choose the top five pieces for the live auction after the Potluck Class. Artists whose pieces have been chosen for the live auction will receive ninety per cent of the sale price. Artists may bid on their own pieces. Artists whose pieces were not chosen for the live auction can purchase their piece from the WCBC for 10 per cent of the preset value.
Maximum bid increment during the live auction will be $100. Shipping to the Calgary Stampede will be paid by the competitor. Shipping from the Calgary Stampede will be paid by the WCBC for artwork purchased by any person not affiliated with the WCBC or a WCBC competitor. The World Champion Metal Artist will be determined by the highest sale price of all ten pieces chosen for the live auction. The World Champion Metal Artist will receive $2,000 and a championship buckle. There will also be a $500 prize for Judges’ choice in the Traditional Class and the Potluck Class.
Thank you for your participation and support
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