NC STATE FAIR 2026

It's that time of year again! The weather is cooling, the leaves are falling, and we're headed to the NC State Fair to sell knives and talk about Scott's craft for 11 long days (October 15-25). 

Check out some of our featured items below.

8-Inch Damascus Chef w/ Karelian Birch Handle & Black Micarta Ferrule

  

 

80CrV2 Fighter w/ African Blackwood Handle, Bronze Guard, and Bronze Spacers

 

80CrV2 Hunter in Karelian Birch w/ Dovetailed Micarta Bolsters

GKU Minis with Karelian Birch Handles and Black Micarta Ferrules

GKU=General Kitchen Utility

Damascus Sparrow Hawk w/ BB-55 Teak Handle, RWB Liners & Blk Micarta Ferrule

Teak from original deck of BB-55 - The Battleship USS North Carolina

Damascus Commanders

 

 

Option 1: Honduran Rosewood Handle w/ Karelian Birch Spacer & Blk Micarta Ferrule

 

 

 

Option 2: Grey Karelian Birch Handle w/ Natural Karelian Birch Spacer & Blk Micarta Ferrule

 

 

80CrV2 Bush Hog w/ Ito Wrap & Copper Menuki

And to commemorate 75 years of  the Village of Yesteryear sharing traditional arts at the fair:

VOY-75 Hunters in Curly Maple (Brown, Blue, Honey & Natural)

 

 

The Village of Yesteryear Artist Collective is located in the Holshouser Building (Bldg #22), and our booth is located on a inner wall this year just across from the big roll up doors. 

Any knives not sold by Monday evening (Oct 19th) will be available on the website Tuesday morning (Oct 20th). Hope to see you there! 

Guinea Hog Forge

guineahogforge@gmail.com 

WALLER-IN 2026: AUCTION STILL IN PROGRESS!

The in-person part of WALLER-IN 2026 is a wrap (we'll post more about that soon), but the AUCTION for items made at the event or donated by demonstrators and friends is still LIVE. 

 

For most items, the AUCTION ENDS TOMORROW (3/28/2026) at 8 pm Eastern Standard Time. The exception is the Gunstock War Club by Jacob King. He is still working on that item so we'll provide an update concerning the war club once available. 

All items can be viewed by going to https://GHFWallerIn2026.auctria.events and then clicking the AUCTION BUTTON, but you must be registered with Auctria to bid. Here's some items that are still available (i.e. haven't been claimed via the BUY IT NOW option). 

ITEM #1: HAND FORGED BOY'S AXE by E. Scott McGhee

 

  

ITEM #2: 80CrV2 CAMP KNIFE  by  E. Scott McGhee

 

ITEM #3: BLACKSMITH TONGS #1 by Lucas House 

 ITEM #5: COPPER REULEAUX TRIANGLE VESSEL by Brian Martens

ITEM #14: FORGED BIRD by Ethan Winskey

 

ITEM #1: DAMASCUS BOY'S AXE by E. Scott McGhee

 

ITEM #15: TWISTED RUST-BELT DAMASCUS KNIFE by Zach Tarbell

 

ITEM #16: DAMASCUS BUSH BLADE by Steve Shipley

 

ITEM #17: MASTODON BOLO TIE by Dan Dye

ITEM #19: STAINLESS SAN MAI BIRD & TROUT by Steve Shipley

 

 

 

 

ITEM #20: K-TIP DAMASCUS PETTY by Steve Shipley

ITEM #21: BRAZILIAN CHERRY TANTO (AIKIDO TRAINER) by Brian Martens

ITEM #22: DAMASCUS BOY'S AXE  by  E. Scott McGhee

ITEM #23: OAK TANTO (AIKIDO TRAINER) by Brian Martens

ITEM #24: DAMASCUS CHEF KNIFE  by Zach Tarbell

ITEM #27: KITCHEN KNIFE by Wesley Alberson

 

 

ITEM #28: FORGED BIRD & SNAKE by Ethan Winskey

 

 

ITEM #29: SPIRAL BLACKSMITH KNIFE by Wesley Alberson

 

ITEM #30: BLACKSMITHING TONGS #2  by Lucas House

 

 

Thank you again to everyone who came to the event or helped by supporting it from afar. Monetary donations go directly into our Scholarship Fund to help prospective smiths offset the cost of taking classes at Guinea Hog Forge. We'll be announcing our first recipient very soon!

 

Proceeds from Auction Purchases are split between the maker & Guinea Hog Forge. The typical split is 80% to the maker: 20% to GHF (after credit card fees & taxes), but some of our makers donated items in full or have chosen to take a lesser percentage. We are super grateful to all the makers and demonstrators. Without them & you, this event couldn't happen. 

 

Hope to see you at next year's Waller-In! 

We'll start posting videos from this year's event on social media and YouTube soon.

Lydia & Scott McGhee