Mike McWatters
Participates in 6 items
Mike McWatters has been a researcher and collector of antique arms and armor since 1989. He is a member of the Company of Military Historians, and is a consultant for historical societies, small museums, and normal people with sword questions. He periodically writes for antique magazines, and has contributed to reference books on the topics of cavalry equipment and antique swords. He also has a hands-on approach to learning about swords and armor. In college he fenced with foil and epee in the Junior Olympics, currently fights with rapier and dagger, does blacksmithing in his own forge, smelted his own iron from ore, has done test-cutting with modern-made swords, and has visited museums across Europe. He currently lives north of Spokane, periodically repelling sieges from his tower. Not related to that, he has a degree in physics, loves to pick apart sci-fi movie details, and works in a lab during the daylight hours.
Sessions in which Mike McWatters participates
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12:00 PM
- Was Thanos Right? The Historic Davenport Hotel - Lincoln Room
- 12:00 PM - 12:45 PM | 45 minutes
- Burgeoning human populations pose more and more challenges to sustaining life on our planet. Did Thanos have it right about just killing half of al...
- Panel
2:00 PM
2:00 PM
- Swords and Armor Across History The Historic Davenport Hotel - Matador Room
- 2:00 PM - 2:45 PM | 45 minutes
- Talk
3:00 PM
3:00 PM
- Experimental Archaeology The Historic Davenport Hotel - Lincoln Room
- 3:00 PM - 3:45 PM | 45 minutes
- TV loves to show the challenges of duplicating ancient technology, from flint-knapping to forging Samurai swords.
- Panel
4:45 PM
4:45 PM
- Historic and Haunted Spokane Crawl The Historic Davenport Hotel - Hall of Doges
- 4:45 PM - 5:00 PM | 15 minutes
- A family-friendly tour of some of Spokane's most historic and haunted buildings which are now known for their food and drink. The whole tour involv...
- Off Site
11:00 AM
11:00 AM
- But You're A... The Historic Davenport Hotel - Matador Room
- 11:00 AM - 11:45 AM | 45 minutes
- Panel
12:00 PM
12:00 PM
- World War One, 100 Years Later The Historic Davenport Hotel - Worthy Room
- 12:00 PM - 12:45 PM | 45 minutes
- Panel