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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

Saturday 10 August, 2019

Time Zone: (GMT-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada)
12:00 PM
12:00 PM
Was Thanos Right?
45 minutes, 12:00 PM - 12:45 PM

The Historic Davenport Hotel - Lincoln Room

Panel

Dr. Kempe Ames (Moderator)

Manny Frishberg, Wordfire Press and others (Participant)

Hunter Huntman (Participant)

Mike McWatters (Participant)

M.R. Richardson, Room 10 Publishing (Participant)

Charles Brown, Grown Folks Kids' Show (Participant)

Christopher Bruscas (Participant)

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...
2:00 PM
2:00 PM
Swords and Armor Across History
45 minutes, 2:00 PM - 2:45 PM

The Historic Davenport Hotel - Matador Room

Talk

Mike McWatters (Moderator)

3:00 PM
3:00 PM
Experimental Archaeology
45 minutes, 3:00 PM - 3:45 PM

The Historic Davenport Hotel - Lincoln Room

Panel

Elizabeth Wilmerding, Palouse Digital Press (Participant)

Dr. Mark Rounds, Univerisity of Idaho (Participant)

Mike McWatters (Participant)

Danielle Stephens, Goblins Comic/The Hyper Halfling (Participant)

TV loves to show the challenges of duplicating ancient technology, from flint-knapping to forging Samurai swords. 
4:45 PM
4:45 PM
Historic and Haunted Spokane Crawl
15 minutes, 4:45 PM - 5:00 PM

The Historic Davenport Hotel - Hall of Doges

Off Site

Mike McWatters (Moderator)

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...

Sunday 11 August, 2019

Time Zone: (GMT-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada)
11:00 AM
11:00 AM
But You're A...
45 minutes, 11:00 AM - 11:45 AM

The Historic Davenport Hotel - Matador Room

Panel

Mike McWatters (Participant)

Darth Blasphemous, The Blunt Force Gamers (Participant)

Game Goblin, Blunt Force Gamers (Participant)

Kazurkan, Blunt Force Gamers (Participant)

12:00 PM
12:00 PM
World War One, 100 Years Later
45 minutes, 12:00 PM - 12:45 PM

The Historic Davenport Hotel - Worthy Room

Panel

Mike McWatters (Moderator)

Mr Hugh S. Gregory (Participant)

Alan M. Clark, Alan M. Clark Illustration and IFD Publishing (Participant)