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Fall Conference demo by Mindy and Mark Gardner |
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Organized in 1978, the
Appalachian Blacksmiths Association is an affiliate of ABANA. We represent blacksmiths,
bladesmiths, and farriers in West Virginia and its surrounding states of Pennsylvania, Ohio, Maryland, Virginia, and Kentucky.
We publish a quarterly newsletter which keeps our membership up to date on events. The newsletter also
features many metalworking tips.
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Appalachian Blacksmiths Association
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Saturday
FEB 9, 2008 |
Annual Meeting and Hammer-In at Fairmont, WV Annual Business Meeting and election of
officers begins at 9:00 am.
Hammer-In follows and lasts until 4:00 pm.
Iron-in-the-hat. Bring safety glasses. Lunch provided--$5.00.
Must be a member or join at the beginning of the meeting. Contact anvilwork@aol.com
for information and directions.
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Saturday April 12, 2008 |
Hammer-In -- Ted Banning & Jeff
McCready, hosts
Members Hammer In at Ted Banning's
shop
Washington, WV (near Parkersburg)
See newsletter for directions and details.
Must
be a member or join at the beginning of the meeting. Contact anvilwork@aol.com
for information and directions.
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Saturday
April 19, 2008 |
Joint ABA/PAABA Hammer-In at
Rice's Landing, PA (near Waynesburg).
Join us for a day-long hammer-in, auction, and get-together at Young's Foundry. Demo's by ABA/PAABA's talented members.
Auction of member-donated ironwork. Iron in the hat. Visitors welcome.
DEMONSTRATIONS FOR THE PUBLIC BY:
Loren Roper (Damascus knife)
http://simplysmithing.com
Anna Loney (Repousse)
www.loneymetalworks.com
Curt & David Bonetti (candle holder)
Directions: Exit I-79 at Waynesburg, PA; take Rt. 21 to Waynesburg; then
turn right on Rt. 188; Go thru intersection at Dry Tavern (Jct. of Rt. 88);
Follow Rice's Landing Road; turn right through RR underpass and turn right
again, and then on to Water St. to Young's Machine Shop--up the street
from park and boat ramp.. Look for anvil signs along the way.
Google MAP Enter: Young's Foundry,
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Weekend
MAY 3-4, 2008 |
Annual Spring Conference at
Cedar Lakes
Park (near Ripley, WV)
Demonstration: Dan Easley of Hinton,
WV
Program: A potpourri of Blacksmithing projects
Dan Easley teaches at the Campbell Folk School as well as operates
his own forge. Visit Dan's New River Forge at
http://www.newriverforge.com Demo’s: Saturday, May
3rd — 9am-Noon and 1pm-4pm
Sunday, May 4th — 9am-Noon
Plus: Iron-in-the-hat and Auction of donated ironwork (during the noonday break on
Saturday or after the demo)
Bring your tools and safety glasses. We’ll fire up the forges on Friday and Saturday nights.
Tailgaters Welcome.
FEE: $15.00 or donate
hand-forged
work piece to the auction.
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Saturday
June 21, 2008 |
Hammer-In -- Joe & Jeff Harris,
hosts
Members Hammer In at Falcon Forge,
Elkview, WV
Make tools for Cedar Lakes shop. See newsletter for directions and details.
Must
be a member or join at the beginning of the meeting. Contact anvilwork@aol.com
for information and directions.
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Saturday
July 12, 2008
(tentative)
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Hammer-In at Arthurdale, WV
75th Annual
New Deal Day Festival. Activities begin at 10:00 am. Music, food, tours of
historic Arthurdale.
Blacksmiths can work from 9 am-5 pm in the restored
historical forge. (Lunch provided for blacksmiths.)
Auction of donated ironwork. Please
bring a workpiece or two for the auction which is planned for 5 pm. If you have portable forge
equipment, please bring it along and set up near blacksmith shop.
Blacksmiths can sell their work directly to the public. Contact
Arthurdale to arrange set up or if you need a table to display work.
Contact
Roger Greaser at (304) 329-0974. OR: On the web: www.arthurdaleheritage.org
for maps and history.
From Sabraton exit of I-68--Take
WV Route 7 East to Reedsville, and then WV
Route 92 South to Arthurdale. 20 minutes east of Morgantown, WV.
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Weekend
October 11-12, 2008
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Annual Fall Conference at Cedar Lakes Park (near Ripley, WV)
Demonstration: Mindy and Mark Gardner of
Floodplain Forge
Program: Chasing and Repousse' work.
Mark will work at the forge making chasing tooling and Mindy will show its
use doing chasing and Repousse' work.
See their gallery of work at
www.floodplainforge.com
Demo’s: Saturday, Oct. 11 — 9am-Noon and 1pm-4pm
Sunday, Oct. 12 — 9am-Noon
Plus: Iron-in-the-hat and Auction of donated ironwork.
Bring your tools and safety glasses. We’ll fire up the forges on Friday and Saturday nights. Tailgaters
welcome.
FEE: $15.00 or donate
hand-forged
work piece
to the auction.
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Hammer-In -- Members Hammer In
See newsletter for directions and details.
Must
be a member or join at the beginning of the meeting. Contact anvilwork@aol.com
for information and directions.
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Need more
information? See also our web
page places
we go. You may also E-mail anvilwork@aol.com
But the best way to
learn more is to join the ABA and have the newsletter delivered to your
door.
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For
complete lodging
and directions information for Cedar Lakes Park:
Visit our Cedar Lakes page
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