Via Bob Gillen => JUNE 2014 AACB WHAT’S HAPPENING Mini Gas Forge Workshop Danny Parsons will teach another workshop, and there are three openings for the workshop. Call or email Danny for details; dannyparsons1184@gmail, 615 444-4431. John Couch will teach a workshop at his shop for RCBA members. Contact John at [email protected], or 615-941-1256. Choo Choo Forge has workshops planned. Contact Jack Wheeler for details. Large Gas Forge Training Class The class will be Saturday, June 7, 2014 at Fiddlers Grove in Lebanon, TN. The class begins at 9:00 CDT and admission is free. John Sloan and Brandon Chance will conduct a one day training class on building a two or more burner forge. John has 35 years of experience with refractory and will show cast insulation in several stages of completion. They will al-so show different styles of forges and burners. They will have handouts for material sources and will have materials for sale. You will only receive literature and instructions for building a forge. July 11-13, 2014 The Uncle Dave Macon Days 2014 Old Time Music and Dance Festival will be at Cannonsburg Village in Mureeesboro, TN. JULY 18 & 19, 2014 Tennessee Kentucky Threshermen Show 2014 at Adams, TN. Possum Trot Forge will have blacksmith demonstrations. Google tnkythreshermenshow/ for details. July 19, 2014 AACB Clinch River Meeting 9:00 am Doors Open 8:00 EDT The meeting will be held at House Mountain Baptist Church, 8621 Washington Pike, Corryton, Tn. August 7-10, 2014 Chasing and Reoussė Class taught by Ron Nichols and Jeff Jarrett. Students must have some experience, a treadle hammer with safety chain, and tools. The class will make a wall sconce and some prework will be required (the stem). Contact Ron (615-310-3790) to register for the class and get details for the work to be completed before the class. 2 August 13-16, 2014 ABANA Conference Harrington, Delaware Conference Details: You have less than 60 days to register by 30 June 2014 and avoid the $50.00 Late Fee. Cost to Attend the Conference: ABANA Members only $175.00 Non - Members $225.00* After 30 June 2014 the Registration Fees are: ABANA Members $225.00 Non - Members $275.00* August 15-23, 2014 Wilson County Fair, Lebanon, TN Fiddlers Grove Blacksmith shop will be open with demon-strations. Wilson County Fair has over 500,000 attendance. Come and see the largest fair in Tennessee and enjoy the blacksmith demonstrations. September 3-7, 2014 Alabama Forge Council Fall Blacksmith Conference Tannehill State Part, McCalla, AL September 13, 2014 AACB Fiddlers Grove Meeting, Lebanon, TN September 26 - 28, 2014 SOFA QUADSTATE 2014 October 18, 2014 Warren County Meeting , McMinnville, TN 3 November 1, 2014 Meeting at John C Campbell Folk School, Brasstown, NC December 6, 2014 Annual Meeting at Appalachian Center for Craft, Smithville, TN Appalachian Center for Craft appalachiancraftcenter (931) 372-3051 2014 BLACKSMITHING WORKSHOPS June 20 – 22 Four Forge Welds to Your Favorite Poker ROBERTA ELLIOT June 23 – 28 Forging Around ZACHARY NOBLE July 11 – 13 Weathervane PATRICK QUINN July 14 – 19 Playing with Fire and Iron LYNDA METCALFE July 23 – 27 #Trompe LOeiron JAMES VISTE July 30 - Aug 3 Explore.Design.Forge ADAM HAWK August 4 – 9 Basic Bladesmithing Techniques JASON KNIGHT John C. Campbell Folk School folkschool.org 1 800 356-5724 June 8 - 14, 2014 Blacksmithing for Reenactors Jason Lonon & John Scroggin June 22 - 28, 2014 Beginning Blacksmithing Techniques Howard Pohn 4 June 29 - July 5, 2014 Early American Hardware Jerry Darnell July 6 - 11, 2014 Ironwork for the Home Greg Price July 11 - 13, 2014 Beginning Blacksmithing - Fun with Fire Ron Nichols July 13 - 19, 2014 Blacksmithing - Starting with Fire (Intergenerational) Kenneth Thomas July 20 -26, 2014 Forge Useful Items Mike Dixon for Home, Shop, and Fireside July 27 - Aug 1, 2014 Chasing Tools and Techniques Bill Robertson Aug 1 - Aug 3, 2014 Tomahawks & Axes Ryan Johnson Aug 3 - 9, 2014 Forging Your Ideas into Reality Lucas House Aug 17 - 22, 2014 Adventures in Blacksmithing Susan Hutchinson Aug 22 - 24, 2014 Build a Gas Forge Bob Alexander Aug 24 - 30, 2014 Fun-da-metal Dale Morse Aug 31 - 6, 2014 Celtic Iron (Scottish Heritage Week) David Burress & Caleb Burress Sept. 7 - 12, 2014 The Blacksmith: The Toolmaker Gerald Boggs Sept. 12 - 14, 2014 Forge Welding David Tucciarone Sept. 14 - 20, 2014 Fundamentals for Beginners David Tucciarone Sept. 21 - 27, 2014 Get It Hot, Hit It Right John Scroggin Sept. 28 - 3, 2014 Heat and Beat - Building the Basics 5 Matt Jenkins Oct. 5 -11, 2014 Blacksmithing with Fly Press, Trea-dle or Power Hammer David Smucker Clay Spencer Oct. 12 - 18, 2014 Dragons, Wizards, & Horses Steve Williamson Oct. 19 - 24, 2014 Your Journey Begins... Greg Shaffer Oct. 24 - 26, 2014 A Blacksmithing Journey Mitchell Latsch Oct. 26 – Nov. 1, 2014 Traditional Joinery Projects Clay Spencer Not an AACB member? Complete an application form, shown below, or that you can get from appalachianblacksmiths.org, the AACB newsletter, or the local group secretary/treasurer. Make a check payable to AACB for $20.00, for annual membership dues. Mail the check and the completed form to: Jeff Clawson, Secretary/Treasurer P.O. Box 250 Spring City, TN 37381 PLEASE CHECK THE INFORMATION FOR YOUR LOCAL FORGE AND NOTIFY ME OF NEEDED CHANGES. BOB GILLEN, [email protected] Brasstown Blacksmiths in Brasstown, NC Meets the 3rd Sun. of ea. Mo. at various shops. Paul Garrett, 828-835-8441, pdg86@hotmail or Dave Smucker, 828-835-7466, 6 davesmucker@hotmail Bristol Forge Meets the 2nd Sun. of ea. mo. 1 pm at Rocky Mt. Ed Coalfish, 5119 Moody Dr. Kingsport. TN 37664. Scott Walling smokyblacsmith@embarqmail Choo Choo Forge Meets the 1st Thur. of ea. Mo. at the TVRR Museum on Chamberlain Av. Jack Wheeler, 2000 Clematis Dr., Hixon, TN 37343 ph. 423-842-8132 Clinch River Blacksmith’s Guild Meets the last Sun. of ea. Mo. at Brad Greenwood’s Shop, 1942 Sulfur Springs Road, Clinton, TN 37716 CRBG meets at 1:30pm the last Sunday of each month, at different forges around the Knoxville area. For more information feel free to contact Matt Sharp, Presi-dent (865)-384-3525, mjsharpavideditor@gmail or Shelly Powers, Secretary (865) 405-0545, sheldongrl@yahoo. Matt Sharp, President mjsharpavideditor@gmail Joe Pyle, Vice President joepyle2@gmail Jason Berry, Treasurer fallinganvilforge@gmail Shelly Powers, Secretary sheldongrl@gmail Joe Babb, Librarian (865) 851-1216 joe@elegantironworks Fiddlers Grove Blacksmiths Association Meets the 1st Sun. of ea. Mo. at 1 pm. Fiddlers Grove is located on the grounds of the James E. Ward Agricultural Center in Lebanon, Tennessee. Eddie Donnelly, 413 McDonald Dr., Nashville, TN 37752 ph. 615-473-6053 Lynchburg Forge Meets the 2nd and 4th Sat. ea. Mo. at Bruce Gillies shop, 643 Shasteen Ridge Rd., Lynchburg, TN 37352 ph. 931-759-4615 Possum Trot Meets at 2:00pm on the last Sun. of ea. Mo. at the Adams Museum located behind the old Bell School bldg. on Hwy 41 in Adams, TN 7 ph. 615-696-8390 [email protected] Rutherford Co. Blacksmith Association Meets every Mon-day at 7 pm at Cannonsburgh Pioneer Village in Murfreesbo-ro, TN Donnie Fergus 159 Fergus Dr., La Vergne, TN 37086 ph. 615-793-6027 H 615-347-1971 C Upper Cumberland Blacksmith’s Guild Armand Bussell is making an effort to get the Upper Cumberland Blacksmiths together and active again. Armand Bussell Armandanvil ph. 931.260.4433 Volunteer Forge Meets the 1st Sun. of ea. Mo. At Lester Beckman’s shop (Coon Creek Smithy) 130 Raven Bluff Rd. Lawrenceburg, TN 38464, Lester Beckman ph. 931-762-1268 [email protected] Warren Co. Blacksmith Association Meets at Warren Coun-ty Fair Grounds, McMinnville, TN Jason Bivens, 160 Bivens Lane, McMinnville, TN 37110 ph. 931-939-4580 [email protected] 8 Blacksmith Coke for sale I now have blacksmith coke for sale for $ 20.00 for 50 lb. bags. Lester Beckman 931 762 268. [email protected] Blacksmith Coal for Sale Blacksmithing coal---50 pound bag $18 Contact Ron Nichols at [email protected] or at 615-319-3790
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