[TheForge] Blacksmith Guilds possibly no more

[GHS]

For some reason I have always seen my memberships in UMBA and ABANA as
coincidental and separate. If I had to choose only one , it would be UMBA. These
are the folks I associate with.
Any advantage I have received from  ABANA , the mags and theforge list itself,
have come to me personally.

I think it is a shame ABANA has removed our southern chapters from enrollment.
But then maybe that is just the point. They are not OUR southern chapters. As the
individual members, who care to, still retain their ABANA memberships, there does
not seem to be much of a practical change for them.

Some folks, perhaps myself included have way too much time on their hands. FABA
et al will prosper just fine without ABANA enrollment. ABANA will do just fine as
long as its individual members pay the dues.

None of this will make any of us better or worse at the craft.

Mike Graf

Grover Richardson wrote:

>          Since they kicked out the Chapters (here ignoring the politics,
> facts, and rumors and only dealing with the action itself) but not the
> members, it appears to me that it doesn't matter in the long run.  However,
> this is an excellent way to ensure that they don't have to kick out any
> more chapters, as the liability goes down and control goes up.
>          Well, it sort of kicks out all the chapters in a way<G>.
>          Question is, how would the remaining groups survive?  A lot of
> effort has gone into making the individual chapters successful.  Even Abana
> itself supported them in the buildup.  It will be interesting to see how
> many chapters continue to stay as individual organizations in parallel with
> the Abana membership.
>
> At 06:17 AM 12/17/2001 -0500, you wrote:
> >I've heard a rumor that dissolving all chapters may be a way around the
> >orphaning of the 7 Southeastern chapters, as I understood it then ABANA
> >would then remain the national organization but without chapters.
> >Organizations like FABA would then be on their own to continue supporting
> >and teaching blacksmithing, but this is only a rumor.  Anyone know more?
> >Dan?
> >
> >What's the best way to make a corkscrew?  Wrap around a mandrel?  Forge over
> >the side of the anvil?
> >
> >Jeff Valentine in Tallahassee where it doesn't seem much like Christmas.
> >I'll be in shorts at the junkyard this morning.
> >
> >
> >Barking Crow
> >http://www.barkingcrow.com
> >mail@barkingcrow.com
> >
> >
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