[TheForge] Blacksmith Guilds possibly no more

[Grover Richardson]

Well stated Mike.  The point that I was trying to make, but with less 
success.  And I do appreciate the lack of flames<G>.  Thoughtfulness and 
consideration work in civilized times.

At 09:45 AM 12/17/2001 -0600, you wrote:
>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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