[TheForge] So long Maryland, hello Maine

Sat Feb 22 22:12:01 2003

        Chris, Welcome to New England.  Check out the NEB site at:
http://www.newenglandblacksmiths.org

    You'll note that David Burtt the VP of the group is in Portland, and Ed
Grove is in Brownfield, as well as Joel Wentworth a bit further up in Camden
area.  These are some contacts for you to find people in your area around
Auburn.   You also have the New England School of Metalworking in
Lewiston/Auburn, run by Dereck Glaser.
        All the contact info for those folks is on the NEB website.  We just
finished updating and adding many new pages, so it is accurate.
        The NEB spring meet will be a joint conference in western Mass with
five groups from the norhteast coming together for that one(also on the web
site).

Ralph


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Sent: Saturday, February 22, 2003 7:42 AM
Subject: [TheForge] So long Maryland, hello Maine


> Good morning to all who dare read this. I have been smithing for about 3
> years now under the guidance and tutorage of the BGCM, a great
orginization
> to take schools and learn new processes, the people in this guild are more
> then helpful.  Alas though to my friends at BGCM I will miss them dearly,
and
> also this begins a new adventure of finding a guild, and or other smiths
who
> will be willing to share some forge space a few times a month until I get
> fully set up.
>
> My move to Maine is voluntary, but of all the people I met at work, home,
and
> recreation the guys/gals at the BGCM have remained totally helpful and
> friendly.  It is hard to imagine that nearly 3 years ago I had made my
first
> hook, and now I have just finished my first damascus knife.  There are too
> many people to list whom I need to thank, but I am sure those of you who
> helped me know who you are, and I fear omitting one or two people and
risking
> offending them.
>
> To any smiths who are in Maine, I understand the winters can be long and
> cold, I figured this would be an asset to getting my lazy butt into the
> forge.  So I would say please if you are living in the topsham/auburn
Maine
> area and you like to have an eager person to help you in your shop, to
watch
> and help you do your smithing, I love to learn.  I find myself to be
helpful
> and quiet, not forward and abrasive.  If you are so inclined to have
someone
> to chew the fat with, please contact me off list at [email protected]
> subject line should say something about blacksmiths.
>
> I will be in Maine a few times from now till April, but April is when I
start
> my full time job. To those of you who I have come to know in the area, I
have
> approx. 2 more weeks in the area, and would love to spend time saying hi
and
> such to those whom I have spent much time with.  If you would like to get
> together for one last time, contact me off list and I will provide you
with
> my NEW phone number, since I no longer have a house, I am using a mobile
> phone exclusively for the moment.
>
> Many thanks to all,
>
> Chris Caouette
> [email protected]
>
> ps. Bob Morris, Yes I finally did stop filing that knife, and the end
resuld
> is quite beautiful, although there are a couple flaws I couldnt get out,
If
> you would like to see the knife, then let me know Id be willing to stop by
> one day.
>
>
>
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