[TheForge] Blacksmithing classes

[lama]

If someone wishes to get on the ABANA "Demonstrator's List"
you will find the form to fill out here:
http://www.abana.org/resources/education/be_demonstrator.html
As far as the "Schools List" most of them have a web site listed.
All but one I think has a telephone number listed. We have just
updated that information thanks to the hard work of a volunteer
Mr. Jon Lustig. One will have to do their own research as to
exactly what each class covers. I am sure that the schools will be
happy to send out their catalog. This information changes so much
that it would be a full time job to keep such a list up to date in a
single database. The ABANA web site budget is very small and
I think wisely spent. If someone wishes to volunteer to compile
a list of every school and class offered and cross-reference that list
by location, date, instructor, school, subject of class, skill level,
and whatever else you can think of, then I would be glad to talk
to you. You would also have to commit to keep the list current.
Check out the ABANA web site http://www.abana.org  you will
find lots and lots of information there.
Dave Mudge

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Andrew Vida" <osan@netlabs.net>
To: <theforge@mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Wednesday, May 14, 2003 10:38 AM
Subject: Re: [TheForge] Blacksmithing classes


>
>
> Daniel Crowther wrote:
> >
> > Yes, I've seen that.  What I was hoping for was a listing of individuals
> > giving instruction.
>
> So basically you are looking for an online course catalog.
> Nice idea, but there are a few questions.  For instance,
> who administers this catalog?  ABANA?  Fine by me but I
> guess then the question of how it gets paid for arises.
> Subsumed by member dues?  Given what I have seen happen in
> the past regarding the ways in which ABANA spends its money,
> I'm not sure that avenue would be met with universal
> acceptance, but I may be wrong.
>
> One thing ABANA could do, but again how is it paid for, is
> to have schools register with them, perhaps pay a small
> annual fee, and build in a mechanism by which they can
> either build their own catalog pages on the ABANA site
> or simply transfer the data there where they would be taken
> into a database that in turn could be searched by prospective
> students.  This way, the costs are borne by the schools
> and would be minimal, would provide smiths with a central
> search point and schools with a central marketing point.
>
> We could get even fancier, but I'll not rube it up unless
> it's called for.

> > >

> > >Yes, I've seen that.  What I was hoping for was a listing of
individuals
> > >giving instruction.

> > >For instance, although I can go to a college and get piano lessons. I
can
> > >also go to one of the millions of private individuals who offer tuition
at
> > >their homes.  These individuals FAR out number the colleges offering
piano
> > >lessons.  So what ABANA keeps is *primarily* a list of colleges and
> > >educational institutions (yes, I did see SOME individuals).  But where
is
> > >the list for the thousands of individual blacksmiths who teach?
Imagine
> > >the resource THAT would be.  :)

> > >Dan Crowther



At 11:49 PM 5/13/2003, you wrote:
> > >>Daniel, If you look on the ABANA web site under
> > >>Rescources\Education\Schools
> > >>http://www.abana.org/resources/education/schools.html
> > >>You can find a list of nearly 50 schools and classes.