[TheForge] ABANA Event Notice - New England Blacksmith's Fall Meet

[Peter Fels & Phoebe Palmer]

Good, that works Rome.
When i initially signed up for theforge, that was what i expected to 
see, in part...now it's here..thanks.

Rome H. Hutchings wrote:
> See this Email as a web page
> Click Here: 
> http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs033/1101903933417/archive/1101912633188.html
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> Artist Blacksmith's Association of North America
> Announces New England Blacksmith's Fall Meet
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> Dear: ABANA Supporter
> Below is a courtesy announcement for an opportunity to attend the New 
> England
> Blacksmith's Fall Meet at Huntington River Smithy at Jim Fecteau's 
> "Huntington River
> Smithy" in beautiful Huntington, Vermont September 11th, 12th, & 13th 2009
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> New Egland Blacksmith's Fall Meet: Hntington River Smithy
> The NEB Fall meet for 2009 will be held at Jim Fecteau's "Huntington River
> Smithy" in beautiful Huntington, Vermont on the 11th, 12th, & 13th of 
> September,
> 2009 Featured demonstrator- Steve Parker. Steve is an industrial smith that
> has 15 years of experience in making all the tongs and handling equipment 
> for
> the Clifford Jacobs Forge House. Steve has worked with and stays in close
> contact with his friend and mentor Clifton Ralph who has shared his many 
> years
> of experience with power hammer forging. Clifton worked all his life as a
> maintenance blacksmith for a steel mill in Gary Indiana.
> 
> This all meet is one you should not miss if you own a power hammer or have 
> any
> interest in Industrial Shaping, Tool Making, and General Forging Principals 
> that
> apply o Treadle, or Power Hammer Operation and getting the results you are
> after in your wok.
> This all NEB event will also include:
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> HUGE GREEN COAL"  TEACHING TENT WITH MANY FORGING STATIONS:
> HANDS ON LEARNING!
> 
> Two Demo Areas -- Additional Demonstrators --
> Iron in the Hat -- Auction -- On Site Camping -- Gallery -- Chicken BBQ
> Tailgating -- Coal for Sale
> 
> We also have "Pick Up Demos" planned in the main tent or the shop
> A "Pick Up Demo" is usually done after hours for a way of teaching
> on a topic of the demonstrators choice which they are extremely proficient
> at. It is most often provided to a full seating of onlookers, as compared to
> the one on one teaching approach of green coal.
> 
> The New England Blacksmiths & Green Mountain Blacksmiths
> offering to teach at Green Coal will be:
> 
> John D'Abate
> Bob Bordeaux-- Knife making
> Kirk Williams
> Lucian Avery
> Ray Ciemny
> Chris Caswell
> Judson Yaggy
> Leigh Morrell
> 
> Our Pick up Demonstrations will be done by:
> 
> Nathan Robertson - Hammer making
> Stephen Gensheimer - Design concepts
> 
> Nathan will be attending the conference from Minnesota and has
> made over 4,000 hammers for metalworkers across the country
> 
> Steve Gensheimer has a design and metalworking shop in New Jersey and is 
> very
> accomplished at what he does - Don't miss these presentations!!
> 
> Local Details: Jim Fecteau's Huntington River Smithy is located in beautiful
> Huntington, Vermont - just 20 miles from Burlington. Lots of local B&B's and
> hotels near by. Onsite camping will have water and portajohns but no RV 
> hookups.
> Swimming holes nearby.
> Contacts: Event Coordinator - Jim Fecteau fecteau at gmavt.net 
> [mailto:fecteau at gmavt.net]
> Registrations - Lynn Lang langfarm at together.net 
> [mailto:langfarm at together.net]
> NEB  Fall Meet Click  for more information: 
> http://www.newenglandblacksmiths.org/spring_&_fall_meets.htm
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> Quick Links...
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> Blacksmithing Links www.abana.org/resources/links.shtml
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> If you are having an event of interest to ABANA Members contact us for 
> information
> on how to get your event noticed.  Thanks and we hope to hear from you 
> soon!.
> 
> Sincerely,
> Rome H. Hutchings, Member Services Chair
> 
> 
> Artist Blacksmith's Association of North America | 15754 Widewater Drive | 
> Dumfries | VA | 22025-1212 
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