[TheForge] Virtual meetings

Wed May 13 09:06:17 EDT 2020

I'm a long time follower of this page. I don't have a lot of time to do much, between kids and work, but I would love to be more active in the community. Does anyone know if any clubs in New England are having virtual meetings?Thanks.Carrie.Sent from my Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note8.
-------- Original message --------From: Rob Fertner <rfertner at cox.net> Date: 5/13/20  08:09  (GMT-05:00) To: 'Blacksmithing List Sponsored by ABANA' <theforge at mailman.qth.net> Subject: Re: [TheForge] Virtual meetings There's the North Texas Blacksmith Association     http://www.ntxba.org/From their homepage:The North Texas Blacksmith Association is a non-profit organization in affiliation with ABANA that strives to educate the public and its members about the art & craft of blacksmithing. NTxBA holds monthly meetings every second Saturday at various workshops around the DFW area. The club also hosts various blacksmiths from around the country occasionally to broaden the scope of the craft of blacksmithing. NTxBA also performs demonstrations and workshops for Scouts groups, local municipalities, and many heritage organizations.Rob-----Original Message-----From: theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net <theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net> On Behalf Of xlch58Sent: Tuesday, May 12, 2020 8:51 PMTo: Blacksmithing List Sponsored by ABANA <theforge at mailman.qth.net>Subject: Re: [TheForge] Virtual meetingsNTMAC, North Texas Metalworking ? Club, no idea what the A stands for.They have a yahoo group, meet first Saturday of every month.CharlesSent from my iPad> On May 12, 2020, at 5:04 PM, jyeates at realtime.net wrote:> > What's the group??? ... > > Without planning for it, at start of winter ended up in DFW (left here in '75, no intent to come back, tech company I worked for cratered and but couldn’t afford Austin any longer) and now waiting out CV18 and looking for new future support systems.  At present all heavy metal tools stashed in Austin, building & mechanics tools outside of FW along with my wrecked HD (Custom '90 FLST, first HD was a basket case '72CLCH I rebuilt from ground up back in mid 70's)).  Soon as pandemic passes, can replace employment, plan on getting the HD back on road ASAP.> > Metal-Arts certificate from ACC, have my grandfather anvils and many of his tools, worked in several forges, worked in a sword factory, pounded armour for the Cimmerian's, studied with the local Amish communities (iron working, timber framing, carpentry .. worked for WETA on LOTR II/II (and did extra work), had a backyard forge / bronze foundry for 20+ years (until neighborhood was Californicated out from under me), dedicated one bedroom to my jewelry // platework, 2nd extra for my wood working ....> > Basically, love having tools in my hands making things ....> > 'wolf / Yeates> ... central Dallas, edge of Lakewood on Gaston> > -----Original Message-----> From: theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net > <theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net> On Behalf Of xlch58> Sent: Tuesday, May 12, 2020 11:36> To: Blacksmithing List Sponsored by ABANA <theforge at mailman.qth.net>> Subject: Re: [TheForge] Virtual meetings> > My local metal working group in DFW has been using Skype to host our monthly meeting.  Not much blacksmithing content, but It has been pretty successful.  I am all for the first inaugural theForge live meeting after more than two decades, but there are some issues with zoom I have heard with regard to managing and keeping out people who like the disrupt these things.  That is why our local group is doing Skype, so that each person is invited to the meeting rather than joining an open url.> > Charles> > Sent from my iPad> >> On May 12, 2020, at 11:13 AM, Chuck Robinson <robi5515 at bellsouth.net> wrote:>> >> Has any blacksmithing group tried to, or is using, Zoom to conduct meetings or demonstrations to keep Blacksmithing alive and healthy during the virus pandemic?>> >> I'm concerned that the virus is having  a detrimental effect on our blacksmithing community.>> >> Chuck>> >> ______________________________________________________________>> TheForge mailing list>> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/theforge>> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm>> Post: mailto:TheForge at mailman.qth.net>> >> TheForge mail list group photo site is http://www.shutterfly.com>> Login: blacksmithblacksmith at hotmail.com>> Password: anvil>> >> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net 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