Events, Hammer ins, Where to meet

In 20th -22nd March this year in Melbourne is Australia's biggest blacksmithing and metal art festival. http://watersidemetalart.org/events/2015-international-blacksmithing-metal-art-festival/ Not one to miss!

the RSMA is a blacksmith group in the central Indiana area, we meet the first Saturday of each month. everyone is welcome to the meetings.We have an open forge, and we will work on projects, and do demos.

The Goliad Forge will be set up and demonstrating in Goliad TX this Friday afternoon and all day Saturday. Last year we had the most popular booth at the event,, probably because it was one of the coldest days on record and we had 3 forges running :lol: :lol: Thanks Russell

The Goliad Forge group is set up and doing demos at the Rio Rio Event at the state park in Goliad tomorrow from 9:00 am until 3:00 pm if any one is in the area.

get hammered should be on again the last weekend in october, if phill dose not have any thing planed ,LOL we had about 20 last year it was a good time had by all , another anvil was started to be forged , it now is about finished the base has to be attached and hardie hole an pritchel hole made then hardened so it happening but slow well if you are interested is coming to 2014 get hammered let us know by private message in iforge iron moony

Hey im going to the Parke County covered Bridge Festival Indiana and was woundering if there will be anyone setting up shop there in any of the towns. If so ill stop by to check them out.

October Mentoring Center Event Jeff Holtby, of Arcane Metal Arts, brings a unique demonstration to our Mentoring Center, Longview, WA: Forging a simple padlock and key. There will be a 3 hour demonstration beginning at 9AM, followed by lunch break and then open forging in the afternoon. Date: October 25, 2014 Time: 9AM – 5PM with a lunch break. Location: NWBA Mentoring Center, 1900 7th Avenue Longview, WA Cost: $10 Attendees must be current NWBA members due to insurance requirements

I was very interested to receive in the mail today a "save the date" sort of preview for the 2014 SOFA Quadstate conference September 26-28, 2014. I was further surprised to see Dave Custer listed as one of the presenters. He posts on Iforgeiron.

2014 Annual Fall Knife Show in Janesville, WI Custom, factory, collectible and antique knives of all kinds. Oct. 3-4, 2014 Holiday Inn Express and Janesville Conference Center Friday: Noon- 7:00 p.m. | Saturday: 8:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. Admission: $5.00 at the Door Early Bird Pass: $20.00 Allows Admission at 9:00 a.m. Friday and 7:00 a.m. Saturday

Bowie (Ron Claiborne) will be having his annual hammer-in October 10-12, October, 2014. It is at 2918 Ellistown Road, Knoxville, Tennessee If you need more information you can call him at 865-660-1569. There is camping on the grounds but you will probably want to get there Thursday afternoon so you can stake out the flat spot. Demonstrations will start by 9:00 Friday morning. Plan on being through with breakfast and ready to sit down by then because the demo will start promptly at 9:00. I will be showing and demonstrating my new Ribbon Burner Forge and showing how you can build your own. I will then weld up a billet using 3/4# pressure on the propane and will do the wel…

Weekend, October 11-12, 2014 [DATE NOT CONFIRMED YET] Annual Fall Conference at Cedar Lakes Park (near Ripley, WV) Demonstration: TBA Demos: Saturday, Oct. 11: 9am-Noon and 1pm-4pm Sunday, Oct. 12: 9am-Noon Plus: Iron-in-the-hat and Auction of donated ironwork. Bring your tools, ear protection and safety glasses. We'll fire up the forges on Friday and Saturday nights. Tailgaters welcome. FEE: $15.00 or donate hand-forged work piece to the auction. See our Cedar Lakes web page for location information.

WCBG meeting dates for 2014: (General Meeting, in one of the heated buildings near the blacksmith shop) WCBG Meetings at Leduc West Shop: Saturday December 13, 2014

WCBG meeting dates for 2014: (General Meeting, in one of the heated buildings near the blacksmith shop) WCBG Meetings at Leduc West Shop: Saturday November 8, 2014

WCBG meeting dates for 2014: (General Meeting, in one of the heated buildings near the blacksmith shop) WCBG Meetings at Leduc West Shop: Saturday October 11, 2014 Thanks swedefiddle, fixed it.

September 2014 Mentoring Center Demonstrator: Dave Lisch, Making a Cable Knife Start to Finish Saturday, September 27th, 2014 Location: NWBA Mentoring Center - Cowlitz Expo Center 9:00 AM: Demonstration Begins Noon: Break for Lunch 1:00 PM: Open Forge time

I registered for the conference today. Only $125 for ABANA members till January 15. Make sure you make a motel reservation soon too, or register for camping or a tent. Who else is going? Please add to this list as you decide and register. njanvilman......AKA Joshua Kavett

2014 Annual Northwest Jewelry and Metals Symposium 19th Annual Northwest Jewelry and Metals Symposium is going to be held on Saturday, October 18th at the Washington State History Museum in Tacoma, Washington. Doors open & registration from 9-10am. Symposium is from 10:00am-5:30pm. Then the opening reception at the TAM is at 6:00pm. Tickets can be purchased ahead of time Event name contact: Symposium Committee Contact email: [email protected] Event Website: http://www.seattlemetalsguild.org/programs/symposium/

October 2014 Mentoring Center Demonstrator: Jeff Holtby, demonstration to be announced Saturday, October 25th, 2014 Location: NWBA Mentoring Center - Cowlitz Expo Center 9:00 AM: Demonstration Begins Noon: Break for Lunch 1:00 PM: Open Forge time

Ninth Annual Village of Government Camp Blacksmith Week Sponsored by the Cascadia Center for Arts and Crafts, will be held August 21-24 2014 at the Historic Summit CCC Camp and Ranger Station. This event is open to any and all interested in Blacksmithing. DATE: August 21 – 24, 2014 LOCATION: Historic Summit CCC Camp, Government Camp, OR Blacksmith Week Schedule of Events Thursday - 9 am Registration 1:00pm-4:00pm Demo Tri Fricker Project/ Wall Sconce - Hollow forging (pipe & tubing) Friday- 9:00am-12:00 Short Demo / followed by Hands-On 1:00pm-5:00pm Demo Terry Carson & Darryl Nelson / Joinery - Under 4 hr. Gate, formerly 3 hr. Gate Saturday- …

One for the Aussies “All Steamed Up” at Mannum, Engine, Blacksmith & Boat Festival Saturday 15th & Sunday 16th November 2014 9:30 am – 4:00 pm See http://www.psmarion.com/events-exhibitions/ for more details or contact the Artist Blacksmith Association of SA http://www.artistblacksmithsa.org.au/Welcome.html for more details According to Chris there are nearly thirty blacksmiths already booked in and we're running out of accomodation space fast! Andrew Edit: to fix up the hyperlinks I stuffed up

August 8-10, 2014 TOOL FORGING SYMPOSIUM Lisichevo, Zakarpattya, UKRAINE Water powered forge “GAMORA” Topics: Forged tools for organic agriculture Fuel and energy for the modern forge Forge welding for tool making Forging with water hammer Curator : Bogdan Popov +380679056714 [email protected]

For full details http://www.internationalblacksmithsfest.com/ where you can see who we have currently received confirmation from that they will be there, and what they will be doing. August 13th to 16th, Four days to keep you happy, pick up tips 'n tricks, see the Masters in action and enjoy yourself in the company of like minded people, any problems you have had should be able to be sorted here. At the centre of the showground there will be blacksmiths working throughout the event as well as an iron smelt, aluminium casting, Medieval ironworking, Blacksmithing competitions, Demonstrations and Master classes and old fashioned fairground attractions, Aunt Sally, c…

http://www.tewkesburymedievalfestival.org/ I will be there friday and all weekend if anyone wants to come and visit, you will find me in the market, I am not hard to spot and most know me, my next event is the international blacksmiths festival in devon in august ( details in the UK blacksmiths guild section here ) Dave

Upcoming Mentoring Center Events September 27, 2014 Demonstration and Open Forge: demonstrator to be determined.27, 2014

Blacksmith Week on Mount Hood The Ninth Annual Village of Government Camp Blacksmith Week Sponsored by the Cascadia Center for Arts and Crafts, will be held August 21-24 2014 at the Historic Summit CCC Camp and Ranger Station. This event is open to any and all interested in Blacksmithing. Event includes Formal Demonstrators, Hands On, and Open Forge. DATE: August 21 – 24, 2014 LOCATION: Historic Summit CCC Camp, Government Camp, OR Event fee is $50.00 for 4 days or $15.00 per day. Free onsite camping is limited and on a first come first serve basis.