Events, Hammer ins, Where to meet

Alright folks, as of tomorrow, we begin the 3 week stretch going into the SOFA Quad-State Roundup. So, as I'm gonna go this year, let's have a shout out to see who's going. Who can I look forward to meeting in person? Man, I'm getting shakey just thinking about it..............as this is probably one of the biggest events I'll ever get a chance to attend!!

For those of you who missed Stans(Trying-it's) Hammerin I resized my pictures and tryed to put them in the gallery and it rejected them so I will try it here. Maybe someone can put a folder in the events section for stan's hammerin and move mine & Curly Georges pics to that folder. Anyway Stan and I went to the flea market Friday morning and Stan got a forge and I got a postvise. So theres pics of Stan assembling the toy...er....forge. Saturday Curly George was making a chain out of 1/4" rod and I got a few pictures of that and Stans son in law made a BBQ fork from a RR spike so I got a few shots of him playing with the treadle hammer. For those of you that missed it…

"The Ring of Fire" October 20th 9am-5pm 2nd Annual Yesteryear Forge Hammer In Location: Yesteryear Forge 15421 Five Forks Rd. Amelia VA 23002 Demonstrators: Randy McDaniel: Randy will be doing a FULL DAY demo on tool making, animal heads, and cowboy hats. Randy is also the author of "A Blacksmithing Primer, A Course in Basic and Intermediate Blacksmithing." This is widely known as one of the BEST educational books and VHS/DVD sets out there. This is your opportunity to see a well known author and an amazing smith. All items of Randy's will be auctioned off at the end of the day! Randy Cox: Randy will be demonstrating copper work throughout the day with various proj…

I will be there set up working for Yesteryear Forge selling everything from hammer handles to forges to Mike's precision machined hook jig. Please stop by if you see the "Blacksmith Guild of Virginia" banner. I will have a forge lit and will show you how awesome this jig really is! Hope to meet some of ya'll up there!!! ...Who all is going to Quad State? I am curious... Peyton

Monthly Meeting: September 15 Location: Yesteryear Forge 15421 Five Forks Rd. Amelia VA 23002 Time: 10am-3pm Lunch: Provided RSVP for Lunch Please! [email protected] or 434.390.6203 Demonstrator: DOUG MERKEL. Doug is a veteran instructor at the prestigous John C. Campbell Folk School. Here is his BIO as seen in their catalog and website: "Doug Merkel a full-time smith, maintains a studio in the mountains of North Carolina. He specializes in rendezvous, reenactment and 18th-century blacksmithing, but continues to do commissions, artwork, and ironwork for the home builder. Active in chapters of the Artist Blacksmith's Association of North America, Do…

Hey Sam, When are you going to take a ride up this way and bang on some iron in my shop? Or for that matter anyone interested. I am in the process of moving indoors from 'neath the stars as Jack Frost is on his way here too and outdoors isn't so nice when the snow flies. have three of each, anvils, blowers, post vices, and tongs, hqmmers,etc. etc. open shop. Sure,I can hear the experts now, "the blind leading the blind". What's worse, sitting at home alone reading books, or getting together in a shop with tools and "getting your hands mucky"? OPEN SHOP ALL WELCOME. Would sure be nice to have a group to meet at least weekly here. Once a month is nice at the a.b.a.n.a. affi…

We did a big meeting in September Just wanted to show you some pictures and the possibility to read the whole article in English. Maybe we meet there next year, you are al welcome!! Regards from Scandinavia Johan Antracit smidesportal

Hey guys I have just put all of my photos of Quad State in the gallery. I hope you guys enjoy them! It is around 114 pics! I may post a few back over here that are cool with some type of description. This was one of the greatest things I have ever been a part of in my life. It was great meeting all you guys from IFI there too! Peyton

I am extremely excited about Quad State. If all goes well, and the school can get substitutes, me and the wife will be trucking it up to Quad State! Actually we will be riding up there, yesteryearforge and Linda (my coolest of cool in-laws) will be the pilot and co-pilot of this pilgrimage... Who else is going? (Glenn you better be there I want to shake your hand and thank you for this place IN PERSON!) Peyton

Well, Quad State is only a month away now. How many of you are planning to attend? This is my biggest event of the year. We might want to have a barley pop toast saturday night after the show. I'll start it off with "I'll be there". That's one. Gobbler. aka- Brad Weber

greeting's boys and girls! Okay, okay, I know.... everyone is wanting to know what the heck I've been up to since I landed down under so I'm taking the spare two minutes I DO have to myself today to post a quick update on all things Antipodean. So far... I've found meself both: a) accomodation and, employment. I've met aproximately another 10 to 20 Part and Full time Smith's over here including (Of course) Chopper and Strine from Iforgeirons own pages and some other guys (From the A.B.A and from the historical museum at Mont De Lancy)... I've taken a xxxx of a lot of photographs of Victoria, and Melbourne in particular. I've got …

Got back from Quad State this afternoon. Had a fine time as usual. Really enjoyed the new short 1 hr. demos that they set-up this year. Saw a lot of old acquaintences & met some new ones. Saw a few name tags I recognized, but didnt get a chance to meet (Ed Thomas & Beecher Allen, maybe next year). 8)

Anybody from this board headed to that event this year? I'll probably take my iforge T-shirt. That way people can see from either direction who to avoid. :D