Pittsburgh Area Artist-Blacksmiths Association PAABA

This years PAABA Compass in Museum hammer in is on saturday july 22nd. This is always a don't miss event for me since I have done it for a few years and am permitted to attend kid free lol. It is always a great time. As usual I will take my travel setup and welcome others to share it if they don't have their own. It will be under a canopy to keep out of the more extreme elements whatever they might be. The event is from 10am-3pm. Never enough time. I will be there earlier. We make items to donate to the museum gift shop to help support them and the living history they continue. Please check out the PAABA website calendar or Compass Inn museum in…

This saturday May 21st. is a PAABA event at the Compass Inn Museum near Ligonier PA. Off the Lincoln highway. I will be coming with a limited forge setup as I am without a vehicle able to tow my trailer at the moment. I will have a more limited but functional forge setup under a canopy to work. I am fine with sharing my forge with anyone interested. It has been a good time everytime I've gone the past few years with friendly people and a relaxed atmosphere. Also the period museum and blacksmith shop on location. Map is in the PAABA website calendar. From Chris Holt of PAABA. " Our next event is this coming Saturday at the Compass Inn Museum in Laug…

Welcome to the Pittsburgh Area Artist-Blacksmiths Association PAABA Please keep us up to date with your events and then post photos of the meetings etc so we can see what we missed. THURSDAY NIGHTS - FORT ALLEN - Open Forge, Call Dick Fisher for details! 724-836-3625 See the new addition and take part in the friendly atmosphere. $5 Donation appreciated for fuel. Season is now OPEN!!! July 20 - Little Giant Workshop II, Country Fab in Ambridge. Host Bob Pickens holds a half-day workshop on the Little Giant. Lunch included. August 17 – Steel Welding 9:00 – Demonstrator: James Michael Walker! PAABA Auction, Library , PAABA Summer P…