Blacksmith Guild of Central Maryland

The August Monthly meeting of the Blacksmith Guild of Central Maryland will be Sunday, August 21st on the grounds of the Carroll County Farm Museum, 500 S. Center St, Westminster, MD 21157. The facility opens up at 9am and we will be there until about 4pm (more or less). August is time for the BGCM Annual Ice-Cream Freeze-Off. Bring and make your best home-made/home-churned ice-cream. Compete for “BEST BLACKSMITH ICE-CREAM. Pot-luck lunch at 12 noon Iron-in-the-hat follows lunch Business meeting at about 1pm. Trade Item this month is an ice-cream scoop

The July Monthly meeting of the Blacksmith Guild of Central Maryland will be Sunday, July 17th on the grounds of the Carroll County Farm Museum, 500 S. Center St, Westminster, MD 21157. The facility opens up at 9am and we will be there until about 4pm (more or less). Pot-luck lunch at 12 noon Iron-in-the-hat raffle follows lunch Business meeting at about 1pm. Trade Item this month is something made of non-ferrous metal

The June Monthly meeting of the Blacksmith Guild of Central Maryland will be Sunday, June 12th on the grounds of the Carroll County Farm Museum, 500 S. Center St, Westminster, MD 21157. The facility opens up at 9am and we will be there until about 4pm (more or less). This is not a 3rd Sunday. Pot luck lunch at noon, Iron-in-the-hat raffle follows lunch (please bring a contribution for the raffle) Business meeting at about 1pm. Trade Item this month is a “beverage related item”: coaster, cup holder, bottle opener, cork screw, wine bottle holder, etc.

The March Monthly meeting of the Blacksmith Guild of Central Maryland will be Sunday, March 20th on the grounds of the Carroll County Farm Museum, 500 S. Center St, Westminster, MD 21157. The facility opens up at 9am and we will be there until about 4pm (more or less). At 10 am, Ted McNett will give a demonstration on making decorated hinges, based on his class taken with Gary Brown. March is time for the annual Chili Cook-Off. Competition in two flavors of Chili: spicy and mild. If you don't bring chili, bring a side dish to go along with chili. Iron-in-the-hat raffle follows lunch (please bring a contribution for the raffle) Business meeting at about 1pm. Tra…

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The February Monthly meeting of the Blacksmith Guild of Central Maryland will be Sunday, February 20th on the grounds of the Carroll County Farm Museum, 500 S. Center St, Westminster, MD 21157. The facility opens up at 9am and we will be there until about 4pm (more or less). Pot-luck lunch at 12 noon, bring something to share Iron-in-the-hat raffle follows lunch Business meeting at about 1pm. Trade Item this month is a kitchen utensil. If the weather looks “ify” call the Guild HotLine at 410-386.9150 before you leave home.

The January Monthly meeting of the Blacksmith Guild of Central Maryland will be Sunday, January 16th on the grounds of the Carroll County Farm Museum, 500 S. Center St, Westminster, MD 21157. The facility opens up at 9am and we will be there until about 4pm (more or less). Pot-luck lunch at 12 noon, bring something to share At 10am, Curt Welch will lead a discussion on “Modern welding for the hobby blacksmith Iron-in-the-hat raffle follows lunch Business meeting at about 1pm. Trade Item this month is a something with a heart (in preparation for Valentines Day next month. If the weather looks “ify” call the Guild Hotline at 410-386-9150 before you leave home.

The December monthly meeting will be this coming Saturday, 11 December, 2010 at the Bear Branch Nature Center on the Grounds of the Hashawha Environmental Center, 300 John Owings Rd, Westminster, MD. This is off of Rt 97 north of Westminster. The December meeting is the Annual Holiday Party. Set up starts at about 4pm and we will sit down to break bread around 5:30 or so. Attendees are asked to bring either a side dish or a desert. The trade item is a hand made Christmas Tree ornament. Also, there will be a Christmas Cookie Exchange. Other than the Open Forge this coming Thursday night, 9 December, the Guild will NOT be meeting at the Farm Museum in December. …

The November Monthly meeting of the Blacksmith Guild of Central Maryland will be Sunday, November 21st on the grounds of the Carroll County Farm Museum, 500 S. Center St, Westminster, MD 21157. The facility opens up at 9am and we will be there until about 4pm (more or less). Pot-luck lunch at 12 noon Repousse demonstration by Albin Drzewianowski at 10am Iron-in-the-hat raffle follows lunch Business meeting at about 1pm. Trade Item this month is a blacksmith tool.

Here is a list of our current classes: BS 101 - Saturday & Sunday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., November 6-7, 2010. Instructor-Ray Neubauer, Assistant Instructor Reb Staup. Cost $175.00. 5 openings left. BS 202 - Saturday & Sunday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., November 13-14, 2010. Instructor-Bill Clemens, Assistant Instructor-Reb Staup. Cost $175.00. 7 openings left. Forge Welding - Saturday & Sunday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., December 18-19, 2010. Instructor-Bill Clemens, Assistant Instructor-Ray Neubauer. Cost $175.00. 7 openings left. BS 101 - Wednesday Nights, 6 to 9:30 p.m. running March 2nd, 2011 through March 30th, 2011. Instructor-Albin Drzewianowski. Cost: …

Important reminder!!!! The October Guild Meeting is Sunday Oct 31st (which is not a 3rd Sunday) on the grounds of the Carroll County Farm Museum, 500 S. Center St, Westminster, MD 21157. The facility opens up at 9am and we will be there until about 4pm (more or less). Pot-luck lunch at 12 noon Iron-in-the-hat raffle follows lunch Business meeting at about 1pm. Trade Item for October is a bowl or vessel. We are not meeting on Sunday the 17th because we will be demonstrating at the B&O Train Museum in Baltimore for their Steam Days. 10am to 4pm both Saturday and Sunday.

The September Monthly meeting of the Blacksmith Guild of Central Maryland will be Sunday, September 26th on the grounds of the Carroll County Farm Museum, 500 S. Center St, Westminster, MD 21157. The facility opens up at 9am and we will be there until about 4pm (more or less). This is NOT a 3rd Sunday of the month. Lunch at 12 noon Iron-in-the-hat Business meeting Trade Item this month is an crab tool. Also, Please mark your calendars. Due to the fact that the Guild will be demonstrating at the B&O Train Museum in Baltimore the weekend of 16/17 October, the October monthly meeting has been moved to Sunday, October 31st.

The August Monthly meeting of the Blacksmith Guild of Central Maryland will be Sunday, August 15th on the grounds of the Carroll County Farm Museum, 500 S. Center St, Westminster, MD 21157. The facility opens up at 9am and we will be there until about 4pm (more or less). August is time for the BGCM Annual Ice-Cream Freeze-Off. Bring and make your best home-made/home-churned ice-cream. Compete for “BEST BLACKSMITH ICE-CREAM. Pot-luck lunch at 12 noon Iron-in-the-hat follows lunch Business meeting at about 1pm. Trade Item this month is an ice-cream scoop

The July Monthly meeting of the Blacksmith Guild of Central Maryland will be Sunday, July 18th on the grounds of the Carroll County Farm Museum, 500 S. Center St, Westminster, MD 21157. The facility opens up at 9am and we will be there until about 4pm (more or less). Pot-luck lunch at 12 noon Iron-in-the-hat raffle follows lunch Business meeting at about 1pm. Trade Item this month is a bottle opener

The June Monthly meeting of the Blacksmith Guild of Central Maryland will be Sunday, June 27th (THIS IS NOT A 3RD SUNDAY OF THE MONTH). We will meet on the grounds of the Carroll County Farm Museum, 500 S. Center St, Westminster, MD 21157. The facility opens up at 9am and we will be there until about 4pm (more or less). Pot-luck lunch at 12 noon Iron-in-the-hat raffle follows lunch Business meeting at about 1pm. Trade Item this month is a mobile or a windchime

Just a reminder that it is less than 2 weeks until the 22nd Annual BGCM Blacksmith Days at the Carroll County Farm Museum, 500 S. Center St. Westminster, MD Friday/Saturday/Sunday, 14/15/16 May 2010. For details, see Reb's announcement here, 3 posts down. Or go to the Guild's webpage: www.bgcmonline.org

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The April Monthly meeting of the Blacksmith Guild of Central Maryland will be Sunday, April 11th on the grounds of the Carroll County Farm Museum, 500 S. Center St, Westminster, MD 21157. The facility opens up at 9am and we will be there until about 4pm (more or less). Pot-luck lunch at 12 noon Iron-in-the-hat raffle follows lunch Business meeting at about 1pm. Trade Item this month is something including a blade

Thought I would throw this out early so anyone interested could make plans. The Blacksmith Guild of Central Maryland (BGCM) will be holding their 22nd annual Blacksmith Days Hammer-in on May 14 - 16, 2010 at the Carroll County Farm Museum in Westminster, Maryland. Here is a link for the flyer. http://www.bgcmonline.org/docs/bsd10.html This years demonstrators will be Mark Aspery and Glenn Horr. We will also have other demonstrations going on through out the day: Other Demonstrations Horseshoe Forging ………… MD Farriers Brass Casting ………… Walter VanAlstine Iron Kiss Hammers………… John Larson Knifemaking ………….… Guild members & local blacksmiths Carvin…

The March Monthly meeting of the Blacksmith Guild of Central Maryland will be Sunday, March, 21st on the grounds of the Carroll County Farm Museum, 500 S. Center St, Westminster, MD 21157. The facility opens up at 9am and we will be there until about 4pm (more or less). If the weather looks threatening, call the HOTLINE: 410-386-9150, in case we have to cancel due to inclement weather. March is time for BGCM's 11th Annual Chili Cook-off. Members bring their favorite mild and spicy chili and compete for “BEST BLACKSMITH CHILI”. If you don't bring a chili dish, bring a side dish to go with chili. Tasting/sampling of the chili starts at noon. Iron-in-the-hat raff…

Hello to all, BGCM members and all those that are interested in blacksmithing. We have made the step and BGCM is now a part of the facebook community to bring you more info on the goings on of BGCM in the promoting and educating of the art and craft of blacksmithing. Come on and join us. Reb www.civilwarblacksmith.com

The February Monthly meeting of the Blacksmith Guild of Central Maryland will be Sunday, February, 21st on the grounds of the Carroll County Farm Museum, 500 S. Center St, Westminster, MD 21157. The facility opens up at 9am and we will be there until about 4pm (more or less). If the weather looks threatening, call the HOTLINE: 410-386-9150, in case we have to cancel due to inclement weather. Pot-luck lunch at 12 noon Iron-in-the-hat raffle follows lunch Business meeting at about 1pm This month's trade item is something with a twist

The January Monthly meeting of the Blacksmith Guild of Central Maryland will be Sunday, January 17th on the grounds of the Carroll County Farm Museum, 500 S. Center St, Westminster, MD 21157. The facility opens up at 9am and we will be there until about 4pm (more or less). At 10am, Ray Neubauer will demonstrate making a fairly simple, straight forward pair of bolt tongs. Pot-luck lunch at 12 noon Iron-in-the-hat raffle follows lunch Business meeting at about 1pm This month's trade item is something with a heart If the weather looks threatening, call the HOTLINE: 410-386-9150, in case we have to cancel due to inclement weather.

The January Monthly meeting of the Blacksmith Guild of Central Maryland will be Sunday, January 17th on the grounds of the Carroll County Farm Museum, 500 S. Center St, Westminster, MD 21157. The facility opens up at 9am and we will be there until about 4pm (more or less). If the weather looks threatening, call the HOTLINE: 410-386-9150, in case we have to cancel due to inclement weather. Pot-luck lunch at 12 noon Iron-in-the-hat raffle follows lunch Business meeting at about 1pm This month's trade item is something with a heart

As always, the December Guild meeting is the Annual Holiday Party to be held this coming Saturday Night, 12 Dec., at the Bear Branch Nature Center. north of Westminster. This is the one time of the year that we do not meet at the Farm Museum. The forging facility will be open this Thursday night, 10 Dec, from 6pm to about 9:30pm for the monthly Open forge. PS: There are still opening in the Forge Welding Class coming up the weekend of 19/20 Dec.