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Hey all, The meeting at my place on the 24th, starts about 9:00 am , address 15615 e. Outer Springer loop Palmer Alaska. Looks like my friend that I built the new forge for will be there. Frosty I am looking forward to learning how to tweak this kind of burner. The forge is the same as my personal forge, stacked brick type , six brick floor and top 1 brick tall, bricks are 9x4 1/2x2 1/2 This gives me an internal dimension of 405 cubic inches,the thing I like about my forge is the side walls are adjustable so the size is variable if desired. Yes, big fire good.?

Hey frosty, The guy works on Saturdays, so that's always an issue.

Hey, our next meeting will be the 24th at my place, looking forward to it. Built a forge for a friend with my version of the 3/4in frosty burner. My changes were adding a nut to the back of the tee, I didn't think the threaded tee gave enough support, this also allowed me to use the .045 tip without cutting it down. I put a bell on the end by using short sections of 1 in. And 1/14in to form the funnel. Will try to post photos. trim.448F0531-3B0A-417B-962A-562D0F2BF5E6.MOVtrim.448F0531-3B0A-417B-962A-562D0F2BF5E6.MOV

Hey Frosty. It's a demo but I don't go anywhere without an extra hammer. Pat

Alaskan Association of Blacksmiths Blacksmithing Demonstrations June 17th Anchorage AK June 18th Palmer AK The association of Alaskan Blacksmiths will be presenting two Blacksmithing demonstrations by visiting German Blacksmith Goesta Gablick. Goesta is a professional Blacksmith who has placed in the top ranks of the International Blacksmithing championships in Europe. Goesta will be demonstrating his techniques for designing and forging artworks. The demos will run from 6:30 pm to 9:30 pm. Admission for the demos will be $ 50.00. There will be no additional charge for attending both demos. For more information or to sign up please call Pat Garley 907-441-6728

Hey all, It's been busy here in the shop. The next meeting is on the 19th and at my shop in Palmer, hope to see you there. Pat

Hey guys, The official opening time for the event is 10:am it would be good to be set up and ready at 10:00 The event goes all day till 5:00 pm. I would like to set up a display with some things for sale . The Gordon Williams pieces for one. It is O.k. To sell your stuff at this event. I will be there doing the Iron pour, let me know if you have any questions , it will be fun. Pat

Hey, I have been talking to a business owner in anchorage who operates a fair trade based gift shop. For those of you not familiar with a fair trade store, the shop is stocked with handcrafted items from all over the world, the owner is certifying that the makers of the goods are being paid a fair price for the products. She has invited the AK blacksmiths association to display some of our work for the month of june and be included as a stop on June's first Friday art openings. We would be displaying our work, if you want to sell any items you would provide contact info and any sales would be direct through you. Or if you want to just show some of your work that would be fine also. I need to let her know if we are interested pretty soon so let me know what you all think. Pat

Hey Guys, Well I looked at the link and I don't know anything about this stuff. I have used some different mold washes and release agents this is a glaze that resists flux sounds like something I would like to try, I'm in for ten pounds if that works for everybody. Pat