Blacksmith Guild of Central Maryland August Meeting

[David Einhorn]

This month's meeting will be August 16th, 2009, according to BGCM 2009 Schedule. (click on highlighted words to go to related web information)

Building opens around 9 am.
Pot-luck lunch starts around Noon.
General meeting starts around 1pm.

The trade item for this month will be an Ice Cream Scoop. Making a trade item and sharing in the exchange activity is optional.

As usual, the monthly meeting of the Blacksmith Guild of Central Maryland will be held in the Blacksmithing School Building on the grounds of the Carroll County Farm Museum (click here for related web site), 500 S. Center St Westminster, MD.

Visitors are always welcome. There is no charge to come and visit at the meeting. Meet smiths, and knifesmiths, ask questions, see stuff made. The lunch is pot luck. Visitors and members include folks from the neighboring states of Virginia, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware and elsewhere.

Eight forging stations are available for use of members both at the monthly meeting as well as open forge night. Use of the equipment, and access to the forging area, is limited to members who have signed the liability release form and are wearing a membership badge due to liability issues. Coal and tools are provided by the guild. Experienced members are usually available to assist you one-on-one in the learning process and to answer any questions you might have. If you would like someone to help you one-on-one at the forge, please feel free to ask, and multiple smiths will likely wrestle for the fun of volunteering.

Tickets for the Iron-in-the-hat are available during the morning. Folks donate iron, tools and other items as a fund raiser for the guild. One person's unwanted stuff is another person's treasure. :D