I am still serching for some sort of open black smith shop around new hampshire, or an event. I missed one in vermont a month ago and I'm still upset about that! I havent seen an event around here or an open shop. So it occured to me, ask the forum of blacksmiths if they know! Does anyone know of an blacksmith's event around NH? Thanks.

Look at the Affiliates List on the ABANA site: [ABANA] The Artist Blacksmith's Association of North America, Inc.

Check the weekend of September 28, 2007 on the IForgeIron calendar. Click on Calendar at the top of the forum page.


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Northeast Blacksmiths Association
Northeast Blacksmiths holds its meets twice a year at the Ashokan Field Campus of New York State. Ashokan Field campus is in Olivebridge, N.Y., several miles west of Kingston, N.Y. The meets are held the first weekend in May and in the first weekend in October every year. The main demonstration is in the blacksmith shop and there is a "Hands On" workshop for beginners.

The dates for the Fall 2007 meet
are September 28th, 29th and 30th.
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The New England Blacksmiths Fall Meeting 2007
Hosted by the Connecticut Blacksmiths Guild

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The Connecticut Eastern Railroad Museum
Bridge Street, Willimantic, CT
September 28, 29 & 30, 2007
Contact Steve Melady (860) 228-2185
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New England blacksmiths - click here

They also hold classes and workshops - click here


Connecticut Blacksmith's Guild has meetings in Sept, Oct, and Nov.

Seems you have a full calendar if you want to travel only a little bit. :)

In addition to what Glenn posted, the New England Blacksmiths have a teaching shop in Brentwood, NH: Brentwood Teaching Facility
A couple workshops are coming up and we're doing open shops monthly, which may happen more often if the interest is there.

Marc Godbout
NEB Director - NH

The NEB is a great bunch of folks, and their shop in Brentwood is great. Their spring meet in Lincoln RI this year was the first NEB meet that I had made it to, and I learned more in a few days there than I had ever thought possible.

The fall meet is going to be in CT this year, but I would greatly recommend driving down from NH to attend if your'e able to.

In addition if you're ever down by Rhode Island, my shop is small (and all propane fired), and Im still a beginner myself, but I'd be happy to have someone pounding metal in my shop with me some weekend. (I'm what I'd term experienced beginner, but a beginner none the less, since i'm for the most part self taught in my free time, and dont really know how to do a lot of stuff =P)