Home 
Houston
Area
Blacksmith's
Association
7418 Branch Point
Houston, TX 77095-2649
Board of Directors
HABA Facebook
HABA Sponsors
HABA Reading Digest
Group Email
The HABA Letter Archives
Membership
HABA Meeting
Photo Page
on FLICKR
For Sale
Wanted
Calendar 2012
Gallery
Designs
Links
Training Progression
Library
Historical Blacksmithing in Texas
Member's
Web Pages
Demo Page
Student Page
Mentor Page
Interviews
Local Suppliers
HABA Calendar
HABA Web Site Editor
Tools for Making Hammers Demo and Workshop
with
Daniel and Chris Riffe
at
HABA's Depot Shop
in Magnolia, Texas
Daniel will demonstrate the making of the top and bottom fullers which are needed to make the forging hammers. Time permitting, Daniel will make another hardy cut-off as well.
Last year for Father's Day we watched Daniel and his special helper Dad Chris make hammers. This year for Mother's Day, Chris nobly pitched in and will again give Daniel a hand where needed!
More info will be posted shortly!
Please note that the 19th Annual Depot Day Event at Magnolia is Saturday, April 21st. If you would like to reserve your spot in the HABA Shop please contact Richard Boswell. Otherwise, just come out and work at a forge already set up. Photos are pasted to our Flickr Collection page HABA Works at Annual Depot Day Celebration
HABA New Officers Elected at ANNUAL Board Meeting May 08, 2012
We are pleased to announce the results of our Annual Board Meeting which took care of planning for our meetings the rest of this year, and most importantly continued the healthy changing of the guard of our elected Executive Officers! Please welcome the incoming and outgoing with your appreciation for their effort to make this organization the success it has been and will continue to be!
- President - Pat Bossart
- Vice President - Dana Flanders
- Secretary - Bob Nichols
- Treasurer - Ed Malmgren
- Pete Farrell
- Martin Miles
The HABA Board Page will be updated shortly to reflect these updates.
HABA is now on Facebook
Dana Flanders, our new VP, has taken the bull by the horns! During our Board meeting he created our Facebook page which will continue to evolve! He said by email....
Please be advised that the HABA page on Facebook is now up and running as:
http://www.facebook.com/HoustonAreaBlacksmithsAssociationInc
I have filled the "About" section with background info from the website and added some "Status" posts to call attention to our next scheduled meeting and other important developments. In the future, I will pull other news from the website and share it via this page, while continuing to re-direct people back to the HABA website as our primary communication vehicle.
If you "Like" the HABA page (we already have 3 likes - with two from people I have never heard of!), new posts will appear on your newsfeed in real time. I have also had the HABA page "Like" the Balcones page. Everyone should feel free to "Comment" or otherwise communicate via the page.
HABA Scrolling Put Together for The Depot Shop at ZIWA Forge was April 14, 2012
In our March meeting, Dana Flanders discussed the window grilles he produced for the Depot Shop and we made a lot of scrolls for our new special window project. We will forge volutes (scroll ends) for our group project grille. In this follow-on meeting, Dana will host us at his shop and demonstrate some joinery techniques (rivets, lap joints, tenons, wraps, wedges, knots, braids, collars, etc.). We will also forge the collars necessary and join the volutes to the window frame to complete the Depot special window project.
More info is available on the event web page Experimenting with Joinery Techniques.
Please note that the 19th Annual Depot Day Event at Magnolia is Saturday, April 21st. If you would like to reserve your spot in the HABA Shop please contact Richard Boswell. Otherwise, just come out and work at a forge already set up.
HABA Scrolling for The Depot Shop was March 22, 2012
Dana Flanders lead the demo at our Magnolia Depot Shop in March. We will feature scroll work so bring your forges and tools to bend and shape some metal into graceful and functional elements. We will complete the day by installing the magnificent panels he has made for two of the shop windows.
More info is available on the event web page Depot Scrolling.
Photos from the event are posted to our flickr page at HABA Scrolling at the Depot.
HABA - Bacones met for demo at Steephollow Forge February 18, 2012
HABA And Balcones Forge will have their second annual joint meeting at the Lee Brothers' (Alan & Jeff & Carlton) Steephollow Forgeworks in Bryan, Texas on Feb 18, 2012. Last year's Powerhammer/Blacksmith Demonstration was an exceptional day of fellowship and education.
Balcones Forge tradition is to make and bring to each of their meetings a trade item. They have requested that all HABA members attending this joint meeting join them in this tradition. The trade item will be a bowl that can be donated to the "Empty Bowls Event". A committee will select the "best bowl" and award its owner a prize. Each participant in the competition will keep their own bowl or donate it to the Empty Bowls program. Click this to download a very nice flyer for the event Steephollow Forgeworks.
Many photos are posted on our Flickr page for the event at Lee Brothers Demo Work and be sure to see the great collection of bowls brought for the Empty Bowls collection.
HABA Lost Wax Casting Demo was January 21 at Kevin Crawford's shop in Alvin
HABA will return to Kevin Crawford's shop in Alvin to learn about lost wax casting. Kevin is an experienced jeweler and has been working with Pat Bossart to develop a practical demo for balcksmiths about casting metals. We had a similar demo several years ago (November 2004 at Artistic Iron and Forge with Dave Cruey).
It will include the preparation of the wax model, imbedding the model in investment material, mold burnout and casting. You do not have to be a member to attend our meetings! Bring a Guest! Bring your Membership Dues if you want to work at a forge and are not a current member!
Minors are welcome but must be accompanied by a responsible adult.
What to expect:
Since molten metal and water are not a good combination, this demonstration will be rescheduled in the event of rain.
We will begin Saturday at 8:00 am with an introduction with shop safety, basic tools, etc.
At approximately 9:00 am the demonstration will begin and is expected to take 3-4 hours.
Bring safety glasses with side shields. This is a requirement! Chairs, food and drink.
Kevin Crawford's shop is at 2449 County Rd 146, Alvin, TX 77511-1357.
From Downtown Houston, take Hwy 288 South To Hwy 6, left (east) thru Manville, To 2nd traffic light (Knights Of Columbus Hall), turn Right ( South) on County Rd 146 (sign may Say Schroeder Ln), then about 1/2 mile south you will cross RR tracks, and Kevins House is 2nd on the left.
Google Map Link.
Please join and be a part of HABA today! Call or email Ed Malmgren at 832-381-8155 for the latest information.
HABA Demo with Brian Brazeal ar Riffe's Forge was December 12, 2011
Brian Brazeal will be instructing Daniel the week of December 12th on the techniques of scrolling, joinery, and the application of those techniques to the building of gates, fences, grilles, etc. Brian has agreed to wrap up the week at Daniel’s Forge by offering to demonstrate the aforementioned techniques to any of the HABA membership that would like to attend on Saturday, the 17th of December. The demonstration will be informal and the amount of time spent on instruction will be based upon the number of folks that show up.
Daniel’s shop is primitive (no drinking water or electricity) so you should bring your own beverages and chairs.
Time will be from 0900 until whenever…..
Location is at Daniel Riffe’s Forge just across the Brazos River south west of Sugar Land on FM 2759 in Booth.
Photos of this very special demo are posted on our Flickr site Brazeal on the Brazos. More will be added soon.
Martin Miles took some notes he wanted to share. They might make more sense if you were there, but the nuggets are still easy to find, and are great discussion points! Click Martin's Notes on the Brazos to download.
Happy Hammer Holidays!
HABA Calendar for 2012 is Online
It's the annual clean-up and revise season here in the web shop. If something seems put away too good please let your web feller know. Last year's meeting schedule and topics have been archived on our HABA 2011 Calendar page. The 2012 meeting schedule and topics are announced on our HABA 2012 Calendar page which will be updated as often as possible. We hope you can attend and contribute to each meeting demonstration.
This front page of meetings announcement was trimmed back in December, and the complete listing for all of 2011 is still available at HABA 2011. Each of these sites contain links to each summary, photos, and announcement page we published for your convenience.
Membership
Please Join and be a part of HABA today to receive the current Newsletter ! Contact Ed Malmgren (832-381-8155) for the latest information. To receive your Family Membership Card or to update your records please send Ed an email with a Membership Application.
Family Membership for are still only $20. Special offers are available for the 3 and 5 year Memberships. See the HABA Membership page and ask Ed about these for this year!
Thanks for your continued support!
HABA Events Calendar for 2012
Please visit our Calendar for details.
Notes about this Website This website is Under Development and will continue to evolve for HABA Members.
The use any of the material from this site is at your own risk. All persons associated with this material disclaim any responsibility or liability for damages or injuries resulting from the use or application of this information. They assume no responsibility or liability for the accuracy, fitness, proper design, safety or safe use of any information presented here.
The webmaker's speller-checker does not always work and your tolerance for those items not caught and fixed has been and will continue to be appreciated!
Please send all feedback/correction/omission/suggestions to your webfeller, Richard Boswell .
Enjoy!
http://www.habairon.org
http://www.habairon.com
Last updates were on May 09, 2012
© Copyright 2012 by HABA.
All rights reserved.
and Sponsors
which may be visited at
On Line
Resources
ABANA
ABANA Hammer's Blow
ABANA Anvil's Ring
ABANA Forums
ABANA Demonstrator Guideline
ABANA Controlled Hand Forging
IronFest
North Texas
Blacksmiths Association
Balcones Forge
Louisiana Metalsmiths
Association
Gulf Coast Blacksmith
Association
Four States Iron Munchers
Saltfork Craftsmen
River Bluff Forge Council
Mississippi Forge Council
Alabama Forge Council
Florida Artist Blacksmith Association
North Carolina ABANA
Central Virginia Blacksmith Guild
New England Blacksmiths
Appalachian Area Chapter of ABANA
Appalachian Blacksmiths
Association
Southern Ohio
Forge & Anvil
Blacksmiths Association
of Missouri
Illinois Valley Blacksmith
Association
Upper Midwest Blacksmiths
Arizona ABA
Rocky Mountain Smiths
California Blacksmiths
Western Canadian
British Artist
Blacksmiths Association
National Ornamental & Miscellaneous Metals Association
Arkansas Knifemakers
Association
American Bladesmith Society
The Guild of Metalsmiths
National Ornamental Metal Museum
Magnolia Depot
Magnolia Depot Blacksmith Shop
Rockdale Depot Blacksmith Shop
Zilker Blacksmith Shop
Beautiful Iron
Styles Of Forges
Brick And Steel Forges
A tale of two shops
Blacksmith's Coal Forge
Blacksmith's Coal Forge 2
Blacksmith's Coal Forge 3
Steel Sidedraft Forge
Chimney building
The Steel Sidedraft Forge Hood
Furrer Wootz Making
I Forge Iron
Anvilfire
Anvilfire Forums
Anvilfire iForge Projects
Anvilfire Anvil Weight Calculator
Metal Artist Forum
Metal Smithing How-To
Anvil Online
Anvil Forum
Blacksmith's Journal
Blacksmith's Gazette
Forge and Anvil
Anvil Magazine
Anvil Talk
Tillers International
Google Search
Maps
U.S. Time of Day
Vulcan Restoration Project
Vulcan Park Birmingham
Armand Bayou Nature Center
Katy's Outdoor Learning Center
The Pearl Fincher Museum
Cultural Arts Council
of Houston/Harris County
Houston Center
for Contemporary Craft
Bayou City Art Festival
Texas Accountants and
Lawyers for the Arts
Blacksmithing Art
The American Blacksmith
The Village Blacksmith
Anvil Types
Anvil Info
Anvil Testing
Excavations at a Blacksmith Shop
Museum Of Our Industrial Heritage
Carriage Museum of America
Blacksmithing in the 21st Century
Spark Chart
Heat Colors
Thermal Colors
Tempil Color Guide
ABA Coal Info
History of Bolts
Tool & Shop Tips
LAMA Electric Welding
Blacksmithing Stories
The Blacksmith Anvil
Blacksmith Tools
Romancing the Hammer
Men and Women of Iron
ABA Timelines
Rural Craft Pulications-UK
Heat Treating Data E-Book
Tillers International
Lost Crafts
Practical Blacksmithing 1888
Boilermakers
Last of the Blacksmiths
John Lienhard and
Modern Blacksmithing In 1902
Crafticulation & Education Conference
..these Blacksmithing sites!