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Forging Wrought Iron
with
Dave Koenig
at
Tudor Forge
in Magnolia, Texas
We will gather at Tudor Forge in Magnolia with Dave Koenig to forge wrought iron rod obtained from a recycled 1880s waterfront grain elevator in Superior, Wisconsin. The 10" long 5/8" diameter rods were obtained from Wisconsin Woodchuck. Plan now to bring your forge and tools or to just attend and learn about this once common material.
Dave Koenig rehearsed the demo and provided this pdf download about what we will do and all the info you need for the event. Simply click Wrought Lighter and our web page at Wrought Lite .
HABA Board Meeting February 1, 2010
A Board Meeting is scheduled for Monday February 1 at 6:30 pm until 9:00 pm in the Conference Room at Stress Engineering Services, 13800 Westfair East Dr, Houston, 77041. Please contact Russell Parrish or Richard Boswell if you have suggestions or business for The Board to include on the agenda. All Board Members and the Advisory Committee are requested to attend.
Planned Board Meetings for the year are for February 1st, March 22nd, June 21st, September 20th and November 29th.
Fantastic Metal Art Show at HCCC runs 'til May 16
Iron: Forged, Tempered and Quenched is the current exhibition at the Houston Center For Contempoary Crafts and will run from Jan 16 thru May 16, and fetures several Smiths from HABA and Balcones alongside some of the greats we already know and admire. Dave Koenig says this is very special and should not be missed. He provided a lecture on opening day of the show.
"Iron features more than 40 pieces by 38 artists from across the U.S., including Elizabeth Brim, Frederic Crist, Carl Jennings, John Medwedeff, Lee Ann Mitchell, Noellyn Pepos, Jon Shearin, Lee Tribe and James Wallace. Local and regional artists in the show include Dave Koenig, founder of the Houston Area Blacksmiths’ Association (HABA), members of the Austin Metal Authority, and Texas artists, such as Todd Campbell, Tim Bailey, and Lars Stanley. Contemporary works on view include sculptural and conceptual works and interior furniture, including select pieces from the permanent collection of The National Ornamental Metal Museum in Memphis, Tennessee."
Balcones Forge Bluebonnet Demo
The big annual Balcones Forge Bluebonnet Demo and Blacksmith's Dinner and Auction will be held Saturday and Sunday, April 24 and 25 at John Crouchet's Sycamore Creek Ranch in Marble Falls. Make plans to be there!
HABA Annual Knife Making Work Shop and Auction was January 16
It is a new year, so it time to make a new knife at our annual Knife Workshop, and to donate and bid at our Annual Fund Raising Auction. This year's workshop will again feature Cowboy Szymanski of Phenix Knives at Mike Newman's Castle near Bellville, Texas.
This year we featured the Smith's Knife made of spring steel with a few new features which evolve into a letter opener. Our web page is at HABA Smith Made Knife for more information and links.
We also had the Big Annual Auction during the Knifemaking Workshop. We want to thank the generous donors and HABA Sponsors for their contributions. Check our Sponsors and tell them you saw their link here and appreciate their donated support for our Auctions.
Photos of the event are posted on our FLICKR page Knifemaking, Auction and Dragons at the Castle .
Little Giant Rebuild Class Schedules
Sid Suedmeier has announced the schedule of classes for rebuilding and adjusting the old and new style Little Giant Power Hammer. Two classes in Nebraska City, Nebraska are set for March 19-21, 2010 . Click Registration Form to download their brochure.
HABA Article Scanner Project
Bob Hensley, our scanner person of projects and interesting items from newsletters and magazines, is looking for old copies of the "Anvil's Ring", especially early issues from the 70's, 80's, and 90's. These items would be scanned for projects and other info useful to our members, and would then be cheerfully returned to the original owner.
Or send him a scanned article (pdf) to use!
Bob has some of these issues scanned already, but there are articles that continue into issues he doesn't have access to. This information will become available to members in the future, as additional time is available for him to ready them for access thru our website.
Please email bhensley@mctitle.com with dates or volume and issue numbers of any issues you may have that you will let us share with the group, and he will make arrangements to get them from you and scan and return them in a timely manner. PLEASE mention HABA ARCHIVES in the subject line, since he gets so much spam that he sometimes miss things that don't jump out at him.
Thanks for your help!
HABA Happy Hammer Holiday Moves into 2010
HABA Members have again been blessed with another great year of demonstrations and activity that gives us an exciting start towards another New Year.
Last year's meeting schedule and topics have been archived on our HABA 2009 Calendar page.
Once again as this year packs up, we can step back and see it has been busy, fun, and full of opportunity. For this we are grateful to the many HABA volunteers and participants who have kept the flag held high. Now is a good time to look over the pages of this website you may not have visited lately. Now is also a good time to suggest what you would like to see HABA do in 2010. We are laying out plans now.
As you do the seasonal shopping, please give a look at our HABA Sponsors page and tell them you saw their link here and appreciate their donated support for our Auctions.
Come back often this month as the new web pages will become active and the Calendar updated.
We've had a really good year. Let's do it again. Until then, have a Safe and Joyful Holiday Season!
HABA Calendar for 2010 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 2009 Calendar page. The 2010 meeting schedule and topics will be announced on our HABA 2010 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 2009 is still available at HABA 2009. 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.
Annual Memberships are due at start of the year! Click Family Membership Form to download a pdf of the application.
Family Membership for 2009 are still only $20. Special offers are available for the 3 and 5 year Memberships. See the Membership page and ask Ed about these for this year!
Thanks for your continued support!
HABA Events Calendar for 2010
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 .
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