June 2006 HABA Houston Area Blacksmith's Association

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June 17, 2006

Moving Metal with William Bastas

William Bastas is Professor of Art Metals at Austin Community College (ACC) and will bring completed work and demonstrate architectural details including scrollwork and joinery. He will also talk about and forge hardware and tools. Heat-treating is included. Overriding themes of the demonstration will be illustrating the system of moving metal that William teaches in his class at ACC, and incorporating skills expected of a journeyman.

This will be a special ten-hour demonstration! William is a fantastic demonstrator and teacher. There will not be a dull minute!

Examples of his work are found in the Balcones Forge Gallery : William J. Bastas.

Metal Moving Demo projects for the day included nails, leaves, scrolls, assembly, and a hammer.

Click for more pages of photos....

Demo Fee

In lieu of charging for this event, HABA will ask everyone to pay for what he or she thinks the demo is worth in terms of what is affordable. This will be done by passing a hand made ice pick. Just affix cash or check to the pick and pass it to the next person. A drawing will decide who goes home with the pick...without the money of course!

Be sure to pack a lunch, bring safety glasses with side shields and maybe a chair. The bleachers may get a little hard!

About 5 pm, we will serve a catered meal for those who ordered a meal. The cost per meal will be about $8.00. An RSVP for the meal is required! Please leave a message to that effect at 281-855-2869 or send an e-mail to tudorforge@sbcglobal.net.

When & Where :

Saturday, June 17 :

The schedule looks like this for Saturday morning:

8:00 am : Sign in and visit
8:30 am : HABA Meeting and Announcements
8:45 am : Begin Demo
10:00 am : Break
12:00 pm : Break for Lunch
12:30 pm : Continue Demo
2:30 pm : Break
4:30 pm : Conclude with Auction
5:00 pm : Catered Supper
6:00 pm : Continue Demo
8:00 pm : Conclude with Auction
9:00 pm : Social

Where :

Robert Killbuck's Shop

10727 Crestwater Circle, Magnolia

Google map link to the demo site

The attendees were numerous, generous, and happy it did not rain all day long....

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Directions

From Magnolia, TX

Go East on FM 1488 at the intersection of 1488 and 1774 in Magnolia. Follow 1488 East six miles or so.
Go past the first entrance to the second Lake Windcrest entrance on the south side of the road.
Continue for about another mile and turn right at the second Lake Windcrest entrance. (On a Key Map the second entrance is right across from Superior Oil Road on the North side of 1488.) Entrance 2 is Crestlake Boulevard.
Turn right at the first stop sign, about 100 feet into the subdivision. Continue about a quarter mile or so down the road to 10727 Crestwater Circle.

From Interstate 45

Exit I 45 at the FM 1488 exit and go west about 10 miles. Keep an eye out for the first Lake Windcrest subdivision entrance on the South side of the road. Pass this exit and turn south into the second entrance. On a Key Map the second entrance is right across from Superior Oil Road on the North side of 1488.
Turn right at the first stop sign, about 100 feet into the subdivision. Continue about a quarter mile or so down the road to 10727 Crestwater Circle.

What to Bring

Bring safety glasses with side shields. This is a requirement!

Bring a chair to sit in.

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.

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