Hi, I would like to welcome you to the Northeast Blacksmiths'Association web site. Browse the links on the side or bottom of the page to get to information on educational, upcoming and past events. Our mission is to promote blacksmithing through education and sharing to all those who are interested, be they hobbist, professional or just curious and want to learn more. This is done through demonstrations, workshops and hands on training. Please check out our site, if there are any questions please contact one of our board members through the links or if there are questions or problems with the site please contact me, Larry Brown
NBA President’s Message   Spring 2009
It has been a long Winter, there has been snow cover here for months. So thoughts about Spring and our Hammer-in are very welcome. But before looking forward to May we might take a moment to look back to last September when we hosted the 1st Atlantic Coast Blacksmithing Conference (ACBC). This was the first time that a cooperative event of this sort has happened on the East Coast. It was a dynamic and exciting weekend.
To recap: the ACBC was a group effort that involved, at its core, members from our group (Northeast Blacksmiths Assoc.), the New England Blacksmiths Assoc., Pennsylvania Artist Blacksmiths Assoc., and the Blacksmith’s Guild of Central Maryland. This was our chance to establish a loosely knit organization that would promote cooperation within the region. We tried to include as many interested volunteers as possible with the idea that this would create an “experienced” group to produce future events of this sort at different sites throughout the East. We had 3 great days of events and demos, nearly 200 attendees and no problems that interfered. And, it is noteworthy to report that the 3 groups that put up the money to finance the event each received a share of the profits. Not bad for a first time out.
To name all who offered their time and effort that made this a success would fill a whole newsletter, so this is a general thank you to all who contributed, you know who you are:
First there is the ACBC Committee, whose members worked out all the details of the event, from advertising to porta-potties, you name it they got it.
All the volunteers who made this possible, some of you we all know as well as those of you who helped but were not in the spotlight. Without the many “hands” this would not have worked out as well as it did.
Thanks go out to our 3 main demonstrators, Peter Ross, Mark Aspery and David Norrie, as well as those who offered a demo, talk or workshop.
The gallery show was an eye opener. Thanks to those who worked to set the show up and to all who brought work for this exhibit. We can’t forget the Iron-in-the-Hat lottery and the Auction.
The set-up crew worked smoothly and many problems were avoided. The tear-down/clean-up was equally efficient, thorough and fast.
We should thank our hosts from The Ashokan Center as well, it is a great site. And thanks to all of you who made the commitment to attend. It was a great conference, a first class event, enjoyed by all.
The ABANA 2010 conference
The ABANA 2010 conference will be held at the AgriCenter
International in Memphis, Tennessee. Opening ceremonies
will be on Wednesday, June 2, 2010. Thursday, June 3rd through
Saturday June 5th will be full days of forging demo's and excitement
ABANA style. Click HERE for more information.
Passing Of Tom Clark
From Bob Patrick
One of the greats in ABANA died yesterday, Tom Clark. I was at our
blacksmithing meeting and did not find out till I was called today.
You might pass that on to anybody who knew Tom. Tom had been very ill
with cancer, in pain and had had problems similar to a stroke, though
from different causes, and he would never have recovered, so his death
was a mercy on him and his wife, Thelma.
From ABANA:
Fellow Blacksmiths, it is with a great sadness that I announce the passing of Tom Clark. Tom passed on November 8th, after a prolonged battle with cancer.
I am told that there will not be a funeral. A memorial Service will be held later.
The blacksmithing community has lost a major player and a great supporter of the craft.
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Notice of the passing of Deke Wedow
Lory D. "Deke" Wedow, 58, of Old Mill Road, Broc-ton, NY died Monday (Sept. 15, 2008) at home with his wife Betty at his side.
He was born in Utica, NY, on Oct. 19, 1949, the son of Marian Wedow of Fredonia and the late Rudy Wedow.
Mr. Wedow had been a Brocton resident for the past four years, having formerly lived in Blue Mountain, NY and Utica.
A 1971 graduate of Utica Community College, he was a 1973 alumnus of Buffalo State College with a degree in Industrial Engineering. He served in the U.S. Air Force from 1967 to 1968.
A jeweler and artistic blacksmith, he was the form-er owner and operator of the Blue Mountain Designer Jewelry Store of Blue Moun-tain, NY and the Clinton Jewelry Store of Clinton, NY.
Surviving are his wife, Betty DeLand Wedow, whom he married May 29, 2004; his mother, Marian Wedow of Fredonia; two sons, Spencer Wedow of Brocton and Kevin Wedow of Masanutten, Va.; stepson Mark DeLand of Raleigh, N.C.; stepdaughter Jennifer DeLand of Brocton; and sis-ter, Gretchen Swartz of Tampa, Fla.
Funeral services will be held Thursday, Sept. 18, 2008 at 11:00 AM from the Morse Funeral Home of Brocton. Rev. Larry Morris-on will officiate. Friends are invited to call Wednesday 2-4 and 7-9 PM. The family suggests that memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society.
For information on the Brass pouring workshop Deke did with us click;
http://www.northeastblacksmiths.org/ashokantext/galleryindex0500wedlow.htm
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Clean Forging Coal Now Available at Ashokan
Stock up from this new batch
Northeast Blacksmith Association General Email List
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Check out the 2009 Schedule Of
Blacksmithing Classes
At Peters Valley Craft Center
Newsletter posting!
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Click here to download part 3 of the newsletter.
Click here to download the Spring 2009 registration information.
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To see pictures of a demonstration Jonathan Nedbor did in the Spring of 2003 for the New Jersey Blacksmiths,
Click Here.
To check out the New Jersey Blacksmiths web site click Here.
For a listing of the next meet and demonstrator go to the Events page.
To register for the next meet and to join us visit the Join Us! page.
For information on the next forging contest and the winner of the last meets contest, see the Forging Contest page.
For pictures of the last meet and members gallery go the Gallery page.
To see if any members have posted articles for sale see the Sale page.
For information on the "Hands On Workshop",click HERE!
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