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Northeast Blacksmiths
Association
Northeast Blacksmiths holds its meets twice a year at the Ashokan Center of New York State. The Ashokan Center 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.Current Newsletter available near bottom of page
The Blacksmith Shop at The Ashokan Center
Directions
Jonathan Nedbor
496 Tow Path
High Falls, NY 12440
Phone:(845) 687-7130
jonned@hvc.rr.com
Carl Davison
112 N.Puttcorners Rd.
New Paltz, N.Y. 12561
carlrd@worldnet.att.net
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
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Available at Ashokan
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FALL 2008 NBA PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE
The focus of this letter is the upcoming Atlantic Coast Blacksmith Conference (ACBC). Right now we are at a point that has been 4 years in the making. The NBA formed a steering committee to work with ABANA, only to have them pull out of the event. Working with the momentum we had developed we decided to pursue our own conference, which has developed into a cooperative effort by the ABANA and non-ABANA smithing groups along the Eastern seaboard. This event is by and for the community of Blacksmiths and those interested in the craft. We hope that the success of this event will guarantee its continuance at sites hosted by other groups in this geographic region.
We are fast approaching the date of the conference and I need to ask 2 things of each of you reading this letter: first, since we are the host organization, we need every member of the NBA to register for the conference (this is our Fall meet, so it will be a long cold Winter until the Spring meet); second, contribute to the event – volunteer to work for 3 hours at the event, donate items to the auction and the Iron-in-the-Hat.
This is a group effort and is happening because of the hard work of many volunteers, all of whom will be paying full price to attend. We are asking the rest of you, at the minimum, to support the event simply by paying your registration and attending.
For more info on this great conference go to pages 3,17,18 & 19 or : www.acblacksmiths.org here you will find the information on the demonstrators, activities, lectures, vendors, and most importantly the mail-in registration form.
Please, think about attending, make a piece for the gallery show, bring good items for the auction and the Iron-in-the-Hat. Also, it is important for every one of you to promote this event, tell others about it and encourage them to attend.
So, here is the list: register, promote, donate, volunteer, attend.
Ok, so much for the pep talk.
See you all in early September,
Hello All,
Jonathan Nedbor
This email list allows you to send an email to all of the members of NBA with a single address: nba@northeastblacksmiths.org. You need to be a member to use the list. If you would like to sign-up, please go to the List Information page. If you want to read what has already been posted please go to the Archive page.
This email list allows you to view and participate in discussions about the upcoming Atlantic Coast Blacksmith Conference in the summer of 2008: acbc@northeastblacksmiths.org. You need to be a member to use the list. If you would like to sign-up, please go to the List Information page. If you want to read what has already been posted please go to the Archive page.
They can email Jonathan Nedbor for more info.
For information on
The Ashokan Center go to,
www.ashokancenter.org
and to Contact Tim Neu, Director,
neutim@ashokancenter.org
To view the Ashokan Newsletter click,
Ashokan Spring 2006
Check out the 2008 Schedule Of
Blacksmithing Classes
At Peters Valley Craft Center
Newsletter posting!
These files may be large
Click here to download part 1 of the newsletter.
Click here to download part 2 of the newsletter.
Click here to download part 3 of the newsletter.
Click here to download the Fall ACBC 2008 registration information.
Use Adobe Acrobat reader to open files (PDF)
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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