MEETING CALENDAR FOR 2009
For a record of PAST Meetings - go HERE
ALL MEETINGS START AT 10:00 AM UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED
JANUARY
Saturday January 10
There is NO MEETING scheduled.
FEBRUARY
Saturday February 14
Waldie's Blacksmith Shop, Milton ON
Forge welding - Lloyd Johnson and Mick Smith
These two well known and experienced blacksmiths will demonstrate the basic
principles of forge welding. Lloyd will illustrate the use of fluxes, Mick will
work without.
Llyod has asked that all those intending on participating / watching
closely make sure they bring : GLASSES / leather aprons / gloves
He is concerned for people who wear nylon winter jackets in the close confines
of the Waldie forge area.
As usual there will be a chili lunch available for those who wish to partake.
Cost is $5.00 and all proceeds go to Waldie's Blacksmith Shop.
Don't forget to bring something for Iron-in-the-Hat.
Waldie’s is located at 16 James Street, Milton, Ontario, (905) 875-4156.
www.miltonhistoricalsociety.ca
Directions:
Travel along Hwy. 401 and take the RR-25 exit (exit #320) towards Milton. Turn
right onto Hwy. 25 which will eventually turn into Martin St. Turn right onto
Mill Street, then Left onto James Street.
Saturday & Sunday 21 & 22 Black Rock Forge, Traverse City Michigan
'Folly in the Forge' - hosted by Dan Nickels
Terry Clark - Master Blacksmith's class.
More details of these interlocked events available HERE
(this is the latest information from Bob Cook)
March
No meeting scheduled.
April
To all blacksmiths, friends of blacksmiths, wannabe blacksmiths, artists, Friends
of Morningstar Mill and the general public
The Ontario Artists Blacksmith Association will be holding its monthly meeting
at Morningstar Mill here in St Catharines
on April 18 from 9 to 3. This meeting will be an excellent
opportunity for anyone who is interested to see the work being produced by today's
blacksmith. The exhibition will consist of a "Hammer In" where smiths
use their portable forges to demonstrate items they have been working on as
well as to share tricks of the trade. It is a great learning experience for
everyone, so please feel free to come out for a visit.
John Bott
Volunteer Blacksmith
Friends of Morningstar Mill
www.morningstarmill.ca
289-407-5529
(John added this note)
We are getting low on Coke at the mill and the last time OABA
came we had some extra for sale. I have been looking for a new source since
the one here in St Catharines is now out of it. Alcarb Resources Inc who do
not like to sell small amounts have just called to let me know that they now
have some back in stock and have reserved a 1/2 ton for us. We will get it as
soon as possible next week so we will once again have some extra to sell at
the meeting. Bring your own bags and pails. It will cost us .20 cents a pound
plus gas and time to go get it. If it sounds alright to you I think we will
ask 30 cents per pound with the extra 10 cents being a donation to the mill
and the shop.
(just in - a public announcement of that meeting)
April 18th at Morningstar Mill, living museum, 2710 DeCew Rd. in St Catharines.
There will be a special display of blacksmithing and the works of some of the
members of the Ontario Artist Blacksmith Association. This is the date of our
monthly meeting which travels around the province and all visitors are welcome
to come out and see our work as well as the blacksmith shop at the mill. Visit
www.morningstarmill.ca for directions 10 to 3. The 1872 mill and the 1894 house
will all be open to the public. This is a great day trip with lots of picnic
space and hiking trails. As usual there is no admission charge but donations
of any amount are very much appreciated to help The Friends of Morningstar Mill
continue the restoration and maintenance of the site. It has been two years
since the meeting was last here so make sure you do not miss it. For more information
call 905-688-6050
NEWS BREAK (from Bob Cook)
The OABA meeting that was tentatively scheduled for Saturday, April,
25, 2009 in Kingston, Ontario has been postponed to a later date. Please spread
the word to those without internet access.
May
Saturday and Sunday,May,29 and 30,2009
The New York State Designer Blacksmiths (NYSDB) will be holding their 2nd Annual
Great Lakes International Iron Fest (GLIIF) in Buffalo, New York the weekend
of May 22-24 2009. Check their website for more info regarding demonstrators,
or contact Peter Parry if you can help in any way.
GREAT LAKES INTERNATIONAL IRONFEST GLIIF
2009
“HANDS ON HAMMERING”
In Buffalo, New York
May 22, 23, 24, 25, 2009
HOSTED BY
THE NEW YORK STATE DESIGNER BLACKSMITHS
Demonstrations by
Mark Aspery and John Little
A hands-on conference with demonstrations and workshops.
Both Demonstrators are offering Monday classes to a limited number of
registrants.
Gallery / Auction / Iron in the Hat / Camping / Tailgating
For more information please visit us at: www.nysdb.org
(includes tentative event schedule)
or contact GLIFF Conference Joint Chairmen Peter Parry at blacksmith@forterie.com
/ Bob Corneck at rcorneck@roadrunner.com
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OABA members are invited to The Heritage Power and Country Festival athe Cumberland
Heritae Village Museum in Ottawa on May 30 and 31.
OABA members have been maintaining and operating the blacksmith shop here since
1995. The museum interprets the 1930's Depression era, a time frame that is
unique in North America. Weather permiting we will be using a 7 horsepower Fairbanks-Morse
engine to power the Canadian Giant power hammer. (weather not permitting we
will be using that new fangled electric motor)
There is lots of room for portables, with some space under cover. All are welcome
to set up, but as the Museum is a Municipal site I will have to sigh you up
as a volunteer for the day.
As it is planting season the theme of the day will be agriculture. What interesting
tools can you make for the garden? I will be demonstrating two different ways
to make a trowel.
Lunch will be provided and there will be a barbeque on Saturday night. Rough
camping is available on the site. Please RSVP so i know how much food to get
The village has 28 buildings showing rural life in the 1930's including a church,
schoolhouse sawmill and pump factory.. The power show will have dozens of exibitors
with antique machinery and vehicles--be sure to check out the steam powered
rock crusher. In addition the Lion's Club will be providing entertainment both
days, so there is lots to see and do.
For more info call Robert at 613-730-1721 or email blacksmith@ncf.ca
June
Saturday, June,13,2009
The meeting for this month is being hosted by OABA member Henk Boon in Desboro,Ontario.
It will take place on Saturday,June,13,2009. Watch this space for details as
they become available.
(This message just in)
Howard Budd is not on the web but I'm pushing him to come into the light.
So in the interm time I am sending this on his behalf and our group in
Grey Bruce.
If anyone needs more info contact me via my
email or phone (519) 364 2916. Just be aware that from the 14th April
to 19 April 2009 I will be away with work in Alberta and will not be able
to answer any of your questions but I will try and reply by Sunday 20
April 2009 once I'm home again.
Daniel Linkenheld
Your fellow in Iron Pounding.
(enclosed announcement)
Friday, April 10, 2009
Sirs,
Just an update for the newsletter about the O.A.B.A. meeting we have planned
for June 13th at Hank Boon’s farm
( fire# 056576 )
Concession 12 Sideroad 2 directly west of Chatsworth on County Road 40.
When County Road 40 goes south to Desboro you go off of it and proceed
4 Km West on Sideroad 2 over Grey County Road 3 and then go north on Concession
12 and it’s the first driveway on your right.
Watch for OABA signs.
The following demonstrators will be there with their forges,
Howard Budd
Howard is going to demonstrate forge welding of high carbon steels into
projects of various types. Then doing an acid etch to show how the pattern
welded steel turns into visible layers of the steels in the finished projects
depicting the multiple shades of grey to black. Howard will discuss the
etchant used and the concentrations and time allotted for the etch.
Howard is going to discuss where to obtain the different types of steel
used and how economical it can be for us.
Daniel Linkenheld
Dan is going to demonstrate figure carving in steel with different punches
created for the tasks. Dan is going to make a horse face and tail with
a horse shoe as well as a wizard letter opener.
Dave Kritz
Dave is going to demonstrate proper technique for splitting hot metal
and punching holes in hot metal.
Doug McEwing
Doug is going to demonstrate cold manipulation of steel into useful projects
for the home and yard using machines he has designed and built for the
purpose.
Jim Buchanan
Jim will be demonstrating how to make a poinsettia candle holder.
Iron in the Hat
We are requesting that all members that are attending bring a handmade
piece of their work for iron in the hat. This has proven to be an effective
fund raiser for our association and we believe is supporting our own.
There is nothing better than taking home a treasure that a fellow member
created with his own hands.
Brag Table
We will be setting up a brag table and urge all our members to bring along
a recent project they have finished to inspire us all. There is no better
way to network than showing who you are and what you can do while having
your talents bragged about by your fellow blacksmiths and having your
specific talents passed on to prospective buyers.
Lunch
A hot roast beef on a bun lunch with all the trimmings will be served
at noon for a cost of $5.00 ea. Doug McEwing will be showcasing the big
barbeque he built and has volunteered to roast some good Grey County beef
for us.
We have ordered up a bright sunny day but if things are not favourable
for us, there is a large area under a roof for us where we can forge.
And there is a functioning outhouse on site.
This is going to be a “hands on” meeting and we encourage
everyone to bring a forge. If you can’t we will have 6 to 8 forges
set up and everyone will have a chance to make a horse shoe hook (horse
shoes supplied) or a candle stick holder ( we will have some blanks cut
out ) or bring your own project that you may want to work on.
This should be a fun and educational meeting. We have a little gourp that
gets together every so often and share ideas and pound some iron. We always
have a lot of fun and hope to share some of our enthusiasm with you.
This will be our first time hosting a general meeting, so don’t
be surprised if we have a few jitters and butterflies. We have learned
much from you and hope you will be able to take something from us back
with you.
Accomodations
If you would like to come a day early and stay a day longer you can camp
in Hank’s yard. His phone number is (519) 934-3273.
Also if you like to play a musical instrument guitar or fiddle etc bring
it along for a little music.
Beautiful Owen Sound is just 15 minutes away. Motels are as follows:
Day Inn - 950 6th St East (519)376-1551 or 1-877-775-2614
Travelodge – 880 10th street East – (519) 371-9297 or 1-800-578-7878
Comfort Inn 955-9th Ave East – (519) 371-5500 or 1-866-599-5699
The Diamond Motor Inn – 713 9th Ave. East (519) 371-2011 or 1-800-461-7849
Owen Sound Inn – 485 9th Ave. East (519) 371-3011 or 1-800-681-1411
Pinecrest Motel – 896 6th Street East – (519) 376-3510
We hope to see everyone on June 13th come out and visit old friends and
make new ones. To contact Hank Boon phone (519) 934-3273.
P.S. Bob I, (Daniel Linkenheld) am writing this on Howard’s behalf
as he is waiting for a call for back surgery. So for any questions you
may have contact me at my e-mail ,
519 364-2916. Hank has already given you a map to his place at Waldie’s
meeting. this ones simpler.
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I (Bob Cook) have been in contact with a group of blacksmiths in Quebec and
they have invited OABA to join them for the weekend of June 27-28 2009. They
are looking for demonstrators to work on a group project, among other events.
Watch for updates.
July
Sunday, July,12,2009
!!!!!!Note the date !!!!!!
Lang Pioneer Village near Peterborough, Ontario
This event coincides with a Classic Car Show at the park. Bring your portables!
More details to follow.
Bring you enthusiasm, you portables, and some wares for sale as the Car Show
is one of Lang's most well attended events. Its been a couple of years since
we have been to Lang and they are looking forward to seeing OABA again. Visit
www.langpioneervillage.ca for all the latest news.
!!!! Note the date!!!!!
August
Members of OABA are invited to an informal meeting at the Cumberland Museum
(Ottawa area) on Sunday August 16, 2009
The Museum theme for the day is "Animals and Art". Feel free to bring
pieces for the display table. Robert Vaughan will be leading a workshop in making
a rams head poker.
Meeting starts at 10 am, the museum is open until 5. Bring your portables, lots
of space to set up. Particiapants will be required to sign a one-day volunteer
waiver for insurance purposes.
The Cumberland Village Heritage Museum is a recreation of a rural community
of the 1930's. The depression era village features a railway station, church,
fire hall, school house, several homes and farmsteads, Imperial Oil garage,
blacksmith shop, pump factory and sawmill.
The museum is located at 2940 Old Montreal Road in Ottawa. Take HWY 417 EAST
past St. Laurent Blvd; keep left and take HWY 174 toward Orleans. Follow HWY
174 to the village of Cumberland and follow the directional signs to the museum.
More information please call Robert Vaughan at 613-730-1721
(taken from an e-mail sent by Daryl Richardson)
CanIRON VII will be held at Ness Creek (Saskatchewan)
on August 7-9. ...
Looks like we have Adrian Legge from England, he will be teaching a
class there the day after.
... The idea is to have 4 demo areas with only two going at anyone time.
Another proposed area will be a hands on hands on affair with the design and
execution of a piece that will become a permanent part of the site. Ideas
knocked around were a totem or like the BABA piece of a few years ago, maybe
a gate. ...
Information as it arrives - CANIRON VII
(webmasters note: There is a web stite for the Ness
Creek Music Festival which does include some information about this site)
SEPTEMBER
Once again this
year we will have a few forges running at the Russell Fair, located in the Village
of Russell in Eastern Ontario (about a half-hour south-east of Ottawa). Our
dates this year are Saturday Sept. 12th and Sunday Sept. 13th.
If any OABA members want to join us they are more than welcome -- we've had
pretty good turn-outs these past couple of years.
As in past years, passes and refreshments will be provided to all demonstrators.
Come for as little or as much time as you like. Tables can be provided if you
want to set up a display.
For more information please contact Scott Cluett (scott@createcode.com or 613
448 1745 in the evening)
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER, 19, 2009
Location: Jim Wallace's: Sharp's Creek Forge in Goderich, Ontario. Check out
Jim's new website at: www.sharpscreekforge.ca
Come help Jim celebrate 30 years in the blacksmithing business. As one of OABA's
founding fathers, Jim is a life member of OABA and a friend to us all. There
may, or may not be, a guest demonstrator as some details are still not available.
This could be a two day event if all plans come together. Stay tuned for more
info. Watch the website for details.
The AGM meeting at Jim's will be a one day affair with the AGM elections taking
up most of the morning. We will take a break for lunch ( Bring your own!!!)
at the noon hour.
There will be an open forge after lunch and Jim will open his forge to anyone
who expresses interest. This is your chance to do some work under his power
hammer. If you've got some material that needs drawing out or textured, now
is the time.
Everyone is welcome to bring their own tools and material and do a demo for
us as well.
The meeting should take us to the dinner hour ( 5:00 or 6:00 pm) where we are
than invited to Jim's cottages just north of the Town of Goderich. We will cook
up a feast of burgers and hotdogs for those that attend, and end the evening
with a bonfire and fireworks down on the beach.
Jim tells me there is plenty of space for those who wish to pitch a tent and
spend the night.
Bring your own lawnchairs and beverages.
Don't forget a donation for Iron-in-the-Hat.
Directions to Sharpe's Creek Forge are elsewhere on the web page as well as
in previous issues of the Iron Trillium.
OCTOBER MEETING
Saturday, October,10,2009
Tyrone Mill in the village of Tyrone, north of Bowmanville. Watch this spot
for more info as it becomes available.
Rumour has it that there might be a return of the "Blacksmith Stew "
at this meeting.
NOVEMBER MEETING
Saturday, November, 14, 2009
Mick Smith has once again invited us to his forge
in Fergus, Ontario . More details as they become available.
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DECEMBER
We should have sent you this info a little earlier.
OABA members have been invited (begged) to demonstrate at the
Christkindl Market in Kitchener again. It runs from Thursday,
Dec. 3 to Sunday Dec. 6.
Complete info on the website: www.chriskindl.ca
Cheers ..... wolfgang and karin
Please let the executive know if you have any ideas/places
for future meetings. Offer to do a demo for us, it is a great learning/teaching
experience for both the demonstrator and the audience.
As always we need your donations for Iron-in-the-Hat at all our meetings,
as it is our only way to raise funds for OABA. Something hand-made is always
a big ticket item, please consider forging something unique for another member
to cherish.
Safety
Glasses are Mandatory whenever you are in the demonstration area.
NO
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