Welcome the Connecticut Blacksmith's Guild.

 

Welcome to Connecticut Blacksmith's Guild


 

Upcoming Events

Around the area

 

 

updated 7/14/2008

 

Reminder - Safety Glasses Required at all events

 


 

Date to be announced

 

 

 

 

August 2008

 

 

Sat. Aug. 16 - Sun. Aug 17

Age of Iron

Hancock Shaker Village, Pittsfield, MA

 

Sponsored by Berkshire Blacksmith Association and Hancock Shaker Village

 

20 Forges and 30 Blacksmiths working all the time and a Tailgate sales area

 

For Information or to set-up contact Nick Urquhart,

         508-867-9537

 

Hancock Shaker Village information: 413-443-0188 www.hancockshakervillage.org

 

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Thur. Aug. 21 - Sun. Aug. 24

Brooklyn Fair  - Demonstrators Needed

Intersection of Hartford Rd (Rt. 6) and Canterbury Rd (Rt. 169)

Brooklyn Fairgrounds, Brooklyn, Ct

 

New Forging demonstration location, will be located indoors, 

 

We need demonstrators and talkers, if you can do both so much the better.

 

Contact Steve Melady: 860-288-2185  smelady254@charter.net  to reserve your time.

 

This call is about filling the purpose of the Guild, to educate the public about blacksmithing.

 

Fair information can be found at: www.brooklynfair.org

 

 

 

September 2008

 

 

Thurs. Sept 4 - Sun. Sept 7

Atlantic Coast Regional Blacksmith Conference

Ashokan Field Campus

Olivebridge, NY

 

Sponsored by Multiple area Blacksmith Groups including: Northeast Blacksmith Guild, Ct Blacksmith Guild and New England Blacksmiths

 

For more info: www.acblacksmiths.org

 

To volunteer contact: Dave Hageman 860-267-0659

 

(Note, this is the Fall NEB Meet)

 

 

October 2008

 

 

Oct. Date to be Announced

10:00 am - 4:00 pm

 

The Lemelson Center 9th annual Blacksmith Event

Hampshire College, Amherst, MA

 

Tailgate sales area

 

Check for updates at: http://lemelson.hampshire.edu and check the events area

 

Fore more info contact: Don Dupuis, 413-559-5346 ddupuis@hampshire.edu

 

Coffee, Donuts and lunch will be available

 

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Sat Oct. 4

1:00 pm - 4:00 pm

 

Annual weekend of Fire and Family and the Bread Bakers Guild Bake-off

 

CBG Members will be demonstrating the smithing of Culinary Tools.  Come watch, demo and/or sell Culinary Tools.  Demonstrators will be well fed.

 

Great Culinary Museum on site with lots of Iron Implements, museum opens 10:00 am.

 

Contact Richard Gutman, 401-598-1860 rgutman@jwu.edu or Bill Sheer, 860-536-0679 mysticbs@aol.com for more info or to help demonstrate.

 

 

November 2008

 

 
 

December 2008

 

 
 

January 2009

 

 
 

February 2009

 

 
 

March 2009

 

 
 

April 2009

 

 
 

May 2009

 

 

 

 Reminder - Safety Glasses Required at all events

 

Club News:

 

Blacksmith Classes:

 

--Brookfield Craft Center, Brookfield, CT, 203-775-4526, www.Brookfieldcraftcenter.org

 

--Bill Senseney, Hancock Shaker Village, Pittsfield, Ma,  413-354-9656

 

--Bill Scheer, Mystic Seaport Museum (classes & private lessons)           Mystic CT, 860-572-5322

       Bill also teaches at: Brookfield Craft Center, Guilford Art Center &    at the Steel Yard)

 

--Derek Glaser's New England School of Metal Work, Auburn, ME, 888-753-7502 www.newenglandschoolofmetalwork.com

 

--Gilford Arts Center, Guilford, CT, 203-453-5947, www.guilfordartcenter.org

 

--Hancock Shaker Village, Pittsfield, Ma, 413-443-0188 www.hancockshakervillage.org

 

--John D'Abate and Jeff Ferschke at Hannaway Blacksmith Shop, Lincoln, RI. Contact John at 401-724-1522, http://www.hearthsidehouse.org/hannaway/

 

--South County Museum, , RI 401-783-5400 www.southcountymuseum.org

 

--The Steel Yard, Providence, RI, 401-273-7101,   www.thesteelyard.org

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***ANYONE WANTING TO SPONSOR A MEET OR DEMONSTRATE AT A MEET***

        please contact me. YOU make it happen.
Bill Scheer, 4 Haley Street, Mystic, CT 06355, 860-536-0679 or I can be emailed here.

 

Clubs & Links

 

--Artist-Blacksmith's Association of North America (ABANA) www.abana.org, abana@abana.org

 

--New England Blacksmiths, www.newenglandblacksmiths.org

 

--Northeast Blacksmiths Association, nba.abana-chapter.com

 

--Berkshire Blacksmiths,

     For the newsletter mail $10 to Robert Engle, 382 West Ghent Rd, Hudson, NY 12534 or call 518-828-0376

     For more information contact Director: Nick Urquhart, 508-867-9537

 

--Capitol District Blacksmiths, www.cdblacksmiths.org

       Albany, NY area

 

--Southern Bunch

      Usually meets on the 4th Saturday of the month at the blacksmith shop at South County Museum, www.southcountymuseum.org.                

      For more information contact Jim Chrothers 401-783-5400,        Owen Bostrom 401-377-2611 or Fred Mikkelsen 401-647-3086

 

--Hannaway Blacksmith Shop, Great Rd, Lincoln, RI http://www.hearthsidehouse.org/hannaway/

       Shop open every Saturday 8am-12pm

       For more info contact: John Scanlon, 401-724-1522

 

--Mike Miciukiewicz's websites - www.ctblacksmith.com and   www.Mike-stuff.com

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

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