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• south instructors training location from alex bashta III on March 12

  greetings all, contrary to the info in the new march/april magazine info, the march 31st, instructors training will NOT be in banning as printed. The location will be in Vista, at the antique gas and steam engine museum. Sorry for inconvenience if any. alex bashta III, south ed committee.

• Weaverville from Pete Kielty. 3 comments, most recently from Dennis Dusek CBA edu on March 5

  Anyone not attending the event this weekend is going to miss the best thing going!!!

• Toby Hickman Power Hammer workshop part 2 from Dennis Dusek CBA edu. 3 comments, most recently from Dennis Dusek CBA edu on February 24

  CBA Education presents Toby Hickman Power Hammer workshop part 2. Feb 18/19 Limited to 10 working students $225 for two days. Plenty of room for nonparticipating students $50 for two days. Workshop will be at John Mc Lellan’s shop 6961 Horseshoe Bar Rd. Loomis Ca. We will be cooking lunch….

• Blacksmithing workshop with Gordon Williams from Phalen Horseshoeing & Supply. 2 comments, most recently from alex bashta III on November 12, 2011

  Friday: Workshop 8am-8pm 10 spaces available Workshop will provide hands on experience, the following are examples of the types of things being covered: Wine rack with grape leaves. Making eyeball tools the easy way. Make a rope swage. Making a Grand Canyon texture tool. Vine swage. Oak texture tool. Decorative…

• The Road to Oktoberfest from Herb Upham on September 27, 2011

  Anyone planning to arrive at Oktoberfest Saturday moring be aware that there will be heavy bicycle traffic on Myers Grade / Sea View between approximately 10:30 am and 2:00 pm. Please use caution and drive safely. It is recomended you arrive early to avoid the congestion.

• "No Junk" from ironyworks. 4 comments, most recently from freedomforge on September 16, 2011

  For several years i’ve stopped contributing to “Iron in the hat”. That’s because of the notice " No Junk". It’s likely my contributions inspired the notice…grin. WTF??? No Junk? Are we still blacksmiths? From the beginning of out art, blacksmiths of yore have saved and reused most every scrap of…

• 2/16 Western States Conference Update from Herb Upham. 2 comments, most recently from Herb Upham on April 13, 2011

  Hello fellow Blacksmiths and Organizations, The Western States Blacksmith Conference, to be held on Oregon’s Mt. Hood, August, 18-21 2011 is an event not to be missed. Beyond the standard fair of Demonstrations, Hands-On Workshops, Seminars and Slide Presentations, we are also introducing the the highlight of the event “Blacksmith…

• Welding Expo , Sierra College, April 16 from Dennis Dusek CBA edu on April 12, 2011

  CBA Education will do a blacksmithing demo at the Welding Expo held at Sierra College in Rocklin just outside Sacramento April 16, 9-5. Come out and see us. More info call Scott Berry 916/660-8081 sberry@sierracollege.edu

• Coachella Valley History Museum demo from alex bashta III. 2 comments, most recently from alex bashta III on March 28, 2011

  CBA will be represented this sat, 26th of march, 2011 from 10 am to 4pm. come out and say hi and see the other things going on. the weather is great. I’ll be doing small projects, key fob’s, letter openers and the like to hand out to spectators as well…

• Toby Hickman's power hammer demo Jan 15 & 16 from Dennis Dusek CBA edu. 6 comments, most recently from Herb Upham on March 11, 2011

  Ok Folks, CBA Education is at it once again. Now is your chance to see Toby Hickman teaching power hammer skills and how to use a power hammer to build your oun tooling. There will be 3 power hammers being used at once with 10 students. This should be a…

• Spring Conference dates and signups? from Brian LoBue. 3 comments, most recently from ironyworks on February 12, 2011

  Hi Everyone, Is there a place to register for the Spring Conference? Also, could someone post the dates on the calendar? Thanks, Brian

• Western States Conference from Herb Upham. 3 comments, most recently from Dennis Dusek CBA edu on February 7, 2011

  The web site for the conference is: http://www.westernstates2011.com/ Herb Upham

• Western States Blacksmith Conference from Herb Upham. 5 comments, most recently from Herb Upham on January 26, 2011

  I will be posting updates on the planned (and planning) Western States Blacksmith Conference here. The Conference is planned for August 2011 … details to follow. Herb Upham

• Viking Axe Making Class from CBA Education Chairman Josh Buhlert on January 23, 2011

  Viking Axe and Seachs Making Class Jim Austin, owner of Alchemy Metalworks, will be hosting an open house at his shop in Oakland on Saturday, January 29th from 12:00 pm to 3:00 pm for people who would like to find out about the shop and classes that he will be…

• Oktoberfest Dates? from Dan Dole on January 18, 2011

  When is the Oktoberfest this year? I’m assuming Demos will officially start Friday September 30 with maybe a workshop the day before? Is this correct? Thanks, Dan

• Slitting and Drifting Demo with Nicholas Pester from CBA Education Chairman Josh Buhlert on January 10, 2011

  _~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Nicholas Pester Slitting and Drifting Workshop Quyle Forge, Murphys, CA January 22, 2011 Happy New Year to everyone, I hope you all are able to attend this excellent hands-on workshop in the central region. Participants will select from a variety of projects that incorporate a slit and drift operation….

• 2011 CBA instructor training from CBA Education Chairman Josh Buhlert on January 8, 2011

  CBA Instructor Training 2011 To all CBA instructors: CBA education invites you to attend an instructor training event coming to your region soon. Please R.S.V.P. as soon as possible in order to reserve your spot at these valuable hands-on events. R.S.V.P. to CBA Education Chairman Josh Buhlert at education@calsmith.org or…

• Merry Christmas & Happy New Year from Herb Upham on December 25, 2010

  I wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a glorious wonderful New Year! Herb Upham

• Free workshop with Erin Simmons 12-5-10 from Josh Buhlert CBA Education on November 27, 2010

  Hi Everyone! It’s that time of year again for us to have a FREE Blacksmithing Clinic on DECEMBER 5th!! If you are interested please email us back and I will email you all the details. Contact Dusty and Erin at blacksmith@directcon.net OR Josh Buhlert, CBA education Chairman at education@calsmith.org I…

• Building a Helmet from Eden Sanders. 2 comments, most recently from ericc on October 15, 2010

  15 people built helmets under the expert tutilage of Tony Swatton (Burbank) and his armoror buddies, Jay and Rusalin (San Diego). We had a ball. Wondering if there are enough people in Northern CA who might want to try it. We can invite Tony to come to Murphys for a…