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Dave Koenig
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Cathy Porter
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Frank Walters
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HABA Plans Ahead
The August meeting will be HABA’s annual planning meeting. Like last year it will be held indoors and out of the elements. In addition to planning HABA’s future a couple of smithing videos will be on the agenda during lunch. An important subject to be discussed and planned is the annual Fall HammerFest in Oldenburg.
New and old (and young) Members and visitors are urged to attend and bring your suggestions. We will have excellent catered BBQ for a small fee.
Bring some samples of your recent work for Show and Tell!
The meeting location has changed because of availabilty. We will meet at the Stress Engineering Conference Center where our June Metallurgy meeting was conducted.
When & Where :
Saturday, August 21
Stress Engineering Services
13800 Westfair East Dr
Houston, 77041
Click for directions and map.
Here is the Agenda:
9:00 Sign In and Setup :
9:30 HABA meeting and announcements :
10:00 Fall HammerFest Planning
11:00 Video
11:30 Lunch available, bring a few bucks
12:30 Brain Storming for future Meetings
3:00 Conclude and Clean Up
What to Bring
Good Ideas and suggestions.
You do not have to be a member to attend our meetings! Bring a Guest!
Bring your Membership Dues if you have not renewed this year.
Minors are welcome but must be accompanied by a responsible adult.
Bring your lunch or your lunch money (~$10)
Directions
The 13800 Westfair East SES main building is on the corner of Westland West and Westfair East. There are several other Stress buildings along the curved street Westland West from Eldridge to Westfair East.
Enter by the side entrance toward Eldridge and park on the west parking lot on Westland West.
From Hobby Airport:
- Take I-45 North to the 610 Loop West.
- Exit at Hwy 290 follow Hwy 290 until Eldridge
- Turn Left onto Eldridge and Right onto Westland East Drive.
- SES is ahead on your right.
- Take Beltway 8 to 290 West.
- Follow Hwy 290 until Eldridge.
- Turn Left onto Eldridge and Right onto Westland East Drive.
- SES is ahead on your right.
- Take Eldridge North
- Just before you get to RR and 290 turn left at the Bud Distributorship onto Westland
- Follow the curved street to the corner at Westfair East.
HABA is organized exclusively for charitable, literary, and educational purposes as defined in Section 501 (c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code. These activities will include, but are not be limited to:
A. Becoming the premier resource for information and hands-on experience for people who seek information about the art and craft of ornamental blacksmithing. Ornamental blacksmithing refers to the hot forming and fabrication of metals for architectural and utilitarian purposes.
B. Seeking out and sharing for the purpose of preserving the aesthetic and technical skills related to art and craft of ornamental blacksmithing.
C. Conducting regular meetings, and special workshops for people to experience ornamental blacksmithing by seeing, hearing and feeling how ornamental blacksmithing is done.
D. Demonstrating the art and craft of ornamental blacksmithing for the public at venues like state and county parks, schools, museums, and local festivals.
E. Creating and sharing written and electronic information about the art and craft of ornamental blacksmithing.
F. Performing pro bono ornamental blacksmithing for other nonprofit organizations, public agencies and institutions.
Safety First
A good summary of shop safety can be found at the Appalachian Blacksmiths Association site. Refresh yourself on these good tips. Keep Safety First and Last for yourself and the rest of us.
HABA Programs for 2004
Please visit our Calendar for details
- Jan - Knife making seminar at Lee Oate’s shop in LaPorte
- Feb - Forging Animal Heads at C&S Forge with Bill Epps
- Feb - Art Show at Houston Center for Contemporary Craft
- March - Urban Gates and Art with Mark Finstad in Houston
- March - Spring Hammer Fest: Oldenburg
- April - Katy Folklife Festival
- May - Demo at Armand Bayou Benefit with Les Cook and James Porter
- May - Damascus Billet Demo with Mitch Wilkins at Robert Killbuck's shop in Magnolia
- May - Demo ay Bayou Bend Family Day with Dave Koenig
- June - Metallurgy for The Blacksmith with Paul Kovach and Tom Farraro at Stresss in Houston
- July - 2004 ABANA Conference July 7-11 in Richmond, KY
- July - Smithing Demo with Frank Walters at AAA Antiques in Houston
- Aug - HABA Brain Storm and Planning Session at Bear Creek Library in Houston
- Sept - Anvil and Vice Repairs with Frank Walters at Otero Forge in Houston
- Oct - Fall Hammer Fest: Oldenburg
- Oct - Smithing in Texas : Barrington Farm at Washington
- Nov - Aluminum Casting with Dave Koenig at Tudor Forge in Magnolia
- Dec - Happy Hammer Holidays
Notes about this Website This website is Under Development and will continue to evolve for HABA Members.
The use any of the material from this site is at your own risk. All persons associated with this material disclaim any responsibility or liability for damages or injuries resulting from the use or application of this information. They assume no responsibility or liability for the accuracy, fitness, proper design, safety or safe use of any information presented here.
The webmaster's spellchecker was only recently enabled and your tolerance for those items not caught and fixed has been and will continue to be appreciated!
Please send all feedback/correction/omission/suggestions to your webmaster, Richard Boswell .
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