Aug 2007 HABA Houston Area Blacksmith's Association

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August 25, 2007

Joinery Workshop Hammer-In

with

Dave Koenig, Tee Hines, Les Cook
at Armand Bayou
in Pasadena

There are a lot of different types of joinery. Forge welding, rivets, collars, mortise & tenon, pierced joinery and hot wrapping to name a few.

This month HABA is headed to Armand Bayou (a Non-Profit Organization) for a hands on ‘Hammer- In’. Dave Koenig, Tee Hines and Les Cook will demonstrate a few of the many different types of structural and decorative “Joinery”. We were last there for a work day in September of 2006 , and we return this time for a regular hammer-in style meeting.

Dave Koenig is going to demonstrate securing a mortise & tenon with ‘Wedge’ joinery. This type of joinery is very useful when forging pieces you want to disassemble in the future or it can be used purely to enhance the decorative characteristics of a piece.

rivet

Tee Hines is going to demonstrate making rivets. He will show you several methods of making rivets and the various tools associated with the process. As many other methods of joinery, rivets are used both structural and decorative. In the picture rivets are used as decoration and to join elements.

collar

Les Cook is going to demonstrate banding (collaring). Collars are frequently used in ornamental ironwork to join elements. They can be used structurally, to cover welds or just to add decoration. The picture shows a decorative collar used to cover where seven elements were welded for strength.

Links for more information about joining techniques.......

Photos of the day provided by Tee Hines.......

When & Where :

Saturday, August 25 :

The schedule looks like this for Saturday morning:

8:00 am : Sign in and setup
8:30 am : HABA Meeting and Announcements
9:00 am : Begin Demo
10:00 am : Begin Workshop
12 pm : Break for Lunch
1 pm : Continue Workshop
4 pm : Conclude and clean up

Where :

Armand Bayou Nature Center at 8500 Bay Area Boulevard in Pasadena, TX

Directions to Armand Bayou

Armand Bayou is easy to find. Exit I-45 at Bay Area Boulevard and head east. The entrance to Armand Bayou will be on the right about five miles down the road. When you cross Middlebrook Drive, you will have about a mile to go. If you find yourself at Red Bluff Road, you just passed the Nature Center entrance. The web site for Armand Bayou is: www.abnc.org .

HABA will be meeting in the area around #11, corral, and #12, so please drive in the road toward the farm and unload in our area. We need to park in the paved parking lot. Click for a downloadable site map....

What to Bring

Bring safety glasses with side shields. This is a requirement!

Bring your forges and tools. A number of forges will be available.

Plan to bring a lunch or eat at a local restaurant.

Bring a chair to sit in.

You do not have to be a member to attend our meetings! Bring a Guest!

Bring your Membership Dues if you want to work at a forge and are not a current Member !

Minors are welcome but must be accompanied by a responsible adult.

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