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FALL BLACKSMITH'S FORGE FEST
featuring
FRANK TURLEY
at
Oldenburg
HABA is very pleased to have enjoyed legendary blacksmith Frank Turley of Santa Fe, New Mexico as our featured demonstrator this Fall at our Forge Fest in Oldenburg on October 7! This was perhaps one of our biggest turn outs ever! Frank was the first person to be presented the Alex Bealer Award by ABANA in 1982. This honors the recipient for "service to the field of blacksmithing."
Turley is co-author with Marc Simmons of "Southwestern Colonial Ironwork", presently out-of-print and highly sought after.
Frank Turley began smithing in 1962 as a farrier's apprentice. He worked with three "hot shoers" and shod show Morgans for five years before turning his attention to ornamental ironwork. He began taking orders for fire tools, fireplace screens, branding irons, and kitchen utensils. He worked with Victor Vera in Santa Fe, Victor as a young man, being Pancho Villa's gunsmith under duress. Victor was making furniture hardware for a local firm. In 1970, Turley opened Turley Forge Blacksmithing School in Santa Fe, New Mexico. He has graduated a large number of working smiths from his short courses, and he is a popular workshop presenter. He is a "guru's helper", where he answers questions on www.anvilfire.com. Click on Guru's Den.
Frank Turley presented for HABA Forge Fest a potpourri of toolsmithing (S7), forge welding, and ornamental elements.
Many great photos taken during the day have been submitted by several members including Dave Koenig, Tee Hines, James Moran, and Tom Colby. The following are a few of those they sent in. More will be posted soon. Please click to enlarge.....
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