Houston
Area
Blacksmith's
Association
7418 Branch Point
Houston, TX 77095-2649
2005
Board of Directors
Richard Boswell
27923 FM 2978
Magnolia, TX
77354
281-356-5205
James Porter
281-337-5384
and Secretary
Dave Koenig
281-855-2869
Cathy Porter
1925 Anchor Way Dickinson TX 77539
281-337-5384
Frank Walters
281-491-7328
Tim Bailey
713-398-4086
Mark Finstad
713-528-0452
and Board Member
Les Cook
281-481-2457
On Line
Resources
ABANA
ABANA Demonstrator Guideline
North Texas
Blacksmiths Association
Balcones Forge
Louisiana Metalsmiths
Association
Maps
Knife Making Workshop
and Auction
with
Rob Kirby
and
James Porter
Ed Malmgren will host HABA’s Sixth Annual Knife Making Workshop and Fund Raising Auction. This year the workshop takes place at Ed’s shop: Components Etc. It is located at 8866 North Loop East, Houston, TX 77029. Directions to the shop are below.
The doors will open at 8:00 for people to arrive, sign-in, set up forges, say hello and get the first chance at tailgate items. The workshop will start at 9:00 AM.
Things will get underway with introductions and a short meeting lead by Richard Boswell -President.
This year HABA will give participants an option of making a Blacksmith’s knife or a spike knife. Rob Kirby will demonstrate how to make a spike knife and James Porter will demonstrate how to make a blacksmith knife. NOTE: For insurance reasons, only HABA members may forge or help at the forge. HABA membership is a family membership which includes members of the family unit.
The HABA Fund Raising Auction will follow the demonstrations. Please look around your shop and see what you would like to donate to the auction and convert to cash as a tailgater. The auction is a good time to have some fun and take home some deals. The same thing can be said of tailgating.
When & Where :
Saturday, January 15 :
The schedule looks like this:
- 8:00 am : Sign in and setup
- 8:30 am : HABA Meeting and Announcements
- 9:00 am : Begin Knife Making Demo
- 11:00 am : HABA Auction
- 12:30 pm : Lunch
- 1:00 pm : Continue Knife Making
- 5 pm : Conclude when it all gets done and clean up
Where :
Components Etc.
8866 North Loop East
Houston, TX 77029
For those of you who are interested in learning more about knifemaking, more information may be found at these sites :
- Lively Blacksmith Knife Tutorial
- The Hudson Bay Camp Knife
- The Bowie Knife and the Arkansas Toothpick
- The American Bladesmith Society
- Texas Knifemakers & Collectors Association
- Blade Forums
- Knife Forums
- The Knife Network Forums
- Knife Making Tutorials
- Blades International
- Burr King Grinders
- Kalamazoo Belt Grinders
- Grizzly Belt Grinders
- Coote Belt Grinders
- KMG1 Belt Grinder
- Beaumont Metal Works KMG1 Grinder
- Mike Alexander's Belt Grinder
- Bader Belt Grinders
- Texas Knifemakers Supply
- Sharpening Knives
- Burr King Tips
- Grinding and Finishing with Don Fogg
- LAMA RR Spikes
- Great Northern Railroad Spike Knives
- Ray Rogers Handcrafted Knives
- Spike Knife Demo by Bill Epps
- A RR Spike Knife
- HABA 2004 18th Century Trade Knives
- HABA 2004 Damascus Billet Demo
- HABA 2003 Knife Making Workshop
- Harvey Dean - Texas Master Bladesmith
- John Horrigan - Texas ABS Journeyman
- Tim Lively - Texas Knifemaker
- Mitch Wilkins - Texas Knifemaker
- Neil Young - Texas Knifemaker
The Auction
It is our tradition to have our Annual Fund Raising Auction at this meeting and we need you to provide and donate tools and stuff that we want to bid on. During the holidays you might crank up your forge and make something for us. And if Santa brings you a new anvil this will be the place to recycle your old one!
Please take a look around and see what you can donate to this auction.
HABA will have several swage blocks from Saltfork Craftsmen ABA for sale too. Many HABA members already have one of these fine tools. These 65 pound swage blocks are new castings from a good grade of cast iron and are 12-1/4 x 7-1/2 x 3-1/2” thick.
This being HABA’s annual fund raising auction you can bet there will be some pretty nice pieces on the auction block. Several pieces made by demonstrators at this years programs will be on the auction block. Below is the Damascus Hunter made by Mitch Wilkins in May, and the Tong Making Steps by Bill Epps last February.
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There will also be an assortment of work donated to HABA by members which are always big sellers. With a little luck there may be a few ceramic ‘Mug-Kits’. HABA ordered a few ceramic ‘Mug-Kits’ mugs from a local potter. The idea is for smiths to forge the handles. If this idea catches-on it may be possible to order mugs with the HABA logo and even the smith’s mark.
Tailgating
As mentioned above, this is also a great opportunity to do some tailgating. If you have an anvil or vise, or any other smithing tools or materials you no longer need, throw it in the truck and put a price tag on it. This event does draw buyers.
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What to Bring
Bring safety glasses with side shields. This is a requirement!
Bring your forge and tools if you have them. This workshop will not require one though.
Bring a chair to sit in.
Gloves and hearing protection are highly recommended.
HABA will provide water, soda, spikes and have a limited amount of coil spring available.
Do not forget about lunch. Pack a lunch or decide to have lunch at one of the many restaurants in the immediate area.
NOTE: Membership renewal begins January 1, 2005. The membership dues are still $20.00.
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.
Directions to Ed’s Shop Components Etc. is the yellow building by the Citgo Station in the northwest corner of the East 610 Loop and McCarty. If you need to get in touch with Ed, call 713-673-3286.
Follow North Loop 610 East until it turns south. As you drive over a railroad overpass on the curve, exit the feeder at McCarty and turn right into the first driveway, the Hart Radiator Parking Lot. Ed will have a big HABA Parking sign in place. Component Etc is three doors to the South.
For people who need to offload equipment, drive up to Component and offload. There is limited parking at Component itself and that parking will be reserved for those offloading things for the meeting.
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