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Welcome to HABAIRON.ORG, the website of the Houston Area Blacksmith's Association, the Internet resource of choice for the blacksmith in and around Houston, Texas. We have the technology!

November 19, 2005

Metal Sculpture from Found Objects
A. J. Garrett
at
Lake Houston Outboard Marine in Houston



HABA’s host for the November HABA Meeting will be Bill Stone. Bill’s shop is Lake Houston Outdoor Marine, 8635 East Mount Houston, Rd, Houston, TX, 77050. Should you need to get in touch with Bill, his number is 281-458-1796.

A. J. Garrett will be the featured demonstrator. If you have been a HABA member for any amount of time, you will know that A. J. is one of HABA’s most creative members. He has the uncanny ability to look at what most of us would see as a ‘pile of junk’ and turn it into many different types of marketable metal sculpture.

The hope of this meeting is to have members bring odds and ends from their shops to the meeting and have A. J. lead us through the creative processes he uses to build something new.



When & Where :

Saturday, November 19 :

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
  • 12 pm : Break for Lunch
  • 1 pm : Continue if necessary
  • 5 pm : Conclude


Where :

Lake Houston Outdoor Marine
8635 East Mount Houston, Rd
Houston, TX, 77050.

Directions

Houston Outdoor Marine is located east of Hwy 59 North. From I-610 North Loop go north on Hwy 59. Exit at Mount Houston Road and go east to 8635 and Houston Outdoor Marine.

What to Bring

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

If you have a welding hood you might bring that too. If you plan to help weld bring all the personal protective equipment you will need for that job.

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.



These are some photos taken by Dave Koenig at the meeting. Click to enlarge....

AJ and Luscos

AJ et al

Bits Don and Kevin

Group of bits 2

Group of bits 3

Group of bits
 

Richard and Mark
  




Another page of meeting photos by Richard Boswell is available by clicking AJ Meeting Photos.

These are some photos taken at previous meetings through the years and shown on several of our web pages. These are but a few of the marvelous creations A.J. has become known for. Click to enlarge....

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Enjoy!

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