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Spring BLACKSMITH'S Round Up
featuring
Tom Lundquist
Applications of Training Progression Skills
at
Kevin Crawford's Shop
Alvin, TX
HABA’s Spring Round Up will be a casual weekend of smithing where everyone is demonstrating as well as visiting, watching, buying and selling to each other and the public.
Photos are posted on our FLICKR site at Round Up 2011.
Our HABA Blacksmith Round Up will be at Kevin Crawford's Shop in Alvin, Texas this year, and will feature Tom Lundquist from Bluebird Forge. There will be camping available on site.
Tom Lundquist was one of our featured demonstrators in our 2004 Blacksmiths Hammer Fest representing East Texas Blacksmiths Association, and has frequently brought his special demo trailer to many of our events.
Our plan is to have him lead a 1-2 hour demo (probably a small project that features some training progression skills) on Sat morning, followed by some time allowed for all participants to fire up and replicate the project, then lunch, then another similar afternoon demo, then more individual hammer time focused on replicating the afternoon project. Tom will be available to assist and answer questions all day. He will bring examples and photos of his work to also generate informal discussion. He is open as to how the group wants to work and interact with him on Sunday.
Kevin Crawford's shop is at 2449 County Rd 146, Alvin, TX 77511-1357.
From Downtown Houston, take Hwy 288 South To Hwy 6, left (east) thru Manville, To 2nd traffic light (Knights Of Columbus Hall), turn Right ( South) on County Rd 146 (sign may Say Schroeder Ln), then about 1/2 mile south you will cross RR tracks, and Kevins House Is 2nd on the left.
Google Map Link.
Event photos from 2010 in Oldenburg are posted on our Flickr site at Round Up 2010.
What to expect:
We will begin Saturday at 8:00 am with an introduction to Blacksmithing. This will include shop safety, basic tools, starting a coal fire, etc. At approximately 9:00 am the demonstration will begin. If you don’t get to finish the hands on for a particular technique in the allotted time, forges will be available to use into the night.
From Tom's feedback, we have this description so come prepared to work your tail off and make good stuff...rare opportunity to experience some great coaching. Bring your own appropriate tools.
These projects were selected to encourage your basic skills as described in HABA Training Progression. These were developed to compliment the ABANA Controlled Hand Forging articles 1-26 in The Hammers Blow. HABA has combined CHF Lesson 1 -21 into a single pdf download for your convenience. Simply click CHF Lesson 1-21.
Tom provided a complete set of notes for each project for you to download: Click RU 2011 Bluebird Demo Notes .
1. Knot Bottle Opener. This uses 8" of 1/4" hot rolled round stock. Tools include, hammer, tongs, and a bending fork for anvil or vise. Skills are controlled bending, drawing to a chisel point, and twisting.
The afternoon demo will be a Pineapple Twist cooking fork, and if time permits a rattail cooking fork. Details below:
4. Pineapple Twist cooking fork. Uses about 16" of 3/8" hot rolled square bar. Tools include cross pein hammer, layout pencil, combination square, scribe, chisel, twist wrench, spring or gate fuller, file, and vise. Skills are drawing out, incising, twisting, splitting, and filing.
This should fill the day between demos and member participation.
Where & When:
March 18-20, 2011
Kevin Crawford's Shop 2449 County Rd 146, Alvin, TX 77511-1357
NOTE!
HABA will provide each participant with one piece of material for each session. You will have to supply any additional material you think you might need.
Please bring your forge & tools!!
Agenda:
Friday: Setup & free style forging and demos
Saturday:
- 7:30 am: Sign in
- 8:00 am: Demonstration begins
- 12:00 noon: Break for lunch
- 1:00 pm: Group Forging continues
- 3:00 pm: Free style forging & clean up
Tools For Sale
There is usually the traditional tailgating tool sales with old anvils, vices, and tongs!
Camping - Friday - Sunday :
Camping available in the field behind demonstration area.
No charge to members, their families and their guests (donations will be collected to help with expenses)
Portable toilets, water and electricity are available
Member’s Sales - Opportunity to sell your excess tools (anvils, forges, and hand tools ), supplies, hand made items to other members or to the public.
Demonstrations Friday and All day Saturday, and Sunday if you want to. You are the demonstrator.
What to Bring
Chairs, canopys, tents, food and drink.
Bring safety glasses with side shields. This is a requirement!
Bring your forge and tools if you have them.
If you do not have a forge and tools, please come anyway. There will be plenty of room at some forge during the workshop and someone to lend you a hand if you need it.
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.
ABOUT THE EVENT
PURPOSE:
- To promote HABA and attract new members
- To share basic blacksmith techniques with new club members
- To provide blacksmith tools (anvils, forges, hand tools) for sale
- To provide social opportunity to meet new members
- To provide social opportunity to meet members of other blacksmith clubs
- To raise funds for club through donated items from members
Some relevent on-line links for your viewing....
Directions to:
Kevin Crawford's shop is at 2449 County Rd 146, Alvin, TX 77511-1357.
From Downtown Houston, take Hwy 288 South To Hwy 6, left (east) thru Manville, To 2nd traffic light (Knights Of Columbus Hall), turn Right ( South) on County Rd 146 (sign may Say Schroeder Ln), then about 1/2 mile south you will cross RR tracks, continue thru stop sign and Kevins House Is 2nd on the left.
Google Map Link.
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