Houston
Area
Blacksmith's
Association
7418 Branch Point
Houston, TX 77095-2649
2006-2007
Board of Directors
Tee Hines
281-356-1340
Les Cook
281-481-2457
and Secretary
Richard Boswell
281-356-5205
Ed Malmgren
713-673-3286
and Board Member
Dave Koenig
281-855-2869
Tim Bailey
713-398-4086
Mark Finstad
713-528-0452
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Hammer-in/Workday
Armand Bayou Nature Center
HABA’s September 16 meeting was at the Armand Bayou Nature Center. It is located at 8500 Bay Area Boulevard in Pasadena, TX. This meeting was a hammer-in/workday for the Nature Center. It was similar to the work HABA does the last week end in October at Barrington Living History Farm at Washington on the Brazos State Park. It was a day to bring your forge, tools and some stock and build something to enhance the Nature Center and/or just demonstrate for the public.These ‘workdays’ are always a lot of fun for the people who stop to see what is going on and for us. Sometimes we even manage to complete something the facility can use and sometimes not. Regardless, the end result is always preserving and promoting the craft. So, if you have not come to a meeting like this, come to this one and learn right along with everyone else.
Setup began at 8:00 in the morning and we were ready for the public by 9:00. Bring your demo tools, stock, a sack lunch, safety glasses with side shields, maybe a chair and your favorite drinks. If you are not fussy about what you drink, HABA will have water and soda available. The park closes at 5:00 so most of us will probably stay all day but if you can only stay half a day that is OK too.
When & Where :
Saturday, September 16 :
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
- 12:00 pm : Lunch
- 1:00 pm : Continue demo
- 4:00 pm : Conclude and cleanup
Where :
Armand Bayou Nature Center at 8500 Bay Area Boulevard in Pasadena, TX
Armand Bayou is easy to find. Exit I45 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.
The following link will get you a Google map
http://maps.google.com/maps?q=8500+Bay+Area+Blvd+Pasadena,+Texas&hl=en&ie=UTF8&ll=29.598536,-95.076714&spn=0.161799,0.337143&om=1
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What to Bring
- Bring safety glasses with side shields. This is a requirement!
- Bring a chair.
- Bring your forge and tools.
- HABA will provide water and soda.
- Pack a lunch or decide to have lunch at one of the many restaurants in the immediate area.
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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