NC ABANA is the North Carolina Chapter and affiliate of ABANA the Artist-Blacksmith's Association of North America, Inc. We are a non-profit organization run by volunteers dedicated to promoting and sharing the art of blacksmithing. more information about NC ABANA...

Heritage forge at the 2007 NC State Fair
Image - Erin hammering at the 2008 NC State Fair
Image - Robert hammering at the 2008 NC State Fair
Image - Garret Dunn wins a blue ribbon for his metal artwork at the 2008 NC State Fair

2013 Meeting Schedule

1st Quarter 2013 - March 16 at 9:00 A.M.
Dean Curfman's Oak Hill Iron
Morganton, NC

2nd Quarter 2013 - June 29 at 9:00 A.M.
Blacksmiths Shop in Yesterday Village
Dixie Classic Fairgrounds
Gate 9, 27th Street
Winston-Salem, NC

3rd Quarter 2013 - Date TBA

Bonus Meeting - November 2 at 9:30 A.M.
J. C. Campbell Folk School
Brasstown, NC 28902

4th Quarter 2013 - Date TBA

Regional Meeting Schedules


*** See NC ABANA and Other Blacksmiths at Work ***

Fire on the Mountain Blacksmithing Festival
Spruce Pine, NC
April 27, 2013

Southern Blacksmithing Association Conference
Madison, GA
May 16 - 18, 2013

43rd Annual Southeast Old Threshers' Reunion
Denton FarmPark
1072 Cranford Road
Denton, NC 27239
July 3 -6, 2013   8:00 AM to 9:00 PM

SouthEastern Custom Knife Show
Winston-Salem, NC
September 21-22, 2013

Dixie Classic Fair
Winston-Salem, NC
October 4 - 13, 2013
www.dcfair.com

North Carolina State Fair
Raleigh, NC
October 17-27, 2013
www.ncstatefair.org