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Heritage foarge at the 2007 NC State Fair
Blacksmithing at the 2007 NC State Fair

2008 Statewide Meeting Schedule

1st Quarter 2008 - March 15 at 9 a.m.
Dean Curfman's Oak Hill Iron Works
3308 Frank Whisnant Road
Morganton, NC
Demo by Daniel Boone of Virginia and the Big BLU Crew. meeting details

2nd Quarter 2008 – May 17
Yesterday Village Blacksmith Shop
Dixie Classic Fairgrounds
421 West 27th Street
Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27105
Billy Phelps demo

3rd Quarter 2008- August 23
Steve Kayne's shop in Chandler NC

Bonus Meeting - Date TBA
J. C. Campbell Folk School
Rt. 1, Box 14A
Brasstown, NC 28902
704.837.2775

4th Quarter 2008- Date TBA
Jimmy Alexander's Shop 540 Foster Street Durham, NC 27701

See blacksmiths at work

Dixie Classic Fair
Winston-Salem, NC
October 3 - October 12, 2008
www.dcfair.com/dcf.html

North Carolina State Fair
Raleigh, NC
October 17 - 26, 2008
www.ncstatefair.org

View photos from the 2007 NC State Fair