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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

2012 Meeting Schedule

1st Quarter 2012 - March 17 at 9:00 A.M.
Dean Curfman's Oak Hill Iron
Morganton, NC

Watch the Big Blu Crew demo various forging techniques and hammer out an incredible peice (to be auctioned off at the meeting) on the Big Blu Power Hammers. Ellen Lynch Ball will demonstrate copper folding techniques and how to get great patinas on copper. Lunch will be served - $6. And there will be Iron in the Hat raffles of many donated items.

2nd Quarter 2012 - June 23 at 9:00 A.M.
Blacksmiths Shop in Yesterday Village
Dixie Classic Fairgrounds
Gate 9, 27th Street
Winston-Salem, NC

Demos TBA. Drinks and water supplied. BBQ lunch will be served $6, all you can eat. Open forge after the demonstrations

3rd Quarter 2012 - Date TBA
Bill Brown's shop in Linville Falls, NC
Demonstrators and details to be announced soon.

Bonus Meeting - November 3 at 9:30 A.M.
J. C. Campbell Folk School
Brasstown, NC 28902

4th Quarter 2012 - Date TBA
Phillip Gaddy's Shop in Statesville, NC
Demonstrators and details to be announced later.

Regional Meeting Schedules


*** See NC ABANA Blacksmiths at Work ***

Dixie Classic Fair
Winston-Salem, NC
September 28 - October 7, 2012
www.dcfair.com

North Carolina State Fair
Raleigh, NC
October 11-21, 2012
www.ncstatefair.org
View photos from the 2009 NC State Fair
View photos from the 2008 NC State Fair

Other Events with Blacksmiths

Fire on the Mountain Blacksmithing Festival
April 28th, 2012, 10pm – 4pm
Downtown SprucePine, NC   Map

Tobacco Farm Life Museum - Blacksmithing, woodworking, and more Demonstrations
Saturday, April 28, 2012 9:30am to 4:00pm
709 North Church Street Kenly, NC 27542
Map

The NC ABANA Triangle Blacksmiths Guild will fire up the forge and demonstrate blacksmithing at this event.