Subject: UMBA meeting, March 2nd

From: [email-masked]
Date: Tue, 13 Feb 96 21:57:51 PST

UMBA, the Upper Midwest Blacksmith Association, welcomes 
Robb Gunter as our demonstrator for the quarterly Hammer In 
held on Saturday and Sunday, March 2nd and 3rd, 1996.  The 
demonstration will be hosted by Bob Bergman at his Postville 
Blacksmith Shop in Postville, WI.  We are located 1 hour SW 
of Madison, 8 miles west of New Glarus, and 6 miles east of 
Blanchardville.

Robb is a practicing smith and proprietor of "FORGECO," Inc. 
and "THE FORGERY SCHOOL OF BLACKSMITHING," Tijeras, NM.  He 
has been a practicing blacksmith since 1980.  Robb was the 
resident blacksmith at Sandia National Laboratories in 
Albuquerque, where he and Karl Schuler developed the 
recuperative gas fired forge.  His specialty, the hand 
forged rose, is in collections all over the world.  
Robb plans to demonstrate a wide variety of work from basic 
to advanced in hopes of having something for everyone.  Some 
things he plans to include...Animal heads, pipe forgings, 
the rose, specialized hot chisels and punches, angle pein 
hammer heads, eagle feathers, touch mark making, and soap 
solution quenching for low carbon steels.  
UMBA sponsors Robb's Demonstration for a nominal fee on 
Saturday.  Those wishing to see a second day's demo will 
split Robb s fee equally.  In the past this has worked out 
to a reasonable amount.

Here is some information on the motels in Monroe, which is 
twenty minutes from the shop, and New Glarus, which is 15 
minutes from the shop:

The Alphorn Inn
250 N. 18th Ave
Monroe, WI
1-608-325-4138

Super 8
500 6th St.
Monroe, WI
1-608-325-1500

In New Glarus: 
Chalet Land Haus Motel
878 HWY 69
New Glarus
1-608-527-5234
(They have some larger family rooms available if several 
people want to bunk together)

Swiss Aire Motel,
1200 HWY 69
New Glarus
1-608-527-2138

Ask for the lower commercial rates at any of these motels. 
This is a business expense!

For further information on lodging and directions, send 
S.A.S.E. to: Robb's Demo, c/o Postville Blacksmith Shop, 
N8126 Postville Rd, Blanchardville, Wl 53516 

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Name: Franklyn D. Garland        A Hobby Is Hard work
E-mail: [email-masked]          You wouldn't Do For
Date: 02/13/96                     A Living.
Time: 21:57:51

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