Subject: Greetings from Kent Reeves... Anyone else in Oregon?

From: [email-masked]
Date: Sun, 24 Mar 1996 14:17:09 -0500

Howdy Troops..

Just found you guys on the IN, so I figured I'd send a quick zap.

For those you that haven't heard from me since I left the Ashokan Field
Campus,  I'm alive and well and living on the Oregon Coast.

We retired here eight years ago, live about three miles in from the ocean on
an inland lake just north of Coos Bay.  If any of you are traveling up the
coast highway, give a shout.

When I left New York, I gave all of my tools to Ashokan. I figured it would
be easier to buy new ones here than to haul all that wieght across the
country.  What a mistake that was.  Since I've been here I've only found one
beat up anvil that I wouldn't use for a boat anchor and it wasn't for sale.
 If anyone in western Oregon has a good! anvil for sale, I'd be glad to  know
of it.

Also, is there an Oregon Chapter of ABANA?  If so, please let me know.
 Otherwise if someone can put me in contact with the N. California group, I'd
appreciate it.  

Don't sniff the smoke..

Kent  :o)
[email-masked]

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From: Kayne Hardware <[email-masked]>
Date: Sun, 24 Mar 1996 21:06:29 +0000

Hey Kent! Remember us?  We left NY in 84 and we are now living outside 
of Asheville, NC.  We have our own group here, The Western North 
Carolina Blacksmiths meeting at our shop the 2nd Wednesday of every 
month at 7 p.m.  We get 20 to 40 people.  We are part of the NC 
Chapter of ABANA.  If you were close we could supply you with 
Peddinghaus tools as we have become a dealer.  We plan to go to the 
national conference in Alfred, NY and was hoping to see all of our old 
friends from Ashoken. If you ever get to Asheville, stop by and see 
us.  We have a gallery of our work alongside our shop which has 3 
forges set up.  We have 2 men working with us full time.  We overlook 
the Blue Ridge mountains and our views are spectacular.  Keep in 
touch.  Steve and Shirley Kayne