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

From: Lowell Chaput <[email-masked]>
Date: Sun, 24 Mar 1996 23:00:37 -0800

At 02:17 PM 3/24/96 -0500, you wrote:
>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]
>
>
  Kent.
   The address for the California Blacksmith Association is,P.O. Box
438,Mokelumne Hill, CA 95245. It cost $25.00 a year for a membership.

   Lowell.
   [email-masked]

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From: [email-masked] (Jaki & Russ Svaren)
Date: Mon, 25 Mar 1996 20:46:21 -0800

Kent -- Thereare many smiths in Oregon, Washington, and British Columbia.

the Northwest Blacksmiths are active. An address is NWBA  8002 NE Highway
99 3405 Vancouver, WA 98665.  The spring meeting is in St. Helens, ORE
April 12-14 . There is an anvil, double horned, being especially cast thru
the efforts of Russ Jaqua. in Port Townsend , Wa.  Many workshops classes
etc.  I'm in Portland  there is a fine historical shop at Fort Vancouver,
in Vancouver, Wa
If you want to be in contact personally I'm at  [email-masked].

  Russ Svaren

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From: Russell McCrackin <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 25 Mar 1996 21:11:05 -0800

Hi Kent.  By now you have heard of the NWBA.  Lots of good Smiths in it too.
I am retired from another profession, and been pounding iron for about 5 years
so am still new at it and interested in learning all I can, from whatever
source.  If you (or anybody else) want to contact me directly, I am at
   [email-masked]   and try to check my mail several times a day. 

Keep the iron hot!

Rusty at Rusty Forge

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From: [email-masked]
Date: Tue, 26 Mar 1996 01:15:20 +0000

Hi  Kent 
 My name is Ken Cook I live in Coquille, not to far from ya!
I have a small shop in Greenacre's, I'v been hammering iron for about 
4 year's, making mostly knife's and ornmentail work.
  If ya want'a talk Iron let me know!!

                           Ken!!