Subject: Re: blacksmithing or fabrication

From: "John W. Pollins, III" <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 15 Mar 1996 18:08:19 -0500 (EST)

The problem of public education, not to mention architects and
Interior decorators, is serious. The National Cathedrial in DC is probably
the single most effective source of teaching the general public what good
Iron looks like. You can help by submitting work to local art shows and
contributing work to local charity auctions.
        George Dixon and I (in fact most of the ABANA Board) are
tentattively agreed to reorganizing the Board committees this summer at
Alfred partially to accomidate a need for Abana to redefine "marketing" as a
national education program to teach people to recogniae good iron.
        I get sick when I see "look how much I can aford to waste"
houses,business and office buildings that have spent hundreds of thousands
of dollars on stained glass, wood, furnature and stone work and then
surrounded the beautiful thing with 10 cent fabricated junk.
        I don't see anybody else in a position to undertake the national
education needed other than ABANA and I think we're finally healthy enough
and organized enough to get started.
        I want that Orthopod and his architect to look at that mansion and
be as embarrased as they ought to be.
                                       John W. Pollins,III
                                       ABANA Board Member

---

From: [email-masked]
Date: Fri, 15 Mar 1996 22:52:21 -0500

Amen           I have been tring to find a solution to this.

Even selling them a high quality fabricated fence is almost impossible these
days.

 Today i had a lady who wants a 10 feet breezeway    ( from house to gargage
)
wanted me lower my bid from $400.00 down to match a bid from someone at
$250.00
Just to buy the steel paint parts was $150.00    and breaking the concrete to
remove the four wood post already set there in foundation when it was poured
is at least a good days work for two men. Then i get to carry away all the
old wood and broken concrete.
Plus at least two trips to her place for measuring and collecting.   My only
concellation is that this guy is not going to make a dime and she will
recieve the breezeway she deserves.    Unfortunantly this dont help me pay
the phone bill for the convienience of these customers.  

Let me know how i can help with your project  or   any advice for my prblems
 !!

james        [email-masked]