1965 Established AACB Blacksmith Conference May 16 & 17, 2014 Cannonsburgh Village 312 S. Front Street Murfreesboro, TN 37129 www.appalachianblacksmiths.org Welcome! I would like to welcome everyone to the 2014 AACB Blacksmith Conference. The 2014 Conference should be the best one yet! We are very excited to have Brian Brazeal from Mississippi and Elmer Roush from North Carolina as our featured demonstrators. In addition, we have seven outstanding AACB members; Mike Rose, John Williams, Dave Smucker, Lonnie Farmer, Gary Bowman, Jason Bivens, and Broadus Weatherall performing 2-3 hour demonstrations throughout the conference. This is a great opportunity to see and learn from some of the best. Show up early and enjoy the terrific tailgate sales and shop the numerous vendors including Blue Moon Press, Inksmith T-shirts, Green River Knife supplies, Iron Mountain Forge Custom Blacksmithing Tools, Big Blu Hammer, and Blacksmith Supply with Tom Tom tongs. Please bring your own tailgate items to sell or trade. During the conference you may browse the numerous Iron-In-The-Hat and Auction items to include; a ring tree of metal art, AACB quilt, treadle hammer, tool box and tools, coal forge, small gas forge, anvil, 5 inch post vice, tools, and many other musthave items. We encourage everyone to donate items for the Auction and Iron-In-TheHat. You are welcome to display your blacksmith pieces in the Show and Tell area. There will be green coal classes available as well as one on one instruction from AACB teachers. For our family programs, Cindy Hestle will have a painting on slate class and Suzanne Lebeau will have a class making pine needle coasters. The forging contest is scheduled for Friday night. We will not know what Ron Nichols has up his sleeve for the contest, but it should be a big hit. Cannonsburgh Village offers a unique experience of days gone by and is within walking distance to numerous shops, restaurants, and Murfreesboro's historic downtown square. If you enjoy history, Murfreesboro is home to numerous pre-civil war estates and is home to the Stones River National Battlefield. We are looking forward to seeing you there! Clint " Buzz " Busbee 2014 AACB Conference Chairman Ph: 615-962-9140 E-mail : aacb2014conference@yahoo.com 2 3 F E AT U R E D D E M O N S T R ATO R Brian Brazeal - Brandon, MS www.brianbrazealblacksmith.blogspot.com Brian Brazeal is a self-taught blacksmith who is well-known in blacksmith circles as an exceptional demonstrator of traditional tool making. Traveling in the US and Europe , Brian worked and studied with some well known smiths like Professor Alfred Habermann in Austria, Tom Clark, Bob Patrick, Bill Bostas, Darrell Nelson, Terry Carson, and Tsur Sadan to name a few. Brian was the resident blacksmith at Mission San Juan Capistrano in California for 5 years, the 3rd largest attraction in the world, with over a million visitors each year. Brian has perfected traditional blacksmithing techniques by forging nearly every day and continues to share and promote those techniques with smiths all over the World. In April of 2011, Alec Steele, a 13 year old from the UK came to study with Brian for 15 days. Alec did so well, even while having to stand on a pallet for more reach while striking, that he became Brian’s inspiration for the International Young Smiths. The 2012 International Young Smiths “Team of Four” was the first. They were the featured demonstrators at the opening ceremonies of the July 2012 ABANA conference. He was most recently a featured demonstrator at the 2013 SOFA Quadstate Conference. 4 F E AT U R E D D E M O N S T R ATO R Elmer Roush - Brasstown, NC www.elmerroush.com Blacksmith Elmer Roush makes hand-forged functional hand tools, weapons, and implements from 10th Century Viking to 18th Century American styles. During the hot forging, Elmer precisely defines the shape and proportion of the item. Then, to varying degrees, the pieces are refined with cold work at the bench using filing, chasing, and/or sanding to give extra embellishment. Elmer has been studying the skilled hand-forging and metalsmithing work of the pre-and early- industrial smiths, enabling him to recreate historically accurate hand-forged tools and equipment such as dividers, calipers, early locks, kitchen utensils and broilers, and a whole host of edged tools that vary from working tools like hewing axes, froes, and hatchets to historic replicas such as the Viking axes. 5 AACB DEMONSTRATORS Mike Rose - Layout & Design - Clinch River Forge, Knoxville, TN Mike is currently a Professor of Fine Arts at Pellissippi State College in Knoxville, TN, where he teaches Blacksmithing, Sculpture, and Design. He is well known as a master blacksmith at Dollywood Theme Park for 25 years. John Williams - Joe Humble Doorknocker Possum Trot Forge, Adams, TN He has been seriously blacksmithing for about 25 years. He studied with Bob Coogan and others at the Appalachian Center for Crafts at Smithville. He took his first formal blacksmithing class from Doyle Neely. Broadus Weatherall - Cowboy Hat, Door Pull Fiddler’s Grove Forge, Lebanon, TN He began blacksmithing about 20 years ago with two classes at the National Ornamental Metal Museum in Memphis TN. He is active today at Fiddlers Grove Blacksmith Association. 6 AACB DEMONSTRATORS Lonnie Farmer - Frying Pan Choo Choo Forge, Chattanooga, TN Lonnie Farmer has been a smith for 30 years. He has studied under Clay Spencer, Jerry Darnell, Peter Ross, and others, and has instructed at John C. Campbell Folk School. He currently teaches at Choo Choo Forge. Dave Smucker - Metallurgy/Heat Treatment Brasstown Forge, Brasstown, NC Dave has more than 50 years of experience. He has written articles for blacksmithing news-letters and edited the Appalachian Area Chapter of Blacksmiths Newsletter for six years. Dave is widely known for his heat-treating expertise. Jason Bivens - Knife Handle Making, Warren Co. Forge, McMinnville, TN Jason has been a smith for 20 years and teaches knife making at the Appalachian Center for the Arts and Crafts. He has studied under Bob Coogan, Don Fults, Jim Batson, Ryan Johnson, and Vance Baker. Gary Bowman- Knife Handle Making, Warren County Forge, McMinnville, TN Gary began making knives in the 70s and has studied under Jim Liand Bob Loveless. He loves doing Damascus steel, and his passion is knives, art pieces, and challenges. 7 Family Programs Cindy Hestle – Painting on Garden Slate The cost is $20 per student and all supplies are furnished. Thursday 5/15/14 Friday 5/16/14 Saturday 5/17/14 3-5:00 8-12:00 8-12:00 Cindy has been painting since 2008 and is a Donna Dewberry “One Stroke Certified Instructor”. For this class she will teach painting on slate she has picked up in the coal mines of Alabama. She will have many patterns to choose from or just use your own imagination. Cindy is all about having fun in her class. Suzanne Lebeau – Pine Needle Coasters The cost is $10 per student and all supplies are furnished. Saturday 5/17/14 Saturday 5/17/14 8-11:00 12-3:00 Ms. LeBeau will be teaching Pine needle weaving coasters. This is a beginner form of the pine needle baskets that are a native American tradition. Once you master the basics, you can decide to continue your project at home and turn it into a basket if you wish. suzannelebeauartist.blogspot.com www.facebook.com/pages/Suzanne-LeBeau-artist/182450081780005 8 AACB CONFERENCE VENDORS Forges, swage blocks, hardies, hammers specialty tools, wire brushes & famous Tom Tongs and many more items. BLUEMOONPRESS Website: www.bluemoonpress.org Blacksmith Supply P.O. Box 3766 Chester, VA 23831 804-530-0290 email: books@bluemoonpress.org www.blacksmithsupply.com Toll Free #: 1-866-627-6922 Pre-order on website for Supporting the Art of Metal Work xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Green River Custom Knives Supplies rricherson1@gmail.com Ron Richerson's Green River Custom Knives has everything a knife maker could want or need. Ron offers a large assortment of metals for blade making including Damascus. His large variety of materials for knife handles is unmatched from exotic woods to antlers of all species to mammoth teeth. Green River has it all. Email bigcedar252@aol.com Ron Richer Knifemaker / Bladesmith Inksmith Big Cedar Forge 270-405-0491 Brookville, IN 47012 9 AACB CONFERENCE VENDORS Big Blu Hammer 3308 Frank Whisnant Road Morganton, NC 28655 From Our Family's Workshop to Yours... 8641 MT. UNION CT. LANCASTER OHIO 43130 Telephone: 828-437-5348 Fax: 828-437-9217 (614) 946-5045 www.imountainforge.com Custom built blacksmithing tools. We use the tools we build. bigbluhammer.com xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Green Coal Forging Tailgate Sales “Beginners” will experience a two-hour session with instruction for $15 per session. More experienced blacksmiths who may want to learn or hone a particular skill will enjoy a two-hour, one-on-one session with an assigned instructor. Bring any items you’d like to sell or trade, and browse others’ goodies. The early birds get the better buys, and the earliest tailgaters will begin setting up on Thursday when the grounds open at noon. Auction & Iron in the Hat Iron-In-The-Hat and Auction items will include; a ring tree of metal art, an AACB quilt, treadle hammer, tool box with tools, coal forge, small gas forge, anvil, 5 inch post vice, tools, and many other must-have items. Donations especially tools and hand-made are needed. Col. Anthony Goodrum will conduct the auction. Enjoy Anthony’s humor and bid generously. 10 Registration Form AACB CONFERENCE May 16-17, 2014 Contact/Conference Questions: Clinton “Buzz” Busbee, Conference Chairman Email: aacb2014conference@yahoo.com Note: Pre-Registration SAVINGS Available Through 5/1/14 (see below) Name_________________________ Address_______________________________________ City___________________ ___State______ ZIP________ Phone______-______-__________ Additional Name Tags______________________________________________________________ I understand that blacksmithing is a potentially dangerous activity and agree to wear safety glasses while observing or participating in any of the demonstration areas. I further agree to hold harmless the Appalachian Area Chapter of Blacksmith and Cannonsburgh Village in the event of personal injury: _______________________ __________ Email______________________________________ Signature Date FEES Membership - If already a member of AACB, $0. If not, membership is REQUIRED for insurance purposes, $20 includes spouse/child 18 & under……...… $_______ Registration - (Includes spouse/child 18 & under) Both days, paid before 5/1/14 is $50. Afterward is $60………….. $________ One day, paid before 5/1/14 is $25. Afterward is $30………….... $_______ Green Coal - _____ Sessions @ $15 per session…………………………...…………..……… $_______ Family Programs – Prices include all materials Acrylic Painting on slate - $20/Adult or $12/child age 6-8 with paying adult ____Students @ $20 Thursday 3-5:00….…………………………………..…… ….…….... $_________ ____Students Friday 8-Noon…………………………………………………….…….…….….… $_________ ____Students Saturday 8-Noon…………………………………….………………....…..… … $_________ ____Child students @ $12 (per session) Thurs-Sat)………………...…....… ..…… $_________ Pine Needle Coasters - $10 ____Students Saturday 8-11:00………………………...………………….…………....……. $_________ ___ Students Saturday 12-3:00…………..………………………..…………..……...….……. $_________ Mail This Form and Payment to: Total: $__________ AACB Conference c/o Jeff Clawson P.O. Box 250 Spring City TN 37381 To use PayPal or Credit Card MUST Register online at www.appalachianblacksmiths.org 11 BEAUTIFUL CUSTOM - MADE QUILT TO BE AUCTIONED FEATURING ARTISTIC DESIGN AND PICTURES OF AACB LOCAL FORGE SHOPS 12 Swirl Girl Art Allison Bohorfoush is Swirl Girl Art! She has been creating one-of-a -kind original artwork jewelry for 22 years and travels to shows throughout the Southeast. She most commonly uses chasing and repousse techniques. Animals and plant forms are a staple in her pieces. http://swirlgirlart.com/ Mount Sharon Forge Mount Sharon Forge was started in 1991 by Ray Spiller who has been blacksmithing since 1983. Ray will be at the Conference selling a wide variety of hand-made tongs, scroll jigs, and art work. Visit Ray & Mount Sharon Forge on facebook and http://mountsharonforge.com/ Allen Kress Working as a self-employed blacksmith has afforded Allen the time to travel and take classes from many well-known Master Blacksmiths. Allen sell power hammer tools, both closed and open faced, as well as hot and cold cuts and a wide assortment of hand files. 13 Up for auction at the 2014 AACB Blacksmith Conference Is this James Neligan guitar model #DEV-D. This hand made solid mahogany top 6 string acoustic guitar is a beautiful addition to anyone's collection and comes with custom soft carrying case. Features: Solid mahogany top Mahogany back and sides Satin finish Rosewood fingerboard with maple wood inlays Rosewood Bridge Black body binding Herringbone rosette soundhole Nut and saddle, Nubone compensated Die-cast nickel machine heads with black satin touch D'Addario EXP strings 14 RING TREE FOR THE AUCTION These are some of the art rings for the ring tree. The tree is a metal sculpture complete with leaves and other metal elements. Directions Area Hotels Directions to 312 So. Front Street, Murfreesboro TN Clarion Inn (AACB will have rooms “blocked off”) 2227 Old Fort Pkwy Murfreesboro TN 37129 615-896-2420 From I-24 (either from Nashville or Chattanooga): Exit 78B (Old Fort Pkwy/TN 96) towards Murfreesboro Right on NW Broad Street Right on South Front Street Lodging Information Free primitive camping is available on the grounds. Full-service camping is available at Nashville I-24 Campground. www.nashvillei24kampground.com 15 Econo Lodge 110 N Thompson Lane Murfreesboro TN 37129 615-890-2811 Holiday Inn Express 165 Chaffin Place Murfreesboro TN 37129 615-849-9000 Microtel Inn 151 Chaffin Place Murfreesboro TN 37129 615-904-2000 Motel 6 114 Chaffin Place Murfreesboro TN 37130 615-890-8524 Super 8 127 Chaffin Place Murfreesboro TN 37129 615-867-5000