Old Dominion Blacksmith Association
Photo of Dale Morse at the Virginia Institute of Blacksmithing
Photo of Dale Morse at the Virginia Institute of Blacksmithing
Serving South Central and Western Viriginia Blacksmiths
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"Current News"
September 8, 2010
The Current Newsletter (AUGUST)
Can now be
Downloaded "HERE" the file size is 498kb
* Looks to be the best attended Event of the year at the Buttercup Plantation this Sat. (38 as per Wed morning 11:00am) If you are planning on bringing a guest(s),spouse or your children, please let me know. Guests, spouses and children do not pay admission fee. We have 5 dogs, 2 cats, 5 roosters, two chickens, a swing and a gold fish pond etc to help entertain the ones that are not interested in the demonstration. My wife loves to talk and loves the company so bring you spouse. Besides that, I'm sure, she could would appreciate any help provided. Note: don't tell her that I said this.
* Member Mickey Surrett is bringing a truck load of used blacksmithing stuff to sale at this Sat Event.
* Members Richard and Mary Bartelt are back from their summer long trip out west. Looking forward to hearing all about it.
* A very old & unusual historic Trammel. This is ODBSA member John Buck's fireplace trammel that some of us first saw at the Jacksonville Center a few months ago. It's on loan to me and I will try to duplicate it after our Event this Sat. I'm leaving it on the front exterior wall of my shop for everyone in attendance at this coming Sat Event to see. Maybe some of you would like to try to replicate it also?
* Members/Guests who plan on attending our Sept. Event at my Plantation Forge at the Buttercup Plantation in Long Island, VA on Sat. 11th with one of our favorite personalities, Master Artist/Blacksmith Billy Phelps. Billy is just a lot of fun to listen to and learn from, so if you have the time, sign up and come on down to the "suburb of the boonies" and enjoy the day with us.
1. Bobby Ricketts
2. Billy Phelps
3. Bobby Floyd
4. Jocelyne Floyd
5. Charlie Boothe
6. Renee Boothe
7. Carie Boothe
8. L.T. Skinnell
9. Glen Bryant
10. David Tucciarone
11. John Riddle
12. Wendell Wyland
13. Tom Harrell
14. Val Harrell
15. Gary Hatmaker
16. John Buck
17. Justin Gilbert
18. Blake Gilbert
19. Tiffany Gilbert
20. Justin Armes
21. Eva Brooks
22. Charlie Hudson
23. Buford Hodges
24. Bill Roy
25. David Oakes
26. Ted Crockett
27. Gary Hatmaker
28. Steve Ferguson
29. Michael Hardy
30. Dave Brown
31. Morgan Coleman
32. Danny Rickett
33. Ron Howard
34. Richard Bartelt
35. Mary Bartelt
36. Mickey Surrett
37. Jack Walston
38. Jeff Walston
39.
Note: If your name is put on in error or you change you mind, please let me know.
* The cannon ball looking weight on Charlie's old bellows actual weight is 40 pounds.
* Congratulation to Ted Crockett on his new purchase. This historic forge (that I call a rivet ratchet forge) looks to be in really good shape. Ted just purchased this forge in Waynesboro, VA at an antique store and said that there is anther one similar to this one there. For more information you can contact Ted at wtcrockett@gmail.com .Ted is ODBSA photographer, one of the volunteer blacksmiths demonstrators at Clover Hill Village and an active Civil War Rein-actors,
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* How to make Charcoal in a Barrel: Charlie Boothe and I attending a class in Halifax at the Virginia Cooperative Extension on charcoal making on Thurs Aug.19th. Even though the class was geared toward larger scale charcoal making they did have a hand out of making it in a 55 gal barrel. ODBSA saw how Lee did it in March at his studio but this is somewhat of different way for you to try it. If interested please click on the following: "HERE"
* The Northern Rockies Blacksmith Association publish three Newsletter a year. I thought you might be interested in reading this fall issue because ODBSA Educational Director Master Blacksmith Dale Morse has an article reprinted in it. It's a very large file 5,819 kb. Click "HERE" to see & read it. Note: it was also printed in 2009 in the Illinois Valley Blacksmith Association newsletter. Way to go Dale!
* Check out Shenandoah Valley Blacksmithing Guild (SVBG) new Web Site http://svbg.squarespace.com It was designed and made by Dave McKennon (Temporary Editor & now Web Master). Some of you might remember Dave from our Event at Dale's school this year. He participated in hands on training with us. Congratulations to David for a well designed site and I'm sure that the membership of SVBG will love it.
* The October 9th & 10th Event will be another hands-on demonstration to the Public by our members at the Appomattox Railroad Festival. Details are being worked out and will follow later.
Can now be
Downloaded "HERE" the file size is 498kb
* Looks to be the best attended Event of the year at the Buttercup Plantation this Sat. (38 as per Wed morning 11:00am) If you are planning on bringing a guest(s),spouse or your children, please let me know. Guests, spouses and children do not pay admission fee. We have 5 dogs, 2 cats, 5 roosters, two chickens, a swing and a gold fish pond etc to help entertain the ones that are not interested in the demonstration. My wife loves to talk and loves the company so bring you spouse. Besides that, I'm sure, she could would appreciate any help provided. Note: don't tell her that I said this.
* Member Mickey Surrett is bringing a truck load of used blacksmithing stuff to sale at this Sat Event.
* Members Richard and Mary Bartelt are back from their summer long trip out west. Looking forward to hearing all about it.
* A very old & unusual historic Trammel. This is ODBSA member John Buck's fireplace trammel that some of us first saw at the Jacksonville Center a few months ago. It's on loan to me and I will try to duplicate it after our Event this Sat. I'm leaving it on the front exterior wall of my shop for everyone in attendance at this coming Sat Event to see. Maybe some of you would like to try to replicate it also?
* Members/Guests who plan on attending our Sept. Event at my Plantation Forge at the Buttercup Plantation in Long Island, VA on Sat. 11th with one of our favorite personalities, Master Artist/Blacksmith Billy Phelps. Billy is just a lot of fun to listen to and learn from, so if you have the time, sign up and come on down to the "suburb of the boonies" and enjoy the day with us.
1. Bobby Ricketts
2. Billy Phelps
3. Bobby Floyd
4. Jocelyne Floyd
5. Charlie Boothe
6. Renee Boothe
7. Carie Boothe
8. L.T. Skinnell
9. Glen Bryant
10. David Tucciarone
11. John Riddle
12. Wendell Wyland
13. Tom Harrell
14. Val Harrell
15. Gary Hatmaker
16. John Buck
17. Justin Gilbert
18. Blake Gilbert
19. Tiffany Gilbert
20. Justin Armes
21. Eva Brooks
22. Charlie Hudson
23. Buford Hodges
24. Bill Roy
25. David Oakes
26. Ted Crockett
27. Gary Hatmaker
28. Steve Ferguson
29. Michael Hardy
30. Dave Brown
31. Morgan Coleman
32. Danny Rickett
33. Ron Howard
34. Richard Bartelt
35. Mary Bartelt
36. Mickey Surrett
37. Jack Walston
38. Jeff Walston
39.
Note: If your name is put on in error or you change you mind, please let me know.
* The cannon ball looking weight on Charlie's old bellows actual weight is 40 pounds.
* Congratulation to Ted Crockett on his new purchase. This historic forge (that I call a rivet ratchet forge) looks to be in really good shape. Ted just purchased this forge in Waynesboro, VA at an antique store and said that there is anther one similar to this one there. For more information you can contact Ted at wtcrockett@gmail.com .Ted is ODBSA photographer, one of the volunteer blacksmiths demonstrators at Clover Hill Village and an active Civil War Rein-actors,
. * How to make Charcoal in a Barrel: Charlie Boothe and I attending a class in Halifax at the Virginia Cooperative Extension on charcoal making on Thurs Aug.19th. Even though the class was geared toward larger scale charcoal making they did have a hand out of making it in a 55 gal barrel. ODBSA saw how Lee did it in March at his studio but this is somewhat of different way for you to try it. If interested please click on the following: "HERE"
* The Northern Rockies Blacksmith Association publish three Newsletter a year. I thought you might be interested in reading this fall issue because ODBSA Educational Director Master Blacksmith Dale Morse has an article reprinted in it. It's a very large file 5,819 kb. Click "HERE" to see & read it. Note: it was also printed in 2009 in the Illinois Valley Blacksmith Association newsletter. Way to go Dale!
* Check out Shenandoah Valley Blacksmithing Guild (SVBG) new Web Site http://svbg.squarespace.com It was designed and made by Dave McKennon (Temporary Editor & now Web Master). Some of you might remember Dave from our Event at Dale's school this year. He participated in hands on training with us. Congratulations to David for a well designed site and I'm sure that the membership of SVBG will love it.
* The October 9th & 10th Event will be another hands-on demonstration to the Public by our members at the Appomattox Railroad Festival. Details are being worked out and will follow later.
PHOTOS 2010
Here are 70 photos provided by Ted Crockett. They were taken at Jeremy Funderburk's Evington Iron Works on Jan 9th 2010, the first Event of the year for ODBSA.
Field Trip---Photos of Marshall Ecker's Old Farm Forge and his great train collection.
Feb event with Professional Artist Blacksmith Fred Crist in Rustburg, VA. 56 photos taken by Jerry Jones, Bobby Floyd and John Riddle.
MARCH EVENT
123 photos were taken at Lee Sauder's Germinal Iron Works in Lexington, Va for our March Event where we witnessed turning Rocks into an iron/steel Hatchet. The photos were taken by Ted Crockett, John Riddle, Bobby Floyd, Dave Brown, Bill Roy, Bobby Moose and Jerry Jones.
This is new. You can just click the photo to get to slide show, then select the speed that you want to see it. Afterward, If you keep your cursor to the right side of the photo, you can read what has been written at the bottom and also it will tell you when you have finished.
Also :* Videos (5) are at the bottom of Bill Roy's photos. Click on the following:
APRIL EVENT
LEE-GRANT group demo on April 10th near Appomattox at Clover Hill Village. Photos by ABC 13, Mary Bartelt, Jerry Jones& Bobby Floyd. (60 photos)
May's Event
71 Photos were taken at Dale Morse's Virginia Institute of Blacksmithing . 50 photos were taken by Ted Crockett and the others were taken by Bill Roy, Bobby Floyd, Jerry Jones & Curt Welch (Editor of BGOP)
71 Photos were taken at Dale Morse's Virginia Institute of Blacksmithing . 50 photos were taken by Ted Crockett and the others were taken by Bill Roy, Bobby Floyd, Jerry Jones & Curt Welch (Editor of BGOP)
June's Event at L.T. Skinnell's Otter Hill Forge with Master Blacksmith Jerry Darnell as Demonstrator.
1. 24 photos from Bill Roy. Click on the following to see:
http://picasaweb.google.com/WilliamRoySr/JerryDarnellDemoAtLTSkinnellSOtterHillForgeBedfordVA#
2. 21 photos by Bobby Floyd and Ted Crockett are below in slide presentation:
2. 21 photos by Bobby Floyd and Ted Crockett are below in slide presentation:
JULY EVENTS PHOTOS:
July 10th Event at Danny Ward Horseshoing School, Jacksonville Center for the Arts Fund Raising Event on Sat. 17th with Gerald Boggs and John Riddle demonstrating to the public &Gerald Boggs forge welding class on Sunday.. 42 photos by Jerry Jones, John Riddle and Bobby Floyd.
August Event (64 Photos):
August 14th Event at Buford Hodges' place with Professional Blacksmith Gerald Boggs as our Educator.
Photos provide by Bobby Floyd (10), John Riddle(15), Bobby Rickett (15), Eva Marie Brooks (9) Michael Armes(15)
