Blacksmith info

[monkeywright]

Calling all blacksmith ladies and gentlemen I am currently looking to find as much information as I can I'm new to blacksmithing I do have the basic knowledge and understanding of metal work.  I guess I was looking to share web sites, publications and just general knowledge.  I have a feeling that there's a great volume of knowledge here just waiting to be tapped.

So start off with I will share some of the web sites and I've stumbled across.

http://gpba.abana-chapter.com/
This is the local chapter of blacksmith arsons for the Kansas area I am currently waiting for contact back from them and will let you know how that turns out.

http://www.forgetools.com/links.htm
just a group of interesting links I've found.  Most of these are pretty good.

http://www.anvilfire.com/
this site is a massive site careful stepping into this one you could get lost for days there is a forum here is fairly active list as lots of good information.

https://www.blacksmithsdepot.com/
other site full of lots of interesting information, tools, books and videos. The Backyard Blacksmith by Lorelei Sims is a book that is available here, several people told me this book is well worth the money.

For now I'll leave these here please add yours, all information is welcome.

[Otter]

I've been to the basic blacksmithing class and was pleased with the level of experience both gained and present in the instructors. Just saw the Inkle loom class. Hmmmmm

[monkeywright]

I've been to the basic blacksmithing class and was pleased with the level of experience both gained and present in the instructors. Just saw the Inkle loom class. Hmmmmm

would like to know a lot more about this if you don't mind passing that along when you can

[crazell]

Otter, who has an Inkle Loom class? 

[Otter]

Oops. It helps to copy the link into the message. 

http://www.historicarts.com/classes.html

This is a group based here in KC with a big smithy set up full time at the Renaissance Fair at Bonner Springs, Ks.

Some of their members are also into weaving and historic cooking. In fact the meals served at the day long smithing classes were really tasty!

[monkeywright]

Otter I'll have to check into that more sounds like something i could get into to thank you for the added info

just got off the phone with them had a nice chat with them and they are doing several classes that I'm going to look into

[monkeywright]

CENTRAL STATES METAL ARTISANS
Formerly: Great Plains Blacksmith Assn.

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      P.O. Box 17613,
      Wichita, KS 67217
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      Pres: Patrick Briggs
      12375 SW 200th
      Douglass, KS 67039
      (316) 747-2659
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      Ed: Rob Fertner
      4309 Memory Lane
      Wichita, KS 67212
      (316) 942-3755
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      http://gpba.abana-chapter.com
found this today

[ErikPrice1@msn.com]

Otter, who has an Inkle Loom class? 

Don't get too excited crazell this stuff is all out east, they don't have stuff like that around these parts.

[Otter]

EAST? Who you a calling EAST??    That'd be either the Midwest or Central states thank you very much. Tell 'em Harvey we are not Easterners!!! Now if you were talking about those hi faultin folks from St. Louis then yes that would be East. We poor relations here by the bank of the Muddy Mo are still considered on the frontier of civilization by those living on the banks of the Mississippi. Oh my was that a sore nerve that got touched. No offense meant or taken of course. Especially since we really are East of ya'll. Let me know if anyone is coming this way and we can get together for some BBQ and a jug!

[crazell]

Otter you have to remember , there is only about 60-80 miles left going west of us.  I know what yer saying though.. I'd like to come out your way. Especially for Brew and BBQ. now your talking fat guy language..

[Otter]

I do know most of the neighborhood BBQ joints that are worth going to. Seems like every area has their own joint too. We have a couple of local breweries that turn out a real nice product. Give me a heads up if you do come this way. The coffee pot is usually ready and can sometimes find a jug that those other scoundrels haven't gotten to.

[Blackfeet]

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[monkeywright]

have had some luck with getting a hold of bama = (CENTRAL STATES METAL ARTISANS Formerly: Great Plains Blacksmith Assn.) ?? will be talking to a guy tonight about it and I'm sure that I can help anyone that's also looking for a blacksmith group in their area so guess if you need more info let me know what area your looking for and ill past it along and see what I can do about helping you find someone in that area

[ErikPrice1@msn.com]

Cool monkeywright ask him about oregon for me. Thanks

[monkeywright]

will do he said that there was a site that listed most of them I just need to get the site address from him when I talk to him this evening think he was headed down the road when we were talking this morning but from what hes telling me dues are 20$ a year give or take a little from area to area but just from the 20 mins that we talked that 20 $ is well spent just in the information that I got from him today

side note:
I have come across a site that has books (new and used) FOR .99 -and up  FOR JUST ABOUT ANYTHING YOU COULD EVER WANT TO KNOW
http://www.alibris.com you can find book/ ebooks movies ect. there's a lot of books that deal with just about anything you could ever want to know about this time period I've found a lot of re-prints of books from the 1700-1800 and up and like i said for .99 you cant beat it I've ordered a few books last night on black-smiths /copper-smiths 2 of them are re-prints from the 1750's will let you know when they come in how they look right now I'm looking at a few dvds that I may pick up