Alabama Forge Council 2010 Blacksmithing
Conference at Tannehill State Park, McCalla
"SILVER ANNIVERSARY"
25 YEARS AND STILL GOING
STRONG
TANNEHILL 2010
September 9th, 10th & 11th, 2010
AUCTION/SHOW & TELL
IRON-IN-THE-HAT
GREEN COAL TEACHING
AREA
DEMONSTRATORS & FAMILY ACTIVITIES
The Alabama Forge Council, 2010 Fall Blacksmithing Conference will be held at Tannehill State Park in McCalla, Alabama.
The 25th annual AFC
Blacksmithing Conference, our silver anniversary,
will be held September 10th
& 11th, 2010 with set-up and tail-gate sales
starting Thursday the 9th.
This year we will have as featured demonstrators
John Phillips of Alabaster,
AL. And in honor of our 25 years of teaching the
art and craft of
Blacksmithing we will have 6 of our own doing mini demos of
short projects
that we all can do. This will be a great opportunity to learn
from many of
the AFC's most talented craftsmen. Sunday morning the 12th I
am planning on
having something special before we put everything up and
go home.
We
have two separate family programs going on this year. Cynthia Hestle will
teach a workshop in painting with acrylics. And Gerald Melsheimer will be
teaching us Camp Fire Cooking; introducing you to the tools and implements
used in cooking over a campfire. As always we will have a Green Coal class
for the beginners. This year will be a little different again. Al
Stephens, (one of our 2008 featured demonstrators) and Calvin Garland with
support of the Athens Forge will be leading very project specific Green
Coal class. Friday will be a decorative coat rack and Saturday will be
a candle holder made from a set of tongs.
Come and join in on one
or all of the classes. So there will be two different
projects to choose
from. Our Friday Night Blast contest will be the longest
draw with an added
challenge. The rules are simple. We will give you a bar
of a certain length
and in a pre-set amount of time make it grow in length.
I will explain
the extra twist to the contest on the evening of the event.
This will be
a great time for all, please consider participating. Prizes will be
awarded!!!
As always we will be conducting our Auction, and
Iron-In-The-Hat.
The proceeds are where the AFC generates its income to offer
new teaching
facilities, scholarships and to host workshops each year. The
conference
fees pay for putting on the conference but the auction and the
Iron-In-The-Hat
are how we continue to provide the activities that further
the art and craft
of blacksmithing. Remember, this is a worthy cause so
purchase lots and lots
of IITH tickets and bid generously.
Your
donated items for the auction and Iron-In-The-Hat are very much
appreciated.
I would like to personally challenge each Forge group for the
state and
surrounding areas to make something special for the auction. This
is a good
opportunity for your Group to show off a little. Also I would love
to see
everyone that attends the Conference bring at least one item for the
IITH.
Remember we help ourselves when we support the AFC!
If by chance you can
not make it to the Fall Conference, send your
Auction or IITH item to me,
Raymond Head, 138 Cone Lane, Wetumpka, AL 36093-2001. I will make sure that
they make it to the Conference.
I look forward to seeing everyone in
September.
Raymond Head, President
Alabama Forge Council
138 Cone Lane
Wetumpka, AL 36093
(334) 514-1065
Email: e.m.forge@gmail.com
Website: http://alaforge.org/index.html
