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Whats Happening in the Guild of Metalsmiths? Scheduled: Conferences , Old Conferences , Exhibitions , Workshops , Meetings , Hammerins For a current issue of our Monthly Newsletter listing meetings, workshops, and other news; check out The Forum . Last month's news and next month's schedule.

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• "The Metalsmith's Madness"
            Guild of Metalsmiths 32^nd Annual Fall conference - 2009

  September 18^th, 19^th, and 20^st
  at the Little Log House Threshing Grounds (Map)
  

  
  

  Bring your Gallery items, just like these from 2004!

  (Gallery open at 1:00pm Friday Sept. 18^th to receive your items!)

• Upcoming

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  •     Guild of Metalsmiths 32^st Annual Fall conference - 2009

    
    Mark Asperry and Mike Garrett
    to demonstrate
    
    
    
    
    

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    Hammerins

    NOWTHEN HAMMER-IN
    Dates: June 5th & 6th, 2009
    Where: Nowthen Threshing Show Grounds (map)

    
    If you would like to pound some iron here is a great chance! Nowthen has five forging stations for just that purpose.
    All skill level encouraged to participate.
    
    Schedule:
    Friday Night: Social time and open forges.
    Saturday: Demonstrations by Pete Stanaitus. A 1 to 1 ½ hour presentation on doing a demonstration. “Making the Audience Glad They Came.”
    Primitive camping available on site. (Porta-Pots only and water hose to blacksmith shop)
    Cost? It’s Free! Yup! That’s right, Free!
    Questions: David Mariette 612-889-3291 -- david_mariette@anvildancer.com
    C U There!
    

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    Exhibitions

    • Visit the Gallery at the Fall Conference to see some of the finest Metalwork in the Midwest

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    Scheduled Meetings

    The Guild of Metalsmiths meet at various locations around Minnesota and Western Wisconsin, on the second Wednesday of the even months of the year. Meetings start at 7PM, Pot luck social time at 6:30.
    Are you curious?   Prospective and former members are always welcome to stop by a meeting and see what we are up too.

    
    
    
    

    • June 10, 2009 Lisa Elias metal Studio (Look at latest forum for Map)
      Program: Lisa Elias is a self-employed metal artist creating metal work for individual homeowners, architects and designers Inspired by traditional blacksmithing techniques, she creates elegant functional sculpture. She draws on simple organic forms, including vines and branches to fabricate her work.
      A linear fluid touch allows her to create a diversity of sculpture from railings, fences, gates, and benches to light fixtures, arbors, and birdbaths. Untrained in formal methods of forged metal fabrication, Lisa has develooped her own unique style, the true power of her artistry is her ability to harmonize the disparate elements of welded steel and organic forms into graceful sophisticated sculpture.
      Potluck at 6:30; meeting at 7.
      
      Don't forget to bring Show and Tell!
      1129 Van Buren St NE
      Minneapolis, MN 55413
      Phone: 612-362-0570
      
      

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    Workshops

    The Education Committee has workshops planned. Announcements and registration forms will be mailed to current members first. After the mailing has been received by registered members, registration info will be posted here (By order of the Education Committee)

    Classes fill quickly, so be sure to register immediately for those classes you are interested in. Classes are open to all, but workshop registration preference is given to Guild members in good standing.

    General registration for classes opens 10 days prior to the class. (see Guild info: Membership to find out how to become a member.)

    Beginning Blacksmithing Courses

    Due to the demand for a more comprehensive approach to learning the basic skills, we have been scheduling 3 seperate classes, each meeting for four sessions. Each session is taught by a team of instructors so that there is usually 1 instructor for every two students.

    
    Sign up early; members will get their registration materials in the monthly Newsletter; general enrollment will open several weeks later for the remaining workstations.

    For more info on classes contact Gordon Barr

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    For a current issue of our Monthly Newletter listing meetings, workshops, and other news; check out The Forum . Last month's news and next month's schedule. 2008 - 2009 Guild Of Metalsmiths Class Schedule

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    Jun 7, 2008	Nowthen Hammerin	Nowthen	Al Olson	.
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    Jul 26, 2008	Little Log House	Hastings Log house	Dick Carlson	.
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    Aug 10, 2008	Almelund/Rose City	Rose City, N of Sauk Cntr	D Mariette	.
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    Aug 16, 2008	Nowthen Threshing	Nowthen	Fredell	.
    Aug 17, 2008	Nowthen Threshing	.	Fredell	.
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    Sep 13, 2008	Train the Trainer	.	.	.
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    Sep 20, 2008	Metal Madness	Log House	.	.
    Sep 21, 2008	Metal Madness	Log House	.	.
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    Sep 27, 2008	Forge Welding	MSH	D Mariette	.
    Sep 28, 2008	Forge Welding	.	Rand or Barr	.
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    Oct 4, 2008	Tunnel Mill	.	John & Carol Adams	.
    Oct 5, 2008	Tunnel Mill	.	John & Carol Adams	.
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    Oct 11, 2008	Beginners A1 Workshop	Advertise in August	.	.
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    Oct 18, 2008	Tongs Making Workshop	MSH	Guy Paton	.
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    Oct 25, 2008	Beginners A2 Workshop	.	.	.
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    Nov 1, 2008	Bronze pour and wood block printing	Anvil dancer Forge	Arlene	.
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    Nov 8, 2008	500,000 People take to the	.	.	.
    Nov 9, 2008	woods with guns. Deer Opens	.	.	.
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    Nov 15, 2008	Beginners A3 Workshop	.	.	.
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    Nov 22, 2008	Four inch Folding Knife workshop	postponed	Moenck	.
    Nov 23, 2008	Deer hunting for Herb?	.	.	.
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    Dec 6, 2008	Beginers A4 workshop	.	.	.
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    Dec 13, 2008	Welding Electric all but Oxy	$200 at Toll	.	.
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    Jan 3, 2009	Beginners B1	.	Barr	.
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    Jan 10, 2009	Sufolk Latch	.	Pansh	.
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    Jan 17, 2009	Beginners B2	.	.	.
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    Jan 31, 2009	Beginners B3	.	.	.
    Jan 31, 2009	Folding Knife Class	.	Mike Blue	.
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    Feb 14, 2009	Beginners B4	.	.	.
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    Feb 21, 2009	Beginners C1	.	Herb?	.
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    Feb 28, 2009	Forge welding	.	Maiette	.
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    Mar 14, 2009	One day basics by Barr	Gordon's scout wk	.	.
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    Mar 21, 2009	Beginners C3	.	.	.
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    Mar 28, 2009	Viking Axe or Trade Axe	.	.	.
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    Apr 18, 2009	Gas forge workshop	.	Moenck	.
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    Apr 25, 2009	Northern Minnesota	.	.	.
    Apr 26, 2009	Conference	.	.	.
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    May 9, 2009	Animal Heads	.	Panch	.
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    May 16, 2009	Hammers	Flint Rock Forge	Mariette
    May 16, 2009	Grinder workshop One horse or two	KMG, Bader, ????????	Panch	.
    May 17, 2009	Martin will share a website	.	.	.
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    May 25, 2009	Memorial Day	.	.	.
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    Jun 5, 2009	Hammer-in Nowthen	Social time and open forges	.	.
    Jun 6, 2009	Hammer-in Nowthen	Demonstration by Pete Stanaitis	.	.
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    Class/Workshop Schedule Last Updated on 05/25/2009
    By Tom Barnett

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    If you have a Guild of Metalsmiths event that you would like to post on this page.
    Drop me a line.
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    Guild of Metalsmiths
    

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