Guild of Metalsmiths Monthly Discussion Forum

June 2001 Vol 3 Issue 6

Here we are again. Pull up a chair, get your coffee, reading glasses, and writing tools. It is time to discuss the news. The Guild currently has 306 members. Your renewal date is on the mailing label as 20XX.Q (year.quarter).

Gene Olson, editor

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Attention Please!
If your label says. 2001.2 your membership is up for renewal. Please send your $30 dues to:
The Guild of Metalsmiths
PO Box 11423
St. Paul MN 55111

How to Join
Send $30 dues with your name, address, (and if you would) phone numbers -home -shop -fax, email address, web page to the above address.
Gene Olson, editor

Please!

To order, write the Volume and Issue number(s) on a slip of paper along with your mailing address.
Include a check for $3.00 for each issue made
out to Guild of Metalsmiths. Send it to:
Pete Stanaitis
2476 10th Ave.
Baldwin, Wi. 54002

If you have any questions about the service ,
contact Pete at 715-698-2895 or email me at:
spaco@Baldwin-telecom.net

Board meeting notes
Peter Fuchs
Directory updates
Letters
Want Ads
Forest History Center's Metalsmith Weekend
Pete's Workshop
New Video index addenda
New Video Request forms

The meeting was held at Bob and Mary Fredell's on May 9^th.

Meeting called to order by President Dave Feterl.

Present: Dave Feterl, Mike Fratalone, Bill Hanson, Myron Hanson, Al Olson, Gene Olson

Committee Reports:
Financial: treasury $21,355.83 306 members
Education: Nowthen Hammer in June 22-24th, Scheduling a new Hammer rebuilding workshop. (This time we will keep the rebuilt Hammer)
Program: Conference Budget set
Publicity: Forum at Printers, Sue Brockman has the copy for the Directory just about ready. Dave Brown's suggestion to print the ABANA Liason Letters and President's message letters in the Forum instead of the Metalsmith was raised. The suggestion was approved by the board.

Old business:
Coal, Dave Feterl is trying to get a shipment of the same Pocahantas coal we had before.
501C3 application is progressing

New business:
Grants, .Mark Jackson's missing paperwork for the grant approved last meeting (subject to receipt of this) was reviewed and approved.

Nest Meeting:
General Membership meeting: June 13^th, Little Log House Grounds south of Hastings.
Board Meeting: July 11^th Fredell Home.

Meeting adjourned

The Guild Video Library has been expanded with the purchase of a number of professionally produced videos. As you may know, Fred McCluskey has taken over as video librarian. Included in this issue are a listing of the new videos and the new request form with Fred's name and address.
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Please add the Video Index page to loose the folder that was previously mailed to you, and use these forms from now on.

"Our friend and fellow blacksmith Pete Fuchs from Avon, Minnesota started working in his father's blacksmith shop in his boyhood. Thus began his lifelong interest in metalwork.

Pete is now 83 and has recently encountered some of the usual health related problems that one could expect at this stage of life. Pete has always been a mentor to those who shared his interest in the trade. Through most of his career he was a part of Americana, producing industrial and farm related work, including wagons, sleighs, cutters, sleds, mold boards and plow lays. His talents go beyond the craft of industrial blacksmithing. In retirement, Pete took up knife making, he is an avid sportsman, and produced some of the finest fishing spears you will ever see. Pete is also an inventor
and designed/built many an odd contraption, such as his futuristic Corvair powered three wheeled motorcycle

Some of you know Pete, some of you don't. We have a card for him, but there isn't enough room for all of us to express our thoughts, so we got this book for you to write a little note to Pete. Please keep it to one page so we have room for all to write. Please sign the card and keep it close together We are keeping Pete and his family in our thoughts and prayers, and hope that you will too."

Brian Johnson accepted for Pete, the induction award into the Northern Minnesota Metalsmiths Hall of Fame. Pete gave so much of himself to others who wished to learn about blacksmithing.

How fleeting is time, we all expected to see Pete at the forge once again at during the annual Pioneer Days in Albany. Pete will be missed by all of those who had the pleasure to have known him.

Thanks
Rome Hutchings
13633 Ferman Ave NW
Clearwater, MN 55320
(763) 878-1694 home
rome.hutchings@theprairieismygarden.com

Directory Updates:

We left space . Get out your pen.

A hearty welcome to our New Members:

GLASSCOCK, REBECCA
Interests: Knife making

M^CCURDY, MARK

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Commission Opportunity

The Gateway Trail Association is interested in finding an artist that might create some sculpture of a very durable type to afford and interesting experience for trail users. A suggestion would be to create a piece that would evoke something about the past land use along the trail - e.g.: farming railroading, moon shining, native Americans etc. Please give ma a call about this if you have any ideas about who might be in position to do such a work. There are funds to pay for the art.

Welded iron would be durable!

John Baird
5732 Norwich Circle N
Oak Park Heights MN 55082-6474
651-275-5333
jbaird@scc.net

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Dear Friends at the Guild of Metalsmiths,

Thank you for your kindness and sympathy at a time when it was deeply appreciated.
Thank you for the beautiful flowers.

The Pete Fuchs' family

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Forest History Center's

Metalsmith's Weekend

Coming Up August 4^th - 5^th

Dear Metalsmith,
Just writing to let everyone know that the Forest History Center's Metalsmith's Weekend will be held on Saturday, August 4 2001 from 10 am to 5 pm and Sunday August 5, 2001 from noon to 5 pm. We look forward to having an excellent group of skilled metalsmiths here again and a for good visitor crowds as well. I'm presently working with the Minnesota Historical Society"s Public Relations Office to improve the promotional information on the program for 2001, So we think we'll have more folks for you to visit with this year.
Also, please give some thought to who else shares talents in traditional metalsmithing ans who may wish to join us. If you know of someone that has a skill that is based in a traditional practice and has a portable forge, please drop a card to me at the address below and I'll contact them.

Thanks for being part of the Forest History Center family and we look forward to seeing you this year!

Sincerely,
Skip Drake, Manager

Minnesota Historical Society

Forest History Center

2609 County Road 76

Grand Rapids, Minnesota 55744

Telephone 218/327-4482

How to Develop Your Own Problem Definition and Solution Process and How to Produce Effective, Persuasive Presentations.

---A one day seminar for Guild members by Pete Stanaitis.
Course Description:
You will have a chance to calibrate your own level of knowledge in these important areas.
The course will focus upon the development of presentation skills for both business and for personal use. These skills can be further developed and broadened so that students can diagnose situations and develop solutions to a very wide range of problems- well beyond the formal presentation arena.
Outcomes:
1. Students will take home with them a written tried and true "formula" for developing persuasive presentations along with the basic skills needed to properly use the "formula" immediately in real-life business and personal situations.

2. Students will have prepared and delivered one presentation of their own and will have heard and critiqued the presentations of several others to help them to get "ownership" of this powerful process.

3. Through exposure to the previously mentioned developmental books, I hope to convince every student to obtain, read, study and personally absorb all 3. I will make the sources of these books available to the students.

!!!We will have room for 6 students and for several dozen observers!!!
Observers will have the same involvement in all the lectures as the students but will mostly watch as the presentation process develops. I (Pete) estimate that an observer will gain at least 60% of the day's "learning" potential, and even more if they practice what they see when they go home.

Cost: Student: $20.00 Observer $10.00 Lunch: Bring a bag lunch.
Date: Saturday, July 14th, 2001 Time: 9 AM to 5:30 PM
Location: To be determined, based upon the number of people who sign up. All registrants will receive separate additional seminar (and location) information well before July 14.
Contact Information: Contact Pete Stanaitis, 2476 10th Av. Baldwin, WI, 54002, phone 715-698-2895, email: spaco@win.bright.net with any questions you may have.
Registration Information: Registration closes July 6, 2001. The first 6 applicants who request "Student" status will get it. After that, student applicants will be offered an "Observer" seat and any cost overages returned. Registration can be made by mail, email or by phone. Postmarks and time stamped emails or phone messages determine student/observer role for those requesting "student" status.

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Guild of Metalsmiths

Forging Ahead, Solutions and Presentation Skills Seminar

Saturday, July 14, 2001

Cost: $20.00, Student, $10.00 Observer. Make Checks payable to Guild of Metalsmiths.
Send this form with check, to: Pete Stanaitis, 2476 10th Av, Baldwin, WI 54002
Name:_________________________
Address:_______________________
City:____________________State:_______Zip:_______

I want to be enrolled as a: STUDENT______. OBSERVER_______.
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Request Form
Guild of Metalsmiths Video Library:

Name ________________________________________ Date ___________

Address ________________________________________________________

Phone Number ( ) ___________________________

Tapes requested: _______________________________
Include $3.00 for each "T" number requested.
Make check payable to: The Guild of Metalsmiths.

Send request and check to :
Fred Mccluskey
17510 Chameleon St. NW
Ramsey, MN. 55303-3054

DO NOT DUPLICATE COPYRIGHTED MATERIAL

update sheet.

New videos in the Library,
a new librarian, and
a new form and address
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Please place this sheet in your folder with the rest of the Guild video Library listings

T61 1999 BEMIDJI CONFERENCE, JEFF FUNK.

T62 1999 UMBA CONFERENCE, DAVID THEMPSON.

T63 1999 HAVERHILL CONFERENCE, WAIT HULL.

T64 1999 TUNNEL MILL, ARMS & ARMOR TOUR.

T65 1999 FALL CONFERENCE, 8HRS.

T66 2000 BEMIDJI CONFERENCE , MIKE BOONE.

T67 2000 HAVERHILL CONFERENCE, JEFF MOHR, 8HRS.

T68 2000 UMBA CONFERENCE, DOUG MORKEL.

T69 2000 FALL CONFERENCE.

T70 GUILD HAMMERIN, MARCH 2000.

T71 TINSMITHING (MCMILLEN

T72 BLACKSMITHING TECHNIQUES (BLACKSMITHS JOURNAL)

T73 BLACKSMITHS JOURNAL TECHNIQUES VOL.#2(BLACKSMITHS JOURNAL)

T74 HAMMERMAN IN WILLIAMSBURG (COLONIAL WILLIAMSBURG FOUNDATION)

T75 WORKING WITH TUBING (COVELL)

T76 FORGE WELDING WITH BOB PATRICK (PATRICK)

T77 FORGE AND ANVIL VOL.3 (ROGERS)

T78 TO CREATE A BLADE (GARLAND)

T79 THE MAKING OF A KNIFE (MORAN)

T80 KNIFEMAKING WITH WILLIAM WHITE( WHITE)

T81 SCULPTING WITH WELDING (HERMAN)

T82 ART OF SPURMAKING (CHEANEY)

T83 TEXAS STYLE ENGRAVING-SILVERSMITHING (CHEANEY)

T84 ARCHITECTURAL IRONWORK #1 SCROLL/BENDS (WALT SCADDEN)

T85 ROCKY MOUNTAIN SMITHS 1995 CONFERENCE
FRANCIS WHITAKER 10AM 8/17/95 CLOSING SESSION 1HR. 37 MIN.

T86 ROCKY MOUNTAIN SMITHS 1995 CONFERENCE
FRANCIS WHITAKER SEVILLE SLIDES 32 MIN.

T87 ROCKY MOUNTAIN SMITHS 1996 CONFERENCE
FRANCIS WHITAKER,8/15/96,8AM,SQUARE PASS THRU,SHARP CORNER

T88 ROCKY MOUNTAIN SMITHS 1996 CONFERENCE
FRANCIS WHITAKER 10AM 8/18/95 STAIR RAILING.

The new form:

If you run out, copy this one and send in your request.

Request Form
Guild of Metalsmiths Video Library:

Name ________________________________________ Date ___________

Address ________________________________________________________

Phone Number ( ) ___________________________

Tapes requested: _______________________________
Include $3.00 for each "T" number requested.
Make check payable to: The Guild of Metalsmiths.

Send request and check to :
Fred Mccluskey
17510 Chameleon St. NW
Ramsey, MN. 55303-3054

DO NOT DUPLICATE COPYRIGHTED MATERIAL

Request Form
Guild of Metalsmiths Video Library:

Name ________________________________________ Date ___________

Address ________________________________________________________

Phone Number ( ) ___________________________

Tapes requested: _______________________________
Include $3.00 for each "T" number requested.
Make check payable to: The Guild of Metalsmiths.

Send request and check to :
Fred Mccluskey
17510 Chameleon St. NW
Ramsey, MN. 55303-3054

DO NOT DUPLICATE COPYRIGHTED MATERIAL