Guild of Metalsmiths Monthly Discussion Forum

October 2001 Vol 3 Issue 10

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 304 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. 2001.4 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, a statement of interests/services up to 254 characters (letters and spaces) to the above address.(Please indicate if you want to be listed in our membership directory and which items you want listed)

Gene Olson, editor

forum@metalsmith.org

Index

Call for Metalsmith Articles
Metalsmith Back Issue Service
Thanks Toll
COAL
meeting notes
The Fall Conference
Directory updates
Letters
Want Ads
Lost and Found
Open Forge Oct 27^th
Fire Tools Workshop Nov 3^rd
Next Meeting

Those of you working on those informative articles for our quarterly magazine. The copy deadline for the issue 1 of 2002 is Feb 1. Send them to:

MARCIA MCEACHRON
2526 CALIFORNIA AVE NE
MINNEAPOLIS MN 55418
Phone: 612-706-0198
Fax number: 612-781-8435
Email: mmceachron@earthlink.net

Please!

Back issues of The Metalsmith are available to Guild members for only $3.00 each, postage included.
Use your most recent copy of the Metalsmith's How-to index to pick out the topics that interest you most. Then, if you don't already have those Metalsmiths in your collection, get them from the Guild of Metalsmiths Back Issue Service!
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

This was greatly appreciated by all the students and the Guild.

Toll, thanks again for your support.

Coal Pricing - correction

The per ton price remains at $200/T as it was last time around.
Somehow the copy sent to the Forum was wrong. The Price is on the Sheets at the School of Horseshoing.

D. Publicity - Gene Olson
The Forum went to press last Tues. (not received yet)
Tunnel Mill info in Forum
Gene will print extra copies / Conference - 24copies for new members
Intermediate class info from Bob will be sent to Gene
Directory - in process will be published shortly.

Old Business:
George Sutton, who was our contact at the Science museum for the Leonardo da Vinci Days and is now a member of the state Arts Board has been looking for a lawyer to do 501c3 project pro bono. Bob Fredell took a call for us saying a lawyer had been found for the job.
5 weeks after talks with:
Mike F.,Gene O., Dave F. will meet with the lawyer to finish the application.
Grant info missed
Guilds library idea:
A couple of donated books could be put into a chest or box in trailer
Transportation museum needs to be visited
Coal is being purchased @ old prices - the horseshoing school books have old prices on them.
Dave F. will check on slips @ school and with Richard Dugan. and get the prices corrected.
Grants?
Metal Smiths Editor computer. Marcia is
using her computer as a type setter &
then, by hand, cut and paste! Gene and a friend are going to do a work shop with
her to get her up to speed. They will also attempt to install a new drive with
Office 2000 on it. Gene proposed a new monitor and graphics card also for the office of editor to make editing easier. Card and monitor would be compatible for both pc and mac.
A 17" or 20" monitor would replace Marcia's MAC G3 small screen.
The motion was tabled for next meeting until prices could be quoted.
Raffle tickets need to be inventoried.
Now Then Property Purchase: Brian, Jim, Bob
The forges, "Arm breakers", need
work.
Motion to buy back contents of shop to own.
Now Then will own the building.
$1125 has been invested @ Now Then
We could use building for classes April - Nov. with one wk notice.
Brian will check with Now Then Board to see if this is an option.
It will cost ~ $900.00 to fix forges these funds will be asked for
when we know who owns the forges.
West shop info will be passed on to Tom Sanders.
ABANA Conference
The Guild will be asked to participate.
Bob and Mary are handling registration.
Gene was approached to borrow the center partitions from the Gallery along with the sculpture stands.
Gene is also working on building some stands.
Approval of use of guild property will be considered on a case by case basis. Motion approved to allow ABANA to use partitions and stands.
New Business:
We need to check the U of M for presence there.
Education - send instructors to St. Paul TVI?
Next meeting @ Dave Olins shop
Next Board meeting Nov. 14th.
Bob and Mary are selling their house next year.
Meeting adjourned

The GoM fall conference

(a.k.a. Metalsmith's Madness).

We migrated our separate ways on down to the conference South of Hastings on Friday.
Hustle, bustle, lift, carry, pound, . . .
All those volunteers made short work of setup. Al Olson did a marvelous job of putting this all together. Myron Hanson, Dick Carlson, Dave Fetrel, Dave Brown, Michelle Terwilliger, Jim Scott, and lots of other guys showed up and went off with the demonstrator station crews, while Jim Newgord, John Karpen, Chris Wilson and I worked on the gallery. And thankfully Irma Carlson and her crew of volunteers kept us well supplied with coffee and cookies. Corky's new lighting system was put together, bleachers delivered and placed by demonstrator's stations, wiring connected, forges installed, lighting, heat, gallery walls up and painted, lighting installed. . .
and then
if you build it, they will come.
This year some storage had moved into the main building and so a demonstrator had moved to another which left more room for the gallery so we repositioned the walls and hoped for more stuff than last year ..
Wow, by the end of the evening my jaw was hanging on my chest. Mary Fredell was busy writing labels and Chris and Judy Stein were hanging work as fast as they could. I had never seen that much fine work at the conference before. Beautiful gates, a whole series of beautiful faux flowers, a photo study of a power hammer project, hangers, birds , a chair and table set, door knockers, cast bronze, fountains, an incredible forged bronze snapping turtle seven feet long, and another shell for a "smaller"(5ft?) one, a forged bare branch tree on a limestone boulder, mixed media sculpture, glass topped tables forged and/or fabricated, a few fine found old tools, new tools, . By the time the late arrivers had brought in their stuff the next morning we were real glad we had the space.
Jack daSilva showed us some forming over stakes and air and then a bit of detailing over pitch. Elizabeth Brim showed off some of the inflating techniques that have made her famous. (In that sweet southern drawl of hers), Walt Scadden showed a lot of traditional smithing skills and talked a lot about running a successful artisan business. All three of them were delightful commentators, peppering their discussions with anecdotes and jokes to fill the time annealing and heating, and each of them gave a slide presentation of work and recent projects. Don Hammer manned a new English wheel and demonstrated developing shapes with it.
The auctions were fun, the rain didn't dampen our spirits, five lucky people went home with the raffle prizes , Krawczeski took home the Anvils Ring issues, Vicky Brittain got the complete set of Metalsmiths, David Hanson from Duluth got the post vise, Dick Seaberg won the gas forge, and Clinton Salo took home the English Wheel.

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suddenly the weekend was over.
And the one of me
that wanted to be four places at once
was very tired.
But what a weekend.

Gene

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And from our wonderful, charming, efficient, and thoughtful Mary Fredell a list of those placing art in the gallery and the items they donated to the auction.

GALLERY Contributors: Duane Roll Three cast anvils one with hardy hole and hammer (Anvil donated to auction=*) Joe Willer Photos of air hammer project Marcia McEachron: photos of railing for Target Alan Olson repousse tool holder       Cribbage Anvil *       Wooden Cone * Andy Weilnski: pulley *       Shamrock candle holder* John Yust Storage boxes       Spatula by Tom Latané Charles Yust: Italian fruit pick Marlaine Cox: Chair       Two tables (one *)       Dolls head door knocker Keith Johnson :2 antique bench vises       rose *       Aluminum railing panel Sara Delaney: Copper fountain *       Mixed media sphere (4 )* Monty Bygd: Candle holder * Bill Tannenberg Cup Holder*       Table Bob Fredell Plate holder Dave Gavin Gazing ball and hanging ring Jesse Gavin candle holder Dave and Jesse G: Pine cone candle holder Clint Adams Flower Pot holder* Dave Mariette: Fire Pace Screen       Hanging candle holder* Bill Fiorini Itasca Gate project drawings Roger Loyson: Turtle       Turtle Shell       Silver Cross       Gate (design by Bob Walsh) Sam Campbell: Blacksmith print Judy Stein: table       Mixed media wall sculpture Dick Carlson: Banana       4 candle hanging chandelier*       Rose Guy Paton Candle holder George Lancaster: edition of Guild of       Metalsmiths bookends. Bill Krawezeski: pine cones       Three small lady slippers on base *       Large yellow lady slipper       Bare branch tree on limestone base (eagle by Myron Hanson) Jeff Benson traveler * (measuring device)       Print of sculpture       Wall mount flower vase Randy Purchase: Six wood carving tools       Two knives in sheaths       Spear Point Tom Struble two knives penny knife & damascus Lisa Elias Gate for backyard       Chandelier * Valerie Weihman: Bronze Sculpture       mask (brass rod & rice paper) Manuel Coulenga-Hernandez: Glass top Table * Walt Scadden: Gate Crest John Adams Lilacs       Orchid       Rose       Christmas Bell       Scroll tongs       LARGE nail Dan Kretchmar: ant Nathan Robertson: 4 Hammers (2)*       Two sledge hammers Roger Degner: Mauser silage fork       Shovel Bird*       Candle Holder Mike Frattalone: Five Parrots in a row Dave Hartwig: Lily       Rose Don Halverson: Cast door knocker Myron Hanson: Bell *       Fireplace set for Elsa and Seth Don Hammer St. Croix branding iron Mary Fredell: Flower bot hanger Bob Wilde Four original drawings of 2000 demonstrators. * Tim Berg Hanging candle holder with antique glass chimney * Houston Cotton: Hand made whisk broom Gene Wiedmuth: Rose Steve Frykman: Copper tout on stained glass Joe Kamolisch: Sculpture Mark Widen Gate

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Thanks to All of you for sharing your time and talents and making this years Madness such a success.

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To whom it may concern,
I and we (The Guild) are looking for the whereabouts and return of a small silver (approx 1/2"-3/4" long) cross pein type hammer that was part of a Gallery display at the recent Fall Conference.
This hammer is very dear and important to the person who is missing it.
Please return it to me soonest and complete anonymity will be honored if
you desire.
Thank you for your cooperation.
David Feterl - President
4701 Lenore Lane
Eagan, MN 55122-2656
(651)681-0625
dfeterlorfds@worldnet.att.net

CRONQUIST, MARLO

JONES, JAMES

Web Page www.jmjonesblacksmith.com

KNIPPEL, JEREMY

LEMIRE, JEFFREY

PERRY, GREG

TERWILLIGER, LANCE

TERWILLIGER, MICHELE

WILBERTON, ANN

Welcome Back:

PARK, TIMOTHY

Address Changes:

YOUNG, HEATHER

JANIGA, MATTHEW

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******Greetings,

      We, (Tom and Kitty Latané,) will be participating in the third Coulee Country Art and Culture Tour in Pepin and Pierce Counties, Wisconsin, on October 5, 6, and 7, and would like to invite all members of the Guild. We will be hosting an open house, with ongoing demonstrations of blacksmithing and cookie cutter making. We've been working hard to make some more inventory.
      For more details, check www.accolagallery.com/arttour, or call us
at (715)442-2419 for a brochure.
Eight open studios and galleries of artists from Pepin & Pierce County, Wisconsin

Friday, October 5 noon to 5pm

Saturday, October 6 10am to 5pm

Sunday, October 7 10am to 5pm

Site # 1 Accola Gallery,
      Durand, WI
Site #2 Linda Day & Bruce Dunlap Studio
      Cty SS, Arkansas, WI
Site #3 Diane Millner Studio,
      Goatback Rd., Pepin, WI
Site #4 Little Plum Pottery,
Plum Valley Rd. Pepin, WI
Site #5 BNOX
      404 First St, Pepin, WI
Site #6 T&C Latané,
      402 2nd St., Pepin, WI
Site #7 Dragonfly Gallery, LLC,
      Stockholm, WI
Site #8 Great Oaks Vineyard,
Maiden Rock, WI
(By the way, the Neptune Gate was finally completed and installed! It looks Great! )
      Tom and Kitty Latané

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Due to the transient nature of Items for sale, All want ads are listed on the exchange page.

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Coming in December

The annual banquet and elections

Want to help run this place?

We will be electing board members and officers at our annual banquet at the CSPS Hall in St. Paul.

If you are interested in helping the Guild continue to be the vibrant friendly place it is contact one of the Officers or board members to get on the ballot.

The Trip to Rome

A man was getting a haircut prior to a trip to Rome. He mentioned the trip to the barber who responded, "Rome? Why would anyone want to go there its crowded and dirty and full of Italians. You're crazy to go to Rome. So where are you staying in Rome?"

We'll be staying at the downtown international Marriott"

"That Dump! That's the worst hotel in the city. The rooms are small, the service is surly, and they're over priced. So whatcha doing when you get there?"

"We're going to go to see the Vatican, and we hope to see the Pope."

"That's rich!" laughed the barber. "You and six million other people trying to see him. He'll look the size on an ant. Boy, good luck on this lousy trip of yours. You are going to need it."

A month later the man came again for his regular haircut. The barber asked him about his tip to Rome. " It was wonderful," explained the man. "The hotel was great! They'd just finished a $25-million remodeling job, and now it's the finest hotel in the city. They were over booked so the apologized and gave us the presidential suite at no extra charge."

"Well," muttered the barber, "I know you didn't get to see the Pope."

"Actually we were quite lucky, for as we toured the Vatican, a Swiss Guard tapped me on the shoulder and explained that the Pope likes to personally meet some of the visitors and if I'd be so kind as to step into his private room and wait the pope would personally greet me.
"Sure enough, five minutes later, the Pope walked through the door and shook my hand! I knelt down as he spoke a few words to me."

"Really?" asked the Barber. "What did he say?"

"He said, 'Where did you get the lousy haircut?' "

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Hey, that's all folks!
Open Forge Workshop
October 27^th, 2001
Minn School of Horseshoeing
Ramsey MN
Instructor: Bob Johnson Phone: 651-699-3919
      1302 Osceola Av email: johnson@macalester.edu
      St. Paul, MN 55103
Cost: $15
Class size: 8
Description: An open Forge is and opportunity for those without a place to work. Bring your own project or Bob will demonstrate a form or two for those who just want some forge time.
You need to bring: Safety Equipment: safety glasses & ear plugs/protectors are mandatory, other safety equipment may include: gloves, apron, cotton clothing, leather shoes. Bring your favorite bucket of tools.

Open Forge

October 27^th 2001
Mail to: Bob Johnson, 1302 Osceola Ave, St. Paul, MN 55103
Phone: 651-699-3919 email: johnson@macalester.edu
$15 members - Check payable to: The Guild of Metalsmiths

Name:____________________________________

Address:__________________________________

City:__________________State:______ZIP:_____
      Phone: ______________________
Fire Tools Workshop,
a study guide project
November 3^rd 2001 9: AM to 4: PM
Where: Minnesota School of Horseshoeing
Instructors: Bob Johnson Fred McCluskey
      1302 Osceola Ave.
      St. Paul, MN 55103
      Phone: 651-699-3919 Phone: 763-441-7163
      email: johnson@macalester.edu fredsforge@yahoo.com
     
Mail registration to: Bob Johnson
Cost: $15
Class Size: 8
Description: We will make 1, 2, or 3 of the fire tools in the Blacksmithing Study Guide.
      This workshop is for those who have completer the Guild Basics Workshops, or have some smithing experience.
You need to bring Safety Equipment: safety glasses & ear plugs/protectors are mandatory, other safety equipment may include: gloves, apron, cotton clothing, leather shoes. Bring your favorite bucket of tools and a your copy of the Blacksmithing Study Guide if you have one. (Copies avail to members at any meeting, just ask)

Fire Tools , A Study Guide Project

November 3^rd, 2001
Mail to: Bob Johnson, 1302 Osceola Ave, St. Paul, MN 55103
Phone: 651-699-3919 email: johnson@macalester.edu
$15 members - Check payable to: The Guild of Metalsmiths

Name:____________________________________

Address:__________________________________

City:__________________State:______ZIP:_____
      Phone: ______________________