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April 2002 Vol 4 Issue 4
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In this month's FORUM
Video rental form (front cover)
Metalsmith Back Issue Service
Membership application (back cover)
Publishing data
Call for Metalsmith Articles
Educational Grants
March board meeting
Program Committee
The Lending Library
Directory updates
Letters
Want Ads
The Madness
Next Meeting
Membership Meeting
Gladwin Machinery this Month
Board Meeting in May at Fredells
Workshops
April
Tool Making Workshop
May
Hammer Making Workshops
Val's Welding class
Wednesday, March 13, 2002
Fredell's 3500 45th Ave. So. Mpls, MN
The meeting was called to order by
president Dave Fetrel.
The minutes of the previous meeting
were reviewed and approved.
Committee Reports:
Financial Committee- Mike Frattalone-
We have $26,551 in the treasury of
which $5502 is in the educational grant
fund which just received a check from
Larson Publications due to the
publication of another 300 copy edition
of "Iron Menagerie." (ed note. Our
continuing thanks to Pete, Bob, and
Paul (wherever you are) for a gift that
keeps on giving.) Taxes are paid, we
have six thousand dollars more in the
treasury than we did last year. There are
334 members.
Editorial Committee report: Bob
Fredell, asked if moneys approved
several years ago but never spent, were
still available for software and
equipment. The board, allowed that
they were. Bob said the committee
would come back to the next board
meeting with a plan for using the money
before proceeding.
Education Committee: Bob Johnson,
The season's workshop schedule
continues. Note that workshops may be
added sporadically, so keep an eye open
for registration materials in the Forum.
A good sized group did a wide variety
of work at Gene Olson's Altoid box
workshop recently. Next Metalsmith
will also have an article on the
techniques, so we are looking for lots of
entries for the Fall Conference
Gallery/Contest.
Funds intended for tongs for the Guild
toolbox have been returned to the
Treasurer, as the order was not filled.
Since that time, Mr. Duggan has
donated over 20 pairs, which can be
altered to fit our needs. Thank you,
Richard.
Program Committee: Myron Hanson,
Planning for the fall conference is going
well, raffle tickets are being planned and
there will be a preliminary info sheet on
the conference to hand out at the
Northern Minnesota Spring Conference.
The spousal activities program is still in
the planning stages.
There are a lot of good people on the
committee and work is going very
smoothly. A lot more women
volunteered to serve on the committee
this year and its proving a real
advantage because they often have a
different take on the way things work.
As a result we are addressing more
issues and things should run more
smoothly.
Publicity Committee: Gene Olson,
Forum is out. Need for new publishing
software to make publishing the
Metalsmith and Forum easier was
discussed but no action was taken.
Old Business:
501C3 Update: papers are still
shuffling from one government desk to
another.
New Board meeting place: Fredell's
house has been sold, the May meeting
will probably be the last scheduled
there. Mike is exploring one possibility,
Marcia offered the committee meeting
room in the Ford Center on 5th and 5th
north Downtown Minneapolis which
won't cost us anything, is open Wed
nights, has ample parking, and a central
location.
It was moved to accept Marcia's
invitation and go ahead and set up the
necessary arrangements with security.
Mike will continue his exploration and
final decision will be made at the May
meeting.
New Business:
Grants:
Two Grants were approved:
One for $300 to Rome Hutchens for a
forge welding class. Rome will be
working with Dave Mariette to
extend Dave's excellent program
and give us another class on this
subject.
The other to Marlaine Cox for $1115
will help her to attend a two week
class at Penland in North Carolina
on welded sculpture and the
problems involved with exterior
sculpture.
Myron Hanson brought up the
possibility of doing a week long train
the instructors workshop with repoussé
artist Wendel Brochard. The idea was
approved in principle, but Myron will
come up with a more definite proposal
for our next meeting.
Next Meeting:
General Membership - April 10, 2002 at
Gladwin Machinery
Next Board meeting - May 8th, 2002 at
Bob And Mary's
Meeting Adjourned:
another, and then another. I said,
"WOW! That's incredible. Sue, Can you
believe this group? The level of
involvenet . . ."
Dick Carlson has volunteered to be our
new Librarian and keep track of all our
books.
Dick Carlson
19700 Red Wing Blvd
Hastings, MN 55033
Phone: 651-437-3329
At this point the inventory isn't exactly
huge, but we hope it will be useful.
Books will be brought to meetings
where they can be checked out by
members, or you can see Dick by
appointment
Here is a list of the books we currently
have:
GUILD OF METALSMITH'S LIBRARY BOOKS
Title Author
Art of Coppersmithing John Fuller, Sr.
Basic Jewelry Making Techniques Jinks McGrath
Beadifferent
Make Wire Beads Lisa Van Herik
Beginning Tool Making Harold Hoffman
Blacksmith Shop & Iron Forging Lindsay Publications
The Coloring, Bronzing
and Patination of Metals
Richard Hughes and
Michael Rowe
Creating Welded Sculpture Nathan Cabot Hale
Expose' of Reprosse'
For The Beginning Blacksmith Robert M. Heath
Forge Craft Charles Philip Crowe
The Hammer Ron Baird & Dan
Comerford
Manual of Blacksmithing John R. Smith
Metals and How to Weld Them
T. B. Jefferson
Practical Projects for the Blacksmith Ted Tucker
Professional Smithing Donald Streeter
Simple Wire & Metal Style Deborah Schneebeli Morrell
Soldering & Brazing Raymond Francis Yates
Textile Techniques in Metal Arline M. Fisch
Wirework Mary Maguire
More coming . . .
A hearty welcome to our
New Members:
Bell, Daniel M.
Keith, Lew
Zinter, Ernest
Address Changes:
Blum, Christina
Email: Please do not use the email
published in the directory. It is her
husband's work address, thank you.
Dunlop, Matthew has a new email address
Fiedler, Tom now has email
Flory, Daniel also has email
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Letters:
To have your letter printed here,
Address it Dear Forum: and mail it to
The GoM Forum, c/o Gene Olson, 8600
NE O'Dean Ave. Elk River, MN
55330-7167 ; email it to:
forum@metalsmith.org or FAX to 763-441-5846
******Dear Guild of Metalsmiths,
I write to you at the suggestion of Sarah
Delaney, a member of the Guild
of Metalsmiths (and a North House Folk
School students).
The North House Folk School is an
educational nonprofit located in
northeastern Minnesota. Our course
offerings range from wooden boat
building to blacksmithing to artisan
baking.
Outlined below are our current
blacksmith course offerings. I request
that they be included in the next issue of
either of your publications.
JULY 11-14, 2002
Basic Blacksmithing with Michael
Jones. North House Folk School, Grand
Marais, MN. 888-387-9762. Web site:
www.northhouse.org
AUGUST 1-2, 2002
Tool Making Workshop for
Metalsmiths with Michael Jones. North
House
Folk School, Grand Marais, MN.
888-387-9762. Web site:
www.northhouse.org
AUGUST 3-4, 2002
Forging Traditional Hardware with
Michael Jones. North House Folk
School, Grand Marais, MN.
888-387-9762. Web site:
www.northhouse.org
If you need additional information or
have questions please contact me
at the address listed below.
Thanks,
Greg
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Greg Wright, Director
North House Folk School
PO Box 759 - 500 W Hwy 61
Grand Marais, MN 55604
Phone 888-387-9762
Fax 218-387-9706
gwright@northhouse.org
www.northhouse.org
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- http://www.northhouse.org
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To: thebellows@metalsmith.org
Subject: [GoM] Thanks
Hi All:
I would like to say a sincere THANK
YOU to Monty Bygd for putting on the
excellent POZ tong workshop! Before
Saturday, I hardly knew how to hold a
tong and now I've made one!!
Absolutely amazing!
I would also like to say thank you to all
the other workshop instructors that have
donated their time and personal assets to
passing along their metalsmithing skills
to us new folks. "The Guild" is an
amazing network of skilled people
willing to share their knowledge at a
great personal time sacrifice. Every
time I'm looking for some blacksmithing
info on the Internet, I keep coming to
links to our Guild members' web sights,
workshops the Guild is sponsoring or
just information a member posted.
This organization, as with all successful
ones, has many dedicated artists who are
willing to contribute greatly of their
time and efforts.
You can all be proud to be a part of
what, in my humble opinion, is the best
network of metalsmiths in the U.S.!
Someday, when I have more time and
have developed some identifiable skills,
I Intend to "give back" what I can to the
Guild. In the mean time, thanks again to
all of you.
Very Sincerely,
Noble Nygaard
PS: I owe for 3 buckets of coal from the
school of horse shooing. To whom do I 
send the check?
(okay, anybody else out there in the
same boat?
Mr. Frattalone says:
"You can mail the coal payment to
The Guild of Metalsmiths
PO Box 11423
St. Paul, MN. 55111
That's the same address on the return
label on the cover of The Forum or
Metalsmith. Just be sure you send a
copy of the coal billing slip or at least a
note telling us what the check is for.)
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Want Ads are free to
members
(and if the some nonmember
is selling tools and equipment
that may benefit members and
the smithing community by
keeping good tools in
circulation, we will print
those free too (anvils, forges,
etc.)) Ads, (and letters) are
published on a space available basis.
This notice needs to ride on one
stamp, so if there are too many pages
some editing may be done or the ad
may be pushed into the next issue.
Display advertising rate is the same as
for Metalsmith. Half sheet, 4
insertions, for $50. Commercial want
ads are a flat fee $5. For up to 4
column inches/per insertion.
(Thats full page here, half page in
Metalsmith)
Here in April
The membership meeting will be at Gladwin Machinery and Supply Co.
5170 NE Main Street Fridley MN
Phone763-574-9000
on Wednesday, April 10th
Tool Making Workshop
April 13th
The Northern Minnesota Spring Conference April 27th - 28th
Coming in May
Hammer Making Workshops
Two- one Sat, one Sun. May 4 & 5
The May board meeting at Fredell's Wednsesday, May 8th
Lake Itasca Steam Show Grounds just North of Itasca State Park.
The 25th Guild of Metalsmiths
Fall Conference
September 27th 28th 29th 2002
Demonstrators:
Karl Close
Architectural Ironwork
Brad Silberberg
Vessel Formation
John Medwedeff
20th Century Ironwork
tailgating - gallery - auction - silent auction - family activities
When:
Saturday April 13th,
2002
9:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M.
Where:
Class will be held at the Minnesota School
of Horseshoeing
6250 Riverdale Drive
Teachers: to be announced
Description: We will be working on projects from the Study Guide, making
tools to use for future blacksmithing projects.
Back side of Tool Making Workshop coupon
fill out other side and send to
Jim Moenck
661 Dorland Road S.
Maplewood, MN 55119
with your check for $20
made out to
"The Guild of Metalsmiths"
Tool Making Workshop
Study Guide projects
cost of class: $20.00
Send registrations to: Jim Moenck
661 Dorland Road S.
Maplewood, MN 55119
What to bring: Participants must have their own safety glasses, ear plugs and
a good hammer or two. Bring your favorite bucket of tools, and measuring and
marking devices if you have them.
Bring a lunch or eat at a local establishment.
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Tool Making Workshop- Study Guide Projects:
spring fuller, twisting wrench, scrolling fork.
Sat. April 13 , 2002 from 9am to 400 pm
Mail to: Jim Moenck, 661 Dorland Road S., Maplewood, MN 55119
Cost: $20.00 Check payable to: The Guild of Metalsmiths
Name:____________________
Address:_____________________________________________
City:__________________
State:______ZIP:_____
Phone:______________________
Two Hammer Making Workshops
choose
either
Sat. May 4th , 2002 or Sunday May 5th
from 9am to 4:30 pm
Class will be held at: Flint Rock Ridge Forge
Dick Carlson Blacksmith
19700 Red Wing Blvd
Hastings, MN 55033
Phone 651-437-3329
Presented by: Dick Carlson, Myron Hanson & Assistants
Coffee and cookies available in the AM.
Bring a bag lunch or lunch will be available for $5.00 each.
(back side of Hammer making workshop coupon)
Send coupon and your checks to:
Dick Carlson
19700 Red Wing Blvd
Hastings, MN 55033
Phone: 651-437-3329
Hammer Making Workshop
Sat. or Sun. May 4th or 5th, 2002
Cost: $ 26.00
You need to Bring:
Participants must
have their own safety
glasses, ear plugs and
a good hammer or
two. Cotton
clothing and
suitable footwear (ie.
leather shoes) are also
required.
Bring a lunch
or buy it from
Irma.
To reserve a spot in this workshop send your check for $ 26.00 payable
to "The Guild of Metalsmiths" to Dick Carlson
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Sat. May 4th, or Sun. May 5th, 2002 from 9am to 430 pm
Workshop Fee: $26.00 Check payable to: The Guild of Metalsmiths
Lunch: $ 5.00 Check or cash to Irma Carlson
Circle Preference: Saturday Class or Sunday Class
Name:____________________
Address:_____________________________________________
City:__________________
State:______ZIP:_____
Phone:______________________
This isn't a Guild activity, but rather a class taught by the instructor of last
summer's welding class on her home turf, a technical college in Madison
Wisconsin. If you are a Minnesota or Wisconsin resident this is an
incredible deal at $101.01. Ask anybody that took Val's class at Gene's
Studio last summer. It is a great place to start. You can try all sorts of
different equipment and figure out what you really like and want before you
invest money in any. You can learn a lot and Val is just fun to be around.--
ed.
Madison Area Technical College - Course number 621-199-001
When: May 20-24, 9:00am-4pm 2002
What: An introductory hands-on course for artists to learn about welding
and experiment with welding equipment while making small sculptures or
models.
Description: "Welding for Sculptors". An introduction to the safe use and
operation of oxyfuel, stick and mig welding. Also oxyfuel cutting and
plasma arc cutting. Mornings will concentrate on new information,
demonstrations and practice. Afternoons are working individually or with
instructor. No experience necessary: additional topics or more in-depth at
request of students. This course is team-taught with two experienced
welding instructors, one of whom has a BFA and an MFA in sculpture.
Additional topics that will be offered for those interested: Maquette (scale
model) building, What to do when subcontracting work to a welding shop
(how to communicate on paper and in person), welding different types of
metals, creative approaches to metalworking (direct work or working with
patterns).
Materials needed: Leather shoes or boots that cover the tops of the foot.
Cotton jeans and long sleeve shirt. Leather welding gloves. Safety glasses
required at all times in the shop (you provide). Metals for learning are
provided. Additional metal cn be purchased in lab for a nominal cost if large
pieces are needed.
Provided: Metal for learning and practicing. Metal for small object
welding. Welding goggles and welding helmets are provided. All handouts,
texts and training material are provided in the course at no additional cost.
There are enough machines in our welding shops that you will not need to
wait to use any machines!
For additional questions, you may call Valerie Weihman (Welding
Instructor, Sculptor) at 608-246-6712 or 920-992-6733.
Cost: The fee for Wisconsin residents is $94.15 plus $6.86 parking.
(Minnesota residents are treated as Wisconsin
residents for tuition purposes).
To register, call 608-246-6802.
Location:
Madison Area Technical College
- Truax campus.
3550 Anderson Street, Madison, WI.
Campus is
one block
to the North
of
the
intersection of 51
(Stoughton Rd)
and
151 (East
Washington Ave.)