Steve Haugen, a new member from
Buffalo, MN was the happy winner of
the tool box and tools. The Forum
(back to Forum on line index)The Guild of Metalsmiths Monthly notice
October 2002 Vol. 4 No. 10
Steve Haugen, a new member from
Buffalo, MN was the happy winner of
the tool box and tools. The Madness is over
All the Demonstrators have gone home. Tons of tailgaters’ iron have moved from one truck to another. The Gallery panels are back in storage, the hall swept out, the bleachers put away.
See: The Conference page 4
Elections
The Annual Banquet/Business Meeting will be on
SUNDAY
AFTERNOON
December 1st, 2002
See: Elections page 7
Merrily Merrily Merrily
Through the snow to Monty’s house we go. . .
Join Monty Bygd for the Xmas Tree ornament workshop.
See: Ornament Workshop page 15
It’s Hot, It’s Fast, It’s Efficient, it’s
Induction Heating
Join us at Dave Olin’s shop to learn more about this industrial technique so you can spot those bargain used machines at auction.
See: Induction Heating on page 11
Open Forge Session.
See page 13
Metalsmith Editor Marcia McEachron and
Bob Schade from Southern Minnesota in the
tailgate area at the conference.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
Sept board meeting
Directory updates
Letters
Want Ads
Call for Workshop Proposals
Next Meetings
- Board Meeting Nov 13th
Myron Hanson's
- Dec. 1st 2002 Elections
CSPS Hall on W 7th, St.Paul
Workshops
Call for Advanced Smithing Class proposals
All Beginning Blacksmith Classes are filled for this year.
Oct.
Forge Welding
Nov.
Open Forge Workshop
Induction Heating
Dec.
Ornament Workshop
The GoM Forum is published monthly by the Guild of Metalsmiths, St. Paul, MN.
It is intended as a community bulletin board, a place for all members to express their opinions, concerns, debate policy, propose projects & workshops. In short, to help us run our organization.
Your comments can be mailed to The GoM Forum, c/o Gene Olson, 8600 NE O'Dean Ave. Elk River, MN 55330-7167, Faxed to 763-441-5846, or emailed to:
Metalsmith Article Deadline:
Those of you working on those informative articles for our quarterly magazine. The copy deadline for the issue 4 of 2002 is November 1.
Send them to:
MARCIA MCEACHRON
2526 CALIFORNIA AVE NE
MINNEAPOLIS MN 55418
Phone: 612-706-0198
Fax number: 612-781-8435
Email: metalsmith@metalsmith.org
Please!
Guild Educational Grants
There is grant money available for Guild members to study intermediate and advanced metalworking techniques.
The Guild educational grant program is
designed to bring new skills into the
metalworking community. Participants are
given money to pay for a portion of their
Bob Johnson’s winning tin. With almost
half the votes cast Bob’s Chili Pepper was
the clear winner in the Altoids contest. John
Yust took second and Chris Wilson third.
expenses and are expected to learn some new or poorly understood skill and to share what they have learned with other members and the public through an article in our quarterly magazine and by leading a workshop on the topic (or other educational service approved by the board)
Application forms can be gotten from the President or Treasurer at a regular meeting or by sending a self addressed stamped envelope to
The Guild of Metalsmiths
PO Box
The September Board Meeting:
Well, I don’t have a copy of the board minutes to give you, but I will say that we got a bit done.
Marcia got the scanner and computer she requested to make it easier to produce the “Metalsmith”. We approved grants, heard reports from those who had attended the meeting of our new sister organization in Duluth and elsewhere.
Some final details of the conference were discussed, and everyone was reminded that elections were coming up and we needed to find and endorse candidates for office.
Directory Updates:
We left space . Get out your pen.
A Hearty Welcome to our
New Members:
Jack B Curtis
Marlin Hamilton
Steve Haugen
Charlie Hile
Timothy R. Johnson
Mark Kivett
Demonstrator Michael Saari at the forgeWilliam F. Kruse
B W Machining Inc.
2642 W 550 N
Decatur, IN 46733
H 219-547-4401
FAX: 219-547-4680
email kruse@onlyinternet.net
Interests: Machinery, metalworking of all types
Steve and Kathy Luhman
18310 5th Ave. N.
Plymouth MN 55447
Phone: 612-414-0951
Elisa Meyer
2515 Grand St. NE
Minneapolis, MN 55418
Phone 612-706-6362
Katie Sanders
1628 Maywood St.
St. Paul, MN 55117
email: kmscre8@yahoo.com
Larry Schatz
8120 4th Ave. N
Lino Lakes, MN 55014
Phone: 651-784-3166
L. Sills
Rural MN.
Address Changes:
Lusche, Dereck and Cassandra
14638 105th Ave
Milaca, MN 56353-3810
Omar Olson
PO BOX 6079
Minneapolis, MN 55406-0079
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The Fall Conference
Brad Silberberg, Karl Close, Michael Saari, Sherri Stanaitis, Charlie Yust, Dick Carlson, Mike Frattalone, Tom Barnett, Tom Phelps, Corky, John, and everybody else . . .
What a great weekend.
I know I learned a bunch, not the least that the gallery crew did a great job without me. Phelps, Barnett, Corky, John congratulations on a wonderful show. Mike and helpers handled the registration, the auctions. Sheri and Erma and all the family activities crew did a great job.
And when it was over, everything
Karl Close talks about chasing faces
came down like clockwork. Sue Woods our clockmaker saw to that. Really great organization setting up and tearing down. Everything meshed.
Ya should have been there, we had a good time together.
Editor
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Thank You
The 2002 Fall Conference was a great success! A lot of hard work made the weekend run smoothly. Thank you to all the volunteers (whether you were asked to help or simply showed up) who set up, took down, cleaned up and worked the front desk. Special thanks go to the
Program Committee for their excellent planning of the conference; to the Education Committee for staffing "Taste of Blacksmithing" in the blacksmith shop; and to the Publicity Committee for
a great job of telling people about the conference. Thanks to the suppliers for their donations, everyone who donated items to the auction and to AI Olson for designing and making the raffle tool box. Thank you Steve and Sylvia Bauer, for graciously allowing us to use your wonderful facilities. Finally, a big thank you to the demonstrators for sharing their knowledge and skills - you did a fantastic job.
With the successful 2002 Fall Conference behind us I invite every one to offer suggestions for demonstrators for the 2003 conference.
Once again, thanks to all for a great event!
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
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From the Forum Editor:
Dear Members of the Guild,
Seven years ago, Chris Wilson was elected to the board, and Pete Stanaitis handed off the mailing list maintenance to me. Chris handed the publicity committee stuff to me and I did it during her term until Phil Plumbo was elected to the board. Phil took over it for several months and then left the Guild to pursue some post graduate studies and I was called on to step in for him, handle the workshop mailings and take his board seat.
Four years ago, I took it upon
myself to add a bit of content to
the monthly
Brad Silberberg diagrams a portable jig for
holding collars while forging them closed.
collection of workshop and meeting notices and this little rag was started.
I find now that the demands on my time and attention make it impossible to continue either as database manager or as publicity chair/editor.
This is a call for volunteers.
I will work with anyone or group of people to make this work. I have been doing this notice on a PC with Wordperfect and that has worked. I have also played with my mac and succeeded in doing a mockup version in Claris Works. I can help you get going on either platform.
Over the years I have tried to streamline the operation and make it work more smoothly. By using mail merge and printing the postal imprint we removed hours of label pasting and stamping time.
I am at a point where the sooner I can find somebody to take this over the better it will be. I can continure to help some but I have too many fences to mend to keep on as is.
Indeed, if there is someone who would like to take the last year of my current board term, I would appreciate it.
Sincerely,
Gene Olson, Editor the Forum
Want Ads:
Any notice MUST be in my hands by the end of the month.
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For Sale:
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My son's phone for a metro area number too. Bill -651-462-4514.
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Want Ads are free to members
Education Committee Chair Bob Johnson
and outgoing president Dave Fetrel
discuss the state of the conference.(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.
(Thats full page here, half page in Metalsmith)
Elections
It is time to be counted.
We need people to help keep this marvelous organization going.
Every Year we need people to lead
On Sunday,
December 1st
we will be electing
board members, president,
vice president, and treasurer
and looking for volunteers to help on the program committee,
the education committee, and
the publicity committee.
The Annual Meeting will be at the same place as last year the CSPS Hall on West Seventh in St. Paul.
Setup/Social time starts at 1PM
the Business meeting will start at
3PM followed by the Banquet and a small auction.
See you there
Call for Workshop Proposals
Last night, October 1st, the final preparations were made for the Seventh Annual Instructor's Workshop, which will be held on October 12th.
Each year, the Guild offers this workshop to instructors of the Basics workshops, and to those who have taught in the past. Participants of the previous year's Basics workshops are encouraged to join the instructor group, and this year, we have six new folks joining us. This helps us maintain a good instructor-student ratio in the Basics and those teaching have opportunity to improve their skills.
Many members continue to teach Basics year after year, and others go on to teach other workshops. We have the basics program pretty well in hand.
Recently, I have had feedback that the more experienced would like some offerings to fit their levels of skills and interests. Please contact any member of the Education Committee, if you have a proposal for a more advanced workshop, the committee will do all it can to help.
Thank you,
Bob Johnson
Beginning Blacksmithing Classes are all Filled
All workshops for the beginning blacksmith classes are now full and I will be sending out notices this week. If you are now a member or you become a member of "The Guild of Metalsmiths" and you wish to get on a waiting list to take next years class you must do so before February 22, 2003. The waiting list for next years beginning blacksmith classes closes on the first day of the last session, allowing for late registrations. No one will be added to the waiting list after this date and those on the list will be given first shot at registering for beginning blacksmith classes for the 2003-2004 school year.
Requests to be placed on the waiting list will be honored for members only.
You may reach me as indicated below take your choice of mail, phone, or e-mail.
Don Halverson
1009 Case Ave.
Saint Paul, MN 55106
651-772-3087 scrolling8@aol.com
Forge Welding workshop.
This is an intermediate level workshop
When? October 26th and 27th
Times? 8:30 to 4 ish
Where? Minnesota School of Horseshoeing
6250 Riverdale Drive
Ramsey MN 55303
Phone at school: 763-427-5850 (not a Guild info number)
Who? Instructors will be David Mariette and Rome Hutchings
This is Dave’s fourth consecutive year successfully teaching the Guild's welding workshop, and a twelve year veteran at the forge,
(Lordy. Has it really been that long? Scary!)
and it marks Rome’s first appearance since he took the forge welding series at John Campbell.
What? This workshop is an aggressive workshop that will teach you the basics of forge welding and more. It is strongly recommended that you have completed basic blacksmithing, and would consider yourself at or beyond an intermediate skill level. Fire management, hammer technique, as well as forge welding in a several configurations, is a brief synopsis of what will be covered. This workshop is held in a two consecutive day format because of the amount of ground to be covered, and the short amount of time to do it in.
There is little time to go back and review. Carrying the momentum from one day to the next is the key to the success of this workshop.
Cost? The cost is sixty-five dollars. It is a bit higher than most workshops because there is an extra day of rent for the shop and you will go home with what is left of your 1 pound can of welding flux, as well as a nice descaling brush. The brush could be optional if the cost is prohibitive. They cost about fifteen bucks. Late registrants will not have an option on this because all supplies have to be ordered well ahead of time.
What to bring? Basic safety equipment. (Safety glasses, a pair of gloves of which you will likely only use one. a good sturdy pair of shoes, and cotton clothing,) a good two pound (minimum) Cross Pein Hammer with blunted pein, Tongs (2) for 3/8" round stock that grips two ways. All stock will be provided.
How large will the class be? The class will be open to the first seven registrants.
Forge Welding workshop
Send registration to David Mariette at 15325 Babcock Ave East, Rosemount, Minnesota, 55068
Phone number: 612 889-3291 Fax: 612-789-7386 Email: anvildancr@aol .com
$65 members - Check payable to: The Guild of Metalsmiths
Name:____________________________________
Address:__________________________________
City:__________________State:______ZIP:_____
Phone: ______________________ !!!Guild of Metalsmiths SPECIAL EVENT!!!!
!!A New Metal Heating Process for Forging!!
1 PM to 5PM Saturday, November 16, 2002.
To be held at Olin Wrought Iron, 1351 Hwy 13, Mendota, Minnesota. (See attached map)
Who should attend:
Every one who heats metals must see the benefits of Induction Heating and how it works. While not every member of the Guild of Metalsmiths may find the need for this important new process right away, this is the first demonstration of this important process aimed at our areaÕs blacksmithing community. It is especially adaptable to repetitious jobs, so the fabricators amongst us will find this demonstration especially interesting.
This equipment is electrically powered and uses radio frequency energy to heat metals. It has been used in the metals industries since the 1950Õs, but to my knowledge, has been little used by blacksmiths.
Some Advantages and Benefits to the smith:
-No heat in the shop- only the part gets hot
-Very fast heat cycles- Heat doesnÕt transfer down the part very far
-Ability to heat specific sections easily- No wasted time quenching sections that donÕt need heating.
-No dusts or gases generated by the process.- Environmentally clean, uses only electricity and cooling water.
-Inexpensive to run.- Uses electricity only when part is inserted into the machine. For example: A 15 KW unit heats 1 _Ó of a 5/8Ó diameter bar to 2000 degrees F at the rate of 450 per hour for about $1.50 worth of electricity.
Come to this FREE demonstration of Induction Heating for blacksmiths on Saturday, November 16, 2002.
Kelvin Spain, president of Raydyne Corp. will be demonstrating a 5 kilowatt induction heating machine for us.
Contact Pete Stanaitis at 715-698-2895 of you have any questions.
Open Forge with
Instructor available to help with workbook projects
Sat. Nov. 16th, 2002
from 9am to 4:00 pm
Class will be held at the MInnesota School of Horseshoeing in Ramsey Mn.
Instructor: Robert Johnson johnson@Macalester.edu
Cost: $20
(back side of Open Forge coupon)
Mail this coupon and your $20 fee
(Check made out to “Guild of Metalsmiths”) to:
Robert Johnson
1302 Osceola Ave.
St Paul, Mn 55105
Work on your own project for the Holidays or come and practice your skills with an instructor close at hand to assist.
The instructor will be prepared to help any who have no project in mind to make a poker of fire rake, as per the items in the workbook. There will be material for this on hand. We will start at 9AM and end at about 4PM.
You need to bring: Material for your own projects safety glasses, hearing protection, and the usual safety items, and their bucket of tools.
To reserve a spot in this workshop send your check for $20 payable to "The Guild of Metalsmiths" to Bob Johnson.
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Open Forge Workshop Nov. 16th, 2002
Mail to: Bob Johnson, 1302 Osceola Ave St. Paul, Mn 55105
Phone: 651-699-3919
Cost: $40.00 Check payable to: The Guild of Metalsmiths
Name:____________________
Address:_____________________________________________
City:__________________
State:______ZIP:_____
Phone:______________________
Hey, give a cheer,
Xmas is here.
Well, sort of.
Monty Bygd’s Ornament Workshop
An introductory level workshop
What: Monty’s Ornament Workshop
When: 9AM - 4PM, December 7, 2002
(Starting at 9am sharp!)
Where: Monty’s Shop in Eau Claire, WI.
Instructor /Manager: Monty Bygd
1928 80th Street
Eau Claire, WI 54703
(715) 835-8197
Class Size: 6
Description: We will make one or two chisels and a fuller. We will then chisel cut out ornaments and may do a little repousse work on them.
Cost: $20 materials included
Send Check made out to Guild of Metalsmiths to Monty
Christmas Ornament Workshop
Monty Bygd,1928 80th Street, Eau Claire, WI 54703 (715) 835-8197
$20 including materials Make Check to :The Guild of Metalsmiths.
Name: _________________________________________________
Address:________________________________________________
_______________________________________________
City: ____________________State_________ZIP_________
Phone no: _______________________________________