Nowthen Threshing Show August 1996
Guild members demonstrate and practice their skills each year at the Nowthen Threshing Show.
This is a lot of fun and a great place for beginners to practice their skills in the company of a variety of blacksmiths.
Steam tractors provide the presence from a bygone era.
Sheri Stanaitis spins yarn.
as Pete Stanaitis eyeballs his hammer work.
Paul Hubler and John Hankes work on decorative elements for a gate at Tunnel Mill.
Tunnel Mill October 1996 Each year John & Carol Adams host a Guild family event at a 100 year old mill near Rochester.
Minnesota History Center
Craftsman Festival
August 11,1996
Historical Society Mall Area
St. Paul
A number of Guild Members demonstrated the skills of blacksmithing at the Minnesota Artisans Fair on the mall of the new History Center in St. Paul.
Dave Mariette describes to the audience a step in the process.
Dave Feterl at the anvil.
John Moriarity and Frances Bauer smile for the camera as they complete an axe project.