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SUMMARY:October Membership Meeting 2023
DESCRIPTION:Our October meeting on Wednesday\, October 11\, will be at the Brooklyn Park Campus of the Hennepin Technical College (9000 Brooklyn Boulevard Brooklyn Park\, MN 55445) at 6:30 pm for potluck\, 7:00 pm for meeting\, and then touring the Welding and Machine Tool Departments. \nInstruction on parking (see map): please park in the “Student Lot 4\,” on the right after you enter the school driveway off Brooklyn Blvd. We will eat in the cafeteria (follow signs provided by Kim Maas)\, and then proceed to the west side of the school to the Welding Department. The cafeteria will be open by 5:30 p.m. \nHTC-Brooklyn Park has a rather extensive welding program.  The welding program covers MIG\, TIG\, Stick\, acetylene\, and cutting. You can learn how to weld in the flat\, vertical\, overhead positions. \n  \n  \nMachine shop view 1 \nMachine shop view 2 \nMachine shop view 3 \nMachine Shop View 4 \nPlasma Cutter \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \nThey have a TIG welder that will weld a 4-inch piece of stock\, and a shear that will cut a 4-foot piece of ½” steel plate without any effort. \n“I have been taking advantage of my (physical) maturity (over age 62) and taking some welding classes\, and a CAD class for under $10 a credit.  They also have machining program and auto repair and auto body\,” said Richard Zielike. \nMeeting champion: Richard Zielike \nPlease call or email Richard with questions: richard@edinaclock.com or 612-860-6120
URL:https://www.metalsmith.org/event/october-membership-meeting-2023/
LOCATION:Hennepin Technical College-Brooklyn Park Campus\, 9000 Brooklyn Boulevard\, Brooklyn Park\, MN\, 55445\, United States
CATEGORIES:Meeting,Upcoming
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SUMMARY:TGoM August 2023 Membership Meeting
DESCRIPTION:August 9 Guild Meeting/Corn Roast/Hog Roast\n—Prepared and submitted by meeting champion Herb Fick \n  \n\nThe Venue: The Pate Estate. ( I like the alliteration) 35730 Highway 56 Blvd\, Dennison MN 55018\nThe Hosts: LuAnn and Dan Pate. This might be the seventeenth time we have been there.\nThe Date: Second Wednesday in August. (August 9)\nThe Time: Serving at 6:30 pm. Business meeting following dinner (brief). Activities start about 8 AM.\n\nVolunteers and curious people start showing up before nine o’clock. Lunch is on your own. Sometimes \nit just doesn’t even happen. Sometimes it is at a bar in Randolph\, Cannon Falls or Dennison. \nThe Demo:\nHerb has not obtained a demonstrator yet. Herb has in the recent past talked to Seth Merritt and Brendan Stevens to demonstrate\, attempting to showcase the young talent we have. (Note that people have rarely walked away from these demonstrations.) Herb is looking for a bit of guidance on this to see if this is a durable concept. We have also had vendors like Hossfeld the last couple of years. Those demonstrations also got a lot of attention. \nMyron has offered a smithing station that will be available for the demonstrators and for teaching experience from noon on. Dan will have tools you have never dreamed of (Dan always has something new to share). \nThe Menu:\nThe menu is a lot like last years because no one has offered an alternative. \nRoger Degner is our new corn roast maven and will be keeping a watchful eye on the process! Thank you\, Roger! I suspect Dick Carlson helps in some way; he just doesn’t take credit for it.. \nHerb offered the protein (Still pork\, and if you ask nicely\, chicken). Jim and Gary and perhaps Seth and one or two others will bail out Herb\, who is always a bit over extended with the pig part of the deal. \nVegetables\, sweets\, drinks and interesting stuff like pickled pike bits seem to reliably show up. That is the responsibility of the members for a normal potluck\, except this is not really normal. Remember\, Dick Carlson started this\, and we need to keep it going. \nThe Purpose\nThis is also a good night to bring family and friends. It helps explain why our kind of people gather together. A lot has been going on\, so show-and-tell should be really good and difficult to keep moving along. The corn roast started out as “Family Night.” \nHere is the pitch for the help that it takes in addition to the stellar and consistent efforts put in by the Gavin crew for the meal. People who come early (like 8 AM to noon) have the option to help clean up the Pate estate and enjoy the comradery of the sort of folk who enjoy contributing to the pleasure of the evening. Others learn to handle exotic cars while moving them out of our way. For years we have enjoyed this venue and for years while cleaning up the next day I have asked Dan “How about doing this again?” And Dan says “Yes\, let’s.” \nPeople: Take note of this last paragraph…\nI have used it for several years in a row with amazing results. There seems to always be an adequate assortment of tools for improving the landscape\, and time to remain well acquainted with members. People might want to bring their own. I really need more than a few people to step up. Particularly\, we need people if the weather looks threatening. Dan has invested in a large party tent that takes some effort to assemble. We will not use it if the weather is good\, but it will save the day if it rains. (That has happened once.) We have always managed to leave the Pate estate looking pretty good. \nPlease contact me about your willingness to help. Best to call my cell because I expect to see Northern Minnesota\, Montana\, Wyoming\, Idaho and South Dakota between now and then. (507 649 1611) \nSo far\, there are no tricks on the route to Dan’s. Highway 56 and 357th street. Dennison MN. The road is patrolled. \n 
URL:https://www.metalsmith.org/event/tgom-august-2023-membership-meeting/
LOCATION:Dan Pate’s Shop\, 35730 Hiway 56 Blvd\, Dennison\, MN\, 55018\, United States
CATEGORIES:Meeting,Upcoming
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SUMMARY:June 2023 Membership Meeting
DESCRIPTION:The Education and Program Committees extend an invitation to a trial…\nSaturday General Membership All-Day Event\nSaturday\, June 17th\nThis event will coincide with the June NOWTHEN HAMMER-IN on June 16 and 17.\nWe invite you to the Nowthen Historical Power Association show grounds: 7415 Old Viking Blvd\, Nowthen MN (north of Anoka/Ramsey)  (map below)\nThe day’s schedule:\nYou may arrive any time on Saturday morning. There will be smiths working in the shop all day making fun and beautiful forgings and you can watch or possibly assist. There will be a short business meeting conducted by our President\, Larry Wasmund at around 11:00 a.m. This meeting will last 25-20 minutes and will be followed by a potluck meal.  \nAt 1:30 there will be a group of our blacksmiths competing in a blind forging contest. No\, they are not blindfolded but they won’t know until they are done if they forged the proper item. They must reach into an enclosed box and without seeing the item\, using only one hand\, determine the shape/item/ textures\, etc. and then forge the item with the piece of stock provided. The closest forging to the original will receive special recognition. There will be forging on at least 5 stations all day long. \nEnjoy the day socializing with members and friends or watch the forging and ask questions. Stay as late as you want or until things wind up for the night. \nTaste of Blacksmithing Sessions\nAs a special offering there will be a portable shop trailer on-site and you may be able to get a TASTE OF BLACKSMITHING with hands-on demonstration. This is available to anyone who attends\, but minor children must be accompanied by their parent. There will be no cost for this “Taste” event that is about 30 minutes long\, and you will take your forging with you. Space will be limited for this event so registration and time must be reserved at the trailer that morning. \nCome on– get your hands dirty! What to bring…\nAnyone is welcome to bring their tools to forge for awhile on one of the five stations existing in the blacksmith building\, or bring your own forge and anvil and set up outside for the day. \nThis will be a family-friendly event. Alcohol in moderation is allowed on the grounds. BYOB and beverages for your family and a dish to pass for the noon potluck. Water and possibly lemonade will be provided at the meal. \nWe look forward to seeing many or all of you there!\nMap to Nowthen MN \n 
URL:https://www.metalsmith.org/event/june-2023-membership-meeting/
LOCATION:Nowthen Historical Power Association Blacksmith Shop\, 7415 Old Viking Blvd\, Nowthen\, MN\, United States
CATEGORIES:Meeting,Upcoming
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SUMMARY:April 2023 Membership Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Join your fellow Guild of Metalsmith friends on Wednesday\, April 12 at Toll Gas & Welding Supply\, 3005 Niagara Ln N in Plymouth.\nBryan Steckman and his crew have always been wonderful hosts and have agreed to host the Guild again.\n~ Cobot Demo! See the latest technology!\n~ 20% discount that night INSTORE! (some restrictions apply)\n~ Special bargains\n~ Popcorn\n~ And more\nPlease bring a dish to share. Potluck begins at 6:30 pm followed by the business meeting and show and tell.\nIf you have questions\, please contact meeting champion Mark Lockwood 763-639-9646. Hope you can make it! \nMap to Toll Gas & Welding
URL:https://www.metalsmith.org/event/april-2023-membership-meeting/
LOCATION:Toll Gas & Welding Supply\, 3005 Niagara Ln N\, Plymouth\, MN\, 55447\, United States
CATEGORIES:Meeting,Upcoming
ORGANIZER;CN="Mark Lockwood":MAILTO:mark.lockwood@daikinapplied.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230208T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230208T203000
DTSTAMP:20260728T150200
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SUMMARY:TGoM Membership Meeting February 2023
DESCRIPTION:The Wednesday\, February 8\, 2023\, membership meeting will be at the Jackson Street Roundhouse. (193 W. Pennsylvania Ave\, St. Paul\, MN 55130)\nFor the meeting\, we will have blacksmithing and tool sharpening demonstrations in the blacksmith shop.\nWe invite all the members to bring items for show and tell. Please remember items that you have shown in the past may not have been seen by some of the newer members.\nThe usual potluck will start at 6:30 followed by a short business meeting\, then show and tell. The champion is Kim Maas (TGoMvolunteer@gmail)\, and Gordon Barr (agbarr@metalsmith.org) is the site contact\, so contact either one of them if you have any questions\nIf you have never been to this location\, it is loaded with history and activities for the entire family. Check out their website at\nhttps://www.transportationmuseum.org. If you look at\nhttps://mtm.my-free.website/blacksmith-forge\, you may see some of the pictures of what the blacksmith shop looked like when Nick Heinen\, Charlie Bateman and Gordon Barr created it in 2012.\nInvite and bring someone new who is interested in the world of metalsmithing to the February Membership Meeting. Show them the wonderful community The Guild of Metalsmiths has to offer.\nJackson Street Roundhouse\, 193 W. Pennsylvania Ave\, St. Paul\, MN 55130 at the Minnesota Transportation Museum
URL:https://www.metalsmith.org/event/tgom-membership-meeting-february-2023/
LOCATION:Jackson Street Roundhouse\, 193 Pennsylvania Avenue East\, St. Paul\, MN\, 55130\, United States
CATEGORIES:Meeting,Upcoming
ORGANIZER;CN="Kim Maas":MAILTO:TGoM.volunteer@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20221204T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20221204T190000
DTSTAMP:20260728T150200
CREATED:20221001T201452Z
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SUMMARY:Guild of Metalsmiths Meeting December 4\, 2022
DESCRIPTION:Join Guild of Metalsmiths families for our annual holiday gathering at the CSPS Hall in St. Paul (address 383 Michigan St.\, St. Paul\, MN 55102\, at the corner of West 7th and Western). The hall will open at noon. We usually share hors d’ouvres as people arrive\, so bring your favorites if you wish.\nThe annual business meeting is first on the agenda\, including awards\, elections\, and the normal business stuff starting at 1:00 pm and going on for an hour or so. See paragraph below for a proposed bylaws change to be discussed. Your participation is key to this. That leads into show and tell\, and possibly an impromptu mini-auction. By then\, we’ll all have worked up an appetite to sit down to our always delightful holiday potluck. Please bring a dish to pass.\nIf you’re a first-timer to this event\, just go upstairs at the front of the building when you get there. An elevator entrance is also located on the side just off the parking lot. Bring your family!\nAny questions about this meeting can be answered by contacting meeting champion Mike Frattalone at icemanfratt@aol.com. \nProposed change to TGoM bylaws\nBelow is a proposed change in the Meeting section of TGoM’s bylaws. The TGoM board is proposing to remove the words “THE SECOND WEDNESDAY OF THE”\, in the paragraph about the membership meetings.\nThe new language proposes this sentence to state “GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETINGS SHALL BE HELD SIX TIMES A YEAR. MEETINGS ARE SCHEDULED FOR THE MONTHS OF FEBRUARY\, APRIL\, JUNE\, AUGUST\, OCTOBER\, AND DECEMBER.”\nTo read the entire MEETINGS section and/or the bylaws in their entirety\, please follow the hyperlink below to the bylaws page on our website\, under the “MEETINGS” paragraph:\nhttps://www.metalsmith.org/about/bylaws/
URL:https://www.metalsmith.org/event/guild-of-metalsmiths-meeting-december-4-2022/
LOCATION:CSPS Hall\, 383 Michigan St\, Saint Paul\, MN\, 55102\, United States
CATEGORIES:Meeting,Upcoming
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20221012T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20221012T210000
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SUMMARY:October 12\, 2022 TGoM Membership Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Next TGoM Membership meeting Wednesday\, October 12 at Linders Specialties Co.\nGreetings\, everyone.\nThe Guild of Metalsmiths’ October membership meeting will be at Linders Specialties\, 432 Atwater Street\, St. Paul\, MN 55117. (map below). According to their website\, “Linders Specialty Company has been rolling steel for three generations since 1964 when Cornelis Linders founded the company.”\nThey are having us back. They have acquired some new equipment since we were there last\, and hopefully we will be able to see some of what they can do while we are there. It was not certain what they might be able to do during our meeting\, but it is always interesting and impressive to see some of the large works that they do.\nPlease bring any pieces for show and tell\, including any pieces you may have shown before. As with all of our meetings\, the shop staff are staying late so we need be considerate of their time and shop.\nPotluck dinner at 6:30 pm\, and 7:00 pm meeting will be as usual. \n— Derrick Phillips\, Program Committee Co-Chair
URL:https://www.metalsmith.org/event/october-12-2022-tgom-membership-meeting/
LOCATION:Linders Specialties Co.\, 432 W. Atwater St\, St. Paul\, MN\, 55117\, United States
CATEGORIES:Meeting,Upcoming
ORGANIZER;CN="Derrick Phillips":MAILTO:derrick_phillips@q.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220810T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220810T203000
DTSTAMP:20260728T150200
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SUMMARY:August 10 TGoM Membership Meeting 2022
DESCRIPTION:The Venue: The Pate Estate. ( I like the alliteration) 35730 Highway 56 Blvd\, Dennison MN 55018\nThe Hosts: LuAnn and Dan Pate. This might be the seventeenth time we have been there.\nThe Date: Second Wednesday in August. (August 10)\nThe Time: Serving at 6:30 pm. Business meeting following dinner (brief). Activities start about 8 AM.\nVolunteers and curious people start showing up before nine o’clock. Lunch is on your own\, sometimes it just doesn’t even happen. Sometimes it is at a bar in Randolph\, Cannon Falls or Dennison. Last year the Merritts seemed to take care of it.\nThe Demo:\nHerb has not obtained a demonstrator yet. Herb has in recent past talked Seth Merritt and Brendan Stevens to demonstrate\, attempting to showcase the young talent we have. (Note that people have rarely walked away from these demonstrations.) Herb is looking for a bit of guidance on this to see if this is a durable concept. We have also had vendors like Ken’s Iron and Hossfeld the last couple of years. Those demonstrations also got a lot of attention.\nMyron has offered a smithing station that will be available for the demonstrators and for teaching experience from noon on.)\nDan will have tools you have never dreamed of (Dan always has something new to share).\nThe menu is a lot like last years because no one has offered an alternative.\nLarry Sorensen has offered the corn roast. I suspect Dick Carlson helps in some way\, he just doesn’t take credit for it..\nHerb offered the protein (Still pork\, and if you ask nicely\, chicken). Jim and Gary and perhaps Seth and one or two others will bail out Herb\, who is always a bit over extended with the pig part of the deal.\nVegetables\, sweets\, drinks and interesting stuff like pickled pike bits seem to reliably show up. That is the responsibility of the members for a normal potluck\, except this is not really normal. Remember\, Dick Carlson started this\, and we need to keep it going.\nThis is also a good night to bring family and friends. It helps explain why our kind of people gather together. A lot has been going on\, so show-and-tell should be really good and difficult to keep moving along. The corn roast started out as “Family Night.”\nHere is the pitch for the help that it takes in addition to the stellar and consistent efforts put in by the Gavin crew for the meal.\nPeople who come early (like 8 AM to noon) have the option to help clean up the Pate estate and enjoy the comradery of the sort of folk who enjoy contributing to the pleasure of the evening. Others learn to handle exotic cars while moving them out of our way. For years we have enjoyed this venue and for years while cleaning up the next day I have asked Dan “How about doing this again?” And Dan says “Yes\, let’s.”\nPeople take note of this last paragraph... I have used it for several years in a row with amazing results. I really need more than a few people to step up. Particularly\, we need people if the weather looks threatening. Dan has invested in a large party tent that takes some effort to assemble. We will not use it if the weather is good\, but it will save the day if it rains. (That has happened once.) We have always managed to leave the Pate estate looking pretty good. Please contact me about your willingness to help. Best to call my cell because I expect to see Northern Minnesota\, Montana\, Wyoming\, Idaho and South Dakota between now and then. (507 649 1611)\nSo far\, there are no tricks on the route to Dan’s. HiWay 56 and 357th street. Dennison MN.The road is patrolled. I did a practice pig last Saturday!
URL:https://www.metalsmith.org/event/august-10-tgom-membership-meeting-2022/
LOCATION:Dan Pate’s Shop\, 35730 Hiway 56 Blvd\, Dennison\, MN\, 55018\, United States
CATEGORIES:Meeting,Upcoming
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220608T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220608T203000
DTSTAMP:20260728T150200
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SUMMARY:June 8 Membership Meeting 2022
DESCRIPTION:June meeting venue to be JJ Hill Farm in North Oaks\, MN\nThe June 8 membership meeting will be held at the JJ Hill Farm Historical Society at 35 Hill Farm Circle\, North Oaks\, MN 55127. Meet at 6:30 pm for potluck\, then meeting at 7. This is the remaining part of the JJ Hill farm in North Oaks which at one point was over 3500 acres. The three buildings remaining on site offer us an interesting opportunity to learn some history of this important historic site. Hopefully we will be able to have a brief introduction to the farm’s history from one of our hosts at the JJ Hill Historical Society.\nParking will be limited\, so please carpool if at all possible. We are arranging to have some parking available about 1/3 of a mile away at the North Oaks West Recreation Center Fields at the corner of West Pleasant Lake Road and Red Barn Road. You can drop your food items off at the farm and then park to avoid having to carry your potluck items the 1/3 mile. Again\, carpooling is highly recommended. There will be a port-a-potty on site.\nAny further questions or concerns\, feel free to contact Rick Wessling at rgwessling@gmail.com or call at 612-875-4420. Please email first. If you do call and miss me\, please identify yourself and leave a message. I will attempt to get back to you as soon as possible.\nVisit the website at https://www.hillfarmhistoricalsociety.com/\n— Rick Wessling\, Meeting Champion
URL:https://www.metalsmith.org/event/june-8-membership-meeting-2022/
LOCATION:JJ Hill Farm\, 35 Hill Farm Circle\, North Oaks\, MN\, 55127\, United States
CATEGORIES:Meeting,Upcoming
ORGANIZER;CN="Rick Wessling":MAILTO:rgwessling@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220413T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220413T203000
DTSTAMP:20260728T150200
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SUMMARY:April 2022 Membership Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Next TGoM membership meeting to be held Wednesday\, April 13 at Oxygen Service Co.\, St. Paul\, MN.\nJoin your fellow Guild of Metalsmith friends on Wednesday\, April 13th at Oxygen Service Co.\, 1111 Pierce Butler Route\, St. Paul\, MN 55104. Oxygen Service staff will be giving a lecture on Oxygen/Acetylene welding safety.\nPotluck starts at 6:30 pm. Please bring a dish to pass.\nKeep in mind\, as a Guild member you have a 15% discount on gases and most items that are not already marked as sale items.\nChampion for this meeting is Kim Maas. You can contact me by phone/text at 651-328-7219 or email at TGoMvolunteer@gmail.com with any questions you may have.
URL:https://www.metalsmith.org/event/april-2022-membership-meeting/
LOCATION:Oxygen Service Company\, 1111 Pierce Butler Route\, St Paul\, MN\, 55104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Meeting,Upcoming
ORGANIZER;CN="Kim Maas":MAILTO:TGoM.volunteer@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220209T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220209T203000
DTSTAMP:20260728T150200
CREATED:20211228T204651Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220201T165012Z
UID:5389-1644431400-1644438600@www.metalsmith.org
SUMMARY:TGoM Membership Meeting Feb 9 2022 cancelled!
DESCRIPTION:We (the program committee) have attempted to set up a meeting at several locations but were told not at this time\, so we have decided to cancel the February meeting.  Most of the locations expressed concerns over the covid spike right now and issues related to it. We expect the April meeting will happen and are working on it now. Our regrets and best wishes. \nDerrick Phillips\, Program Committee Chair \n 
URL:https://www.metalsmith.org/event/tgom-membership-meeting-feb-9-2022-cancelled/
LOCATION:MN
CATEGORIES:Meeting,Upcoming
ORGANIZER;CN="Jesse Gavin":MAILTO:jagavin6273@hotmail.com
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20211205T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20211205T200000
DTSTAMP:20260728T150200
CREATED:20211112T213345Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211112T214020Z
UID:5363-1638705600-1638734400@www.metalsmith.org
SUMMARY:TGoM December Membership Meeting 2021
DESCRIPTION:TGoM’s 2021 holiday gathering is set for Sunday\, December 5 at the CSPS Hall in St. Paul\, MN\nJoin Guild of Metalsmiths families for our annual holiday gathering at the CSPS Hall in St. Paul (address 385 Michigan St\, at the corner of West 7th and Western). The hall will open at noon. We usually share hors d’ouvres as people arrive\, so bring your favorites if you wish. \nThe annual business meeting is first on the agenda\, including awards\, elections\, and the normal business stuff starting at 1:00 pm and going on for an hour or so. Your participation is key to this. That leads into show and tell\, and possibly an impromptu mini-auction. By then\, we’ll all have worked up an appetite to sit down to our always delightful holiday potluck. Please bring a dish to pass. \nIf you’re a first-timer to this event\, just go upstairs at the front of the building when you get there. An elevator entrance is also located on the side just off the parking lot. Bring your family! \nAny questions about this meeting can be answered by contacting meeting champion Mike Frattalone at icemanfratt@aol.com.
URL:https://www.metalsmith.org/event/tgom-december-membership-meeting-2021/
LOCATION:CSPS Hall\, 383 Michigan St\, Saint Paul\, MN\, 55102\, United States
CATEGORIES:Meeting,Upcoming
ORGANIZER;CN="Mike Frattalone":MAILTO:icemanfratt@aol.com
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210210T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210210T203000
DTSTAMP:20260728T150200
CREATED:20210202T180255Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210202T180432Z
UID:5250-1612983600-1612989000@www.metalsmith.org
SUMMARY:Membership Meeting Feb 10 2021
DESCRIPTION:As posted in the January 2021 issue of The Forum\, we will have a video tour of Pete Stanaitis’ shop in Baldwin\, WI\, and he will be on hand to answer questions after the video. Since we will watch the video through (about 30 minutes) and then have questions\, if you have questions\, please refresh our memories as to roughly when in the video the questions arose.\nIf you have items to share during our “show and tell” portion of the meeting\, please stay online after the video and the question period. It’s a popular part of the meeting! \nDerrick Phillips is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. \nTopic: TGOM February membership meeting\nTime: Feb 10\, 2021 06:45 PM Central Time (US and Canada) \nJoin Zoom Meeting \nMeeting ID: 812 8210 3408\nPasscode: forge \nDial by your location \n+1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) \nMeeting ID: 812 8210 3408\nPasscode: 852933\nFind your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kdwaP2aRai
URL:https://www.metalsmith.org/event/membership-meeting-feb-10-2021/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Meeting,Upcoming
ORGANIZER;CN="Derrick Phillips":MAILTO:derrick_phillips@q.com
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20201118T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20201118T203000
DTSTAMP:20260728T150200
CREATED:20201030T182214Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201030T182214Z
UID:5233-1605724200-1605731400@www.metalsmith.org
SUMMARY:November 2020 Guild of Metalsmiths Monthly Meeting
DESCRIPTION:BULLETIN! TGoM’s October 14 virtual meeting has been rescheduled to November 18 via ‘Zoom’\nHello and welcome to cooler forging weather. The Guild of Metalsmith’s October membership meeting has been rescheduled to Wednesday\, November 18 and will be on Zoom again at 6:45 p.m.\nWe at the Program Committee are excited that Hans Early-Nelson will do a video shop tour of his shop in North Minneapolis as the demo part of the meeting. He is an accomplished smith with years of experience and willing to let us get a peek at his space.\nWe will have the business part of the meeting first and show and tell just before the tour.\nHans expects to be there to share comments and answer any questions. Check out his website:\nwww.primativeprecision.com.\nRick Wessling is the champion for this meeting. Contact him with questions at rgwessling@gmail.com or 612-875-4420 \nZoom:\nTo join the Zoom meeting\, we will be sending out an email with a link to the meeting to all current Guild members that have email addresses. If your membership is not paid up and current\, this is a good time to do that to make sure you get the email. You should not have a login id and password for Zoom to attend this meeting but will have to download a small Zoom program to make it work. Normally you just have to click on the link in the email and follow the prompts. \nThe Zoom access information is:\nJoin us for the November Guild Meeting!\nDerrick Phillips is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Join Us!\nTopic: November Guild meeting\nTime: Nov 18\, 2020 06:45 PM Central Time (US and Canada) \nThis is a New meeting link (just a reminder)\nJoin Zoom Meeting\nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/87950285347?pwd=Q2hFV3ZKK3NuUEdGbmhHSTlUY2pudz09 \nMeeting ID: 879 5028 5347\nPasscode: forge\nDial by your location to listen in via phone line only:\n+1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago)\nMeeting ID: 879 5028 5347\nPasscode: 652123 \nNote that Zoom can be accessed from a computer\, a tablet\, a smartphone\, and is even accessible via your ‘landline’ telephone to listen. See instructions above.
URL:https://www.metalsmith.org/event/november-2020-guild-of-metalsmiths-monthly-meeting/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Meeting,Upcoming
ORGANIZER;CN="Rick Wessling":MAILTO:rgwessling@gmail.com
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20201014T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20201014T210000
DTSTAMP:20260728T150200
CREATED:20201002T012757Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201002T013254Z
UID:5225-1602702000-1602709200@www.metalsmith.org
SUMMARY:October 2020 TGoM Membership Meeting
DESCRIPTION:TGoM’s October 14 virtual membership meeting via ‘Zoom’\nHello and welcome to cooler forging weather. The Guild of Metalsmith’s October membership meeting will be on Zoom again on Oct 14\, 2020 at 6:45 p.m.\nWe at the Program Committee are excited to announce we will be doing a video shop tour of Hans Early-Nelson’s shop in North Minneapolis as the demo part of the meeting. He is an accomplished smith with years of experience and willing to let us get a peek at his space.\nWe will have the business part of the meeting first and show and tell just before the tour.\nHans expects to be there to share comments and answer any questions. Check out his website:\nwww.primativeprecision.com.\nRick Wessling is the champion for this meeting. Contact him with questions at rgwessling@gmail.com\nor 612-875-4420 \nZoom:\nTo join the Zoom meeting\, we will be sending out an email with a link to the meeting to all current Guild members that have email addresses. If your membership is not paid up and current\, this is a good time to do that to make sure you get the email. You should not have a login id and password for Zoom to attend this meeting but will have to download a small Zoom program to make it work. Normally you just have to click on the link in the email and follow the prompts.
URL:https://www.metalsmith.org/event/october-2020-tgom-membership-meeting/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Meeting,Upcoming
ORGANIZER;CN="Rick Wessling":MAILTO:rgwessling@gmail.com
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20200812T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20200812T210000
DTSTAMP:20260728T150200
CREATED:20200801T153537Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200801T153740Z
UID:5202-1597257000-1597266000@www.metalsmith.org
SUMMARY:August 2020 Membership Meeting
DESCRIPTION:TGoM membership meeting goes online for Guild members… \nAugust 12 ‘Zoom/YouTube’ TGoM Online Meeting with Demonstration by Brendan Stevans\nMeeting to begin on Zoom at 6:45 pm with the Business Meeting to start at 7:00. \nThis will be a totally online meeting including a live demonstration with Brendan Stevans from his home in Mayer MN. The meeting will start on Zoom with the business meeting and then the demonstration will take place on YouTube. Note that both Zoom and YouTube can be accessed from a computer\, tablet or smartphone. \nZoom:\nTo join the Zoom meeting\, we will be sending out an email to all current Guild members that have email addresses with a link to the meeting. If your membership is not paid up and current\, this is a good time to do that to make sure you get the email. You should not have a login id and password for Zoom to attend this meeting but will have to download a small Zoom program to make it work. Normally you just have to click on the link in the email and follow the prompts. \nYouTube:\nThe main demonstration will take place on YouTube and be a live demonstration. The demonstration will be forging a 2-lb rounding hammer with a power hammer.\nWe will post a link in the Zoom Chat to get to the live demonstration. For YouTube\, you can watch without having a Gmail account\, but if you want to comment in the YouTube Chat\, you will have to have a Gmail account and be logged into YouTube. Brendan’s friend Eric Kerber is helping us out with the video work and will be keeping track of any questions that come in and relaying them to Brendan. Thank you\, Brendan! Thank you\, Eric!\nIf you have not checked out Brendan’s YouTube Channel yet\, please do\, and subscribe to his channel\, which is ‘B.C.S. Blacksmith’.\nMark Lockwood is the champion of this meeting. Call if you have questions: 763-639-9646
URL:https://www.metalsmith.org/event/august-2020-membership-meeting/
LOCATION:MN
CATEGORIES:Meeting,Upcoming
ORGANIZER;CN="Mark Lockwood":MAILTO:mark.lockwood@daikinapplied.com
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20200212T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20200212T203000
DTSTAMP:20260728T150200
CREATED:20191231T190131Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191231T190131Z
UID:5125-1581532200-1581539400@www.metalsmith.org
SUMMARY:February 2020 Membership Meeting
DESCRIPTION:First 2020 TGoM membership meeting Wednesday\, February 12 at Oxygen Service Company\nOxygen Service Company at 1111 Pierce Butler Route\, St. Paul\, MN\, 55104\, will host the February 12 Guild membership meeting. They are an employee owned welding supply company and will offer looks at their new welders\, some of which will be available in their demo room to try out. The retail store will also be open\, along with some special discounts.\nSo don’t forget to mark your calendar now and meet on Feb. 12 at 6:30 pm at OSC for the first TGoM potluck of 2012! The business meeting will follow the potluck\, with demos following that.\nContact champion John McDonald with any questions at 651-269-6944.
URL:https://www.metalsmith.org/event/february-2020-membership-meeting/
LOCATION:Oxygen Service Company\, 1111 Pierce Butler Route\, St Paul\, MN\, 55104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Meeting,Upcoming
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20191208T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20191208T170000
DTSTAMP:20260728T150200
CREATED:20191201T223519Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191201T223552Z
UID:5116-1575806400-1575824400@www.metalsmith.org
SUMMARY:December 2019 Membership Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Annual TGoM holiday gathering Sunday\, December 8 at CSPS Hall in St. Paul\, MN\nJoin Guild of Metalsmiths friends and families for our annual holiday gathering at the CSPS Hall in St. Paul (address 385 Michigan St\, at the corner of West 7th and Western). The hall will open at noon. We usually share hors d’ouvres as people arrive\, so bring your favorites if you wish. \nThe annual business meeting is first on the agenda\, including awards\, elections\, and the normal business stuff starting at 1:00 pm and going on for an hour or so. Your participation is key to this. That leads into show and tell\, and possibly an impromptu mini-auction. By then\, we’ll all have worked up an appetite to sit down to our always delightful holiday potluck. \nIf you’re a first-timer to this event\, just go upstairs at the front of the building when you get there. An elevator entrance is also located on the side just off the parking lot. Bring your family!\nAny questions about this meeting can be answered by contacting meeting champion Mike Frattalone at icemanfratt@aol.com.
URL:https://www.metalsmith.org/event/december-2019-membership-meeting/
LOCATION:CSPS Hall\, 383 Michigan St\, Saint Paul\, MN\, 55102\, United States
CATEGORIES:Meeting,Upcoming
ORGANIZER;CN="Mike Frattalone":MAILTO:icemanfratt@aol.com
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20191009T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20191009T210000
DTSTAMP:20260728T150200
CREATED:20191001T175424Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191001T175424Z
UID:5013-1570645800-1570654800@www.metalsmith.org
SUMMARY:October 2019 Membership Meeting-TGoM
DESCRIPTION:New venue for October TGoM membership meeting Wednesday\, Oct. 9!\nThe next all member bi-monthly meeting will be held October 9 at a new venue – Leonardo’s Basement. This is near the Crosstown/ 35W area. Plenty of street parking is available.\nSteve Jevning is the director and our host.\nLeonardo’s Basement is a one of a kind creative learning environment for “kids” of all ages to design and build from their imagination. The Guild recently installed a coal forge and is planning on having a “Taste of Blacksmithing” workshop soon. They also offer welding\, metal shop and wood shop workshops. Tom Latane’ will be demonstrating using the new forge. Gordon Barr\, agbarr@aol.com\, is the champion for this meeting. Put it on your calendar!\nLeonardo’s Basement\n150 West 60th Street\, Minneapolis\, MN 55419\nhttps://leonardosbasement.org/\nWednesday October 9\nPotluck at 6:30 followed by the program
URL:https://www.metalsmith.org/event/october-2019-membership-meeting-tgom/
LOCATION:Leonardo’s Basement\, 150 West 60th Street\, Minneapolis\, MN\, 55419\, United States
CATEGORIES:Meeting,Upcoming
ORGANIZER;CN="Gordon Barr":MAILTO:agbarr@metalsmith.org
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20190814T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20190814T200000
DTSTAMP:20260728T150200
CREATED:20190702T211801Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190702T211801Z
UID:4883-1565769600-1565812800@www.metalsmith.org
SUMMARY:August 2019 Membership Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Next TGoM membership meeting set for Wednesday\, August 14\nVenue: The Dan and LuAnn Pate estate.\nThe Date: Second Wednesday in August.\nTime: Serving at 6:30 pm\, business meeting following dinner (brief). Activities start about 8 AM. Lunch is on your own; sometimes we miss it. \nDemo:\nRight now I have two offers for a demo. Both are pretty extensive\, and if we can swing it\, one will be before dinner and one following.\n1. The hatchet with welded bit\, Derrick\n2. Bolt tongs\, Brendon\nBoth have offered a demo complete with a story board and extensive preparation. Both have a striker arranged.\nMyron has offered a smithing station.\nDan will have tools you have never dreamed of (Dan always has something new to share).\nThe menu is a lot like last year’s because no one has offered an alternative.\nDick Carlson has offered the corn roast.\nHerb has offered the protein (Still pork and if you ask nicely\, chicken). Jim and Gary and perhaps Seth and one or two others will bail out Herb who is always a bit over-extended with the pig part of the deal.\nVegetables\, salads\, sweets\, drinks and interesting stuff like pickled pike bits seem to reliably show up.\nHere is the pitch:\nPeople who come early (like 8 AM) have the option to help clean up the Pate estate and enjoy the comradery of the sort of folk who enjoy contributing to the pleasure of the evening. Last year Wendy did mowing and Tom was group arborist. Others learn to handle exotic cars while moving them out of our way. For years we have enjoyed this venue and for years while cleaning up the next day I have asked Dan “How about doing this again some time?” And Dan says “Yes\, let’s.”\nPlus Myron will offer the use of his forge from sort of noon on.\nSo far\, there are no tricks on the route to Dan’s. Hiway 56 and 357th street. Dennison MN.\n— Herb Fick\, Champion of Champions!
URL:https://www.metalsmith.org/event/august-2019-membership-meeting/
LOCATION:Dan Pate’s Shop\, 35730 Hiway 56 Blvd\, Dennison\, MN\, 55018\, United States
CATEGORIES:Meeting,Upcoming
GEO:44.4134293;-92.9877975
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20190410T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20190410T210000
DTSTAMP:20260728T150200
CREATED:20190302T035306Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190302T035306Z
UID:4845-1554921000-1554930000@www.metalsmith.org
SUMMARY:April 2019 Membership Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Next TGoM membership meeting to be held April 10 at Toll Gas & Welding Supply\, Plymouth.\nJoin your fellow Guild of Metalsmith friends on Wednesday\, April 10 at Toll Gas & Welding Supply\, 3005 Niagara Ln N in Plymouth. Brian and his crew have always been wonderful hosts and have agreed to host the Guild again. Thank you!\nPotluck begins at 6:30 pm followed by the business meeting and show and tell. Plans are still in the works\, and there should be more info in the April Forum.\nIf you have questions\, please contact meeting champion Mark Lockwood 763-639-9646. Hope you can make it!
URL:https://www.metalsmith.org/event/april-2019-membership-meeting/
LOCATION:Toll Gas & Welding Supply\, 3005 Niagara Ln N\, Plymouth\, MN\, 55447\, United States
CATEGORIES:Meeting,Upcoming
ORGANIZER;CN="Mark Lockwood":MAILTO:mark.lockwood@daikinapplied.com
GEO:45.0143779;-93.4724796
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20190213T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20190213T203000
DTSTAMP:20260728T150200
CREATED:20190101T190028Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190101T190053Z
UID:4789-1550082600-1550089800@www.metalsmith.org
SUMMARY:Guild Membership Meeting February 2019
DESCRIPTION:February 2019 TGoM membership meeting plan in the works!\nOn Wednesday\, February 13 we will be meeting at Linders Specialty Company\, 432 Atwater St.\, St. Paul MN (map below). They will demonstrate a couple of their large machines after our 6:30 pm potluck dinner and 7:00 pm business meeting. Watch for more details in the February Forum. Our champion for this meeting is Derrick Phillips. Email him at derrick_phillips@q.com with questions.
URL:https://www.metalsmith.org/event/guild-membership-meeting-february-2019/
LOCATION:Linders Specialties Co.\, 432 W. Atwater St\, St. Paul\, MN\, 55117\, United States
CATEGORIES:Meeting,Upcoming
ORGANIZER;CN="Derrick Phillips":MAILTO:derrick_phillips@q.com
GEO:44.96593;-93.1180119
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20181202T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20181202T180000
DTSTAMP:20260728T150200
CREATED:20181030T165326Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20181030T165326Z
UID:4736-1543752000-1543773600@www.metalsmith.org
SUMMARY:December 2018 Membership Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Annual TGoM holiday gathering Sunday\, December 2 at CSPS Hall in St. Paul\, MN\nJoin Guild of Metalsmiths friends and families for our annual holiday gathering at the CSPS Hall in St. Paul (address 385 Michigan St\, at the corner of West 7th and Western). The hall will open at noon. We usually share hors d’ouvres as people arrive\, so bring your favorites if you wish. \nThe annual business meeting is first on the agenda\, along with election of new officers and board members. Your participation is key to this. That leads into show and tell\, and possibly an impromptu auction. By then\, we’ll all have worked up an appetite to sit down to our always delightful holiday potluck. \nIf you’re a first-timer to this event\, just go upstairs at the front of the building when you get there. An elevator entrance is also located on the side just off the parking lot. Bring your family! \nAny questions about this meeting can be answered by contacting meeting champion Mike Frattalone at icemanfratt@aol.com.
URL:https://www.metalsmith.org/event/december-2018-membership-meeting/
LOCATION:CSPS Hall\, 383 Michigan St\, Saint Paul\, MN\, 55102\, United States
CATEGORIES:Meeting,Upcoming
ORGANIZER;CN="Mike Frattalone":MAILTO:icemanfratt@aol.com
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20181010T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20181010T200000
DTSTAMP:20260728T150200
CREATED:20180904T212940Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20181001T185126Z
UID:4517-1539196200-1539201600@www.metalsmith.org
SUMMARY:TGoM October Membership Meeting 2018
DESCRIPTION:Please join us on Wednesday\, October 10 at Arms and Armor (their workshop) at 1101 Northeast Stinson Boulevard\, Minneapolis\, MN 55413. Christopher Poor and his artisans are always great hosts\, and though we have been there before\, it is always good to see what weapons and armor they are working on currently.\nFor this meeting\, Craig Johnson\, Production Manager\, will do a talk about the construction and making of historical swords and display three from the collection. He will also have slides from a recent visit to the National Archeology Museum in Dublin\, Ireland of period swords and forging tools and discuss their use by craftsmen of the medieval period.\nNote that the moving of the chairs and tables into the building will begin at 4:30. Help if you can. Also note that Broadway to the east of Arms & Armor is under construction and is not passable as this goes out.\nAs always\, potluck dinner starts at 6:30 pm\, with the business meeting beginning at 7:00 pm. Don’t forget to bring your show & tell items. Sharing items and possible demonstrations should commence around 8:00 pm. Mark Lockwood is the champion for this meeting\, and if you have any questions\, please give him a call at 763-639-9646\nVisit the Arms and Armor website at http://www.arms-n-armor.com
URL:https://www.metalsmith.org/event/tgom-october-membership-meeting-2018/
LOCATION:Arms N Armor\, 1101 Stinson Blvd. NE\, Minneapolis\, MN\, 55413\, United States
CATEGORIES:Meeting,Upcoming
ORGANIZER;CN="Mark Lockwood":MAILTO:mark.lockwood@daikinapplied.com
GEO:44.999711;-93.226268
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20180808T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20180808T200000
DTSTAMP:20260728T150200
CREATED:20180731T203757Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180731T204710Z
UID:4478-1533718800-1533758400@www.metalsmith.org
SUMMARY:August 2018 Membership Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Annual corn feed/hog roast comin’ right up! \nGuild of Metalsmiths membership meeting at Dan Pate’s shop August 8\nWhere: Dan Pate’s shop on Minnesota Hiway 56. Just three miles south of the Stanton airport at 357th street. Dan Pate does auto development and restoration. Again\, last year while we were cleaning up the mess on Thursday morning (I love the concept that we clean up after the party using a front end loader) I asked Dan if he was willing to give it one more time. He is very willing. This will be the ninth time Dan and LuAnn have hosted the August meeting. This makes them even more a super hero team. If this announcement seems redundant; well\, it just might be. Eight times this meeting has been a serious treat\, weather and all. We should test the odds once more. Dan has a backup plan for poor weather. The shop is a bit bigger now. \n35730 Hiway 56 Blvd\, Dennison MN 55018 \nNote: It seems unusual\, but right now the roads are open!!\nStarting time: Dinner at 6:30. Set up starting is any time before noon. Jim Moenck\, Gary Myers and Herb will be starting a fire about 9AM. We have Myron Hanson willing to host an open forge from 1 PM on. Come and make something. We have asked Seth Merritt to lead the evening demonstration. We are trying to get people who are available to come early and enjoy the day. Seth\, Cliff\, Tom and Wendy have already offered to move cars\, trim trees and mow\, but more help is always welcome. Call Herb to volunteer! 507-663-0569\, or cell 507 649 1611.\nn We could use one or two people with a guilty conscience to come by on Thursday morning to help with the cleanup. If you don’t have to come too far and/or if you want to see how Dan works\, it would be appreciated.\nFeatures:\nThis meeting features and is known as The Corn Feed. Dick Carlson has put his heart into this for years. Some of us have humbly joined in the effort. Mike Alm set a new\, very high standard preparing ribs for the June meeting. The August crew will try to do a good job.\nHerb\, Jim and Gary plan to roast another hog. We do not promise to cut back on the garlic (unless someone has a good reason). Apprentice hog roasters are always welcome. Once again a few chickens will be prepared for those who avoid pork. Recognize the chickens will be prepared by smoking and secondary roasting in the cavity of the hog. (Some have dietary restrictions.)\nDan has a unique collection of ways to form metal sheets into almost anything you desire. He can demonstrate all of these and offers to take requests. Dan’s equipment mix has changed again this year\, so do not think that you have already seen it all. He has also expanded the space under cover so we are less subject to weather. Dan often allows members to experiment with a machine: your liability. You might learn to handle a machine that will shrink\, stamp\, fold\, staple or mutilate 10 gage steel very carefully. (Often someone demonstrates the effect of an “English Wheel” on a finger.) Safety officers take note! This paragraph is from last year\, and is still the current information.\nThis is family and friends night. We have had some wonderful evenings at Dan and LuAnn’s park-like setting. Show and tell will be good. Do everything you can to be there. This is intended to be a very family friendly and social meeting. To emphasize the family concept I have asked Seth Merritt (a young blacksmith) to demonstrate projects that members can adopt for demonstrations at places like the power shows and fairs. They will be products that you can afford to offer to the onlookers either free or for less than $20.\nWhen planning your contribution to the potluck\, please recognize that we will be a bit long on sweet corn and meat\, so think salads\, breads\, and desserts or whatever you think is special. If you need a hint\, Myron especially likes oatmeal cookies with lots of raisins.\nn Post note: There have been requests for smoked chickens to take home. They are not available on short notice. Our friend the butcher will have a few available at the end of the month\, but not at the meeting. These chickens are local (Kenyon)\, organic and smoked to order. They are not a commodity item.\nSo show up. And be sure to thank the Gavins who graciously show up with the tables\, chairs\, and service items.\nAm I still making it sound like I enjoy this?\n— Herb Fick
URL:https://www.metalsmith.org/event/august-2018-membership-meeting/
LOCATION:Dan Pate’s Shop\, 35730 Hiway 56 Blvd\, Dennison\, MN\, 55018\, United States
CATEGORIES:Meeting,Upcoming
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180613
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180614
DTSTAMP:20260728T150200
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SUMMARY:June 2018 membership meeting
DESCRIPTION:On Wednesday\, June 13 Guild members and their families will meet at the home of Mike Alm\, 23260 Lawrence Way\, Hastings\, MN. Mike encourages everyone to plan on spending at least the day but he also welcomes campers\, tailgaters\, anyone with a forge who wants to demonstrate their craft\, cook something up on the “barby”—basically plan on a party! Maybe\, if we’re lucky\, Cliff Larsen will make us some beignets!\nMike’s place will be open all day. Current plans for demonstrations include Pete Stanaitis showing how to create a jeweler’s saw\, and Dick Carlson with Mike Alm demonstrating a simple hammer. Material for hammers will be available\, and you may punch an eye into your simple hammer right there and take it home with you.\nThe usual evening potluck will begin at 6:30 pm\, followed by a business meeting. Be sure to bring your show and tell items too.\nIf you have questions\, contact meeting champion John McDonald at 651-437-5347.
URL:https://www.metalsmith.org/event/june-2018-membership-meeting/
LOCATION:Mike Alm home\, 23260 Lawrence Way\, Hastings\, MN\, 55033\, United States
CATEGORIES:Meeting,Upcoming
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20171203T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20171203T170000
DTSTAMP:20260728T150200
CREATED:20171010T005421Z
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SUMMARY:December 2017 Membership Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Annual TGoM holiday gathering Sunday\, December 3 at the CSPS Hall in St. Paul\, MN\nJoin your Guild of Metalsmiths friends and families for our annual holiday gathering at the CSPS Hall in St. Paul (address 385 Michigan St\, just at the corner of West 7th and Western). The hall\, as normal\, will open at 11:00 am for us to start setting up tables. Please come and help\, as more hands make lighter work for all. After the tables are setup\, we usually share hors d’ouvres\, so bring your favorites if you wish. Meeting champion Mike Frattalone promises there will be a few bottles of wine leftover from the Madness also available.\nThe business meeting is next on the agenda\, along with election of new officers and board members. Your participation is key to this. That leads into show and tell and ‘Iron in the Hat\,’ and probably an impromptu auction. By then\, we’ll all have worked up an appetite to sit down to our always delightful holiday potluck.\nStart working on your ‘Iron in the Hat’ items now and note that the theme is miniature metalworking tool ornaments. See rules for this event below.\nIf you’re a first-timer to this event\, just go upstairs at the front of the building when you get there. An elevator entrance is also located on the side just off the parking lot. Bring your family!\nAny questions about this meeting can be answered by contacting meeting champion Mike Frattalone at icemanfratt@aol.com.\n— Mark Lockwood\, Program Committee Chair \n2017 ‘Iron in the Hat’ theme is miniature metalworking tool ornaments!\nThe theme will be miniature metalworking tool ornaments. Forget sugarplums I have visions of a tree decked out in miniature tongs\, hammers\, anvils\, dividers\, shears\, saws\, travelers\, etc. Sort of like Santa’s elves went on strike and hung their tools in protest versus making one more Teddy Ruxpin (or whatever the kids can’t live without this year).\nThe rules are:\n1) You have to make it yourself\, or be a representative of a Guild member who made it but couldn’t make the party. No bringing in something mass produced and purchased.\n2) It has to resemble a metal working tool of some sort.\n3) It has to be able to hang on a Christmas tree without falling off the branch\, pulling the tree down\, etc.\n4) It shouldn’t present any more of a hazard than normal ornaments (e.g. no forges with real burning coal\, no razor sharp edges\, no tombstone welder with real arc\, etc).\nI would also suggest that it take an hour or less to make your item as this is supposed to be a novelty\, a metal sorbet to cleans the craft person’s palate\, as it were.\nReminder on how this works:\nthe short version is if you bring an item for the exchange you will go home with someone else’s work. The names of who gets whose item are randomly drawn. If you find yourself really enjoying making mini-tools and don’t want to stop at one\, you might want to make an extra one for the auction so those folk who either didn’t get lucky in the drawing or weren’t able to make something will have a chance to deck their halls with something better than holly.\n— Martin Pansch\, TGoM President \nAbout the CSPS Hall…\nThe C.S.P.S Hall is the longest serving Czech-Slovak hall in continuous use in the United States. In 1977 The C.S.P.S. Hall was declared a National and State Historic Site. Visit their website at http://www.sokolmn.org/ to learn all about this very interesting place.
URL:https://www.metalsmith.org/event/december-2017-membership-meeting/
LOCATION:CSPS Hall\, 383 Michigan St\, Saint Paul\, MN\, 55102\, United States
CATEGORIES:Meeting,Upcoming
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20171011T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20171011T210000
DTSTAMP:20260728T150200
CREATED:20171010T004934Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20171010T004934Z
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SUMMARY:October 2017 Membership Meeting
DESCRIPTION:The October 11th Guild meeting will be held at the Jackson Street Roundhouse (193 W Pennsylvania Ave\, St Paul\, MN 55130).\nFor the meeting we will not plan for any demonstrations but invite all our members to bring in pieces of metalwork or other items that they have made or acquired over the years. We have just celebrated our 40th year\, so there is bound to be something not shown in awhile. Please remember items you have shown before have not been seen by everyone and especially newer members\, kind of an extended show and tell. Some folks have major collections others not yet; but if it intrigued you\, it will probably intrigue someone else. Incomplete works are great as well\, as much can be learned by seeing some of the stages along the way. We have been here before\, but maybe we will see and/or share something new.\nThe usual potluck (bring a dish to pass) begins at 6:30 pm\, with the business meeting\, and show and tell to happen after that. The champion for this meeting is Derrick Phillips. Contact him at derrick_phillips@q.com if you have questions.\nIf you’ve never been to this location\, it’s loaded with history and activities for the entire family. Check out the website here:  http://www.transportationmuseum.org The roundhouse itself is one of the last operating railroad roundhouses in the country. And inside the machine shop is the blacksmith shop created and developed by TGoM members\, principally Charlie Bateman\, Nick Heinen\, Gordon Barr\, and others.
URL:https://www.metalsmith.org/event/october-2017-membership-meeting/
LOCATION:Jackson Street Roundhouse\, 193 Pennsylvania Avenue East\, St. Paul\, MN\, 55130\, United States
CATEGORIES:Meeting,Upcoming
ORGANIZER;CN="Derrick Phillips":MAILTO:derrick_phillips@q.com
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20170809
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20170810
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SUMMARY:August 2017 Membership Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Corn feed\, hog roast\, TGoM potluck\, demonstrations…what more could we ask for at our August 9 family and friends meeting?\nWhere:  Dan Pate’s shop on Minnesota Highway 56. Just three miles south of the Stanton airport at 357th street. Dan Pate does auto development and restoration.  Again\, last year while we were cleaning up the mess on Thursday morning (Using a front end loader!) I asked Dan if he was willing to give it one more time.  He is very willing.  This will be the eighth time Dan and LuAnn have hosted the August meeting.  This makes them even more a super hero team.  If this announcement seems redundant; well\, it just might be.  Seven times this meeting has been a serious treat\, weather and all.  We should test the odds once more.\n35730 Hiway 56 Blvd\, Dennison MN  55018\nNote:   Right now the bridge is out one mile south of the Stanton airport.  You have to approach from the South.  That may change by 9 August but this is your warning.\nStarting time: Dinner at 6:30.  Set up starting is any time before noon.  Jim Moenck\, Gary Myers  and Herb Fick will be starting a fire about 9AM.  I’m thinking it would be great if we ended up with a bouquet of calla lilies or roses by the time we do show and tell.  We are trying to get people who are available to come early and enjoy the day.  Tom and Wendy have already offered to trim trees and mow\, and a bit more help would be very welcome.  “This is part of what we  mean by enjoy the day.”\nFeatures for the day:\nMyron Hanson will host an open forge from 1 PM on. Come and make something. Tom Sheely will have some roses to mimic. \n\nJim Moenck is offering the demonstration of the heat treating of a knife blade.  Jim has been working on his bladesmith certification and the effort will be fresh in his  mind.   It seems all new members want to make a knife and this is their chance to  know more about what they are getting into.\nDan Pate is offering to demo any of his “skinny metal” machines during the afternoon.  Those with an interest in metal shaping of materials thinner than 10 gage really should not miss this chance. Dan has a unique collection of ways to form metal sheets into almost anything you desire. He can demonstrate all of these and offers to take requests.  Dan’s equipment mix has changed again this year\, so do not think that you have already seen it all.  Dan often allows members to experiment with a machine.  Your liability\, you might learn to handle a machine that will shrink\, stamp\, fold\, staple or mutilate 10 gage steel very carefully.  (Someone usually demonstrates the effect of an “English Wheel” on a finger.)    Safety officers take note!\nThis meeting features and is known as The Corn Feed.  Dick Carlson has put his heart into this for years.  Some of us have humbly joined in the effort.\nHerb plans to roast a hog.  He does not promise to cut back a little on the garlic (unless someone has a good reason).  He will probably go back to butter for basting. Once again a  few chickens will be prepared for those who avoid pork.  Recognize the chickens will be prepared by smoking and secondary roasting in the cavity of the hog.  (Some have dietary restrictions.)\n\nThis is family and friends night.  We have had some wonderful evenings at Dan and LuAnn’s park like setting.  Show and tell will be good.  Do everything you can to be there. This is intended to be a very family friendly and social meeting.\nWhen planning your contribution to the potluck please recognize that we will be a bit long on sweet corn and meat so think salads\, breads\, and desserts or whatever you think is special.  As per last year\, if you need a hint\, Myron especially likes oatmeal cookies with lots of raisins.\nPost note:  Last year there were requests for smoked chicken to take home.  They are not available on short notice.  I think we can accommodate these needs (wants?) if you get your order to Herb at least two weeks before the meeting.  These chickens are local\, organic and smoked to order.  They are not a commodity item. Am I making it sound like I enjoy this? …….  Herb Fick \nDIRECTIONS TO DAN PATE’S FROM THE SOUTH… \nIf you’re coming from the North\, focus on getting to Northfield\, Stanton\, or Cannon Falls. \n\nFrom Northfield take the road to Dennison instead of State Road 19 to Stanton.\nThree miles East of Dennison you find State Road 56.  Just go North about two miles.\nFrom Stanton go West just over a mile. Goodhue Avenue goes South.  It sort of parallels 56 to 350 Street.  Go east a half mile and then go South again until 357th street. East on 357th until you get to Pates driveway.\nFrom Cannon Falls go west (from 56) about a half mile  to the Oxford mill road. Then south sort of following the main road until it turns into County 24. County road 24 intersects Hiway 56\, then and go North on 56 two miles to Dan’s.\nWhat makes this important is that cell phone reception near Pate’s dies out for most people.\nIf lost try to call Herb (507 649 1611).  We will get a few signs at the intersections.\nCome early. Demos start around 1. Potluck meal is at 6:30.\n\nDetailed map to Dan’s by avoiding the bridge that’s out…
URL:https://www.metalsmith.org/event/august-2017-membership-meeting/
LOCATION:Dan Pate’s Shop\, 35730 Hiway 56 Blvd\, Dennison\, MN\, 55018\, United States
CATEGORIES:Meeting,Upcoming
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20170614T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20170614T210000
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SUMMARY:June Membership Meeting 2017
DESCRIPTION:The next TGoM membership meeting is set for Wednesday\, June 14. This meeting will be held at ‘The Landing’ which used to be known as ‘Murphy’s Landing’ and is at 2187 Highway 101 E Shakopee\, MN 55379 which is just west of Valley Fair. Enter at the West Entrance which is not the Main (East) Entrance but is the entrance which is reserved for scheduled groups\, site rentals\, select programs\, and meetings such as this. There is a parking lot there\, and the meeting will be in the Town Hall building. \nThe usual pot luck begins at 6:30 pm\, with the business meeting\, and show and tell to happen after that. For the demonstration\, we will have several members of the Program Committee create items that do not take much time to create. Cliff Larsen is going to demo creating a Hat from a Quarter. Lou Groth will demo creating a Spoon. Myron Hanson will demo a Calla Lily and/or a Ginko Leaf and Pete Stanaitis will demo a Fire Striker. These will be dependent on the weather as we do not have a shelter for these demonstrations. Pete is also going to bring his Induction Forge to demonstrate and this can be setup inside the Town Hall building if the weather does not cooperate. Hope you can make it! \nThe meeting champion is Jeff Suek. Call him with any questions at 952-237-7851. Thank you.
URL:https://www.metalsmith.org/event/june-membership-meeting-2017/
LOCATION:The Landing\, 2187 County Road 101 E\, Shakopee\, MN\, 55379\, United States
CATEGORIES:Meeting,Upcoming
ORGANIZER;CN="Jeff Suek":MAILTO:none
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