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ARIZONA ARTIST BLACKSMITH ASSOCIATION /Issue NO. 61 JULy 1995

left:Gordon WzIliamsAt His Camp Verde Shop

MEETING: 8:00 A.M••REGISTRA TIONSATURDAY & SUNDAY 9:30 A.M..DEMONSTRA TION

July 22nd & 23rd 12:00 NOON..LUNCHPLACE: Flag Forge 1:00 PM ..IRON-IN-THE-HAT12225 N. GUNMAN DRAWING

FLAGSTAFF, ARIZONA 86004 1:30 P.M. DEMONSTRATIONPHONE: (520) 526-8594 CONTINUES

OFFICERSPRES. RON KINYON

V. PRES. JON deMASISEC. MIKE COOPER

TREAS. ED HIRROLDEDITORS

MIKE COOPERFRAN COOPERBOARD OF

DIRECTORSFRED BORCHERDT

DARREL BUSSEYBILL CALLAWAYREAD CARLOCK

HAP DANIELSONDAVE HAWKINSGARY HANNON

JOE HERNANDEZGABRIEL PUENTE

BOB RUMMAGEJOHN SEGURAPETER SEVIN

RON SMITHTOM YEAGER

DEMONSTRATORS: Kathey Brothwick and Michelle DoreThis one is especially for the ladies! Kathey will demonstrate Saturday and it will be orientedtowards hands-on Blacksmithing. Kathey is just back from a tour so the demo is sure to beinteresting. Sunday morning, Michelle Dore will show off some chisel work. Her jewelry

displays her skill at chasing and engraving.ADMISSION: $10 FOR MEMBERS

$15 FOR MEMBERS & FAMILY OR NON-MEMBERS (FIRST TIME)

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PREsidENTSMESSAGE,RESTORATioN, The July Demo will be held at FlagForge, northeast of Flagstaff. Those

EVENTS,CAMPVEl~dE who have been to our traditional July4 ABANAPRESidENTSME<;<;AGE hammer-ins will know what a treat5 A RAiliNGFoRJ. C. CAMpbEll you're in for. It's a two day chance to8&9 PiCTURES get in some hammer time where it's10 TEclfNiCAICORNER,SpliniNG cool. The Borthwicks have plenty of1 I Books room to set up a tent if you want to

camp out and the food is always great.1~ Advict This year we're going back to the way14 C\A<;irfiEds we did it when we first started meeting1 5 MEMbrRS~fipFoRMS at Flag. The ladies are going to demon-16 SOURCESof Supply strate and the men are going to cook!

INTliisiSSUE,you'll fiNdARAIHERIENGT~fYbUI Saturday's evening meal will be a stirfry cookout with all the fixins and of

VERYqxxl ARTiclEby OURfRiENdANdfORMER course we'll have our special SundayIRON-iN-Tlu-HAlMAESTRO,LEN(dON'lCAliME morning breakfast cookout. Meal tick-LEONARd)LEdETONHisvisiT10 THEJOhNC. ets will be $3 for kids and $5 for bigCAMpbEllFolk SCHool. PlEASEdON'TIEIIA folks.soul IHESECRET~fEREVEAlsTHERF. Kathey Borthwick will demon-

strate for us Saturday and she's alwaysMANYTHANksTOTHECONTRibuTORS,Bob RUM- a treat. Her demo will move us to-MAG~id DUN~AR,BRUCEBiRlciEl,ANdJAY wards.the.hand-on section in the.afterBURNHAM-KidWEllHAVEREAllyMAdETHisImER noon. There'll be forges and anvils setsHiNE.Ifyou HAVEANopiNiONAboUTIHE up, so bring your favorite hammer.NFWSIETlER,plEASElETM[ kNOW.Ifyou ~IAVE If you have been at either one ofSOMFTHiNGyou'd likETOSHARE,plEASESFNdh. the Shemer exhibitions, you'll remem-

d'k ber Michelle Dore. Her jewelry is as

yERE ., MI ECOOPER fun as it is beautiful.

I ROurE ro- FrAGFORGE-=-J- She'l~ be up Sunday. --;-~----~---------.- mormng to show us

~ 1lEl3rd Ho... " some of the techniqueso she uses in the creation of hero artwork. We'll see•....0 Tumbl_ •• d chasing, stamping, en-

~I.nd Ad 0 Countrr .to.. graving, all kinds ofchisel work.t Follow the map at left and if you

get lost call Russ at (520) 526-8594.It's okay to arrive early, some folkscamp over Friday night and leave Sun-day. The weather is usually perfect, but

the shop is roomyenough for everybody if

=1:::. it gets wet. Even so,it's good to set up your

PI.. camp for rain. Bring your own..." lunch for Saturday and Sunday orrun into Flag for something from

one of the many eateries there. If youdon't feel like camping, there are plentyof good hotels in Flag, also.

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Here are the proposed rosters fordemonstrations and Board of Directorsmeetings for 1995:

Demos Board MeetingsJuly 22,23, Flagstaff June 24Sept. 16, Tucson Aug. 26Nov. 18, Open Oct. 28Unless notfied otherwise, BoardMeetings are at the downtown Ramada,401 N. 1st. St.Venues for Sept. and Nov. are still notfirm. Watch this space for more info.Contact any Board Member withsuggestions or requests.

[-.----WNTEST----}We had exactly enough entries to judgeat the Camp Verde Meeting to judge.George Witzke took first place with hishorse shoe candle holders, HapDanielson got a second with his spurs.Mike Cooper's hummingbirds garnereda third. Here's a schedule of futurecontest sub~ts_. _ ._July 15-16 Kitchen hooks or

potrackDemons, Dragons,Wizards or BeastsHorse around!Western or cowboystuff

Remember, the items must be signedand will be held in the Association'sdisplay for 2 years.

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Don't forget that the librarywill be at the Flag Meet. Right now,it's mostly newsletters from the otherABANA chapters, but there's a goldmine of tips and information in there!You're sure to run across an idea for aproject of a tip to make your workeasier. Check 'em out! Alsoremember, if you have a reference bookor other tome your think might be ofinterest to a member, donations are

.'cheerfully accepted. Contact Jerry orany Board member.

Jerry can be reached at: 705N. Orlando Cir., Mesa. AZ 85205,(602)924-4026.

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AABAPresident's Message

Man), thanks to Ciol"don Williah'\s fol" hosting 0"'1"last hah'\h'\cl'-in, evel")'onc enjoys seeing new

locations Cltld SOh'\eOtleelse's tl"eas"'l"es and j",nk pile.

We need h'\01"£'ideas fol" fLAt",l"£'hatY\h'\el'-itls both content a"d deh'\onstl"atol"s, s"'ggestions by h'\ail,

phone, 01"vel"bal. Like a"y ol"ganization 0"'1"h'\eh'\bel"Ship is divel"sified, we need to know whot yo", al"e

inte.·ested in fol" f",tLAl"eevents.

Pat Boyle is allowing L,S to stol"e pori of 0"'1"n("·xt load of cool at his facility in Lehi CNol"fh Mesa).

This is 0 teh'\pol"al")' holding site fol" distl"ib",tion in the Phoenix al"ea. TLAcson will have a site h'\CH\aeed by

30e -Hel"nandcz.

Wo..k safely ond enjoy

..- -- -_ . -- ---- - .. .- -- - -r NOS~Y • 1n!"U~ ...•..HT.' RESTORATION CAMP VERDE

~ . ~DU • J..I:..Part II Our first meeting at Gordon Williams'

NEIGHBORS? Saguaro Ranch Parks' Blacksmith ShopHere's a schedule of events in Shop gets fixed up The May 20th Hammer-in held at

neighboring states this summer. Gordon Williams' shop in Camp VerdeYour Board of Directors met with was a success in every way. GordonGeorge Byrne and Carol de Castro,representing the restoration effort atSaguaro Ranch, on June 24. They led atour of the restoration site anddiscussed the proposed role of theAssociation.By the end of July, we'll know moreabout the facilities to be provided andthe requirements to be placed on theAssociation. For now, though it looksas if we stand to gain a demonstrationsite for hammer-ins and perhaps awinter conference in return forproviding a demonstrator on site eachweekend during the winter season.

had everything ready for us when wearrived, from the sign-in tables to theshop setup. We had a good turn outand Gordon had plenty of space toaccommodate everybody includingcamping space. His shop is spacious,and since he offers basic blacksmithingclasses during the winter months, it'swell set up, with forges, anvils andtools for the hands-on session that wasplanned for the end of the day.Gordon started out the demo with hisversion of the obligatory snake madeform a horse sheer's rasp. His versionhas fullered rattles, punched nostrils------coAi------ and eyes, and ..--.,.

Mountain Smiths BlackBmithing a horshoe ~ail »>: ~ ~Conference-August 17th - 20th, What are you bumin'? tongue. His .s> ~ ~

Francis Whitaker Blacksmithing School, ~w·e·'·re-c1·o·se·r·t·o·g·e·tt·in·g·a·su-p·p·ly·o·f~c·o·al...bendi~g jig is ~----=--L--~-:::r-Carbondale co. Cal and Pat Boyle have graciously agreed an adJ~stable ~-Call Dan Nibbelink, (303) 667-6749. to provide storage and arrange for ~g1e ~ronl _~ Fig. 1

bagging. As soon as we can locate the ~Ipe ~g hel~source and line up a truck. we'll get m a VIse (FIg 1).some on order. We'll keep you posted.

SWABA:August 5-Grahams-RoswellOctober 7-Brian Anderson-TaosDecember 2-Schulers-A1buquerqueFebruary 5-Gunters-EdgewoodFor more info, contact Leif Gonnason,Pres., P.O.Box 63, Tijeras, NM 87059,Hm.,265-5379; Wk., 844-1933

CALIFORNIA BLACKSMITH ASSNMetalsmiths' Fair-The Bay Area Metal-smiths Guild, Fort Mason Center, SanFrancisco, Nov. 4th and 5th. CallClaudia Singer, (415) 221-8494.

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P.O. Bo. 206, Washington, Missouri 63090E'<Cllri~ Secrerary, ,.nd'" Gilbert

Ollice Hours: 9:00.m· 5:00pmPhone: (314) 390·1U~

PRESIDENT'SMESSAGEMay 1995

"ABANA is on the move". For quite some time now we have felt justified in saying thatfiguratively. Now we are saying it literally. The ABANA executive office is leaving Nashville. lndianaand moving to Washington. Missouri. Janelle has spent a Inl of effort planning this move and I amsure it will cause very little. if any at all. interruption in the normal flow of information to or from theexecutive office.

I am sure that John Pollins, as chairman of the Chapter liaison Committee will have more tosay about this but I just had to mention it. There are a couple of chapter applications awaiting boardapproval. If they are approved, I think they surely will be, ABANA will have fifty chapters. FiftyChapters. another noreable milestone for ABANA.

Clayton Carr has submitted his resignation from the ABANA board to be effective May, 1995.Clayton is going back to school and I admire him for that. Clayton is a past president of ABANA ;lOd

is presently serving as secretary. He has been a board member for a long lime. he will be missed.Early in May, Ihe remaining directors will elect a director to fill Clayton'S unexpired lerm that endsNovember 1996. At the same time, the board will be electing a new secretary to fill the office beingvacated hy Clayton. There will also be some changes in committee assignments. We will keep youposted.

In the spring issue of the Anvil's Ring, a half page was devoted to tips and guidelines forsubmitting material for publication. If you haven't read it yet, you should. I hope the article willresult in more material being sent to the AR. And just a reminder --you can also send material to TheHammer's Blow and your chapter's newsletter. Share your knowledge and let us know what youhave been doing. We will all filre better if you do.

Once you fully accept the facl that there are many dangers involved in blacksmithing, you maybe halfwily home as far ilS safely is concerned. Once you learn what all those dangers are and how10 deal with them. you may be three fourths of the way home. Be that as it may, don't let down yourguard for even a moment. Insist on safe practices in your shop and at any meets you may attend. A,I have said before. it pays big dividends.

Sincerely,

----.loeHa~. _ABANA President

ABANA-·-" -.- ~P.O. Box 206, Wuhingum, Missouri 63090Executive Secrerary, randk Gilbert

Office Hours: 9:00am - 5:00pmPhone: (314) 390-2133

PRESIDENT'S MESSAG.ETO THE ABANA CHAPTERS

June 1995

Spring is here as are the many spring regional conferences. I hope everyone has or will attend atleast one of them, more if possible. I have attended the Ozark Conference at Potosi, MO and the ABAconference (my home chapter) at Cedar lakes in Ripley WV -the site of the 1982 ABANA conference.

Many of us are already looking forward to the 1996 A8ANA conference at Alfred, NY. The 1990Conference there was a great one but I am willing to wager that the one in 1996 will be even better. TheABANA Conferences, held on the even numbered years, are just one of many ABANA benefits. Otherbenefits include the Anvil's Ring. the Hammer's Blow. workshops, lists of suppliers and schools, Registryof Blacksmiths, Guidelines for Demonstrators, discount on sales items, ABANA library VHS & sliderentals, the ABANA liability insurance program, and others. .

An ABANA membership is a real bargain. It costs less than ten cents a day. The way you use thebenefits of an ABANA membership is up to you, but I can't imagine a day that you could not find morethan a dime's worth of benefit from your membership. To those of you that are ABANA members, mysincere thanks. For those of you that are not - think it over. We would like to have you join us. Weare 4,000+ and growing. With added membership come added benefits for all of us. A better bargainfor a blacksmith will be hard to find.

George Dixon has agreed to chair the Electronic Forum Committee. The committee was chairedby Clayton Carr prior to his resignation. We are working toward electing a director to fill Clayton'sunexpired term. Clayton's resignation also left us without a secretary. That office too will be filled verysoon. I will bring you up to date next month.

Janelle Gilbert has settled into her new office space at Washington, Missouri with no interruptionsof ABANA services and still found time to go to a couple of regional conferences --one in Potosi, Missouriand one in Madison, Georgia. Thanks Janelle.

Many blacksmithing books that I have read have very little or nothing to say about safety. It isrefreshing and reassuring to see the subject adequately addressed in Jack Andrews' New Edge of the

.Anvil. If you have an opportunity to read the book. perhaps you should read that part first.

Jack Andrews is the 1995 recipient of the Alex Bealer Award. The award was presented to himat the Ozark Conference May 6. 1995. Read more about that in the next issue of the Anvil's Ring.

Sincerely.

Joe HarrisABANA President

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It aU started for me when Iread a notice in the Julyand August 1994 issues ofBituminous Bits, the jour-

nal of the Alabama Forge Coun-cil, "Blacksmithe needed ... Wewill be having a workshop nextwinter at John C. Campbell FolkSchool to build a railing to gofrom the new dining hall to theparking lot.. . We need about adozen hardworking intermedi-ate and advanced blacksmithswho are willing to work forfood... the date is February 5-11, 1995." Clay Spencer wasthe author of the notice-theterm "hardworking" was an un-derstatement.

It sounded very exciting. Ihad attended classes atJ. C.Campbell in the past. Theywere all very professional, and Iwas able to learn much. It.wasan opportunity to leave my deskfor a week and share time witha group of men who shared myexcitement about black-smithing.

Presently, I am a misplacedArizonian, living in Arkaneae-e-aYankee in southern country.Saturday, February 4, I ran intosnow flurries and coldweather-c-an ominous sign ofthe weather to come.

The team came together onSunday and the project got un-derway. The railing was to bebuilt for a path that is 150' long,very twisting and winding, and

drops in elevation about 12'from beginntng to end. It ispaved with flagstone 011 a con-crete base. The top cap was tobe constructed from 11h inch xIh inch x 20 foot 100lgstock. Thebalusters/posts were to bemade from 11/4 inch square barstock, initially 42 inches long.During this week, we would getthe posts and top cap installed.Panels will be added later.

At the shop in the morning,the team and Clay developed aproject. plan. Major tasks weresubdivided into componentfunctions. A layout table andchalk were used.

Posts/Balusters: Cut barstock to length, drill pilot holes(for panels), forge tenons, cuttenons to length, forge samplerivet heads. With number/Ietter punches, mark positionnumber-hillside down, monkeytenons to angle, hack bottoms(cut marks for better adherenceto concrete), apply prime coatpaint.

Top Cap: Bevel edges,edges bend to path shape, withnumber/Ietter punches, markposition numbers under cap-hillside up, flatten, centerpunch marks for tenons, cut tolength, cut half lap joints, drillholes, apply prime coat paint.

Path: Mark rail shape onpath, mark and center-punchpost holes on 9 foot centers,drill post holes two inch diame-ter, four inches deep.

Assembly: Posts in holes toheight (utilize wood posts 31112inches long-clamp to ironposts), line up vertical scrapiron in holes to anchor posts,heat and rivet (utilize post vise,anvil and "bar mark"), adjustheight and cement, reprimewith paint.

Assembly Tools: Post vise,levels, C-damps, monkey tool,rivet set, drill, steel scraps,anvil, torch, bending wrenches,set hammer, hammers, files.

U was a "brainstorming"sessimi-designed to list majorcomponent activities. Now, theeleven team members could be-gin, in an organized and effec-tive marmer! Additionally,preparatory work on dies andfixtures were completed by.Iames-e-our Texan.

During the afternoon, theteam marked the shape of t.herail on the path, cut. eight.eenposts to length (two extra ones),and beveled the top cap edges.

The shape of the railil.g wasmarked on the flagstone usmg a114 Inch by 1inch flexible bar soa smooth curve could be devel-oped. The 4 x 4 x 4 rule wasused. The posts and holes wereto be 4 inches from any edge ofthe concret:.eand holes were tobe at least 4 Inches deep.

An attempt was made to po-sition posts at major bends/curves in the path-nine footmtervale seemed to work, thusthere was to be Iitfle waste withthe twenty foot bars that wereto be used for the top cap.

At the shop, other teammembers were cutting posts tolength (cut-off wheel) and bevel-ing the top cap. As indicated,James had constructed a die forthe power hammer for bevelingprior to coming to Campbell.Using a C-clamp, the die wassecured in the fifty pound powerhammer.

The beveling was accom-plished cold-o. three-man teamwas required due to the twentyfoot length of the bar stock.Eight bars were beveled-each

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side being passed through thedie. It took about two hours tocomplete.

Sunday evening after supper,the team returned to the shopto begin forging tenons on theposts. A decision to begin the"butcher" cut Iii! inch from theend of the bar (edge for tenons)was made. Due to the amountof steel to be moved (11/4 inchsquare to 5/8 inch round), thetenon wound up much longerthan needed (about 3 inches).However, the Iii! inch lengthmade the operation easier tohandle. A punch :maxkat the Iii!

inch mark was made so that thedistance could be located oncethe bar was heated. Thebutcher cut was made utilizing aguillotine fixture.

A 5/8 inch stop was C-clamped to the fixture. Jameshad also prepared dies for thepower hammer for the tenon op-eration. Two sets of dies wereto be utilized due to the amountof stock which had to be forged.

Several teams were orga-nized for the tenon operation.Two coal forges were to heat thebars, another team was on theguillotine (mounted on an anvil),there was a treadle hammerteam, and :finallythe powerhammer team.

All went well for about anhour. I was responsible forheating the bars at one of theforges. As my friends know,there are long periods of timewhen I don't forge. It usuallytakes me several days to getback into the "swing of things."That night I was being verycareful maintaining the fire andheating the six of seven bars Iwas responsible for. I wanted tomake a good impression on my

new teammates by not screwingup.

I guess the excitement be-came too much for me. I pulledone of the bars out of the forgeand it was sparkling. The barwas burning. I was holding it

. up with terror in my eyes. (Clayhad been very serious that day.He didn't crack a smile untilFriday.) One of the guys yelled,"your burning it1" I looked atthe bar again ...panic struck!!! Istarted to blow on the bar! Ateammate grabbed the bar fromme and plunged it into the wa-ter tub. The others started tolaugh!!

For the rest of the week,whenever something wentwrong for anyone the commentwas, "Just blow on it-itl1 getbetter!" It's okay, though. Imade everyone promise theywouldn't tell my buddies athome what happened. I guessmy secret is safe with my 10new friends-no one else willreally ever know.

Monday morning, the teambroke up into two crews. Therewas a shop group that wouldcontinue to work on the postsand construct other fixtures forneeded work (cutting railingsfor half lap joints, etc.). Theother group would work outsideand be responsible for shapingthe top caps at the path anddrilling holes in the flagstoneand concrete.

I chose to join the outsidegroup-another error injudg-ment, The weather would turnicy and cold with high winds,and snow later that day. Therewas much to be done and theweather could not deter us. Killus, yes, but not deter us.

The beveled top caps wereloaded onto a tiiick at the 8hop

and delivered to the path sitewhere they were unloaded anddistributed along the path. Twomethods were to be used to coldbend the top caps. A fixture uti-lizing a hydraulic cylinder andpump was constructed by Clay.Additionally, two rail fixtures, foruse with a sledge hammer, wereconstructed by Clay.

The hydraulic fixture turnedout to be slow and cumbersometo use. It was used to partiallyshape three of the eight topca.ps-rails that had very dra-matic, sharp, deep curves. F'malshaping was accomplished usingthe railroad fixture. Clay and Al-lan worked with the hydraulicfixture, while Mike, Bill, David,and I worked with the 1Q11i! inchrailroad rail fixture. Sledge workbending was done over a 2-3 footsection of the 20 foot bar. Mea-surements were taken again, andanother 2-3 feet ofbar wasshaped. We were surprised athow easy it was to shape the barwith the sledge. David is a meanman with a sledge hammer.Light to medium blows with thesledge every few inches wereused with good results.

When shaping was com-pleted, each bar was stampedwith a number on the bottom in-dicating the hillside-up path po-sition. After all the top capswere shaped, they were assem-bled on the flagstone path (overthe post holes that were drilledin the flagstone) and clampedtogether where center punchesfor post holes were applied. Thetop caps were then loaded on atruck and returned to the shop.

It took all day Monday andTuesday pluS Wednesday morn-ing in the cold and snow to shapethe eight 20 foot top caps by the

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teams (with hydraulic and rail-road rail fixtures). There wasone positive aspect of the 81lOW.

After the top cap was shaped tothe line on the flagstone, Clayreviewed the match and gavehis approval or requested addi-tional shaping. ByTuesday theoriginal lines were washed awayby the snow=dt became easierto get Clay's approval-what ablessing!

ABindicated, 2 inch diame-ter holes were to be drilled inthe flagstone. Pilot holes werefirst drilled utilizing 1/8 inch, 112

inch, and then 1inch diameterbits. Then, a 2 inch diameterconcrete drill was finally used.Bert had prime responsibilityfor the hole drilling. He used ahammer drill rated for 1inchdiameter work, and wound upburning it up. After about fortyphone calls, he was able to get a2 inch core drill rather than usea 2 inch diameter drill bit. Thecore drill bit was much easier touse and did not burn up thedrills.

The top caps were to bejoined utilizing half lap jointsand tenons with four clout rivetheads.

The inside team of Dong,David, -James, Mike and Donfinished the tenons on Monday.They also drilled 18/64 inch di-ameter holes (for 1/4 inch tap)for decorative panels to be builtlater; built test pieces for hetop cap that would attach to thebuildings wooden handrail;made test pieces for rivetsmade from the tenons and a testpiece for the "Iamb'a tongue"for the top cap at the base ofthe path. Additionally, Donbuilt a fixture for the band sawfor cutting the half lap joints on

the top cap-e-after they werebent and shaped.

Cutting the lap joints on theband saw was a major undertak-ing due to the bends in the topcap bars and the twenty footlengths. The other ends of sev-eral of the curved top capstouched the twelve foot highceiling of the shop while thesaw cuts were made. With lotsof patience from Don and hiscrew, the job was finally com-pleted. The major problem wasthe twisting of the top cap inthe saw blade, which thencaused the blade to jump off itsrollers. By the end of the job,Don could get the blade back onvery, very quickly. As noted,this took much patience fromall members of the team.

Another job completed wasrunning the posts through thepower hammer, cold, to breakthe edges ofthe bars.

Due the slope of the path,post and shoulder tenons had tobe angled. James designed aunique fixture for and method ofaccomplishing this. Using astraight edge and small level,the drop from post to post atthe path was measured. Giventhis distance, the angle for thetenon could be calculated usingtrigonometry and tables fromthe Machinery Handbook.

A fixture at the shop wasthen used to set the tenons atthe proper angle and also setthe shoulder at the proper an-gle. The fixture consisted of a112 inch x 2 inch bar with stopswelded on and a nut welded atthe end for use as an adjusting .screw. An 18 inch long monkeytool (10 inch working part) wasalso utilized. Using gas torches,the tenon was heated and bentto the required shape and the

top of the posts were upset tothe desired angle.

ByThursday things werelooking up. There was excite-ment in the air. We really hadaccomplished much James hadsmiled twice by then, and Clayalmost smiled (he finally did onFriday). Earlier I'd thoughtDavid and Allan would "poptheir buttons." they had forgedthe lambs tongue on the end ofa twenty foot top cap. Theywere really proud--and posedfor several pictures.

The top caps were filed anddrilled, and primer paint ap-plied. The posts had theirtenons cut to length utilizing anut-like fixture made so thatthe tenon would be cut off at theproper length. The posts werealso painted with primer.

Thursday afternoon, all thecomponents and assembly toolswere loaded on a trailer andbrought to the path site. Thatafternoon Walt joined US to as-sist in the final assembly. I wasvery glad to see him-I was nolonger the token Yankee on theteam.

Posts were placed in thedrilled holes and the capsplaced on the posts. Wooden 1inch x 2 inch boards cut to 81112inch lengths were clamped tothe posts to :fixour 82 inch railheight.

F'mal adjustments to the ver-tical alignment of the top capswere made with very largebending forks. Additionally, aflatter and anvil were used tostraighten and adjust any irreg-ularities. We found that thetime it took to maketheee ad-jusbnents depended on howmany eyes were examining thetop caps.

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- Lef4 clockwise fromupper left:Carol De Castro andGeorge Byrne with theBoard at SaguraroRanch Park.Read Carlock and BillMurray discussing thefiner points of the LandPlane.Jake Brookins and hisCookware.George showing theBoard the finer points ofthe Ranch.

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Right, clockwise from upper left:Alan Cressey, the man and his spur.Cedar Witzke shows her dad George howit's done.Gordon gives up the secrets of the TwistedSnake.Richard Rozioski, his tools, and the shopduck.Gordon and Brian Warnke working onanother snake.The contest entries, few but fine.

Gordon's Guillotinefuller

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the TECHNICAL CORNERfrom the Hot Iron News,

Fall 1991

Dear Editor:In working wi-th a propane furnace

there is a totally different type ofscale formed on the iron as from scaleformed in a coal forge. The propanefire scale is hard. difficult to remove.and tends to produce severe pitting.

Is there any source of informationavailable that would help with -thisproblemI'

Paul Hinds. Milwaukee. OregonDear Paul.

There are two conditions presentin any forge: heat and atmosphere.It's the interplay of the~ two factorsthat give all results. positive andnegative. In a coal forge. we have arelatively high temperat~re and anatmosphere of oxides of carbon. In agas forge. we have a relatively lowertemperature and an atmosphere ofoxides of carbon. oxides of hydrogen(mostly water). and a product calledwet hydrogen.

The high temperature andintimate contact in a coal forgepromote fast heating which reducesthe time for scale to form. Acarbonaceous atmosphere low inoxygen in a properly operated coalforge alee reduces scaling.

In a gas forge. -the steel takeslonger to heat and thus may scalemore. It's also necessary to balance-the atmosphere for the desired result.A lean mixture promotes scale fromexcess oxygen. A rich mixtureproduces less scale but a lot of wethydrogen which is a severedecarburizing agent. The latter isquite detrimental to tool steels. Fortool steel. a neutral to slightlyoxidizing fire is considered best. Fordecorative work. a decidedly richmixture should be used. There can be anumber of caueee for the condition youde&cribe. The most common is poor

mixture control or the ration of fuel toair burned.

The forges with forced air blowersare generally easier to control. Afteradjusting to -the approximate heat yourequire, el-ther the air or gas controlshould be set so that a ernall amountof flame can be seen in -the exhaust.This will be a slightly rich mixture. For aneutral fire, adjust so -the flames justdisappear.

If -the problem still exlete, I wouldcheck to make sure the flame is notimpinging directly on the work. Othercaueee can be: too high a heat for theamount of work to be done to -thepiece, too many heats for the amountof work done, or use of a high carbon oralloy steel.

AI-though a gas furnace is easierto just dive into and USethan a coalforge, in the end you will find it requiresevery bit as much experience. care andattention as a co••1forge. It Is not acure-all. and its unique characterneeds to be understood to get mostout of it.

Hope this will be of some help toyou.

SPUlTlNG AND DRIFnNGOF HOLES

I7y Doug Merkelfrom the Appalachian Area

Chapter Newaletter

During the advancedblacksmithlng classat John C.CampbellFolkSchool Ihad tojoin piecesof oneinchsquarebar at900 toform

parts of my mailbox stand. I chose tosplit and drift holes to accept -the 112inch tenone that I put on the otherprices. Splitting and drifting the holeskeeps the piece much stronger as youlose less metal than punching ordrilling. It also adds to the overalllooks of your project.

Center punch lightly where thecenter of your hole is to go. Note: youwill need to make some test pieces tofind out where the hole should go asyou lose some stock length using thistechnique. Determine -the size of slit-that you have to USe. For a round hole-thIs is found by taking -the diameter ofthe final hole and adding 40%. In ourexample this would be 1/2 + (.40 X 112)or .50 + .20 = .70 inch splitting chisel.In Francis Whitaker's book TheBlacksmith's Cookbook, Recipes in Ironhe has a whole table that tells youwhat size splitting chisel is needed forboth round and square holes from 3/8punch up to 4 inches in 1/8 inch steps.

In Dr. Whitaker's book It showssplitter with a sharp side edger:;tapering back to -the handle and nosmall holes in the stock. SInce thatbook was written Dr. Whitaker haschanged -the splitter and the steps,which makes for a much cleaner holewhen ffnir:;hed. He ur:;edthis method Inpunching -the holes for -the St. Louisring project. Two small holes, 118 Inchor smaller. are drilled -through thestock where the edges of the splitterwould go (See Fig. 1). in our caee .70inches apart. AI60 the sides of -thesplitting chisel are now rounded

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The Horshoe Wind Chime followednext. Gordon made some small shoesand hung them with waxed string froma couple of full sized shoes weldedtogether.Next up was Alan Cressey. Alanwasn't feeling well enough to do anyforging, but he lectured on making thespurs, bits, and other tack for which heis so famous. His Leg Spurs are forgedfrom one piece of steel and he does hisown silver work, inlaying, laminatingand engraving these works of art untilthey look almost too good to use. Butthese beautiful pieces are functional.They fit and they work. He displayed abit that was also forged from one pieceof stock. As he talked, his experiencewith horses showed in the details ofwork. Alan is one of the treasures ofthe southwest, a real joy to listen to ashe recounts his experiences.Following Alan, we had the pleasure ofhearing from one of the association'sartists, Richard Rozinski. Richard'swork makes use of many techniques,including repousse', raising, and sinkingand for a bit of spice, many of thepieces include neon back lighting. Hebrought some of his tools along andgave a demonstration of sinking,making a copper bowl. He usedvarious hammers, pointing out that, toavoid marking the work, one shoulduse a soft hammer (wood,Lucite)against a hard form(steel), or ahard hammer(steel) against a softform(wood). He made a simple sinkingform for round shapes from a piece oftubing, and showed a round stake madefrom a mill ball he picked up in asalvage yard. One of Richard'sfavorite books is The CompleteMetalsmith by Tim McCreight.Jacob Brookins is an artist who's beenaround. His presentation includedanecdotes from his time spent in foreigncountries while in the Peace Corp. Hedisplayed a huge assortment of workincluding ladles, bowls, knives,sculpture and woks. His ladle madefrom a railroad spike stretched the lawsof physics, making an item thatappeared larger that the spike fromwhich it was made. Jake even threw in

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an post vise. AdditionaUy, asmall bar was placed at the baseof the post. and a scribe markmade to Indicate the properheight for the post. Any move-ment of the post deeper into thehole could then be detected (asthe rivet was forged) and adjust-ment rnade.

After the rivets were forged,anchoring cement was mixed (tothe consistency of a ntilkshake)and poured into the post holes.The anchoring cement set up intwenty minutes. Curing tooktwenty-four hours. NafE: Tlrereis both interior and exterior an-choring cement. Make sure toobtain the ktnd you need. BillWId Mike strung light bulbs toeach hole and covered them withsmall boxes. The heat from thebulbs were to prevent freezingWId help cure the anchoring ce-ment. John C. Campbell Folk

It was still very cold and School.snowtng. Primer paint was again by Ike Bay, Hot Iron Newsapplied to the rivet area of the ,. .1top caps (torches had burnedaway the previous coat of paint)and other touch-up done.

Saturday at breakfast. was outlast meeting. It was a DEU-CIOUS meal. We were all proudof what was accomplished andhad alf Iearned much from theexperience. Clay was presentedwith a memento from theteam-s-a large nickel (five centpiece) for his efforts at puttingthe team together WId makingsure the railing got done.

One thing remained. Duringthe final assembly, a misplaceddrilled hole in one of the top capswas discovered. It was our onlyreal mistake. When it was dis-covered, Clay and Jame hadsome words about how it got"screwed up". TIle top cap wastaken back to the shop, plug

welded and rerlrtl'led. It was irn-portant for that to remain ourieanl secret. I rose from TIty seatat the breakfast table, raised myri~ht hand, and aakcd all teammembers to do so. We all sworeWId promised not to talk about orreveal the location of the plugweld. It was our team secret andwould be kept forever. Now, noone will know it wasn't a perfectrailing.

If you have any questions,please call us. We will be glad toshare more details about build-ing a railing.

Participating Blacksmiths:Len Ledet, Clay Spencer, JamesHonig, Allan Dress, DavidThompson, David Tucciarone,Doug Merkel, Don Neuenschwan-der, Bill Richardson, Mike DoweU,Bert Smith, Walt Scadden, AndMike Simpson.

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On Jan. 22. 1995, I started a week-long,hands-on workshop from Peter Ross atthe John C. Campbell Folk School inBrasstown, NC. If your are looking forBrasstown, check out the very south-western comer of North Carolina on amap. It is in what they call the GreatSmoky Mountains, and it is very nicecountry.The Why: Although my work has beengetting better, it is still way short of what

.should be happening. Finding that mysuccess at self-teaching was limited, I feltthe hands-on workshops offered me thegreatest opportunity to advance my abili-ties.You stand at the forge with a cold bar inyour hands and a vision in your mindand the task is to form the bar to the vi-sion. Easier said than done. I had triedto get a hands-on class in traditionalwork for some time with little luck, andended up signing up for this class beforeit was even listed by the school - his

classes are that popular. But still I hadno idea what Iwas getting into.The What: They call themselves a folkschool, not a craft school, for a reasonThey try to give you an experience be-yond the class you are taking and. in mycase, it was a totally pleasing experience.Good meals (never left the table not feel-ing full, even if they are not on the (,ul-berson Plan). Clean bed and showers innice buildings. Delightful interactionwith other students and instructor is areal benefit. Any week will be different,depending on what classes are beingtaught. There is always a lot of local folkculture going on. Hikes, songfests,recitals and such take the Campbell expe-rience to another level from any class Ihave ever taken. By adding to some oldfarm buildings, they have developed acampus with an odd assortment of workand living structures that come togetherin a very pleasing way. Isuggest youwrite for a catalog and class schedule.The diversity of classes will make quitean impression.The Blacksmith ShopThe shop is pure Francis Whitaker withdirt floors, individual forges for each stu-dent (12 total) and one instructor forge,a 25-lb. Little Giant with drawing dies, a50-lb. hammer with flat dies, a treadlehammer, and two large layout tables.There is also an old converted dairy bamwith six forges to a side and lots of win-dows for light. Each forge has its ownhood and smoke exhaust. All of theforges are coal, but they do have somethat are gas and there are steel, coal andash bins in an adjacent barn. Outsidefans plumbed to the forges with the blastregulated by lever-operated gate setupsmake it simple to work, and it keepsdown the noise. Each work station has aforge, anvil with decent comers, and apost vise.Over 40 blacksmithing classes are offeredin the course of a year and give you anincredible opportunity and variety. IWish there was something like this on the

"west coast.Their address is John C. Campbell FolkSchool, Rt. I·Box 14A, Brasstown, NC289902, (704) 837-2775 or (800) 365-5724.

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When I read ironworkpublications, I am always impressedwith the photos of recent works byfellow blacksmiths. I am impressedwith the design and workmanship, butoften wonder how the piece looks whenviewed in context. Does the workoverpower the room? Does the stylego with the house? Is the work lost inthe room? Is this piece the final touchthat brings this room to life?

Making a good-looking pieceof ironwork in your shop is one ballgame - designing that ironwork so itmakes a given piece of architecture oran environment fun or interesting is ahorse of a completely different color.Two issues come to mind at this point:design and establishing the properproportions for your work. Tominimize proportion problems, when Igo out to a prospective client's home,after talking project and price, Imeasure up the area surrounding wherethe proposed ironwork will go.

If the commission were to be aset of fireplace tools, I would measurethe complete fireplace - opening, side,mantle height, shelf or area where thetools will stand, etc. If the commissionwere to be a baker's rack or a wallsculpture, I measure up the wall andinclude door and windows, andanything else that's necessary. Aftermeasuring I take a Polaroid photo, as itseems like I never quite remembereverything.

With this information in hand,a person can now go back and eitheruse an architectural ruler (pickett P-232A-ES) or use a piece of graph paper ~------------ •••and lay the site out to scale. Once thesite has been laid out to scale, you canthen draw in your proposed project andestablish pleasing proportions. This

PIAl¥YOIJRWORli.

and work your planby Bob Walsh,

Guild ofMetalsmiths

step will take you about 15 minutes orso and can possibly save you frommaking a very labor-intensive mistake.

On occasion, I work with astained glass artist. This man sellslighting fixtures, lamps and otherrelated items, along with windows.When he sells lamps, he subcontractsthe metalwork to me. On the mostrecent commission, I accompanied himon his sales presentation. It's alwaysinteresting to see how people presentother mediums. The stained glass artistmakes up a cardboard mockup of theproposed hanging lamp andaccompanies this with a drawing thathas been colored to show the glasscolors. Actual glass chips go alongwith the drawings to further define thecolor. The mock-up approach worksvery well for proportioning a three-dimensional form in a given area.

If you're not already planningyour project's proportions carefully,you might want to give preliminarylayout some more thought. When Ifirst started blacksmithing, all I wantedto do was run out to my shop andpound on hot metal. Now, looking inretrospect, I see many similaritiesbetween my early forging years and myhigh school days.

After school, my friends and Iwould run as fast as we could toparking lot, jump in our cars and squealas hard as we could out of the parkinglot. About the time we would reach theend of the block, it would occur to usthat nobody knew where we weregoing!

This approach to life remindsme of the old saying, "Plan your work,work your plan."Everybody needs a plan. Good luck!

POSTURE AT THEANVIL

by GEORGE DIXON,1992 ADANA Conference

For balance, the horse position (boxerstance) is assumed for practical forging.This position requires that feet are alittle apart, about shoulder width, and

one foot is a little farther forward thanthe other. Usually the foot on the sameside as your tong hand is slightlyforward and the foot on the same sideof your hammer hand is back slightly.When forging, if the body weight isshifted to the forward foot, you willhave a tendency to only shove thehammer towards the anvil. This willsoon become very tiring, and hammercontrol becomes more difficult. Whenweight is shifted to the back, you willfind that the back muscles will relax andthe hammer will fall more gracefullyand more accurately towards the anvil.You will also be able to see your workbetter. Very rarely will you forge withweight distributed evenly on both feetat the same time.Anvil Height: Anvil height is properwhen your hammer handle is parallel tothe face of the anvil at the end of yourhammer stroke. Too low, it causes atendency to make forward hammermarks. Too high, it causes back-typehammer strokes. Leaning against theanvil will cut the ring and will also helpto relax you when forging. It is also avery good way to find out if an anvil isthe right height for you when you firststart using a strange anvil. This isbecause your anvil will hit you in acertain place against your leg, and whenyou walk up t a different anvil, it willhit you in a different place on your leg.

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included is information on tradeshows, craft fairs, sellingwholesale, and selling throughgalleries.

The Resources Sectionlists schools for craftspersons,suppliers, guilds, organizationsand faire, and a page ofrecommended readings onturning your hobby into cash.

I recommend that theAABALibrary stock severalcopies of this publication to givethe membership an opportunityto review it. I am sure thatmost members will want a copyfor the shop- I know I did.

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Ins~ad of being Sharp. This makes anice smooth inside edge as It goesthrough the metal and the small holeskeep the chisel on the line as it ispunched through the stock.

Once the split~r has been usedfrom both sides you need to open upthe slot a little less than half way.This opener is a tapered drift with af1at~ned end and a gradua~~an~i:?~ __

Splitting Opening FinalChisel Drift Drill

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to an oval (See Fig 2).If the full size drift is now driven

through the hole at this time we willend up with sides that lose too muchmetal. To prevent this we upset thehole from the ends. This preserves thethickness of the sides while makingthem bulge out. In our example we aremaking a 1/2 inch hole. so upset untilthe hole is 112 inch long. Lastly drivethrough the full size round drift.Again, remember to check yourdimension as stock length is lost in theupsetting and drifting process.Additionally. Francis lightlycountereinke both sides of the hole.This allows the tenon end to fully seatagainst the bar with the hole and givesthe rivet head a little more grip on theother side of the bar.

Slitting chisels and punchesgetting stuck while making the hole'?Ins~ad of putting coal dust in thehole try lifting one edge of the stockoff of the anvil about 1116 inch or lessbefore each blow of the hammer. Thisworks the chisel/punch from side to

. side as it is driven down through thestock. It ellrnlnatee the extra s~p offinding coal dust and g~ng it in thehole. Remember to alternate theedges that you lift off of the anvil tokeep the hole going straight.

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