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August 2016
August Membership Meeting 2016
Next TGoM family meeting & corn feed set for Wednesday, August 10 Meeting champion Herb Fick submits the following: Ken Zitur's MZ75 Power Hammer The August meeting is once again at Dan Pate’s, 35730 Highway 56 Blvd, Dennison MN. (map link below), and is much a repeat of last year. We believe we have Ken and Mary Lou Zitur demonstrating a relatively large power hammer that he has developed to sell. Ken will welcome people to “test drive” the 75…
Find out more »Calla Lily Class 2016 is FULL!
Calla lily storyboard Instructor: Myron Hanson Class size: 8 max. Produce at least four people who can make a small Calla lily in less time than it takes the average curious power / steam show visitor to get bored with the process. It is not Guild policy, but I would like to emphasize this to people who want to demonstrate for the public. (Become a demonstrator!!!!!!!!!!!) Think of this as a class for relatively advanced forgers, but there is no…
Find out more »September 2016
Pre-Conference Class 2016
Instructor: Jeff Farmer, 2016 Fall Conference demonstrator from Berea, Kentucky Maximum class size: 12 students Class will begin at 8:30 am each day. Thursday it will run until 5 pm. Friday it will run until 3 pm. Jeff Farmer will be teaching small and quick mass production of small demonstration items such as scale sized anvils, roses and other flowers, and abstract art tooling. This is a basic level class and beginners skill set is all that is required. The…
Find out more »2016 Fall Conference Sept 16, 17, 18
The 2016 Madness Is Coming! Plan now to attend our 39th annual Fall Conference to be held at the Little Log House Antique Power Show grounds just south of Hastings, Minnesota from September 16 through September 18, 2016. Follow the Google map link below to see the location. The 2016 Guild of Metalsmiths flyer (pdf) is available to download and print to share with those who may be interested. Use the registration form in the brochure to register for the conference. We have…
Find out more »October 2016
Bottle Opener Class 2016
Instructor: Jim Erickson Max students: 8, minimum students: 4 How many times have you been sitting in your lounge chair with a cold bottled beverage in your hand and suddenly realized that you had lost your bottle opener? How many times have you cut your delicate hands with a twist top that was installed by malicious robots in the production lines, bent on world domination? How many times have you had a lit fire in your forge and wanted something…
Find out more »October Membership Meeting 2016
Unique October 12 Guild meeting takes place at Historic Fort Snelling with special guests! Be sure to mark your calendar for Wednesday, October 12 to attend TGoM’s next membership meeting at Historic Fort Snelling. This will be a unique event you won’t want to miss. Our Guild will host both the Clockmakers Guild and the Minnesota Woodworkers Guild, who will attend our 6:30 pm potluck and join us at our meeting. The visitor’s center at Historic Fort Snelling is the…
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