IVBA DEMONSTRATOR LISTING: If you are looking for a blacksmith to demonstrate at your local event, download this pdf document for a list of Illinois Valley Blacksmith Association members available for demonstrations. Demonstrators vary in areas of interest, range of travel, fees required, and ability level.  Please contact demonstrators directly via contact information in Demonstrator Listing. Download here.

2010 SCHEDULE OF UPCOMING EVENTS

Date

Event

Location

Contact

Aug 7-8th

John Deere Hammer-In

John Deere Historic Site Grand Detour, IL

Stan Brandon

(815) 350-5031

 

 

 

 

Aug 14-15

UMBA Summer Conference

demonstrator Bud Harvey

Fairgrounds, Edgerton, WI.

Carl Syburg

(262) 968-2474

 

 

 

 

August 14

Dean Coonrod Memorial

Pana Hammer-In

Kitchell Park, Pana, IL.

June Coonrod

(217) 562-2969

 

 

 

 

Sept 3/6th   

Jersey County Victorian Festival,

Bill Egelhoff,& Dave Hockett

Fulkerson Mansion

Jerseyville IL

Fred Nolan

(618) 498-5590

 

 

 

 

Sept 3/6th   

Central States Threshermen’s show

Open shop for IVBA Members

Threshermen’s Park

Pontiac IL

Bill Kaufman

(309) 963-4906

 

 

 

 

Sept 18 & 19

Macoupin County Historical Society Fall Festival Open shop for IVBA Members

Macoupin County Historical Society grounds in Carlinville IL

Augie Schmidt

(618) 254-9235

 

 

 

 

Sept 24-26th

Sofa Quadstate Conference

Several Demonstrators each day

Miami County Fairgrounds, Troy, Ohio

sofablacksmiths.org

 

 

 

 

Sept 11th & 12th

Beginning Blacksmithing

Instructors, Gary Jameson, John Simmons

Sun Foundation Blacksmithing Workshops Edwards IL.

Gary Jameson

(309) 691-2410

 

 

 

 

Sept 18th & 19st

Intermediate Blacksmithing

Instructor, Gary Jameson,

Sun Foundation Blacksmithing Workshops Edwards IL.

Gary Jameson

(309) 691-2410

 

 

 

 

Sept 18th & 19st

Beginning Sheet metal

Dave Kervin Instructor

Sun Foundation Blacksmithing Workshops Edwards IL.

Gary Jameson

(309) 691-2410

 

 

 

 

Sept 18th & 19st

Advanced  Sheet metal

Dave Kervin instructor

Sun Foundation Blacksmithing Workshops Edwards IL.

Gary Jameson

(309) 691-2410

 

 

 

 

October 1-3rd

3 day 2 door fireplace  building seminar

Sun Foundation Blacksmithing Workshops Edwards IL.

Gary Jameson

(309) 691-2410

 

 

 

 

Oct. 9-10th

Heritage Days

Larry Pitman, Jerry Grimes

River Front Park

Kampsville, IL

Larry Pitman

(217) 854-3431

 

 

 

 

Oct 30th  

Thanksgiving Hammer in

Bring covered dish to pass

Blacksmith shop Threshermen’s Park Pontiac IL

Bill Kaufman

(309) 963-4906

 

 

 

 

Novermber 6th

IVBA Hammer-in Carlinville 

Scott SApringer demonstrating

Macoupin County Historical Society grounds in Carlinville IL

Augie Schmidt

(618) 254 9235

 

 

 

 

Nov 13th

UMBA Fall Conference

 

Centaur Forge Burlington WI.

Trade item “”

Chuck Matchen

(847) 587-6525

 

 

 

 

yet to be determined

 

3rd  Wilbur Gaedtka Auction

Senart Auction Service

Greenview, IL

check web site

sanertauctions.com

 

 

 

 

Dec 4th & 5th

Carlinville Christmas Market

Open forges for IVBA members

Macoupin County Historical Society grounds, Carlinville

Augie Schmidt

(618) 254 9235


Last updated on August 11, 2010

Attention all members that demonstrate at various fairs, festivals or old time reunions - please contact Augie Schimdt at (618) 254-9235.  To add your event to this website, please email info@illinoisblacksmith.org.


OPEN SHOPS

Open Forges at Mt. Vernon’s Pioneer Village blacksmith shop the 2nd Saturday. Bring dish for Pot luck lunch. The Sugar Grove Forge is located at Sugar Grove Nature Center and is open the 3rd Saturday of each month. Lunch is on your own. We are at the Carlinville shop for a work day every Wednesday from about 10:00 to 3:00 any one wanting to fire up a forge is welcome. Steve Knowles shop in Decatur has open forges on the 1st Saturday of the odd months for those in the Decatur area.

IVBA NEWS
NEW PUBLICATION! The Backyard Blacksmith, by Lorelei Simms. "Traditional Techniques for the Modern Smith" This book's detailed step-by-step full color exercises teach universal skills and techniques used to forge iron. There are more than twenty beautiful and functional projects organized by level of difficulty. 176 Pages paperbound. Price is $25. Lorelei Simms is a member of IVBA and owns and operates Five Points Blacksmith Shop in Charleston, Il. Contact her by email: lorelei@blacksmithchic.com or (217) 345-1159.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

IVBA now has the following videos available: Frank Turley New Salem Hammer-In (2003 Saturday session). This video shows many scroll ends, a hinge and a branding iron. Kirk Sullens UMRBA Conference 2003. Kirk Sullens January, 2004 at Scott and Tricia Springer Animal forms in sheet metal and tools for working sheet metal. IVBA 2004 Summer Conference with Bob Bergman. Sun Foundation, Begining class, and copper class tong class. UMRBC 2005 Brent Bailey. June event 2006 Lucian Avery. June event 2007 Gary Jameson, Steve Parker, Roger Lorance, Bill Kauffman. UMRBC 2007  Chris Winterstein. New Salem 2008 Lynda Metcalfe Elmer Roush. June event 2008 Alice James Japheth Howard. June event 2009 John Lovin, Augie Schmidt, Steve Parker, Clifton Ralph. UMRBC 2009 Zack Noble. New Salem 2010 Mark Aspery. Each title is available as a DVD. The price is $10.00 each plus a $4.00 S/H fee per order. An order form is available here

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Scholarships
From time to time special classes come along that charge a fee to attend. IVBA has generously provided scholarships to members to help out with a portion of the cost when needed. If you have been a lucky recipient of these funds, we'd like you to consider giving back to IVBA in these two ways: One, give a demonstration of what you've learned at that particular class and pass on the teaching tradition. Two, write an article about the class to submit in the Tuyere and or the web site. The art of blacksmithing is kept alive by those who care enough to pass it on.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

IVBA Membership: As an IVBA member, you can participate in IVBA Sponsored Classes, Workshops and Demonstrations offered throughout the year. You can attend and take part in the annual business meeting and be a part of the IVBA's future. You will receive a bimonthly newsletter "The Tuyere" free with your membership. "The Tuyere" provides information about:

· Past events
· Planned events
· Hints and How-to dos
· Book & Video reports
· IVBA officer and board member contact
· Annual membership list

 

If you have IVBA news & events, please e-mail: info@illinoisblacksmith.org