News · June 19, 2023
June 25th (2023) Meeting
Meeting update! Our June 25th meeting will be held at Aggressive Metalworks Shop hosted by Mike Cataldo. The address is: 1485 Grovenors Corrners Road Central Bridge, NY 12035 It…
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News · December 15, 2021
If you miss the meeting announcement on Facebook, remember, our meetings are usually on the last Sunday of the month from 12-4pm. Any questions, contact Paul or Jim Paul can be…
News · April 21, 2021
April meeting
Ladies and gentlemen, don’t miss this month’s CDBA meeting Sunday April 25th. We will be hosting Forged in Fire Champion, Adam Coonradt. He will be demonstrating the wire wrapped…
News · September 25, 2020
September meeting
Don’t forget! September 27th (this Sunday) there Will be a meeting from noon to 4:00 at. Pat’s forge street the Normanskill farm. Paul Crosby will be doing the demonstration. He…
News · July 29, 2020
August 30th Meeting
We are very excited to share the news! Not only are we actually going to have an August Meeting, It is going to be held at The Adirondack Folk School in Lake Luzerne NY. There is…
News · March 12, 2020
ABANA June 3-6
The Abana Board will return conference registration fees to those who wish to cancel due to the Corona virus. The conference is still scheduled and volunteers are needed to help…
News · March 12, 2020
New CDBA President
Paul was asked a couple of meetings ago if he would run for President of CDBA. He agreed and we put it to a vote by show of hands. Paul was unanimously voted in and he accepted…
News · March 12, 2020
ABANA update
Hello James S., As the circumstance surrounding the coronavirus COVID – 19 continues to evolve we remain vigilant in keeping abreast of the latest information. In order to prepare…
News · December 16, 2019
2020 Monthly Meeting Schedule
January 26, 2020: Elijah Hammond-Wood on the making of the smaller shop tools February 23: NOT TO BE MISSED!! Mike Cataldo will be hosting another of his fantastic meetings in his…
News · October 17, 2019
ABANA 2020
2020 Conference News Hello James S., Basic information for the 2020 Conference ABANA 2020 Saratoga is on its way. It is THE blacksmithing get-together that you have been waiting…
News · September 18, 2019
September 29th Meeting
As we asked at the August meeting for ideas for the monthly meeting demonstrations, Jim has come up with a few ideas from your suggestions. He will demonstrate how to make a nail…
News · July 22, 2019
NEBlacksmith Hammer-In
Announcing the Fall 2019 Hammer-In! Fall Hammer-In at Ashokan September 20-22, 2019 Learn the art of forging hot steel using traditional blacksmithing tools and skills at the…
News · July 18, 2019
Demo Announcement
We are very excited to announce that we have a very special guest demonstrator for our up and coming meeting. We will be hosting Forged in Fire season 5 contestant Dana Dupuis as…
News · July 6, 2019
July 27th Fundraiser for a colleague.
Fundraiser Hammer-In/Barbecue for Greg Phillips Family Northeast Blacksmiths Association via auth.ccsend.com 6:56 PM (1 hour ago) It's a mid-summer Hammer-In! Saturday, July 27…
News · July 6, 2019
Age of Iron - 8/3-4 2019
HSM is just over the NYS border on route 20 in Hancock near our side of Pittsfield (about 45mins. from Pat's froge). Many of our members have volunteered at the museum blacksmith…
News · June 24, 2019
June 30 meeting
Mr. Moran will demonstrate a number of quick items and projects and has something in mind to surprise as well.
News · May 20, 2019
Jim needs help
Jim is needs a little help fixing things at the Forge , 15 min. He will try to show how to form a circle or a square from bar stock. He will cheat where he needs to , how to cheat…
News · April 28, 2019
April 28
If you missed this one, you miss a terrific demo and meeting. Steve is an excellent teacher and explained every step before , during and after he made a forge welded chain link…
News · March 5, 2019
March Meeting
Our March Meeting will be held on Sunday March 31st. At Pat's Forge. Steve Wayne will be doing another demonstration for us. He will be Demonstrating Damascus (pattern welded)…
News · March 3, 2019
NEBlacksmith newsletter
winter 2019 sm color.pdf (3,658K) Highlight the whole link, then "open new tab", go to bottom and click on tab to the right.
News · February 22, 2019
Elija's Jan. Demo
Elija's first CDBA demo at the forge was terrific. Very nice job. Not only did he clearly show how to make a wizard bottle opening he explained in detail how and why he had…
News · February 22, 2019
Feb meet @Mike's
Mike Catalado's February 24 meet is not to be missed. See directions and see write up in the annual meet schedule.
News · January 11, 2019
January 27th 2019 Meeting
January 27th 2019 Elijah will be demonstrating how to make wizard bottle openers, and will also be making some of the tooling necessary to make them. This will surely be a good…
News · October 28, 2018
October meet
Paul Crosby surprised us today with a demo and his first attempt at Canister Damascus. He used a 1/2" hollow square stock with powdered steel and nail pieces for contrast. Forged…
News · September 30, 2018
2019 Monthly Meeting Schedule
Posted in the shop is a sign up sheet for you to note when and if you would like to demonstrate some aspect of working with any type of metal. Keep in mind that the demo does not…
News · August 26, 2018
August Meeting
Today's meeting got started on time with Jim discussing the need for members to step up and help out with a variety of tasks as he has been doing most of them for years. Foremost…
News · August 22, 2018
Donated vices up for auction
We are selling both of these vices so that we are able to buy coal and steel as needed. I couldn't get pictures downloaded to this site, so they are posted on the CDBA Facebook…
News · June 24, 2018
6-24-18 meeting
Steve's Demo today was stellar ! As a professional farrier for over 30 years, Steve has made and put shoes on some of the most expensive show and race horses in the country. His…
News · March 25, 2018
Today's meeting w/Lee Harvey
Once again Lee clearly demonstrated the process, materials and jigs needed to make a bell that actually sounds like a jingle bell. See the Facebook postings for a few pictures of…
News · March 24, 2018
ABANA call for help
Folks: This is a request for help in 2020 for the ABANA National Conference. Jim will discuss at the next meeting…
News · February 27, 2018
Student Classes -
THANKS TO ALL MEMBERS WHO HELPED WITH THESE CLASSES. WE REALLY NEEDED YOU! THIS WAS THE FIRST YEAR WHERE IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO GET ALL SPACES FILLED. PLEASE CONSIDER…
News · February 27, 2018
Mike's Compound! Sunday's meeting
What a fantastic time. Mike can throw a party, and what a party it was. Ashley and her daughter kept bringing out the food - from cold cuts to hot dogs and hamburgers and so much…
News · February 9, 2018
ABANA web site
I just found that we all can share the Anvils Ring and The Hammers Blow. Just go to the web site: http:wwwabana.org ( then for the Ring enter) /back-issues-anvils-ring ( or)…
News · January 19, 2018
Radio Friday 1/19/18 FM 105.3
Noah and Paul did a great job talking about blacksmithing and promoting our CDBA. I feel fantastic that we have members that can carry our group into the future. I'm not hanging…
News · January 16, 2018
CDBA on Radio Friday
Paul Crosby and The CDBA will be joining Noah Khoury on WOOC 105.3 FM on The Hudson Mohawk Magazine radio show this Friday night from 6-7pm. Please tune in and help support the…
News · December 5, 2017
Jim's Great Adventure!
Initially, we all had decided that because of the holidays we would not have a November or a December meeting. Jim, however, volunteered to host this early December 3rd meeting in…
News · September 24, 2017
September Meeting
I am very pleased to announce Steve Wayne will be showing us a quick and easy way to forge a blade! at our September meeting. Steve is an accomplished smith with decades as a…
News · September 24, 2017
September 24th meeting: Paul Crosby
Due to unforeseen events, the originally scheduled demonstrator, Steve, had to cancel at the last minute. He will now be the October 29th Demonstrator. Paul Crosby quickly…
News · September 17, 2017
Facebook page!
We have been talking about having a page on Facebook for a while now, so here it is! Www.facebook.com/cdblacksmiths is the direct link to the new CDBA Facebook page. Or you can…
News · August 28, 2017
Armando Ironworks 8/27/17
Joe is the third generation blacksmith, dating back to his father and grandfather in Italy. Joe and his brother Remo own and together run the Armando &Sons Ironworks which…
News · July 31, 2017
July Meeting -another success!
Paul, as we are all learning, is a masterful teacher and demonstrator. His latest demo was on how to do a version of the standard twist, called the pineapple twist. This more…
News · June 25, 2017
How to sharpen Knives
Jim Moran did not make the meeting till 4 : 30 PM ,in time to clean up the shop. Sorry but I'm still on my Irish time. I was sorry I left the shop in a mess after our open house…
News · April 30, 2017
Damascus Demo 4/30 by Paul Crosby
Paul filled in at the last minute for the original demonstrator who had a sudden date conflict. Typically for Paul, he never hesitated and stepped up to the plate, er, forge and…
News · March 26, 2017
3/26/17:Sand Casting by Rob
Once again, Rob Gallerani demonstrated his inquisitive and creative mind by demonstrating how to make a sand mold and subsequent casting. He simultaneously cast an aluminum handle…
News · March 26, 2017
Changes within the Club: 3/26/17
Jim Moran has, since CDBA founding, generally been the primary and often sole organizer and front man for the Club. Today Jim discussed the need for other Club members…
News · January 29, 2017
Jan. 2017 Forging a hammer by Mike/Ashley
Mike in his usual and delightful way demonstrated and explained step by step how to forge a blacksmith hammer. As in every demo Mike has done, and there have been many over the…
News · January 14, 2017
ABANA 2020 Conference: need volunteers
Rand Condell said we have been chosen to hold the ABANA 2020 meeting in Saratoga Springs, NY. That is great news, but we now need a lot of people to volunteer to assist at that…
News · October 30, 2016
Oct. 2016 Power Hammer Demo@Mike's
Today's meeting was held at Aggressive Metalworks in Guilderland, hosted by Mike Cataldo. As expected, Mike gave a spectacular power hammer demonstration. He explained the…
News · August 28, 2016
Gil's Demo on Forge brazing copper
Gil introduced us to a simple way to weld different material together where heavy duty strength is not required. The process is actually very simple, whether you are doing lap…
News · August 1, 2016
Rob's excellent adventure: Bottle openers!
What a surprise! Who would ever have expected that a demo on making, of all things, bottle openers, would have us riveted for an hour and a half! Rob is an excellent teacher and…
News · April 25, 2016
April meet: Paul Crosbey/forging a knife
If you missed this meeting you really missed a good one! Jim did the hammering and Paul directed and explained what they were doing - and why - every step of the way. Paul also…
News · August 8, 2015
Coal Supplier Found
Paul Crosby found Sipperly Bros on Elm St in Watervliet NY. Call them at 518-210-3024 to get good directions and to make sure they are there. I drove north on 787 till I got to…
News · May 3, 2015
Library Resource at Pat's Forge
Last month Pete Schmidt gave Jim a really terrific Blacksmithing book which led Jim to come up with the idea of seeing if there was any interest in establishing a lending library…
News · December 8, 2014
What I've learned so far: Rob Gallerani
I wanted to post some form of update for the work I've been doing. I sadly had to miss last month's class. Luckily Steve Gurzler helped me make some new tongs the month before…
News · August 24, 2014
Today's meeting w/Travis Edgington
Today's demo with Travis was no disappointment. He is one of the few highly skilled artisan blacksmiths in our area, having studied under Bob Cerney and Mike McCarthy, among a few…
News · June 29, 2014
Mark Feldman's last demo 6/29/2014
Mark Feldman 's demo today was a terrific success. Over 25 members attended and were captivated by Mark's easy style of presenting an area most of us have little experience with…
News · May 21, 2014
Noah/Abe:Dutch hinges + garden trowel
If you missed this meeting, you missed a very very good one and shame on you! Noah clearly demonstrated step by step and measure by measure how he has been making Dutch strap…
News · April 27, 2014
April 2014 meeting: Lee Harvey/bell
Lee Harvey’s April 27th’s demonstration on constructing a Jingle bell based on a design by Steve Alling and Bill Clemons was, as usual with Lee, very successful and informative…
News · April 21, 2014
3/2014 Gil/hardening/tempering
This meeting had another good turnout which included members, guests, and greenhorns. Gil’s demo on the various aspects and steps towards hardening and tempering high carbon or…
News · February 28, 2014
2/2014 @Cataldo's shop
Once again Mike Cataldo stepped up to the plate and held this month’s meeting at his home shop . We had a good turnout of over 20 people, including one relative neophyte all the…
News · February 5, 2014
forge burner plans-Crosby
I have recently acquired plans for building a very nice and simple naturally aspirated propane forge burner. I will be making at least one for myself. if there is anyone…
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January 28th meeting
just a reminder announcement that our January 2024 meeting will be on the 28th. At Pat’s Forge in the Normanskill Farm 12 noon to 4 pm. This month Paul (me) will be demonstrating…
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Adirondack Folk School possible
Steve Gurzler has offered to host the November CDBA meeting at the Adirondack Folk School. For those of you who aren't familiar with The Folk School, it is located in Lake…
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Our July demo
Hello all! in an effort to pay more attention to this website, I thought I would recap our most recent CDBA meeting. The demonstration was Paul doing a canister Damascus billet…
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Playing with Pipe
Jim Moran will fill for Paul on Sunday ,as he is doing some work for the dogs. I want it to be fun and I hope you will enjoy yourselves. I have a lot of pipe to play with. I have…
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Sunday April 30th
join us at Pat’s Forge in the Normanskill farm Sunday April 30th Bryan Salisbury Wil be doing a brass casting demonstration. Demo starts at noon and the meeting ends at 4:00. We…
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Upcoming meeting at Mike Cataldo’s
Meeting announcement! Our September 24th meeting will be held at Mike Cataldo’s shop (Aggressive Metalworks) 1485 Groverors corners Rd. Central Bridge,NY 12035 12 noon to 4 pm…
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Pat Quinn at Festival of Fire
Patrick Quinn will be giving an artist talk during Festival of Fire at Salem Art Works next Saturday, 9/21 at 10:00 AM. For more information on Festival of Fire, please visit our…
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July 25th meeting
Our next meeting will be July 25th, we have not had anyone volunteer to do this months demo. Jim will not be attending this month, so I (Paul) will be doing something, perhaps a…
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ABANA web site
I just found that we all can share the Anvils Ring and The Hammers Blow. Just go to the web site: http:wwwabana.org ( then for the Ring enter) /back-issues-anvils-ring ( or)…
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demo schedule
Updated demonstration schedule: January 26th Elijah Hammond-Wood Small tool making At Pat’s Forge Normanskill Farm 12 Noon February 23rd Michael Cataldo and special guests At…
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March Mtg canceled
As we all know there are many cancelations due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Keeping in-line with the Governor's recommendations to limit public gatherings we will be canceling our…
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January meeting
join us on January 31st for our next meeting 12 noon to 4 PM at the Normanskill farm. Paul will be talking about his recent Forged in Fire episode, and answering questions about…
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May Meeting review
Our Monthly meeting for may was a good one for sure! We were fortunate to have a surprise visit from Bryan Salisbury right after his 2nd place finish on History Channel's Forged…
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June 27th Meeting
Good day fellow blacksmiths! Our June meeting is fast approaching (June 27th) and we are as always looking for a demonstrator! anyone who would like to share a technique, or craft…
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September meeting
Our September 26th meeting will be held at Mike Cataldo's Forge 1485 Groveners Corners Road Central Bridge, NY. There will be no demonstration, Mike will have several anvil/forge…
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January meeting
Our next meeting will be January 30th at the Normanskill Farm. Guest Demonstrator Charlie Flanagan will be showing us how forge a Chris' Cross. Also, Jim has a special treat for…
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Blacksmithing Class for 23 people (max)
Dear Blacksmiths - I am reaching out to see if anyone in the nearby area has enough capacity to conduct a half-day blacksmithing course for 23 people (max). We could also break…