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SUMMARY:2/2014 @Cataldo's shop
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DESCRIPTION:Write Up of the February 23\, 2014 CDBA Meeting by Jack Conne
 ll\n\nOnce again Mike Cataldo stepped up to the plate and held this mont
 h’s meeting at his home shop . We had a good turnout of over 20 people
 \, including one relative neophyte all the way from Oneonta! Mike starte
 d off the meeting with a short informational talk about the August ABANA
  conference he will be attending. There will be lots of tail-gating and 
 retail sales of blacksmithing goodies and Mike offered to take orders fo
 r whatever you need. He will text pictures of what he would buy for you 
 so that you have a chance to approve or not. This discussion was proceed
 ed by a few words from Rand Condell\, the Board President at the Adirond
 ack Folk School in Lucerne. Rand shared with us information and printed 
 material on the variety of really fantastic courses offered at the schoo
 l besides all of the Blacksmithing courses taught by the likes of John A
 cker\, Jonathan Nedbor\, Mark Aspery and Joseph Szilaski \, etc. The the
 me of today’s demo was making animal heads. Mike\, as is his usual fas
 hion\, explained what he was about to do\, why he was doing it that way 
 and what the goal was. He is a terrific teacher. He started off with 2 p
 ieces of ½” stock about 30” long. His plan was to simultaneously ma
 ke two figures\, one of which would have a long tongue\, not an easy thi
 ng to do if the whole head is one piece! The first character Mike was ha
 mmering out had horns – also not easy. Turns out that the tongue belon
 ged to a very a very interesting dragon head which Mike demonstrated and
  explained his steps from the first blow to the last stroke. The horned 
 figure was a devil figure. Both figures were done well and all of the st
 eps were clearly and patiently explained and shown by Mike. Of Course\, 
 during\, before and after\, all 20 participants got a chance to catch up
  on each other’s gossip and consequently with all that was going on on
 e and all had a wonderful experience thanks to the hospitality of Mike a
 nd\, not to be left out\, Rachel who brought the coffee and Mike’s mot
 her\, who came out with some great cookies and brownies\, unfortunately 
 after most of us had already left! However\, some of the remaining few g
 ot to eat the share of those departed. Mark your calendars for our next 
 meeting is at Pat’s Forge at Normanskill Farm in Albany on Sunday\, Ma
 rch 30 from 12-4+-. Gil Bullock will be demonstrating how to temper and 
 harden steel – something Gil knows quite a bit about. This will be fol
 lowed up with the usual green coal opportunity for new members and neoph
 ytes to try their hands at forging iron. Keep in mind\; these folks get 
 first dibs on the green coal session! See you on the 30th.
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