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SUMMARY:August Meeting
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DESCRIPTION:Lots of issues discussed at today's meeting\n\nToday's meetin
 g got started on time with Jim discussing the need for members to step u
 p and help out with a variety of tasks as he has been doing most of them
  for years. Foremost was the monthly need for someone to open up and loc
 k up the shop for every meeting and to prepare the coffee and clean up a
 fter. Secondly\, we need someone to arrange for monthly demonstrators an
 d to make sure that we have the needed supplies for the demonstrators by
  keeping track of the current coal and steel in stock. Lastly\, we need 
 someone to arrange (get commitments) for the June volunteers to demonstr
 ate/discuss blacksmithing to the Albany School kids which is how we "pay
  the rent"\, making CDBA possible. This person will handle this extremel
 y critical task of handling the details and coordination of lining up ea
 ch volunteer with a time slot and class. Without someone stepping up for
  this task \, our future at Normanside would be in jeopardy We also had 
 Rand Condell from the Adirondack Folk School in Lake Luzerne discussed i
 n great detail the 2020 National ABANA Blacksmith Conference which will 
 be held in the Saratoga area at the Washington County Fair Grounds. This
  is a VERY BIG event of national scope and will have some of the foremos
 t national and Canadian smiths demonstrating all levels of smithing - fr
 om traditional colonial smiths to high end fabricators to master farrier
 s who work on million dollar horses. There will be many merchandisers\, 
 tail-gaters\, on-grounds lodging\, food courts and several opportunities
  to actually make something yourself as well as working and volunteering
  along side some of the best in the blacksmithing field. See the ABANAor
  the Adirondack Folk School website and the soon to be up and running 20
 20 specific website. This is a complex event to put on and Rand spoke ab
 out how many hands and minds go into pulling something this grand off su
 ccessfully. Consequently\, many volunteers at all levels are needed. If 
 interested\, call Rand at the Folk School @ 518-696-2400 This meeting co
 ncluded with Jim demonstrating how to make tongs the quick and dirty way
  he just learned from a fellow smith. Jim would also like to personally 
 thank Gil Bullock\, Paul Crosby and Doug Shepard for their terrific job 
 of cleaning and picking up the forge after the meeting. There were no ta
 kers on the two "auction" vises and are still available at the set price
  noted earlier. See pictures of them on the cdblacksmith Facebook page. 
 Or\, call Jim @ 518-439-5439. NOTE: SEPTEMBER MEETING IN CENTRAL BRIDGE 
 AT MIKE CATALDO'S HOME SHOP.
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