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Edition November 2014 95 EDITION NOVEMBER 2014 95 QUARTERLY NEWSLETTER OF THE AUSTRALIAN BLACKSMITHS ASSOCIATION (VICTORIA) INC. THE DRIFT EDITION 95 NOVEMBER 2014 Quarterly Newsletter of the Contents Australian Blacksmiths Association (Victoria) Inc. Reg. # A0022819F EDITOR 04 05 06 09 10 D.Tarrant President’s Secretaries Unmaking AGM Bernhard Report Report Nick Hackett “Minutes” Wyrsch Ash Naylor Bernhard (After Victorian hours please Wyrsch i.e., after 5pm AEST or AESST) All correspondence to: 12 14 15 16 18 ABA (Vic) Inc. From the Having a Go Cutlery in Girls Go Association PO Box 408 Patron Ben Sokol England Hammer and Notices Heidelberg VIC 3084 Keith Towe Don Marshall Tong Association website: Rachel Kane www.abavic.org.au Workdays @ The Barn Our regular workdays are fortnightly on Sundays from 10am until 4.30pm. Check the calendar on VISITORS’ CENTRE The Barn is part of the back cover for dates. Also listed at http://www. & CAFE The Cooper’s Settlement, abavic.org.au Bundoora Park, Plenty Road, Bundoora. Melways reference: The Committee will open The Barn at other mutually conven- Map 19, F4 ient times; please call the Secretary to arrange a time. COOPER’S SETTLEMENT SOUTH Committee Meetings GATE THE BARN COMMITTEE MEMBERS The Committee usually meets every second month at The Barn on a Sunday workday at 10am. Members are BUNDOORA PATRON most welcome to attend and, if invited, may participate. PARK Keith Towe PLENTY RD. PRESIDENT The Drift accepts advertising deemed by the Committee to be of interest to members. Advertising rates are: $20 1/4 page $35 1/2 page $60 full page $75 3/4 back cover Nick Hackett: Contact Alice Garrett, Treasurer, to book space and organise payment: Deadline for next issue: 1 January 2015 CITY VICE PRESIDENT Phil Pyros: SECRETARY Purposes & Objectives of the ABA (Vic) Inc. Gavin Brown: To promote, preserve and develop the craftsmanship, To promote, and actively provide opportunities for design aspects and techniques of all the various disciplines training in all the various aspects of blacksmithing by of blacksmithing to the highest standard possible. means of demonstrations, displays, lectures, and special TREASURER tuition sessions. Alice Garrett: To provide a means of communication between mature people with an interest in the craft of blacksmithing, To act as a representative body of the interests of Australian GENERAL COMMITTEE for the exchange of ideas, experience, techniques and blacksmiths, locally, nationally and internationally. information for their mutual benefit, by the publication of a regular newsletter. To undertake community service, providing always that Steve Nicoll: these services are within the comfortable limits of the Paul Cockayne To encourage a greater awareness of and interest in the time, talents and costs that the Association and individual Dan Brady application of the skills of blacksmithing among architects, members can afford. interior designers, art/craft groups, and the general public and to provide links between blacksmiths and potential To encourage communication and goodwill among customers by means of exhibitions, demonstrations and blacksmiths everywhere. publications. 2 Editorial by Doug Tarrant What a stuff up the last issue in the Barn belongs to me. If COVER IMAGE was? Did you notice the you would like your colour One of the many pieces forming part of Nick contents page. Mmmm! It “registered” in the ABA(V) Hackett’s Masters Degree works perfectly for the previous annuls let the committee know submission issue. Also, notes attached what it is. BTW brunswick to the end of Nick’s report, green belongs to Keith Towe. about 25 year celebrations, Since the colour should be actually came from Phil Pyros. unique it would pay to check Don’t worry though, the the list before adopting your edited version is in the ether own. I can publish the colours somewhere, just not saved on here if you like. Lastly, if the “Transition”, hand forged wrought iron, 80 x 80 my computer. I have already tongs pictured are yours tongs cm, 2013 given myself a whipping so, let me know. I think they dear reader, you needn’t bother. might be from Echuca. I have been corresponding Barn tools will now be painted with Berhard Wyrsch, of fire engine red which is sort of Koala Forge fame, and in this appropriate I suppose. issue he reflects on being away Communication We still have from Australia now for 14 email addresses on record that years. I’m sure he would love to don’t work for one reason or hear from you and to this end another. If your email address his email is included at the end starts with... of the article. Unfortunately • mathew.scoullar some of the images from Bernhard are of low resolution • fraser.thompson due to computer restraints, • mickandfi nevertheless the “vibe” is still • nick@nmh evident. It is a good spot to Please email the secretary so he reiterate that images need can rectify the database. to be at least 15cm wide and 300dpi. The latest ones were Thanks to the inordinate great Bernhard. number of contributors to this issue compared with previous Tools: I’m not sure you are issues, well done. As you may aware but tools at the Barn particular colour to identify notice there were still little are meant to stay at the Barn. spaces here and there where There seems to be a dwindling them as our own. Maybe we should encourage this again. your bit could have been supply. If you come across inserted, maybe next time? a tool that looks unfamiliar A few colours have already it’s probably meant to be been bagsed especially the old favourites like indian red, khaki Please note; notification of the somewhere else than in your next deadline maybe found tool box. Quite often I get or burnt orange. Who can tell where a brunswick green pair herein. I hate naggers so this home from a demo only to will be my last mention of find I’ve inadvertently scored of tongs lives? Since the navy blue on my tools has all but it. Hopefully you will all a pair of tongs or a punch or remember to send your bit in something or other that needs worn off I’m going to adopt a new colour which is battleship and enjoy what is published to be returned. Guess what the next time. image is all about! Years ago grey (or a dark grey with a we used to paint our tools a tinge of green). And, no, this doesn’t mean the other Massey 3 President’s Report Nick Hackett of members with the appropriate We do however have a training experience to develop the plan regime within the internal operations further and to liaise with the correct of the Association. This appears on people at Darebin Council. If you the website and was printed in issue think you have the skills to assist 91 of The Drift. Here it is again. with this matter, please contact the 1. Become a financial member of Secretary at the nearest opportunity. the association. In my report in the last edition of 2. Induction The Drift, I announced that the 3. Attend The Barn regularly and committee would open The Barn complete the self paced learning on alternate Sundays for the use exercises. of experienced members only. 4. Hand forging/ Toolmaking 4 “Experienced” was adequately day course defined in that issue. There have 5. Power Hammer 1 day course now been several incidents where 6. Wrought Iron 4 day inexperienced members have introductory course attended on those days. As most 7. Specialised courses For the benefit of all who didn’t regular work days are very busy The reasoning for the order of courses attend this years AGM, I have with new comers and occasional indeed been re-elected as President is based on safety and accumulation inexperienced attendees, our of skill. We have recognition of of ABA(Vic). The new committee experienced blacksmiths find should be listed on the inside prior learning ( RPL ) and those themselves supervising and advising who want to skip the order will be cover of this edition. As a Secretary on those days. It is not really fair was not elected at the AGM, the asked to demonstrate their abilities if they find themselves having to to senior members. committee met the week after that keep an eye out for incorrect work meeting and are happy to announce practices and safety/ supervision Those wishing to use the power the appointment of Gavin Brown issues during experienced member hammer should understand that into that vacant position. Gavin has days. If we start making exceptions power hammers are very dangerous been a member for several years and for some, others will no doubt look pieces of equipment and require has completed all the courses offered for the same exceptions. Open days a sound knowledge of forging to date. Gavin is well on the path to are clearly listed on the back of The practice and material behaviour to becoming a good blacksmith and is Drift. be operated safely. now on our Forgemaster roster. My responsibilities on the ABA(Vic) Another thing I would like to point One of our main subjects for committee include Training and add out is that our training is done discussion and action this year is the following thoughts as part of on a voluntary basis. That means the proposed new forge facility. this report. experienced blacksmiths giving their Steve Nicoll, who is responsible for time on weekends to help others the upkeep of The Barn and liaises We receive a lot of enquiries about learn. Training will only occur when with the park authorities may have training programs at ABA(Vic).
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