Spring & Fall Meets:
The NEB Fall meet for 2009 will be held at Jim Fecteau's "Huntington River Smithy" in beautiful Huntington, Vermont on the 11th, 12th, & 13th of September, 2009
Presents Steve Parker - Industrial Blacksmith
Steve Parker is an industrial smith that has 15 years of experience in making all the tongs and handling equipment for the Clifford Jacobs Forge House. Steve has worked with and stays in close contact with his friend and mentor Clifton Ralph who has shared his many years of experience with power hammer forging. Clifton worked all his life as a maintenance blacksmith for a steel mill in Gary Indiana.
This fall meet is one you should not miss if you own a power hammer or have any interest in Industrial Shaping, Tool Making, and General Forging Principals that apply to Treadle, or Power Hammer Operation and getting the results your after in your work.
A 12,000 lb Steam hammer in operation at Clifford Jacobs
(Steve made the tongs the hammer driver is using)
Steve forging one of the many test bars required in industry
Here Steve is drawing out an anvil Bick with the Flatter/Fuller he made at a workshop
held at Ralph Sproul's shop in the winter of 2007.
As you can see - his tool making abilities are certainly something to respect and learn from. This
Bick was forged from a block of 4140 Tool Steel that was 1 1/4" x 3" x 4"
This Fall NEB event will also include:
Two Demo Areas -- Additional Demonstrators -- Green Coal Teaching Tent
Iron in the Hat -- Auction -- On Site Camping -- Gallery -- Chicken BBQ
Tailgating -- Coal for Sale
Local Details: Jim Fecteau's Huntington River Smithy is located in beautiful Huntington, Vermont - just 20 miles from Burlington. Lots of local B&B's and hotels near by. Onsite Camping will have water and portajohns but no RV hookups. Swimming holes nearby.
Contacts: Event Coordinator - Jim Fecteau fecteau@gmavt.net 802-434-3871
Registrations - Lynn Lang langfarm@together.net 802-879-7977
Spring meet 2010 - site yet to be determined