Alex Bealer Blacksmith Association

September 20
Ben Bradshaw’s shop

Forge Items is:
T. paper, towel rack or coat hook

DIRECTIONS TO BEN BRADSHAW'S SHOP

Take I-75 North to I-575 North.
Take Exit #24 Airport Drive. Take a right away from the Airport and within less than mile the road will dead end into Georgia Highway #5.
At the stop sign look straight ahead at the white house on the hill. The shop is behind the house.
Dog-leg over to the driveway on the left side facing the house.
Half-way up the drive there is a parking lot on the left.

This coming weekend (10 / 11-12 / 08) will be the annual Hammer In for the OBG. Dr Jim Batson will be the quest demonstrator and will be giving the history of the Bowie Knife and then forging a Coffin Bowie.

Everyone is welcome and there is camping sites also on location. Go to the OBG link for directions (ocmulgeeblacksmiths.org )

Alfred

This coming weekend (10 / 11-12 / 08) will be the annual Hammer In for the OBG. Dr Jim Batson will be the quest demonstrator and will be giving the history of the Bowie Knife and then forging a Coffin Bowie.

Everyone is welcome and there is camping sites also on location. Go to the OBG link for directions (ocmulgeeblacksmiths.org )

Alfred

October 18
Tom Davenhall’s shop

Forge Item:
Fireplace tool, andiron.

DIRECTIONS:
3690 Sandy Plains Road
Marietta, GA 30066

770-973-7535

From Atlanta:
Take I-75 North to Canton Highway North Exit
Continue to first traffic light, turn right onto Sandy Plains Road.
Go about 6 miles, past Shallowford Road (Publix on left), past Egleston's’ Children's’ Clinic (red roof)
Shop is just beyond the Clinic – turn right onto driveway (on a hill).

November 2008 Meeting will be held a Tony Bivens' shop.

Forge Item: Christmas Ornament

REMEMBER TO BRING SOMETHING FOR IRON IN THE HAT

Directions to Tony's Shop:

927 Fairview Rd
Stockbridge, GA 30281

Directions:
From I-285/I-20 on the east side of Atlanta: take I-20 eastbound. Exit
on Wesley Chapel (the first exit east of I-285)
Go south on Wesley Chapel Rd. The road changes name to Flakes Mill Rd.
Continue straight on Flakes Mill Rd.
Flakes Mill Rd ends at Panola Rd (~ 7 miles from I-20).
Turn Right onto Panola Road and make an immediate left at the traffic
light (less than 0.1 miles)
Turn Left onto Fairview Road
Tony's place of business (Bivens Insurance) is on the left 1.7 miles from Panola Road.
(Look for "Hidden Valley Park" on the left. Tony's driveway is
the
third or fourth driveway on the left after the entrance to the park)