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    Spring Conference 2012
    April 27th – 29th
    Cowlitz Confrence Center, Longview, WA





    Featured Demonstrators:
    Gordon Williams
    Elijah Burnett
    Just Hit It!

    First Forging
    Black Smoke Alley
    NWBA Repousse Station
    NWBA Library
    Midnight Madness
    Gallery and Auction
    and more...


    Fellow blacksmiths, what a great opportunity we have once again, to create a great and memorable conference. We’ve got a couple of exciting, up tempo demonstrators this spring, and NWBA members with lots of enthusiasm and expertise to share. We are focusing on the basics of handwork and getting as many of our members involved as possible.

    Please Pre-Register, through the online registration or by mailing in your registration, as soon as possible. This will help us to orchestrate the conference and banquet for the number of people who are attending with the greatest efficiency. To encourage you all to pre-register we are offering a free conference t-shirt with all registrations received before April 17th. Register early and reserve your T-Shirt. Only a limited number of conference shirts will be available for sale at the conference (an effort to avoid the burden of unsold conference t-shirt inventory).

    Bring an Item for the MEMBERS GALLERY, we want to see what you
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    Album of Auction and Gallery Photos
    from the Fall 2010 Conference

    By Andrea Lisch




    All of the Handmade Auction Items and Gallery pieces that were brought to the Fall Conference in Stevenson WA are now posted on the website. Thank you, Jeff Wilson, not only for taking
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    SPRING CONFERENCE
    April 29 - May 1 2011


    featured demonstrators
    Ries Niemi from Edison, WA
    Bart Turner from Seattle WA

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    An interview with Tri Ficker

    Since Tri Ficker has so graciously accepted our request to demonstrate at the ...

    -NWBA ‘HAWK THROWIN’ RULES FOR FALL CONFERENCE-
    1- RANGE DIRECTOR IS THE FINAL WORD ON ALL MATERS OF SAFETY, CONDUCT AND FAIR PLAY.
    2 - PAY ATTENTION TO WHAT IS GOING ON AROUND YOU.
    3 - NO SPECTATORS IN THE THROWER’S AREA. SPECTATORS ARE TO REMAIN BEHIND THE FLAGGED BOUNDARIES.
    4 - YOU MUST HAVE POSSESION OF YOUR NUMBER AND TWO (OR MORE) HAWKS TO ENTER THE THROWER’S AREA. MAXIMUM BLADE WIDTH – 4”.
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    -HAWK TOSSIN’-

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    NWBA Fall Conference 2010
    Featuring Tom Ferry & Jeffrey Funk
    October 8, 9, 10



    Stevenson, Washington
    Hosts – Ken Mermelstein / Mike Neely

    SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
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