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SUMMARY:John Winer - 3-day Workshop
DESCRIPTION:John Winer will be holding a 3-day long workshop from April 7th through April 9th at the NWBA Mentoring Center just before the Spring Conference. Each day will be 8 solid hours of hands on instruction. The cost for all three days is $500 for members and $550 for non-members (membership in the NWBA is $60/year). Skill level required is intermediate with some power hammer experience preferred. \nThis workshop is limited to six students total to ensure maximum hands-on benefit\, \nLocal experts Peter Clark and Mark Manley will be on hand at the NWBA Mentoring Center to assist students as well during the workshop. \nAlso available is a one-day audit of the workshop for $35 on Thursday\, April 9th\, 2026. This will be available to NWBA members only on Thursday (the last day of the workshop). Participants of the audit will be allowed to spend the day viewing the workshop from the bleachers in the Mentoring Center. John will interact with the audience off and on throughout the day. Audit tickets can be purchased at the door. \nCamping will also be available onsite at the Cowlitz County Fairgrounds for $20 per day. \nThe John Winer workshop is full. Please contact nwbainfo@gmail.com to be put on a waiting list.
URL:https://blacksmith.org/event/john-winer-3-day-workshop/
LOCATION:Mentoring Center\, 1900 7th Avenue\, Longview\, WA\, 98632\, United States
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SUMMARY:NWBA Spring Conference - Longview
DESCRIPTION:NWBA Spring Conference 2026 is happening April 10th through April 12 at the Cowlitz County Fairgrounds/Event Center – NWBA Mentoring Center located at 1900 7th Ave\, Longview\, WA 98632. \nConferences demonstrators this year are John Winer and  Lisa Geertsen with Dave Lisch as Sunday’s Hot Tips Demonstrator. We’ll also have hands-on workshop demonstrations throughout the weekend from Dan Bowyer\, Joey Guerra\, and Paul Thorne. \nMore details here: https://blacksmith.org/spring-conference-2026/
URL:https://blacksmith.org/event/nwba-spring-conference-longview/
LOCATION:Mentoring Center\, 1900 7th Avenue\, Longview\, WA\, 98632\, United States
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SUMMARY:2026 ABANA National Conference
DESCRIPTION:The 2026 ABANA National Conference will be held in Bentonville\, Arkansas
URL:https://blacksmith.org/event/2026-abana-national-conference/
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