Events
Upcoming Events
When: February 8th, 10 am to 4 pm
Where: Waldies Blacksmith Shop
16 James St, Milton
What: Building on last year’s demonstrations Ryan will make more of the tooling that is used for the ABANA curriculum level 1-3 grills. Ryan has also been invited to be a demonstrator at CanIronXIV event to be held August 7th to 10th in Austin, Manitoba. If you can’t make it to CanIron, don’t miss out on our local demonstration!
Demonstration, Hammer Ins and Workshops.
Our monthly meetings take on a few forms. We have meetings held at members’ shops where they will demonstrate a new skill or technique.
We also have “Hammer Ins”, usually held at a heritage village. At these meetings you are welcome to bring your forge and anvil and set up for the day. Forge what you like – learn and share with the group.
Occassionally we will bring in a well known smith from further afield to do a speical demonstration for our group or run a workshop.
Our Events are Listed Below
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[Ryan Belanger. Waldies Blacksmith Shop. February]
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Hammer-Ins. Country Heritage Park. Ongoing.
Country Heritage Park Blacksmiths Drop-ins 2024 Schedule Organized by: Halton Forges Collective
Location: 8560 Tremaine Rd, Milton, ON
Follow Halton Forges Collective on Facebook for last minute updates and changes.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1722932884539453
All events run from 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM
Saturdays. host Franco. Apr 20, May 25, Jun 15, Jul 27, Aug 17, Sep 21, Oct 19, Nov 16(weather dependant)
Sundays. host Tom. Apr 28, May 26, Jun 23, Jul 28, Sep 29, Oct 27, Nov 24(weather dependant)
Ryan Belanger. Waldies Blacksmith Shop. February
When: February 8th, 10 am to 4 pm
Where: Waldies Blacksmith Shop
16 James St, Milton
What: Building on last year’s demonstrations Ryan will make more of the tooling that is used for the ABANA curriculum level 1-3 grills. Ryan has also been invited to be a demonstrator at CanIronXIV event to be held August 7th to 10th in Austin, Manitoba. If you can’t make it to CanIron, don’t miss out on our local demonstration!
Sandra Dun. Two Smiths. March
When: March 8th, 10 am to 4 pm
Where: Two Smiths
8 Grand Ave, Kitchener, ON
What: TBD
Mark Puigmarti. Sparks Will Fly Forge. April
When: April 12th, 10 am to 4 pm
Where: 402 Reach St, Port Perry, ON
What: TBD
Mick Smith. Forge Welding Workshop. May
When: May 1oth, 10 am to 4 pm
Where: Mikc Smith’s Shop
What: Forge Welding workshop – more details to come
Boyd Page. Glengarry Pioneer Museum, Dunvegan. June
When: June 14th and 115th
Where: Glengarry Pioneer Museum
1645 County Rd 30, Dunvegan, ON
What: A weekend of Blacksmith demonstrations!
Hear the anvils ring as blacksmiths from across Ontario, Quebec and a few from the U.S.A. converge on Dunvegan.
Hammer-In. Hamilton Steam Museum. June
When: June 14th, 10 am to 4 pm
Where: Hamilton Steam Museum
900 Woodward Ave, Hamilton, ON
What: This will be a hammer-in meeting held in conjunction with the cast iron pour group at the Hamilton Steam Museume. Bring your portable forge setup and work alongside other members / demonstrate for the public. Share techniques and knowledge. If you don’t have a portable forge setup feel free to attend anyway. Don’t forget to bring your safety glasses.
Hammer-In. Westfield Pioneer Village. July
When: July 6th, 10 am to 4 pm
Where: Westfield Pioneer Village
1049 Kirkwall Rd, Rockton
What: Hammer-in
CanIronXIV. Manitoba. August
When: August 7th – 10th
Where: The Manitoba Agricultural Museum
Provincial Trunk Hwy 34, Austin, MB
What: Hosted this year by the Manitobe Blacksmith Guild
Since 1997, CanIRON has been the premier biennial blacksmithing gathering, aimed at fostering friendship, collaboration, and skills development. The initial purpose of the event was for the betterment of all who attend, to exchange thoughts, ideas, procedures, technology, etc. and then take the knowledge back to their home blacksmith groups and share.
*** John Newman is making Tool Boxes to go to CanIRON. If you have tools to donate to help fill these boxes please reach out to president@ontarioblacksmiths.ca. This is part of how OABA will contribute to this year’s CanIron event. Thank you.***
Sebastian Drygas. Delta Forge. September
ChristKindl Market. December
We are very exited to have some of the Haliburton students helping out for the first time. They will be working beside OABA members Mick Smith, Dave Kritz, Dan Linkenheld, Bob Young, Sandra Dunn and Wolfgang Bleckert over the 4 days.
More information on the event can be found at:
https://www.kitchener.ca/en/arts-culture-and-events/christkindl-market.aspx