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This page updated - July 11, 2008

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7-11-08 Foot vise for sale; in excellent condition. Asking $350. Located in
Berkley, MI. 
Contact Dave Sabbagh
 (248) 548-9411 or dsabbagh@juno.com
7-11-08 Big Blu 75lb power hammer for sale. The hammer is in excellent working condition and the price includes two extra sets of dies. Price is $2900.
 The hammer is located in my shop in Pontiac.

Contact: Dave Sabbagh
 (248) 548-9411 or dsabbagh@juno.com
5-16-08 Full Size Drafting Table w/mechanical arm $200
Contact: Dave Jonas 517.531.3813
5-16-08 Canedy Otto freestanding blower, Royal H Western Chief, nicely restored and painted - $150.00
Tire Shrinker Pat'd. 1875, side mount, one tooth missing on hand lever but still works - $100.00

Contact: Darla Selander 231.378.2808
Can email pictures. 
5-16-08 Wanted: blacksmith to give demo for Hartland Heritage Day, Saturday Sept 20, 11-3, near US 23 and M-59 in Livingston Co. 
Small honorarium. 

Contact: Barbara Krueger
Hartland, MI 48353
248.887.1283
5-16-08 Call for Artists
Washington Square Art Gallery is a new fine art cooperative gallery. It is located next to Pereddies Restaurant in Washington Square in Holland MI. We are in need of a metal sculptor to join our gallery.

Some specifics:
$100 per month (includes utilities and phone and wireless)
90% of the income from the sale of the art goes to the artist
10% goes to the gallery for credit card machine and transactions, office supplies, etc.Current hours for the gallery are:
            Wed & Thur 11am – 6pm, Fri & Sat 11am- 8pm

11.5 hours per month commitment to work the gallery is necessary. However, we have some artists willing to work the hours for $7/hour.
 
Contact: Pia Brown
616.392.5869
3-29-08 FOR SALE -Little Giant 25lb Power Hammer Early 1940's, serial No. H7112 Good shape, from the blacksmith shop in Elsie Michigan $2500

Contact: Bob Atkinson
robert.atkinson@mcc.edu
3-16-08 CALL FOR ARTISTS

Meridian Township Artisans Market is looking for artists to participate in the 2008 market season.  Deadline is April 4 for seasonal participants. Applications for daily vendors accepted anytime.

For information and an application call Meridian Township Parks and Recreation Office at
517.853.4608 or Faust@Meridian.mi.us.
3-16-08 May 3, 2008 Tiller's Plow Days- 1pm-5pm and
July 19, 2008 Tiller's Antique Tool Collectors Show-9am-noon
10515 East OP Ave. Scotts MI 49088
The Herb Nehring Blacksmith Shop will be open- Forges and tool setups are available to MABA members who would like to demonstrate for the crowd.  Or bring your own and setup outside to demonstrate and sell.

Call 269-626-0223 to let Tiller's know you are coming-
1-15-08 Little Giant 50lb hammer for sale, Serial Number 148,
has new spring and combo dies, 3 hp 970 rpm electric motor with phase converter to run on 220 v single phase.
Asking $2500 for pickup here, will deliver in Michigan for additional cost. It is ready to plug 'n play.

Contact: Richard Thibeau, Dancing Frog Forge
rthibeau@coslink.net or
231-590-2052
1896 Carlisle Rd, Traverse City, MI 49686

1-15-08 3 Anvils, Peter Wright, Mousehole
For weights and prices-

Contact: Ron Bishop
734-483-5909
10-31-07
FOR SALE OR WILL TRADE
items for the right motorcycle parts or other blacksmithing tools:
500 gallon stainless steel milk bulk tank $750.00
Farriers forge $300.00
Beautiful 1952 International Harvester Stake truck $20,000
1952 I H dump truck for $2000
Contact: Walt Badgerow, Lexinton, MI 48450
810-327-2045, email:wfdragonslayr@iwarp.net
10-31-07
"Jet" 9" x 20" basic bench lathe, 4 yrs. old $900 Contact David Sneary
 Redford MI,
phone 313-538-8212
10-31-07
New 6" Hydraulic cylindar $125
Components for a forging press- call Kevin for more details-
Johnson Gas Forge, $300 -
#133 Single wide 4" Bench Speed Vise $75
Contact: Kevin Keena
248-217-7085
8-7-07

1947, 25 pound Little Giant Power Hammer. A sweet running hammer in great condition. $2,500 firm.

Joe Tremain 517-569-2359 Joe@JetTechUSA.com
6-21-07 Dear MABA,

I am a MABA member and the Chairman of the FORT Primitive Skills Training committee for the Clinton Valley Boy Scout Council in the northern suburbs of the Detroit area. As part of a series of primitive skills training programs, we are conducting a blacksmith training program for adult leaders and a Hammer-in for the scouts annually. Our goal is to provide a hands-on blacksmithing experience for about 200 boys and girls aged 11-18 during our annual two day Hammer-in. During this event, each scout will make several
items, some for their unit, some for themselves. Hopefully many of them will want to pursue blacksmithing or metalworking as a hobby or career.

As you can imagine, gathering the tools to facilitate such an event is a major expense, we have a great start but need more help. I would like to request the help of MABA in accomplishing this by publishing our needs list and soliciting donations of new or used tools from the MABA Membership
through the newsletter and/or website. The following is the list of the tools we still need:

2 - Anvils
2 - Leg Vises (Post Vise)
2 - Bench Vises
8 - 3# Hand Sledges or Cross Pein Hammers
1 - 5# Sledge Hammer 8 - Cross Pein and Straight Pein Hammers (600-1000gram)
24 - Ball Pein Hammers (all sizes)
8 - Rawhide Mallets
4 - Bending or Scrolling Wrenches (1/4" - 1/2")
8 - Twisting Wrenches
8 - Wolfjaw Tongs
8 - Wire Brushes
8 - Center Punches

I appreciate your time and consideration. Please contact me with any questions or donations.

Thanks,

Tim Saling, Chairman
FORT Primitive Skills Training, CVC, BSA
30545 Ambeth St.
Farmington Hills, MI 48336

248-866-3531
tim.saling@gmail.com

5-1-07 For Sale:

Mankel Open-End Plus 4 115 volt Double Burner Forge. Excellent condition.
Go to link for description;
(http://www.centaurforge.com/prodinfo.asp?number=4FORGE4OE15)- $450.00

Kevin Casey
10583 N.42nd Street
Hickory Corners, Mi 49060

kevincasey@tds.net
269-719-7412

10/8/06

Hossfeld Bender, model no. 2 with angle iron and pipe dies- $3,000
Peter Wright anvil 300#- $600

Dave Goodrich
734-428-8147 (evenings)
goodrich1@sbcglobal.net