Gulf Coast Blacksmith Association

• Discoveries

  Discover what real blacksmiths do for entertainment. Watch this recent CBS Evening News report on Shooting Anvils.

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  See the GCBA Demo Team in action at the recent Scottish Highland Games & Celtic Music Festival in Gulfport, along with photos of jousting, sheep herding, sword fighting and other events.

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  See the damage inflicted on Buddy Leonard's Blacksmith Shop by Gustav—the $6.6 billion hurricane that triggered the largest evacuation in U.S. history.

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  Listen to the applause as these guys weld a face plate to an anvil at the recent Sculpture Objects & Functional Art Fair in Chicago.

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  Get published! ABANA has made it easier to submit articles for The Anvil's Ring and Hammer's Blow magazines. Learn more.

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  Read the Artist Biography of our own William “Buddy” Leonard at the Louisiana Folklife Center located at Northwestern State University.

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  Check out Dennis Rohner's work at Klein’s Pumpkin Patch.

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  Discover who's who in our gallery of GCBA Member Mug Shots.

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  See Chuck Robinson's impressive photo documentary of an Al-Bronze Casting of a Knife Handle.

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  Take Rob Whitehurst’s amazing tour of a Japanese Swordsmith Shop and a Vietnamese Smithy.

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  Don’t miss our collection of online videos on metalworking and blacksmithing.

• News

  • Member Houston Fairchild Passed Away
  • Little Giant Power Hammer Rebuilding Seminar, March 19-21
  • The Astragal Press added to “In Print” Resources
  • ABANA Publications – Call for Articles
  • ABANA 2010 Conference, June 2-5 at AgriCenter in Memphis
  • GCBA Ranks in Top 50 Blacksmithing Sites Worldwide
  • Viewing GCBA Photo Galleries Now Easier
  • GCBA Meeting Schedule

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