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Celtic Festival 2009, Sheep Herding

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: Slim the wonder dog

: The stalk

: Rounding the bend

: Listening for his whistle command

: The sheep are impressed

: Mental telepthy

: Frozen in place

: The other dogs are criticizing Slim’s technique

: Meg prepares for her Demonstration

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Consider joining us at our next monthly meeting on Sunday, March 28 at Buddy Leonard's Shop. To get a feel for what takes place, see our recent February Meeting announcement and related photo gallery!

Check out our Monthly Meeting Schedule for the remainder of 2010.

Thinking about attending the ABANA 2010 Conference June 2-5 in Memphis? Check out the latest Conference News updates.

Watch Sid Gale demonstrate how to forge a scroll at our January Meeting.

See the GCBA Demo Team in action at the recent Blacksmith Day at the Picayune Arboretum.

Check out Scott Carnesi's knife work, our latest member to post a sample of their artistry.

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Catch up on the latest ABANA News on upcoming regional events, training fellowships, member discounts, classes, group insurance enrollment, board elections, affiliate highlights, and the 2010 Conference. It's all here.

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

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