Don’t forget! September 27th (this Sunday) there Will be a meeting from noon to 4:00 at. Pat’s forge street the Normanskill farm. Paul Crosby will be doing the demonstration. He will be making a simple, but unique, bulldog bottle opener.
please wear your masks, and be ready to have a great meeting!

We are very excited to share the news! Not only are we actually going to have an August Meeting, It is going to be held at The Adirondack Folk School in Lake Luzerne NY. There is plenty of room to sprawl out and social distance, and several forging stations to use for open forge time. Donations will be encouraged for full and material usage, but there are 9 forges and anvils to put to use. Our demonstration will be conducted by ABS Journeyman Smith Jordan LaMothe. I believe he will be making an axe, but that may change due to artistic freedoms. Jordan is an amazing smith, and a wonderful demonstrator, a treat not to be missed. the meeting will be at our regular time 12-4 pm. The folkschool address is

51 Main St.

Lake Luzerne, NY 12846

They can be found online at www.adirondackfolkschool.org for more information, and class Schedules. Look forward to seeing you there. Any questions feel free to call Paul 518-763-7296

Hello James S., As the circumstance surrounding the coronavirus COVID – 19 continues to evolve we remain vigilant in keeping abreast of the latest information. In order to prepare for future action, if necessary, the Governor of New York has now declared a disaster emergency. This declaration may result in the necessity for us to change our plans in the future, however at this time, there are no plans to cancel the 2020 Conference. As circumstances change we will make every effort to communicate the situation in a timely manner. As a precaution we suggest that conference attendees planning to fly to the conference take out trip insurance, in the event that the conference is cancelled. Meanwhile, we will be reaching to officials from the Washington County Fairgrounds and Local Emergency planners in in order to get the most recent and up to date information for the area and to formulate any plans necessary for the conference Registration is now open Register Now ADDRESS ABANA Central Office 259 Muddy Fork Road, Jonesborough, TN 37659 GET IN TOUCH Phone: (423) 913-1022 Fax: (423) 913-1023 Email: centraloffice@abana.org WebsiteDonations MembershipConference Contact Visit our website Keep tabs on the conference announcements by visiting the ABANA site regularly

Paul was asked a couple of meetings ago if he would run for President of CDBA. He agreed and we put it to a vote by show of hands. Paul was unanimously voted in and he accepted. Jim and Jack and everyone else present agreed to help Paul out if and when in the unlikely event that he needed assistance. Three cheers to Paul!!

The Abana Board will return conference registration fees to those who wish to cancel due to the Corona virus. The conference is still scheduled and volunteers are needed to help. Volunteers will work only a few hours during the conference without missing the demonstrations.

There will be up to four golf carts operating morning and afternoon on Wed June 3, Thurs June 4, Fri June 5, and Sat June 6. The carts will be available to provide shuttle service around the conference grounds for those attendees who require assistance. We also plan to have a few volunteers on duty at the conference entrance gate /parking lot during the mornings of all days to ensure that attendees find an appropriate parking space in good order. Need for more help is sure to develop at the start and during the conference.

Would you be willing to assist with some of these duties? If so, please advise which days and times (am or pm) would best fit your schedule. Dana Flanders is in charge of volunteers. He asks that you provide name, email address and phone number. Please contact him at: dfflanders1@gmail.com. —713-569-8422