2023
Founder’s Day Fair, June 17th & 18th
Greenwood, BC
Katrina, Leif, Bob, & Michael: Had a tent & mobile forge set up for both days. Leif, Bob, & Michael all took turns manning the forge, though Leif did the brunt of it (Katrina & Michael were both recovering from injuries).
Spring Conference, April 29th & 30th
Bob’s Forge
2019
Spring Conference
Doug Newell’s Workshop, Canyon, BC
Tim Peel-Wickstrom: Identifying scrap steel for tool making; Hori hori forging demo; Garden trowel workshop
Doug Newell: One Brick Forge workshop
Fall Conference
Boundary Museum, 6145 Reservoir Road, Grand Forks, BC
Dave Barrett: Fernie Forge – Thumb Latch
Holly Dolanz: Diamond Ironworks – Horseshoe Making
2018
Spring Conference
Kootenay Forge, Crawford Bay, BC
Tony Austin: Repoussé and Chasing demo; Belt Buckle workshop
2017
Spring Conference
Kootenay Forge, Crawford Bay, BC
Kevin Kratz: Frying pan forging workshop
Fall Conference
Centre 64 Art Gallery, Kimberly, BC
Various demonstrations throughout the day. Thank you to Tony Austin for supplying the tools and steel.
Archived Past Events
2016 – Glennadii Boyarsky in the spring, fall meeting at Norm Dolanz’s forge.
2015 – Charles Lewton-Brain in the spring, fall meeting at Fernie Forge with Doug Newell.
2014 – Tony Stewart in the spring, fall meeting at Gunner Jorgensen’s.
2013 – Jake James in the spring, fall meeting at Paul Reimer’s.
2012 – John Monteath in the spring, fall meeting at Paul Reimer’s.
2011 – Glenn Gilmore in the spring, fall meeting at Paul Reimer’s.
2010 – Marcus Engler in the spring, fall meeting at Gunner Jorgensen’s.
2009 – Jeffrey Funk in the spring, fall meeting at Gunner Jorgensen’s.
2008 – Steve Fontanini in the spring, fall meeting at Chris Waters’.
2007 – Alice James in the spring, fall meeting with Dan’l Moore at Fernie Forge.