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ABANA Anvil Firing Controversy
7 Chapters disenfranchised
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The Shot heard around the world!
Southeast Regional Blacksmith Conference
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Continued from page one, The players and definitions
- Anvil Shoot, AKA anvil firing
- Two blacksmiths anvils are placed base to base with one setting face down on the ground.
A charge of black powder is placed between the two anvils in the hollow of the base.
The charge is set off by a fuse and the top anvil is launched into the air with a boom like the report of a large cannon and a cloud of white smoke.
The anvil travels anywhere from a few feet to 50-60 feet in the air depending on the size of the charge.
In modern anvil shooting most shooters have a special setup that includes the anvils regularly used, one is sometimes welded to a steel plate to insure it doesn't tip.
There may also be a fuse support or a guard.
Anvil shooting has been used as a form of fireworks for as long as anyone can remember.
It is said to have started in Europe but has been a long time American Independence Day tradition.
Today only blacksmiths keep this tradition in the U.S.
- ABANA
- Artist Blacksmith Association of North America. Currently the world's largest blacksmithing organization. A non-profit corporation 27 years old.
- AFC
- Alabama Forge Council (formerly) an ABANA Chapter, A non-profit corporation, organized in local "forges" with the main organization holding several annual events.
- FABA
- Florida Artist Blacksmith Association (formerly) an ABANA Chapter, A non-profit corporation.
- SERBC
- Southeastern Regional Blacksmiths Convention, officialy Southeastern Convention Inc., a non-profit corporation consisting of board members representing 7 ABANA Chapters.
Alabama Forge Council
Alex Bealer Blacksmith Association
Appalachian Area Chapter
Florida Artist Blacksmith Association
North Carolina Chapter Of Abana
Ocmulgee Blacksmith Guild
Philip Simmons Artist-Blacksmith Guild Of South Carolina
The Southeastern Convention Inc., is not an ABANA chapter or affiliated with ABANA. It recieves no funds or seed money from ABANA.
It is a completely independent corporation and its events are not ABANA sponsored events.
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