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Happy Birthday Uri Hofi! Power Hammer School, The HOFI System.
Uri Hofi turns a young 70 years of age today. anvilfire guru talks with Uri Hofi I recently spent a week with Uri Hofi at the Power Hammer School in Mooresville, NC. The following . . . Continued on Page 2 The HOFI system of blacksmithing is a method of ergonomic use of hand tools and teaching of forging elements Continued on Page 3 Mooresville, NC USA Uri Hofi at power hammer school. The ear mark of a fine school is preparation . . . Continued. . . Page 5 Morganton, NC USA A visit to BigBLU Manufacturing Company. Hammers ready to ship! This is typical of what you will find any time you visit. These don't include two in the paint booth and the three the shop uses! Click for photo The Revolutionary Blacksmith The historical fiction blacksmith romance by Jim Paw-Paw Wilson is now in print. Book Review	NEWS INDEX [ REMOTE ] Vol.1 (May-June 1998 - JYH) Vol. 2 ABANA 1998 Conf Vol. 3 Camp Fenby Vol. 4 ABANA Late Vol. 5 PABA Edition Vol. 6 AFC Edition Vol. 7 Virginia Edition Vol. 8 Thanksgiving Edition Vol. 9 New Year's 1999 Edition Vol. 10 1st International Edition Vol. 11 Gichners Iron Age Antiques Vol. 12 Spring Fling, blowing the anvil Vol. 13 Southeast Conference Part I Vol. 13, p.2 SPECIAL NWBA REPORT Vol. 14, CanIron II, Calgary, Canada Vol. 16, Francis Whitaker, Eternal Flame Vol. 17, Spring 2000 Edition Vol. 18, Bill Pieh Vol. 19, JYH Photo Contest Vol. 20, June 2000 Knife Smposium Vol. 21, ABANA 2000! Vol. 22, October 2000 ABANA vs. FABA Vol. 23, April 2001 Kiwi Case, Spring Fling Vol. 24, June 2001 Southeast Conf Vol. 25, May 2002 Camp Fenby, ABASA, CanIronIII Vol. 26, June 2002 ABANA Conference Vol. 27, September 2002 Epps Hammer-In Vol. 28, Spring 2003 Events Vol. 29, May 2003 WV Armour-In Vol. 30, Southeast Conference Vol. 31, 2003 SOFA Quad State Event Vol. 32, 2004 NC-ABANA * Hammerfest Vol. 33, 2004 WV Armour-In Vol. 34, July 2004 ABANA Conference Vol. 35, Power Hammer School, SOFA Edt. 36, Bill Gichner passes, Keenjunk closes Edt. 37, Costa Rican Blacksmithing Edt. 38, Jim Paw-Paw Wilson passes Page 2   Hofi and Education Page 3   Elements from the System Page 4  The Hofi System Page 5  Power Hammer School Page 6  July 31 class Page 8  Benard Pelletier demo Page 9  Advanced Hofi Class Page 10  Saturday Night Demo Page 11  Filming the NEW HOFI video Page 12  Details of Student Pieces Event Coverage Insert Web Page Adoption Insert Machine Design List NEW! Video Dave Manzer "Power Hammer Tooling and Techniques" Now available exclusively from anvilfire.com! VHS, DVD and PAL format available.
I N T E R N A T I O N A L Uri Hofi Blacksmithing School - Israel trip Dean Curfman of Big BLU Hammer Mfg Co. is organizing a trip to spend a week with Uri Hofi at his school in Israel. Don't miss this once in a life time adventure in learning. Missionary Opportunity in Managua, Nicaragua. I’m writing to let you all know about something new and exciting that is going on in Nicaragua. This coming fall. . . See www.aahcr.org for details. Hot Iron Muster 2005: Queensland, Australia Frank Turley, presenter. villagesmith.com.au Click for more information anvilfire TRAVEL FAQ
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