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SOFA 2008 Quadstate Roundup
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ABOUT This NEWS and the SOFA Conference Thermite Welding was the demo that brought over 850 attendees to Quadstate this year. A high percentage attended the demonstration by Railtech Boutet. Continued on Page 2 Jack Brubaker demonstrated bending and shaping pipe, making leaves from angle iron and finishes. Continued on Page 13 Canadians came to make iron and they did! Continued on Page 16 Lorelei Sims Teaches Basic Classes Continued on Page 20	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 Symposium 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 Edt. 39, URI HOFI, Power Hammer School Edt. 40, ABANA 2006, Brent Baily in Peru Page 2   Thermite Welding RR-Rail Page 12   Finished Thermite Weld Page 13   Jack Brubaker, Pipe and Angle Page 16   Making Wrought Iron Page 18   THE BLOOM! Page 19   Iron Smelt CD Order Info Page 20   Lorelei Sims Page 21   Sights Tailgating Page 22   ANviL and hAmmeR HeaDs Page 23   Odds n' Ends Page 23   Commentaries, Additions Page 24   Fire at Peter Buchanan's Page 25   Chinese Blacksmith, Earthquake Event Coverage Insert Web Page Adoption Insert NEW! Video Dave Manzer "Power Hammer Tooling and Techniques" Now available exclusively from anvilfire.com! VHS, DVD and PAL format available. The Revolutionary Blacksmith The historical fiction blacksmith romance by Jim Paw-Paw Wilson is now in print. Book Review
ABANA picks conference location After a contentious couple years since ABANA's president Clare Yellin announced there would be no 2008 conference because the ABANA board did not know how to organize a conference. An ABANA board member told us that there WILL BE a 2010 ABANA convention in Memphis, TN. This year (2008) would have normally been a conference year and every group with clout has been trying to outdo the others and claim the prize. BAM did an excellent job but SOFA had the momemntum, the location and the people.
I N T E R N A T I O N A L Chinese Blacksmith Statue, Earthquake Photos and an appeal from Phillip Greening-Jackson Page 25  anvilfire International TRAVEL FAQ
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September 30, 2008 SOFA Quadstate 2008 EDITION Comments to: Jock Dempsey Editor at anvilfire.com	Copyright © 2008 by Jock Dempsey   -