Welcome

to the

Australian Blacksmiths Association (Victoria) Incorporated.

The A.B.A. (Vic) Inc. Remembers February 7, 2009

To remember the people lost to the fires and our brave firefighters who battled the elements to protect our towns, the Australian Blacksmiths Association (Victoria) Inc. invited blacksmiths from across the country and around the world to contribute to The Tree Project. We asked for forged stainless steel or copper gum leaves to be added to a forged stainless steel gumtree. This gumtree is to be erected in Strathewen, one of the affected townships as a memorial of these events, for the loss suffered and for the spirit of renewal. This project is ongoing and needs your support. Please visit The Tree Project website for further details.

The Australian Blacksmiths Association is a not-for-profit organisation dedicated
to preserving and promoting the ancient and honourable craft of the blacksmith.

This site will give you a quick overview of who we are and what we do, however blacksmithing is not a passive art for reading about, rather something to do. So have a quick look around, then come and join us.

We also publish a quarterly newsletter 'The Drift' which contains usually some articles on the history of blacksmithing particularly locally, some techniques, event reports and the usual stuff you'd expect to find in a newsletter.

WORK DAYS AT THE BARN
Our regular work days are every fortnight on Sunday of every month. We will open The Barn on request at other mutually convenient times, especially for country members.