The Tidewater Blacksmith’s Guild is dedicated to preserving the craft of blacksmithing and increasing public awareness of the history of our craft, while at the same time demonstrating that in this automated machine world, things hand-made still exist and remain objects of art. The Tidewater Blacksmith’s Guild is a local member organization chartered under the Artist-Blacksmith’s Association of North America Inc. (ABANA), a non-profit organization.

TIDEWATER BLACKSMITH’S GUILD HISTORY

The Guild had it’s beginnings in the fall of 1995. Mitch Linden, TBG’s founding President, got a list of local blacksmith’s from ABANA, and called around to see if anyone was interested in forming an ABANA chapter. The first meeting was held in November 1995 at the Career Development Center in Va. Bch., where Jon Cookson was an Instructor, and had volunteered the shop space.  Read more…

Upcoming Events

Oct
19
Sat
9:00 am The TBG Gathering of the Blacksm... @ Scott Hill's property.
The TBG Gathering of the Blacksm... @ Scott Hill's property.
Oct 19 @ 9:00 am – Oct 20 @ 12:00 pm
The TBG Gathering of the Blacksmiths @ Scott Hill's property.
Our annual Gathering will be at Scott Hill’s place this year. The public is invited. Bring your friends and family. The event will start at 9 AM on Saturday with a Ring of Fire (several[...]

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Great group! Lots of good memories here!!!!

We had an excellent weekend at the Whitehurst Buffington House. They had their Fall Festival on Saturday, and we had our September meeting there on Sunday. Joe Gentile did a nice demo on drawing out techniques. We have a busy season coming up with lots of events in the next weeks and months. Watch our events schedule and calendar. 🤓 ... See MoreSee Less

We had an excellent weekend at the Whitehurst Buffington House.  They had their Fall Festival on Saturday, and we had our September meeting there on Sunday.  Joe Gentile did a nice demo on drawing out techniques.  We have a busy season coming up with lots of events in the next weeks and months.  Watch our events schedule and calendar.  🤓Image attachmentImage attachment+2Image attachment
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