Auction official listing

The auction is coming up fast, just a few days away really. Here is the official listing from the auction company.

http://www.wisconsinauctioneers.org/auction_detail.php?id=116298

Auction July 11th!

Our big auction is coming up on Saturday July 11th. You can email me at kassmiles @ hotmail.com (type that without the spaces into your email) for more info. If you leave a comment asking for info, please include a contact email address.

A partial list of items to sell

blacksmithing/welding items

• Miller Syncrowave 200 tig welder with accessories
• nice little portable mig welder that plugs into a 110 outlet
• work benches
• forging hammers, both handmade and commercial
• forged, but unfinished, hammer heads
  
• tongs, most handmade by Bill Fiorini
• Grizzly belt sander (great for knifemakers)
  
• 72 inch belts that fit the grizzly sander
• Knife making tools
• jigs
• Swage Block
• Kohlswa Anvil
• wrought iron, great for damascus work
  
• lots of mild steel
  
• lots of tool steel
• hardware
• light fixtures for the high wattage tungsten bulbs
  

Household Items

• La Z Boy couch and loveseat, only a few years old
• king size bed and two twin size beds (one girls one boys)
• Amish store brand big bedroom dresser
• Amish store brand jelly cupboard
• solid oak barrister bookshelf
• large solid oak (amish store brand) rectangular dining room table
  
• 7 ft diameter folding round banquet table
• miscellaneous crafting supplies
• miscellaneous books- gardening, crafting, etc...
• solid oak foosball table
• oak frame futon sofa, mission style
• miscellaneous smaller furniture items
  

Yes we're moving!

Our house and workshop are for sale, on 4.2 acres with incredible views, 30 miles south of La Crosse, Wisconsin. http://tinyurl.com/lalst5

We are moving to the house my grandparents used to own, in Southern Illinois, at the end of July. In the meantime,

• I am making small fun bits of jewelry in the studio.
• I'm trying to pack one box a day and declutter one bag of "stuff" a day.
  
• preparing for the big auction we are having on July 11th.
  
• doing normal household stuff.
  
• doing kid stuff as always.
  

I'll update you with pictures of jewelry in a few days. For the most part, I am working on fun quicker pieces, that I can work on in small bits of time.

We are scaling down our possessions with Bill's retirement and this move, so are planning a big auction on July 11th. We are getting our work and studio to the point where it's easy to pack up and travel with- so jewelry, chasing, japanese inlay and embellishment techniques, and very small scale forging with a portable propane forge.

During the auction we'll be selling welders, one anvil, some nice post vices, belt grinder, all sorts of miscellaneous tools, and even furniture. I'll keep you posted!

My Workshop

Speaking of workshops....
There are still open spaces for my workshop at Tunnel Mill, near Rochester, Minnesota on June 25, 26, and 27th. On the first day, we will be making chasing tools. On the 2nd and 3rd days, I will teaching chasing and repoussé on silver, with a leaf, flower, or rabbit form. Design choice depends upon skill and experience level of the student. Students with jewelry experience may make their form into a brooch or pin. Students just starting in silver will turn their chased piece into a pendant.

There will be fees to cover the cost of the silver, findings, and consumable supplies. Students will need to bring a pitch bowl and base or small cast iron skillet filled with at least 1 inch of pitch.
Other supplies include
closed toe shoes
eye and ear protection
heat gun
small ball peen hammer or chasing hammer
forging supplies, though some are available at the Mill if you don't have them

To register for the class please call John or Carol Adams at 507-289-4189 or email jc-adams@msn.com