We headed to Sedalia on Thursday for the 2010 Blacksmith Association of Missouri conference. Our first stop was Eddie's drive-in restaurant. They serve breakfast anytime of the day! I'm pretty sure the inside hadn't been updated in decades. They serve a goober burger there. It's a hamburger with peanut butter, tomatoes and lettuce. I passed on that as it was only 11:00 AM, I went for breakfast.
This is the BAM logo done in metal.
Not all blacksmith wear pants! George could pull this off quite nice, tat and all! These work kilts are not cheap! Pants would have been a whole lot cheaper. But not near as sexy.
This is the swine barn where the conference was held. It's an awesome old barn.
The storms rolled in on Saturday. The lightning hit and the power went out. If you look closely you can see the recloser is off. Luckily for us it was repaired in less than 15 minutes.
This grill was made by Clay Spencer, an awesome blacksmith.
He also teaches at John C Campbell folk school.
Flowers for the ladies, made by Pat McCarty.
Would you believe this coffee table was made by an apprentice? He's willing to sell it too!
Mona bought her jewelry. She does some beautiful work.
Basket classes were taught. Here Jenny and Carla show their baskets in the making.
Jo Nietfeld taught broom making classes.
An auction was held Saturday evening. Here Tim Ryan, who also teaches at John C. Campbell tries to pull a bidder in. I unfortunately gave Tim a duplicate bidder's number. Something that should not be done to the auctioneer!
To see more about the conference and more pictures visit
Flowers for the ladies, made by Pat McCarty.
Would you believe this coffee table was made by an apprentice? He's willing to sell it too!
Mona bought her jewelry. She does some beautiful work.
Basket classes were taught. Here Jenny and Carla show their baskets in the making.
Jo Nietfeld taught broom making classes.
An auction was held Saturday evening. Here Tim Ryan, who also teaches at John C. Campbell tries to pull a bidder in. I unfortunately gave Tim a duplicate bidder's number. Something that should not be done to the auctioneer!To see more about the conference and more pictures visit
