The Upper Midwest Blacksmith Association is a non-profit organization of amateur and professional artists and blacksmiths. Our purposes are the sharing of knowledge, education, and to present the art of blacksmithing to the public. UMBA is an affiliate of the Artist Blacksmiths Association of North America. Newcomers are welcome to attend UMBA events, please e-mail a Board Member to schedule public events. Contact Joe Brannum to schedule an event.

Notice - UMBA Membership increased January 1, 2006 to $20.

NEWS
See the Member Gallery!
The Library is online.

Read about the UMBA Teaching Trailer Wish List

  • Looking for Blacksmithing Classes? See the Class Page.
  • More photos of UMBA events on the Pictures page.
  • The Projects area has a pdf with excellent ideas for forging.
    These were provided by the Blacksmith's Journal.
    Hoffmann Publications, publishers of the Blacksmith's Journal, has given special permission for this copyrighted material to be reprinted for educational purposes, and that the use of these design ideas and published instruction is for individual use only.

THE UMBA JOURNAL. -  The Journal is published bimonthly. Material from the newsletter may be freely copied and reproduced without permission for non-profit purposes provided credit is given to the author and the journal. Copyrighted materials may only be reproduced with the permission of the author.

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