Southern Ohio Forge and Anvil

Southern Ohio Forge and Anvil Southern Ohio Forge and Anvil (SOFA), an affiliate of ABANA, is a nonprofit organization that was formed in 1977.
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Its founders, Emmert Studebaker, Larry Wood, and Bob Zeller were inspired by ABANA and former Ohio Artists Blacksmith Association to create a

06/01/2026

Just a reminder that our June meeting has been moved to the 13th so that our members can attend the IBA conference in Tipton Indiana that is being held on the 5th through the 8th.

05/02/2026

Sorry for the late notice. I will be demonstrating a special fire pit poker tomorrow and we will also have open forging.

Brian T.

04/10/2026

April meeting is tomorrow 4/11 . Todd Newton will be demonstrating 5 different types of decorative twists on 1/2" square bar.

We will also be having our annual election for our board of directors. The current directors with terms ending this year are as follows:
David Hastings - has chosen to run again
Mike Pennington - has chosen to run again
Charlie Hollis - has chosen to run again
Roy Blair - has chosen to not to run again

We have had 2 nominations from the floor from the last meeting:
John Evanoo
Mark Young

If you would like to run for a director spot please be at the meeting tomorrow

03/27/2026

The April meeting is being pushed back to April 11th. Have a blessed Easter weekend.

Reminder, elections of the board officers will take place during the April meeting.

01/27/2026

Due to the current weather conditions & the fact that the parking lot in front of the shop has not been cleared off all of the way, there will be no class tonight (1/27) or open forge tomorrow (1/28)

01/03/2026

We will have the shop open from noon to 4 for open forge

01/02/2026

Final drop on hollandanvil.com

Handful of anvils, 8lb blocks, and drifts.

We are not taking any reservations or holds. First come first serve directly on our website.

Thank you all for these incredible years in the forging community. We are very happy to be able to watch the Holland tools at work for a very long time.

01/01/2026

Happy New Year!

Due to the holiday season wrapping up, the monthly meeting for January will be next Saturday, January 10th and David Hastings will be doing the demo. See you there.

12/29/2025

There will be open forging tonight at shop from 5p - 9p.

12/22/2025

There will be no open forging this week (12/24) or next week (12/31)

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Miami County Fairgrounds 650 N County Road 25A
Troy, OH
45373

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