Regular Meetings start at 6:30 pm on the 2nd Thursday of every Month!
SHENANDOAH VALLEY BLACKSMITH GUILD EVENTS
Guild Picnic Saturday June 22nd 2019
Held at Bill Fox's Shop in Grottoes:
4263 East Side Highway, Grottoes, VA 24441
From I-81, Take Exit 235 State Route 256 East towards Grottoes
Turn Left onto 256 if coming from the North;
Turn Right onto 256 if coming from the South
Follow State Route 256 to State Route 340 (6.5 miles)
Turn Right onto State Route 340 and look for Bill's address (1.7 miles)
Bill's driveway is on the Left.
From Waynesboro, Take State Route 340 North
Look for Bill's address (10.9 miles from the intersection with Hopeman Pkwy)
Bill's driveway is on the Right.
2019 Regular Meeting Locations
Jan 10th - Bill Fox's Shop in Grottoes
4263 East Side Highway, Grottoes, VA 24441
Feb 10th - Barney Fifer's Shop in Grottoes
March 14th - Drew Alexander's Shop in Broadway
12697 Mountain Valley Road in Broadway, VA 22815
Virginia Institute of Blacksmithing
200 W 12th Street in Waynesboro, VA 22980
April 11th
May 9th
June 13th
July 11th
August 8th
September 12th
and October 10th
Nov 14th - Bill Fox's Shop in Grottoes
4263 East Side Highway, Grottoes, VA 24441
Directions:
Virginia Institute of Blacksmithing
200 W 12th Street in Waynesboro, VA 22980
From I-64, Take Exit 96 State Route 624 (S Delphine Ave.) North towards Waynesboro
Turn Left onto 624 if coming from the West;
Turn Right onto 624 if coming from the East
Follow 624 S Delphine Ave to Windsor Rd (¾ mile)
Turn Left onto Windsor Rd
Follow Windsor Rd to Jefferson Ave (0.3 miles)
Turn Right onto Jefferson Ave
Follow Jefferson Ave to Lyndhurst Rd (0.3 miles)
Slight Right to merge onto Lyndhurst Rd
Turn Right almost immediately, onto Arch Ave
Follow Arch Ave to W 12th St (0.4 miles)
Turn Right onto W 12th St
The gate to the warehouse area where VIB is located, will be directly in front of you.
Lanny Campbell's shop in Waynesboro
8000 Ivy Street in Waynesboro, VA 22980
Directions from Harrisonburg:
Take I-81 South toward Staunton
Take the VA-275/Woodrow Wilson parkway Exit #225 towards Staunton
Turn slight left to take VA-275 Ramp toward Rt 254
Turn left onto VA-275, RT 275 becomes VA 254 and then Hermitage Road, go 8.5 miles
Hermitage Road becomes Ivy Street at Waynesboro City Limits sign
First driveway on right after city limits sign, share the road sign and speed limit sign
Directions from Waynesboro:
Hopeman Parkway
Turn onto Ivy Street at Kate Collins School Stop Light
Go 1 mile
Lanny's White Farm House is on the left.
Al McDorman's Smithy in Staunton
188 Staymen Lane in Staunton VA 24401
From I-81, Take Exit 220 OR 225 for State Route 262
[Exit 220 is 1 way only; From exit 225 turn right if coming from the North; turn left if coming from the South]
From exit 225 you go through 3 intersections then look for an exit ramp onto State Road 720 W which is Morris Mill Road, go west [away from Staunton].
From exit 220 there are no at grade intersections, just look for the exit ramp to State Road 720 W which is Morris Mill Road, go West [away from Staunton].
Go West Morris Mill Road passing Nature Trail, Lone Oak, Blue Bird and Hite Lane.
Turn right on Rome Ave at the Apple Hill Estates sign.
Pass York Court.
Turn right onto Staymen Lane.
Al's Victorian style house and gravel driveway are on the left.
Bill Fox's Shop in Grottoes
4263 East Side Highway, Grottoes, VA 24441
From I-81, Take Exit 235 State Route 256 East towards Grottoes
Turn Left onto 256 if coming from the North;
Turn Right onto 256 if coming from the South
Follow State Route 256 to State Route 340 (6.5 miles)
Turn Right onto State Route 340 and look for Bill's address (1.7 miles)
Bill's driveway is on the Left.
From Waynesboro, Take State Route 340 North
Look for Bill's address (10.9 miles from the intersection with Hopeman Pkwy)
Bill's driveway is on the Right.
Drew Alexander's Shop in Broadway
12697 Mountain Valley Road in Broadway, VA 22815
From I-81, Take Exit 257 U.S. 11 North/State Route 259 East towards Broadway
Turn Left onto 259 and then Left again onto 11 if coming from the North;
Turn Right onto 11 if coming from the South
Turn Right onto Mauzy Athlone Road
Follow Mauzy Athlone Road to Mountain Valley Road (3.4 miles)
Turn Left onto Mountain Valley Road
Drew's driveway is on the Left. (0.3 miles)
Tom Harris' Shop in Broadway
10567 Phillips Store Road in Broadway, VA 22815
From I-81, Take Exit 257 U.S. 11 South/State Route 259 West towards Broadway
Turn Right onto 259 if coming from the North
Turn Left onto 11 and then Right onto 259 if coming from the South;
Follow 259 West to 619/Phillips Store Road (2.3 miles)
Turn Left onto 619/Phillips Store Road
James Spurgeon's Shop in Mint Spring
2267 Lee Jackson Highway in Mint Spring, VA 24463
From I-81, Take Exit 217 State Route 654/White Hill Road West
Turn Right onto 654/White Hill Road if coming from the North;
Turn Left onto 654/White Hill Road if coming from the South;
Follow 654/White Hill Road West to U.S. 11 South (0.6 miles)
Turn Left onto U.S. 11 South
James' driveway is on the Right. (1.7 miles)
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