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Metal Arts Tool Swap Meet 2023

metal arts tools on a workbench behind the wording "Tool Swap Meet: Buy, Swap or Pick Up Free Tools & Supplies; Sun Aug 13, 10am-2pm"

On Sunday, Aug 13th 2023 from 10 am – 2 pm in the parking lot of Creator Haven LLC in Watsonville, California 15 guild members brought all types of metal art tools and supplies large and small. All kinds of tools, stones, beads, metals, display items, and more were swapped and sold. The event was open to the public.

The FREE table held the ultimate bargains!

Thank you to everyone who brought free items to give away to anyone who stopped by. A special thank you to guild member Irene Patton for all the free cabochons. View a couple of the happy recipients in the slide show below.

N Kay Morrison's setup for selling tools, stones, beads, bench pin, display items and more on a table with a sunflower plant and directors chairs.
Happy Swap Meet attendee with free cabachons donated by Irene Patton.
Jeff representing SMAC, entertaining while selling tools and supplies including a bench polisher, a stump, hand tools, optivisor, books, pickle pots,a tank and other items on a table and on the asphalt of the parking lot.
Happy Swap Meet attendees with their free cabachons donated by Irene Patton.
Susan Kingsley with copies of her books for sale and metalsmithing tools for sale: a hydraulic press, a scale, a sandblast cabinet with media, accessories for the hydraulic press, hammers and more.
Brian Meek of Knew Concepts with a wide variety of metalsmithing tools from a kiln to tumblers
8 of the more than 10 tables in the metal arts guild swap meet with customers and for sale items on tables and on the asphalt
Tube cutter for sale with "tape hammock" tip from Angela Gleason
Metal artist Marge Regan with Little Smith torch tip setup, table lamp, display case, tools, display items, casting tools, on the table and on the asphalt of the parking lot.
Pearls for sale at the swap meet closeup view with a sharpie for scale
metal arts tools on a workbench behind the wording "Tool Swap Meet: Buy, Swap or Pick Up Free Tools & Supplies; Sun Aug 13, 10am-2pm"
external view of the front door of Creator Haven LLC a location where people create metal art and glass art
Members brought hand tools, large and small, and all types of metal art supplies else to Swap, Sell, and Giveaway!
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Metal Arts Tool Swap Meet

metal arts tools on a workbench behind the wording "Tool Swap Meet: Buy, Swap or Pick Up Free Tools & Supplies; Sun Aug 13, 10am-2pm"

Sunday, Aug 13th 2023
Swap Hours: 10 am – 2 pm

In the parking lot of Creator Haven LLC in Watsonville, California

Guild members will be swapping, selling and giving away all types of metal art tools and supplies large and small. Come for tools, stones, beads, metals, display items, and more!

Everyone is welcome to attend and we encourage you to bring friends.

Attendees do not need to be members.

Visit the FREE table for the ultimate bargain!

If you are a guild member and would like to be on the wait list for your own table, or would like to be paired up with someone who is sharing a table, ‘register’ for FREE below. If a table space opens up, people on the wait list will be contacted in the order in which they signed up.

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external view of the front door of Creator Haven LLC a location where people create metal art and glass art
Bring hand tools, large and small, and anything else you’d like to Swap, Sell, or Giveaway!
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Knew Concepts Factory Tour

Precision saw with designer Brian Meek of Knew Concepts

A group of guild members met at Knew Concepts in Watsonville on May 6th 2023 at 1 pm for an in-person factory tour

Knew Concepts is the maker of jewelry and woodworking tools and has been based in the Santa Cruz area since being founded. Brian Meek, Knew Concepts owner and product designer, gave the tour. Learn more at KnewConcepts.com or follow them on instagram

We saw how the products are made and heard a little of how they decide which new tools to design. Brian gave us some tips and tricks from his decades of experience making and teaching jewelry.

a red truss shaped jewelry saw with designer Brian Meek of Knew Concepts
truss shaped jewelry saw on alignment jig at Knew Concepts
Precision saw with designer Brian Meek of Knew Concepts
CNC machine being run by designer Brian Meek of Knew Concepts

Knew Concepts makes all these tools and more!!!
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Knew Concepts Factory Tour

invitation to sign up for a free tour of the Knew Concept jewelry and woodworking tools factory at their new location in Watsonville CA on May 6, 2023. Participants must be a current MBMAG member.

Meet us in Watsonville on May 6th 2023 at 1 pm for an in-person factory tour of Knew Concepts!

We’ll see how the products are made and hear how they decide which new tools to design.

Knew Concepts is the maker of jewelry and woodworking tools and has been based in the Santa Cruz area since being founded. Brian Meek, Knew Concepts owner and product designer, will be giving the tour. Learn more at KnewConcepts.com or follow them on instagram

Bring your Original Knew Concepts saw if you’d like to have the Lever Tension upgrade installed onsite. You’ll be able to pay for the upgrade and take it home finished.

You must be a member of MBMAG to sign up. Use your mbmag.org account to login

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