The Canton of Brokenbridge

June 24th commons and A&S has been cancelled. We will resume these things after Pennsic.

We are postponing the forge-making class that was supposed on Sunday, June 11th. Everyone who RSVP’d has been reached out to individually. We will notify everyone once we establish the new date.

BrokenBridge will be having our forge-making class on Sunday, June 11th (instead of Saturday, June 10th as previously announced), AND we are also combining it with an open A&S day. This will be held at Brandr’s house in Brooklyn starting at 11am.

During the forge-making class, you will make a propane-powered forge out of an old ammo box. There is a class fee associated with this for those who wish to participate. In addition, there will be some materials that you will have to provide yourself. If you want to participate in the forge-making class, you MUST RSVP BY MAY 10TH to arnorakd [at] gmail [dot] com. If you just want to observe the class and not participate, this will depend entirely on the amount of space available not the day of.

Feel free to join us just to hang out, chat, and work on your own A&S projects!

​​We will be holding a forge-making class on Saturday, June 10th at Brandr’s house in Brooklyn starting at 11am. During this class, you will make a propane-powered forge out of an ammo box. We have space for a total of 6 people in this class.

These are the steps to getting to this class:
1. Email your RSVP to norana [at] gmail [dot] com by May 10th. Make sure to include your legal name.
2. Pay the class fee of $50 by May 10th. This covers the fire clay, fire bricks, fire wool, venturi burner, and ammo box that we will have to pre-cut before the class starts. You can paypal norana [at] gmail [dot] com or give a check to Norana Cantrell or Charlie Spickler.
3. Purchase your own regulator (approx $40) and pressure gauge (approx $20) before class starts. We will assist you in choosing the right one if you buy it online.
4. Show up to the class on June 10th at 11am dressed in sturdy work clothes that you don’t really care about.

Highlights from the last BrokenBridge commons:

May 20th – Viking day demo at Owl’s Head Park. Looking for Fighters, Fencers, and A&S’ers. Reach out to Lada at ladie_lada if you are interested in joining.

June 10th – Forge-making class. You must RSVP by May 10th to Arnorakd if you are interested.

June 24th – Pennsic 101 class and our next Commons. (Moved from it’s original date of June 25th)

Minutes2017-04-09.pdf

This Sunday, BrokenBridge will be hosting our Commons meeting and potluck brunch followed by a Pewtersmithing class. Commons starts at 11am, Pewstersmithing starts immediately following, about 11:30am.

During the Pewtersmithing class, we will be casting Seastars to donate to our Viceregents.

Brandr is hosting at 3208 Farragut road and East 32nd st. There is a large friendly dog in residence. His house is accessible by taking the 2 or 5 train to the Flatbush Junction/Brooklyn College stop (end of the line in Brooklyn).

The Agenda for Commons is attached.

Agenda2017-04-09.pdf

​Highlights include:
Next A&S day will be on April 9th and covers pewtersmithing. We will be making seastars to donate to the Viceregency.
Then, June 25th will be an intro to Pennsic and Pennsic prep class.

Commons

​Minutes

February 26th, 2017

1. Officer Reports

1. Senes

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   chal Report -Scribal night was fun and this is the third A&S event. A new bank account is coming.

2. Going around the room for the other Officers

1. Exchequer report – 2888.54. Valhalla made more money than we thought.

2. Heraldry Report – Brokenbridge heraldry will be super strict.

Recently Past Events Upcoming Events

1. BaconBridge 2 – Postponed to 2018.

Old Business

1. Bank account – Going to be done.

New Business

1. Kenna is nominated of the Teen Youth activities coordinator

2. Largess competition between the cantons. We are trying to get as many people to be part of BrokenBridge was we can.

Upcoming Commons (dates and locations)

1. April 9: Brandr (Pewtersmithing)

2. June 25: (Pennsic prep and 101)

Discussions not mentioned above End of Meeting​

This Sunday’s commons meeting will include a potluck brunch followed by a Blacksmithing class and general A&S day.

Commons Agenda

February 26th, 2017

1. Officer Reports

1. Seneschal Report

2. Going around the room for the other Officers

Recently Past Events Upcoming Events

1. BaconBridge 2

Old Business

1. Bank account

New Business Upcoming Commons (dates and locations)

1. April 2: Arnora (Pewtersmithing)

2. May :

3. June :

Discussions not mentioned above End of Meeting

Agenda2017-02-26 (1).pdf

Our vicegerents have announced a largess competition between the cantons. Anyone who wishes to attend this sunday’s a&s brunch (and doesn’t want to learn Blacksmithing) will be encouraged to consider participating.

The next BrokenBridge commons will be on Sunday, February 26th combined with a potluck brunch, blacksmithing class, and A&S day.

10:30am Doors open
11:30am BrokenBridge Commons
12pm-4pm Outside: Blacksmithing workshop. Inside: Potluck brunch, general A&S, and warmth.

You must RSVP for the Blacksmithing class to arnorakd [at] gmail [dot] com as capacity is severely limited. Include your SCA and mundane names. Priority will be given to BrokenBridge residents and those regularly active in the SCA. You will be expected to bring your own workgloves (thick canvas is good, thick leather is better). This will be held outside in a forge in a garage so dress in layers. Keep in mind that it can start out cold but the forge can get warm since you are playing with fire.
If this goes well, we will plan another Blacksmithing class for later in the year.

Arnora is hosting in Ditmas Park. The address is 273 Argyle Road, 1st floor in Brooklyn. Call 917-297-2356 if you get lost. Take the Q train to Cortelyou road, walk three blocks left, and take a right on Argyle road. Apartment 1. There is a cat and small dog in residence.