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Frank Turley’s personal workstation, acquired after his passing, is now part of ABANA's permanent collection. As the longest-running blacksmith school in the US, there are many who studied or worked with Frank. Please consider supporting this acquisition and eventual installation in the gallery at the ABANA headquarters. Frank Turley's history with ABANA was long and full of accolades as he was the very first recipient of the Bealer Award in 1982 and his school received the Heritage Award in 2020. The Turley Forging Workstation will be a rotating exhibit in our space and we look forward to your support [...]

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