ABANA - Artist Blacksmiths Association of North America
PO Box 206
Washington, MO 63090
(314) 390-2133
Dues are $35 per year, which also includes their publication "The Anvil's Ring"
The British counterpart is apparently the BABA (British Artist Blacksmiths Association) but I don't have an address for them.
The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
345 East 47th Street
New York, NY 10017
(800) 843-2763, toll-free Mexico phone: 95-800-843-2763
toll phone: (201) 882-1167; fax: (201) 882-1717 & (201) 882-5155
email: infocentral@asme.org
The ASME publishes codes and standards for drafting, pressure vessels, machine tool accuracy, etc. There was recently a thread in which a gentleman asked about alternate sources for an ANSI standard (published by the ASME). Unfortunately, the third-party publishers charge more for these documents than the ASME does (the originator). In this particular case the third-party wanted $100 for a standard that the ASME charges $23 for.
The Society of Model & Experimental Engineers (SMEE)
Marshall House
28 Wanless Road
London
SE24 0WH
Society of North American Gold Smiths, SNAG
5009 Londonderry Drive
Tampa, FL 33647
(813)977-5326, (813)977-8462 fax
They publish the quarterly magazine Metalsmith, and a bi-monthly newsletter, and you get both for the $55 membership. The membership also gives you a discount on the annual conference. You can also contact them via e-mail at rmitchel@cftnet.com.
MDNA (Machinery Dealers National Association)
Silver Spring, MD
(301) 585-9494
You can call them, or drop e-mail to morton@interserv.com for a list of machinery dealers. They publish a magazine called the Locator which lists over 25,000 separate metalworking machines each month; you can also ask them for a single free copy if you don't want to subscribe.
American Welding Society (AWS)
(800) 443-9353, (305) 443-9353
http://www.amweld.org/
"Founded in 1919, the American Welding Society is dedicated to providing high quality services to our members and the industry which will advance the science, technology and applications of materials joining throughout the world."
ASTM -- American Society for Testing and Materials (610) 832-9585
Publishes various manuals and publications relating to metalworking, among other things.
Society of American Silversmiths
Web: http://www.silversmithing.com
E-mail: jherman@silversmithing.com