Certifiably Native -- CLA Show and Auction

“Certifiably Native” The 14th Annual Contemporary Longrifle Association Show And Live Auction

Article: T. C. Albert

Photos: Bob Webb, H. David Wright, Ric Lambert

Blackpowdermag is pleased to again assist in the promotion of CLA events. Larry Pletcher, editor

CLA Announces New Journal, American Tradition

Mel Hankla, Editor P.O. Box 156 Jamestown, KY 42629 270-566-3370 melhankla@amhiss.com

CLA FEATURED ARTISTS -- Brian Barker

A NEW KID ON THE BLOCK By Paul R. Jones

Reprinted by permission of the National Muzzle Loading Rifle Association/ Muzzle Blasts magazine, November 2008. For information on the NMLRA and other black powder topics please visit the website at www.nmlra.org

CLA FEATURED ARTISTS -- Joe Seabolt

SMILIN' JOE SEABOLT

CONTEMPORARY KNIFE AND RIFLE MAKER

by Sharon Cunningham©2008

Photographs by H. David Wright and Jan Riser

Reprinted with permission from Muzzleloader magazine, November-December 2008. For more information on this and other black powder topics visit the web site at www.muzzleloadermag.com

CLA FEATURED ARTISTS -- Ian Pratt

IAN PRATT’S IRON-MOUNTED MAIDENS By Sharon Cunningham Photographs by John Pratt and H. David Wright

Reprinted with permission from Muzzleloader magazine, May/June 2008. For more information on this and other black powder topics visit the web site at www.muzzleloadermag.com

To give the reader the added advantage of color and extra space on the website, we are adding photographs to the story. We realize you would like to see more of the artist's work and therefore are including new photos. The original story as written by the author remains the same.

CLA FEATURED ARTISTS -- Hershel House and his Woodbury School

Hershel House and his Woodbury School By Mel Hankla Photography by Ric Lambert, Jan Riser, Mel Hankla and H. David Wright

Reprinted with permission from Muzzleloader magazine, July/August 2009. For more information on this and other black powder topics visit the web site at www.muzzleloadermag.com

CLA FEATURED ARTISTS -- Frank and Lally House

Frank & Lally House Artistry in Unison . . . By Mel Hankla

Photography by Ric Lambert, Gordon Barlow, and H. David Wright

Reprinted by permission of the National Muzzle Loading Rifle Association/ Muzzle Blasts magazine, April, 2009. For information on the NMLRA and other black powder topics please visit the website at www.nmlra.org

CLA FEATURED ARTISTS -- Jack Haugh

Jack T. Haugh --- Fit & Finish to the Highest Degree . . . By Mel Hankla

Photography by Ric Lambert, Mel Hankla, and David Wright

Reprinted by permission of the National Muzzle Loading Rifle Association/ Muzzle Blasts magazine, July, 2008. For information on the NMLRA and other black powder topics please visit the website at www.nmlra.org

CLA FEATURED ARTISTS -- John House

Meet John House, Builder of Fine Knives and Longrifles . . . By Mark Sage

Photography by Ric Lambert, Jan Riser, and H. David Wright

CLA FEATURED ARTISTS -- Shawn Webster

SHAWN WEBSTER: Artist and Author . . . By Paul Jones

Photography by Ric Lambert

Reprinted by permission of the National Muzzle Loading Rifle Association/ Muzzle Blasts magazine, February 2008. For information on the NMLRA and other black powder topics please visit the website at www.nmlra.org

CLA FEATURED ARTISTS -- House Brothers

PRESERVING AMERICAN TRADITION: Hershel, Frank and John House carry on the magic passed down by the old masters. . . By Mel Hankla

Photography by Ric Lambert, Steve Auvenshine, and H. David Wright

Reprinted with permission from Muzzleloader magazine, January/February 2009. For more information on this and other black powder topics visit the web site at www.muzzleloadermag.com