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Location: Myron Hanson’s East Eagan Blacksmith Shop, 4015 Dodd Road, East Eagan, MN Instructors: Myron Hanson, Bob Brown, and Dick Carlson Cost: $175 guild member, $195 non-member Maximum students: 8, minimum: 4 New to gas welding? Just want to brush up your basic skills? This class focuses on safety and hands-on learning. Students will be…

Instructor:             Martin Pansch, 612-599-4762  blacksmithingyeti@gmail.com Class size:              Maximum 8 students; minimum students 4 Betty Lamp Class Description: A Betty lamp is an 18th century oil lamp of Germanic origin that could use any number of household oils (fish oil, fat trimmings, bacon grease, etc.) In this class we will be making Betty lamps by cutting,…

Instructor:          Don Hogenson Class Manager: Jesse Gavin Class size: maximum 8; minimum 4 Class Description: In this class you will be forging, twisting, and riveting together a candle chandelier. You’ll be working with round, flat, and short sections of pipe.  Students should have completed the basics classes. Side note: Don learned how to make…

Instructor: Ben Groves Class Size: Max 4, Min 2 Class Description: If you’ve ever wanted to know more about welding but didn’t have a way to do it, here’s your chance. There’s something mysterious and magical about welding. Welders sit so close to this fountain of sparks that most people would jump back from. They…

Instructor: Rebecca Hrobak, 612-226-8608, rebelhornbrook@gmail.com Class size: Max 4 students, min 2 students Class Description: This is the day to try blacksmithing. All are welcome – we have designed this for the complete novice. Hammer in hand, iron heated in the coal forge, anvil at the ready, you’ll be making one or more of these…

Instructors: Bob Brown, Wayne Olson, Jesse Gavin, Dave Gavin, Herb Fick, George Auel Class size: Max 8, min 6 Class Description: The tools made will be punches with a wire handle and chisels with a wire handle. We will offer the option to use treadle hammers supplied by the teaching staff. (Find out if you…