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Day 2-Saturday, October 12, 9:00 am - 4:30 pm: Mold Making (continued Sunday if necessary) Instructors: Hicks, Zadworny, Bettenberg Class size: 4 to 6 Registration Due 9/22/19 We’ll be casting silicon bronze into two-part (cope and drag) sand molds from your pattern. For beginners, a flat-backed sculpted clay pattern is recommended (see photo). However, if…

Day 3-Saturday October 19, 10 am - Evening: Pattern Preparation & Pour Instructors: Hicks, Zadworny, Bettenberg Class size: 4 to 6 Cost for all 3 days: $150 Registration Due 9/22/19 We’ll be casting silicon bronze into two-part (cope and drag) sand molds from your pattern. For beginners, a flat-backed sculpted clay pattern is recommended (see…

Box Tongs Instructors: Larry Wasmund and others Class size: Maximum students: 7 Minimum students: 4 This class will teach those in attendance how to make a box style tongs. A box type tong gives you the most control in holding rectangular stock. We will be starting with ½ x 5/8 stock and making a tongs…

Instructors: Myron Hanson, Bob Brown, “Bill the Welder” Krawczeski, and Dick Carlson Cost: $100 Guild member, $120 nonmember Maximum students: 10 New to gas welding? Just want to brush up your basic skills? This class focuses on safety and hands-on learning. Students will be working at individual stations on a shared workbench, with equipment and…

Registration is now open for the 2019 three day Beginners Blacksmithing classes - "B" session November 2, 9, and 16 at Larry Wasmund's shop in Cleveland, MN The beginners basic classes are designed to give everyone the same understanding of the basics, techniques and terminology. The basic classes or proficiency is required before taking any…

Class champion: Derrick Phillips Class size: Maximum 8, minimum 4 students This is Part One of three in a Joinery class series. The overall courses are skills based, to incorporate all that was learned in a class taken by the instructors and taught by Mark Aspery. In this first 12 hours of instruction the student…