Workshop
Guillotine Tool Workshop 2013
Marty Hicks-Hixwerx 2223 Stewart Ave, St. Paul, MN, United StatesInstructors: Martin Pansch, Jim Moenck Guillotine tool In this workshop we will build one of the handiest tools in your tool box, a Guillotine similar to the one pictured. Some of the parts will be pre-cut for easier assembly. A stem will be furnished for mounting in the hardie hole in your anvil, so you…
2013 Beginners Class Instructor Workshop
MN School of Horseshoeing 6250 Riverdale Dr NW, Anoka, MN, United StatesTo all current and prospective instructors: The Education Committee requests your presence at The 2013 Beginners Class Instructor Workshop on Saturday, September 14, 2013 at the Minnesota School of Horseshoeing. We will discuss the curriculum we used for last year’s classes and the projects we created. We will do a short recap on how the…
2014 Bronze Pour: Pattern-Making Workshop
Marty Hicks-Hixwerx 2223 Stewart Ave, St. Paul, MN, United StatesParticipants will be given masonite and plasticine clay to create their artwork, from which a mold will be made. If you have something else that you’d like to cast, we can negotiate. Everyone is welcome to this pattern making workshop which will give you an idea of what’s possible to cast. We’ll look at examples…
2014 Build a Gas Forge
Jim Moenck's Shop 2078 120 Ave, Dresser, WI, United StatesGas forge This is a one day workshop in which we will make a Venturi burner style gas forge. The forge will be a single burner model. The body will be approximately 10" diameter by 12" deep, made from a round steel tube. This forge will be insulated with a 1" blanket of ceramic fiber,…
2014 Poor Man’s (or Woman’s) Coal Forge Workshop
Pansch Farm 8760 Yale Avenue, Young America, MN, United StatesCoal Forge It doesn’t take much to make a decent coal forge if you know what you are doing. If you have some tools, a little know how and a nose for scrounging stuff you can make one for almost nothing. Sadly, most people just getting into blacksmithing often lack at least one of those.…
2014 Bronze Pour: Mold-Making
Marty Hicks-Hixwerx 2223 Stewart Ave, St. Paul, MN, United StatesParticipants will be given masonite and plasticine clay to create their artwork, from which a mold will be made. If you have something else that you’d like to cast, we can negotiate. Everyone is welcome to the pattern making workshop on April 5, which will give you an idea of what’s possible to cast. We’ll…