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October 2022
October 12, 2022 TGoM Membership Meeting
Next TGoM Membership meeting Wednesday, October 12 at Linders Specialties Co. Greetings, everyone. The Guild of Metalsmiths’ October membership meeting will be at Linders Specialties, 432 Atwater Street, St. Paul, MN 55117. (map below). According to their website, “Linders Specialty Company has been rolling steel for three generations since 1964 when Cornelis Linders founded the company.” They are having us back. They have acquired some new equipment since we were there last, and hopefully we will be able to see…
Find out more »Beginning Blacksmithing Classes 2022-Class 3 of 3
Beginners Blacksmithing Classes Fall 2022 - Day 3 of 3 Registration is now open for the three day Beginners Blacksmithing classes October 1, 8, 15 in Ramsey 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 of the many other classes the Guild offers. This enables those classes to concentrate on advanced techniques without having to spend time on basic…
Find out more »Joinery Class 2022-Part 1, Day 1 of 2
Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 29 & 30, 2022 Maximum 8, minimum 4 students This is Part One of Three in a Joinery class series. A related project class will be taught this spring as we continue to spread these skills. 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 will learn the importance of proper tool…
Find out more »Joinery Class 2022-Part 1, Day 2 of 2
Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 29 & 30, 2022 Maximum 8, minimum 4 students This is Part One of Three in a Joinery class series. A related project class will be taught this spring as we continue to spread these skills. 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 will learn the importance of proper tool…
Find out more »November 2022
Saint Clement’s Feast Day 2022
Not sure what to do in the gap between The Madness and the Christmas party? Come Celebrate St. Clement’s Feast Day with Beer and Blacksmiths! Observed On Saturday, 19 November 2022 Hosted by Torg Brewery and The Guild of Metalsmiths St. Clement is (one of) the patron saint of blacksmiths and metalworkers. His feast day was a rare day off for these metal artisans when their toils at the forge was replaced by food and drink, and the noise of…
Find out more »December 2022
Handled Struck Tools Workshop 2022
Handled Struck Tools Workshop Featuring Jesse and Dave Gavin. Prepare your own working tools with an introduction to the preparation and heat treatment of a popular tool steel. 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 really need one of these by trying them.) Tools for the treadle hammers will be supplied. Steel supplied…
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