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October 2020
Beginning Blacksmithing Class 3 of 3-Saturday Oct 31, 2020
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 concepts. This 3 day class covers the basics of: Safety, Tools, Fire Control, Forging Dynamics, Tapers (ribbon, fishtail, point), Twisting, Riveting, Shouldering, Upset, Cutting, Splitting, Punching, Heat Treat,…
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November 2020 Guild of Metalsmiths Monthly Meeting
BULLETIN! TGoM’s October 14 virtual meeting has been rescheduled to November 18 via ‘Zoom’ Hello and welcome to cooler forging weather. The Guild of Metalsmith’s October membership meeting has been rescheduled to Wednesday, November 18 and will be on Zoom again at 6:45 p.m. We at the Program Committee are excited that Hans Early-Nelson will do a video shop tour of his shop in North Minneapolis as the demo part of the meeting. He is an accomplished smith with years…
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Membership Meeting Feb 10 2021
As posted in the January 2021 issue of The Forum, we will have a video tour of Pete Stanaitis’ shop in Baldwin, WI, and he will be on hand to answer questions after the video. Since we will watch the video through (about 30 minutes) and then have questions, if you have questions, please refresh our memories as to roughly when in the video the questions arose. If you have items to share during our “show and tell” portion of…
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Fall Conference
The Guild of Metalsmiths’ 44th Annual Fall Conference, aka “The Madness” happening September 17-19, 2021. For the first time we will be holding this event at the Pierce Country Fairgrounds in Ellsworth, WI. See the announcement below from Guild President, Larry Wasmund: Hello Members, It is extremely hard to believe that it is June already. There are things going on... but probably the biggest announcement we have heard is the end of the Covid-19 pandemic emergency protocols. This means that…
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Handled Struck Tools Class 2021
Handled Struck Tools Instructors: Jesse and Dave Gavin, with support by Olson, Fick, and others Class size: 8 max, 6 min. Class description: 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…
Find out more »TGoM December Membership Meeting 2021
TGoM’s 2021 holiday gathering is set for Sunday, December 5 at the CSPS Hall in St. Paul, MN Join Guild of Metalsmiths families for our annual holiday gathering at the CSPS Hall in St. Paul (address 385 Michigan St, at the corner of West 7th and Western). The hall will open at noon. We usually share hors d’ouvres as people arrive, so bring your favorites if you wish. The annual business meeting is first on the agenda, including awards, elections,…
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