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June 2020
Spring Hammer-In 2020, Day 3 of 3, June 14-CANCELLED
Spring Hammer-In June 12, 13, 14 cancelled due to COVID-19 Pandemic.
Find out more »2020 Fancy Twisting Class Saturday June 20
Instructors: Martin Pansch 612-599-4762 blacksmithingyeti@gmail.com Jim Erickson 612-868-2050 jimbohotep@yahoo.com Cost: $45 per student Class size: Maximum students: 6 Minimum students: 4 In the words of the Beatles “Well, shake it up, baby, now, twist and shout”; and Chubby Checker (well… paraphrased a little bit) They’re twistin in Norwood In Young America too. They’re twistin’ at the Pansch Ranch And they’re waitin’ on you. So, baby, get ready We’re gonna twist with you. If you want to learn how to do…
Find out more »August 2020
August 2020 Membership Meeting
TGoM membership meeting goes online for Guild members... August 12 ‘Zoom/YouTube’ TGoM Online Meeting with Demonstration by Brendan Stevans Meeting to begin on Zoom at 6:45 pm with the Business Meeting to start at 7:00. This will be a totally online meeting including a live demonstration with Brendan Stevans from his home in Mayer MN. The meeting will start on Zoom with the business meeting and then the demonstration will take place on YouTube. Note that both Zoom and YouTube…
Find out more »October 2020
Beginning Blacksmithing Class 1 of 3-Saturday Oct 10, 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,…
Find out more »October 2020 TGoM Membership Meeting
TGoM’s October 14 virtual membership meeting via ‘Zoom’ Hello and welcome to cooler forging weather. The Guild of Metalsmith’s October membership meeting will be on Zoom again on Oct 14, 2020 at 6:45 p.m. We at the Program Committee are excited to announce we will be doing a video shop tour of Hans Early-Nelson’s shop in North Minneapolis as the demo part of the meeting. He is an accomplished smith with years of experience and willing to let us get…
Find out more »Beginning Blacksmithing Class 2 of 3-Saturday Oct 24, 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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