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April 2024
‘Taste of Blacksmithing’ 2024
Instructor: Rebecca Hrobak Class size: Max 4, min 4 Champion: Kim Maas, 651-328-7219, TGoMvolunteer@gmail.com Description: This is the day to try blacksmithing. All are welcome. We have designed this for the complete novice. Hammer in hand, iron heated in the coal forge, anvil at the ready, you’ll be making one or more of these take-home projects shown at right: a drive-hook, an S-hook, a wrist cuff (Viking armband, anyone?), or just keep hammering and see what amazing shape comes forth.…
Find out more »Wire Inlay Class 2024
Instructor: Martin Pansch, 612-599-4762 blacksmithingyeti@gmail.com Cost: $55.00, $65.00 for non-Guild members Class size: Maximum 8, minimum 4 students Class Description: The class will focus on wire inlay into mild steel. This is a technique that can be used to add decorative elements to many of your projects. Students will chase grooves in the metal and then chase the bottoms of the grooves square. The two corners thus created will be chased to form an undercut channel. The upper…
Find out more »Volunteer Op: Minnesota Zoo’s Farm Babies 2024-Days 1 and 2 of 8
We have been invited back to demonstrate at the MN Zoo for four weekends in April and May at the MN Zoo’s Farm Babies event. This is a venue we have demonstrated at before, and it is a really great setup. The demonstrations are April 27th, 28th, May 4th, 5th, 11th, 12th, 18th and 19th. The coal is provided, and we will have two and perhaps three forges set up. All you need is your hammer and some stock. You…
Find out more »Joinery One, 2-Day Class 2024, Day 1 of 2
Instructors: Derrick Phillips and others Class size: Maximum students: 8 Minimum students: 4 Class Description: 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 will learn the importance of proper tool making to accomplish successful joinery. We will concentrate this portion on forging tooling to…
Find out more »Volunteer Op: Minnesota Zoo’s Farm Babies 2024-Days 1 and 2 of 8
We have been invited back to demonstrate at the MN Zoo for four weekends in April and May at the MN Zoo’s Farm Babies event. This is a venue we have demonstrated at before, and it is a really great setup. The demonstrations are April 27th, 28th, May 4th, 5th, 11th, 12th, 18th and 19th. The coal is provided, and we will have two and perhaps three forges set up. All you need is your hammer and some stock. You…
Find out more »Joinery One 2024 2-Day Class-Day 2 of 2
Instructors: Derrick Phillips and others Class size: Maximum students: 8 Minimum students: 4 Class Description: 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 will learn the importance of proper tool making to accomplish successful joinery. We will concentrate this portion on forging tooling…
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