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February 2018
February 2018 membership meeting
Reserve Valentine’s Day for the upcoming TGoM membership meeting to be held at CAFAC! The location for the Wednesday, February 14 Guild of Metalsmiths membership meeting is at Chicago Avenue Fire Arts Center (CAFAC), 3749 Chicago Ave. Minneapolis, MN. The meeting will begin at 6:30 pm sharp with our potluck. Please bring a dish to pass. After that the business meeting will commence, followed by show and tell, and then a demonstration to pay special tribute to John Adams, who…
Find out more »Chopping Knife Class 2018 IS FULL!
Instructor: Paul Widenhoefer Do you fear the zombie apocalypse? Do thoughts of a worldwide economic collapse send you scurrying for your bug-out bag? Or perhaps you just want a good chopping knife capable of doing some hard work? If so, we are offering a knife making class for you! It is designed for someone with little forging experience, but can accommodate those with a more advanced skill set. We will be covering basic knife forging, knife design, heat treatment, grinding,…
Find out more »March 2018
Guillotine-Making Class 2018
Instructors: Larry Wasmund and others Guillotine Maximum students: 7; minimum students: 4 Students in this class will construct a guillotine style tool for fullering opposing faces of a piece of stock. The final design is still in the works and will be shown on the website and in the February and March Forums. The project will use little or no forging and will involve drilling, tapping and welding. Tools and Equipment: All equipment will be provided Safety Equipment – Cotton…
Find out more »Bolt Jaw Tongs Class 2018
Instructor: Dave Gavin Class to teach the process of making Bolt Jaw Tongs. Using 1/2" x 3/4" stock to hold 1 1/4" square or round stock. There will be substantial amounts of drawing out the reins by hand. This is the tong size required to hold the parent material for making one of the anvil blocks (see photo). The anvil blocks will be taught in a future intermediate level class. Alternatively – the student might choose to make a ¾”…
Find out more »Tool Box Class 2018
Instructors: Tom Sanders 507-822-2792 thomsanders51@gmail.com Martin Pansch 612-599-4762 blacksmithingyeti@gmail.com Class size: Maximum students: 8 Minimum students: 6 Tool box hardware This class will focus on the hardware needed to equip a wooden tool box. Parts include hinges, bale handles with plates and cotter pins, a hasp and staple and, of course, nails. The first day of class students will concentrate on making welded butterfly hinges and hasps. The second day of the class students will be taken through forging bale…
Find out more »Struck Tools Workshop 2018
Instructor: Jim Scott Struck tools Class size: 8 max, 5 minimum The day will include: Prepare a punch, a slitting chisel and a drift using approximately 5/8 inch round stock. We will fabricate normal length (6 to 8 inches) hand held tools without handles. We will heat treat using oil. We will have trainers who offer all kinds of help including striking. Material used will be GM automotive coil spring stock, presumed to be 5160 alloy. Students should have completed…
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