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November 2017
Beginning Blacksmithing Level 1D-2 of 2 is FULL!
In an effort to give more new blacksmiths an opportunity to learn how to forge steel, the Beginning Blacksmith class format has been modified and split into three separate classes. Students will need to sign up for each level separately. It is recommended that first time students begin with level 1, then level 2, then project classes before taking more advanced classes offered by the Guild (hammer making, tongs, struck tools, etc,). This path provides a common background skill set…
Find out more »Beginning Blacksmithing Level 1E-2 of 2 is FULL!
In an effort to give more new blacksmiths an opportunity to learn how to forge steel, the Beginning Blacksmith class format has been modified and split into three separate classes. Students will need to sign up for each level separately. It is recommended that first time students begin with level 1, then level 2, then project classes before taking more advanced classes offered by the Guild (hammer making, tongs, struck tools, etc,). This path provides a common background skill set…
Find out more »Forge Welding 2-Day Class 2017-is FULL!
Instructor: Dave Mariette Maximum students: 8, Minimum: 5 Forge welding. So, you’ve seen it done. It looked so easy. Why doesn’t it work for me, you ask? David will seek to dispel the mythical mysticism that seems to surround this technique, and give you the tools you need to begin forge welding. Like many things there is no magic bullet. It is a compilation of doing everything right, not just one thing. Starting from the ground up learning to manage…
Find out more »December 2017
Handled Struck Tools 2017
Handled Struck Tools Workshop Minimum six students. Maximum eight students. Instructors: Jesse Gavin, lead, assisted by Dave Gavin, Herb Fick, and probably others! The tools made will be punches with a wire handle and chisels with a wire handle. We will offer the option to used 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 will be 5/8 and 3/4 inch…
Find out more »December 2017 Membership Meeting
Annual TGoM holiday gathering Sunday, December 3 at the CSPS Hall in St. Paul, MN Join your Guild of Metalsmiths friends and families for our annual holiday gathering at the CSPS Hall in St. Paul (address 385 Michigan St, just at the corner of West 7th and Western). The hall, as normal, will open at 11:00 am for us to start setting up tables. Please come and help, as more hands make lighter work for all. After the tables are…
Find out more »2017-2018 Level 2 1-Day Beginning Blacksmithing Class
This is a continuation of additional techniques and processes learned in the 2 day level 1 class covering Heat Treating, Scrolling, Bending, and Forge welding This path provides a common background skill set and terminology to improve the effectiveness of advanced classes. Students with prior experience can judge their proficiency when taking this class. Cost: (covers everything you need, the facility, coal and metal) $60 members, $65 non member Minors (under 18) can share a forge with a guardian for…
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