February 2018 membership meeting
Chicago Avenue Fire Arts Center 3749 Chicago Ave., Minneapolis, MN, United StatesReserve 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…
Chopping Knife Class 2018 IS FULL!
MN School of Horseshoeing 6250 Riverdale Drive, N.W., Anoka, MN, United StatesInstructor: 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…
Guillotine-Making Class 2018
Wasmund Shop-Cleveland MN 28275 464 Street, Cleveland, MN, United StatesInstructors: 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…
Bolt Jaw Tongs Class 2018
Dave Gavin Farm N6768 720th St, Beldenville, WI, United StatesInstructor: 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…
Tool Box Class 2018
MN School of Horseshoeing 6250 Riverdale Drive, N.W., Anoka, MN, United StatesInstructors: 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…
Struck Tools Workshop 2018
MN School of Horseshoeing 6250 Riverdale Drive, N.W., Anoka, MN, United StatesInstructor: 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…