2016 Fall Conference Sept 16, 17, 18
Pierce Country Fairgrounds Ellsworth, WI, United StatesThe 2016 Madness Is Coming! Plan now to attend our 39th annual Fall Conference to be held at the Little Log House Antique Power Show grounds just south of Hastings, Minnesota from September 16 through September 18, 2016. Follow the Google map link below to see the location. The 2016 Guild of Metalsmiths flyer (pdf) is available…
Bottle Opener Class 2016
Pansch Farm 8760 Yale Avenue, Young America, MN, United StatesInstructor: Jim Erickson Max students: 8, minimum students: 4 How many times have you been sitting in your lounge chair with a cold bottled beverage in your hand and suddenly realized that you had lost your bottle opener? How many times have you cut your delicate hands with a twist top that was installed by…
October Membership Meeting 2016
Fort Snelling 200 Tower Avenue, St. Paul, MN, United StatesUnique October 12 Guild meeting takes place at Historic Fort Snelling with special guests! Be sure to mark your calendar for Wednesday, October 12 to attend TGoM’s next membership meeting at Historic Fort Snelling. This will be a unique event you won’t want to miss. Our Guild will host both the Clockmakers Guild and the…
Clock Theory and the Blacksmith 2016
Jackson Street Roundhouse 193 Pennsylvania Avenue East, St. Paul, MN, United StatesInstructor: Susan Wood This class will include a lecture and images on how clock mechanisms are designed and built, including the influence of the blacksmith in early clocks and tools. We will cover the evolution of escapements from foliot to pendulum to balance wheel. How sources of power influence the mechanism with weights springs fusee…
OxyAcetylene Welding 2-Day Class 2016 IS FULL!
Myron Hanson's Shop 4015 Dodd Rd, Eagan, MN, United StatesInstructors: Myron Hanson, Bill (the welder ©) Krawcjeski, Dick Carlson Maximum students: 12 Start as a new person to gas welding or improve your technique and safety with an oxy/acetylene torch. Myron has several teaching stations and, together with Bill the Welder© and Dick Carlson, has produced capable and safe welders for several years now. …
Tongs Class 2016 IS FULL!
MN School of Horseshoeing 6250 Riverdale Drive, N.W., Anoka, MN, United StatesInstructors: Martin Pansch, Larry Wasmund, Rick Wessling, Marty Masters, other exciting guest instructors to be determined later. Maximum students: 8, Minimum 4 Tongs, while deceptively simple looking, contain a lot of considerations in making them. They should fit the work, fit your hand, be long enough but not too long, sturdy enough but not too…