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…

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…

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…

Instructors: Martin Pansch, Stephen Olivo 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…

Instructor: Dave Gavin Learn to make wheat stalks w/leaves as elements of a sculpture. Full sculpture can be completed depending on time. Required tools: gas forge, anvil, leg vise, hand files, scrolling tongs, tongs to hold 1/8” – 3/8” round stock and 1/8” flat stock, forging hammers, small sharp cross peen hammer, grinder w/ grinder…

Instructors: JimMoenck, Stephen Olivo and Rob Murrray Class size: Maximum students: 8 Minimum students: 6 This class will teach you the skills you need to make a hammer. With this knowledge you will then be able to expand your tool chest with other handled tools. All handled tools such as top fullers, punches and flatters…