MN School of Horseshoeing

Instructors: Bob Brown, Wayne Olson, Jesse Gavin, Dave Gavin, Herb Fick, George Auel Class size: Max 8, min 6 Class Description: The tools made will be punches with a wire handle and chisels with a wire handle. We will offer the option to use treadle hammers supplied by the teaching staff. (Find out if you…

Instructor:          Don Hogenson Class Manager: Jesse Gavin Class size: maximum 8; minimum 4 Class Description: In this class you will be forging, twisting, and riveting together a candle chandelier. You’ll be working with round, flat, and short sections of pipe.  Students should have completed the basics classes. Side note: Don learned how to make…

Instructor:             Martin Pansch, 612-599-4762  blacksmithingyeti@gmail.com Class size:              Maximum 8 students; minimum students 4 Betty Lamp Class Description: A Betty lamp is an 18th century oil lamp of Germanic origin that could use any number of household oils (fish oil, fat trimmings, bacon grease, etc.) In this class we will be making Betty lamps by cutting,…

Hammer with anvil Instructor: Derrick Phillips and others Class size: Max 8, min 4 Description: It is recommended that anyone wishing to take this class have taken at least a few days long beginners class, and have several weeks of forging time. This will help ensure a certain comfort at the forge and with hot…

Instructors:      Derrick Phillips and others Class size:         Maximum students:  8             Minimum students:  4 Class Description: This is Part One of Three in a Joinery class series. The overall courses are skills based, to incorporate all that was learned in a class taken by the instructors and taught by Mark Aspery. In this first 12…

Instructors:        Derrick Phillips and others Class size:         Maximum students:  8             Minimum students:  4 Class Description: This is Part One of Three in a Joinery class series. The overall courses are skills based, to incorporate all that was learned in a class taken by the instructors and taught by Mark Aspery. In this first 12 hours…