Meadow forge Blacksmiths offer blacksmith courses
for full time blacksmiths and training blacksmiths or hobby smiths
blacksmith courses
build a
sundial
Dates:
this is a
course to make a sundial
(Beginner's Blacksmithing)
Fee:
Learn the basics of blacksmithing from forge and fire control to hammer
control. You will learn to forge a fish tail scroll,
taper scroll,
hook, forge poker, water can handle, and other projects as time permits.
Class Full
Dates:
Fee:
Intermediate Blacksmithing
Dates:
Fee:
Learn hammer control, hardening and tempering, and rivet making. You
will forge a pair of pick up tongs and all the tooling necessary to
punch, drift, rivet, and assemble them. Projects will include a top
rivet set, bottom rivet stake, center punch, scribe, round punch, and a
punch plate or bolster.
6 Openings
Class: Decorative Forging
Dates:
This class will include twists, textures, tooling, punches, and chisels.
It will cover basic welding for making spring swages, jigs, and dies.
8 Openings
Fee:
Class: (Beginner's Blacksmithing)
Dates:
Fee:
Learn the basics of blacksmithing from forge and fire control to hammer
control. You will learn to forge a fish tail scroll,hook, forge poker,
water can handle, and other student selected projects as time permits.
8 Openings
Beginner's Blacksmithing
Dates:
Fee:
Learn the basics of blacksmithing from forge and fire control to hammer
control. You will learn to forge a fish tail scroll, pig tail scroll,
tab hook, drive hook, forge poker, water can handle, and other student
selected projects as time permits.
7 Openings
Fire tools Dates:
Fee:
This class will focus on using traditional hand-forging techniques to
make fire tools
(Intermediate Blacksmithing)
Dates:
Fee:
Learn hammer control, hardening and tempering, and rivet making. You
will forge a pair of pick up tongs and all the tooling necessary to
punch, drift, rivet, and assemble them. Projects will include a top
rivet set, bottom rivet stake, center punch, scribe, round punch, and a
punch plate or bolster.
8 Openings
Forge Welding
Dates:
Fee:
Learn basic forge welding techniques and make a small project
incorporating forge welds
Forge welding or Fire Welding is a technique for joining two pieces of
iron or steel by heating them in a forge and then fusing them together
with hammer blows.
6 Openings
Beginner's Blacksmithing
Dates: 6-7 Jan 2007 (Sat/Sun)
Fee:
Learn safety, hammer control, fire building and maintenance, and how to
make small items.
Beginner's Blacksmithing
Dates: 27-28 Jan 2007 (Sat/Sun)
Fee:
Learn safety, hammer control, fire building and maintenance, and how to
make small items.
Beginner's Blacksmithing
Dates: 3-4 Feb 2007 (Sat/Sun)
Fee:
Learn safety, hammer control, fire building and maintenance, and how to
make small items.
:
Follow up to Learn tool making and steel tempering.
Make tools that you use to finish your projects for this class.
Basic Knife making
Dates: 3 - 4 Mar 2007 (Sat/Sun)
Fee:
Learn the basics of knife making and complete a knife complete with
handle.
Tool and Jig Making
Dates:
Fee:
Basic heat treating (may touch on case hardening )
Mig and stick welding basics (depending on the experience of the
students)
Projects: Punch and/or Chisel Name Stamp
Scroll Jig Bending Hardy
Bending / Scrolling Fork
Class: damascus
Dates:
Fee:
we will forge a damascus billet
and a traditional twist pattern billet
Beginner's Blacksmithing
Dates: 26 Apr 2008
Fee:
you will learn safety, hammer
control, fire building and maintenance, and how to make small items.
Forge Welding
Dates: 29 Apr 2008
Fee:
Learn basic forge welding techniques and make a small project
incorporating forge welds
Forge welding or Fire Welding is a technique for joining two pieces of
iron or steel by heating them in a forge and then fusing them together
with hammer blows.
Beginner's Blacksmithing
Dates: 17 Jun 2008 (Sat)
Fee:
Learn the basics of blacksmithing from forge and fire control to hammer
control. You will learn to forge a fish tail scroll, pig tail scroll,
tab hook, drive hook, forge poker, water can handle, and other student
selected projects as time permits.
Traditional Joinery
Dates: 1 Jul
Fee:
Learn traditional joinery techniques; riveting, mortise and tenon,
collars, as well as making the necessary tooling. These processes will
be taught through the completion of a project.
Beginner's Blacksmithing
Dates: 29 Jul
Fee:
Learn the basics of blacksmithing from forge and fire control to hammer
control. You will learn to forge a fish tail scroll, pig tail scroll,
tab hook, drive hook, forge poker, water can handle, and other projects as time permits.
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