Forging A CandelabrumWe'll be doing at least five different forge welds in the construction of this candelabrum:
a "T", a Basket, a lap, a socket or cleft, a stack, and maybe a small-stock brag-weld if we can pull it off.
Not in that order.
Other skills we will use:
Drawing-out
Bending
Hot punching
Drifting
Dishing
Splitting, perhaps
Tapping and threading
Tenoning
- butcher
- top&bottom swage
- monkey tool
Peining, perhaps
Cross-peining to spread and to stretch
And tweaking and fiddling to get things straight.
There's a fair bit of preparation pre- and post- each weld, and some of the parts just take time to make.
Gift Certificates for Forging A Candelabrum are available.
36 hours in 12 three hour meetings dates×
Instructor: Carl West
Fee: $1200 per student
Maximum 4 students
Please wear proper clothing for visiting or working in the forge:
closed toe shoes (preferably leather, preferably high-topped. Sneakers are sufficient, sandals, crocs, pumps, mules... are not), natural fiber clothing, long pants that cover the tops of the shoes.
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