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Note:

Prospect Hill Forge is closed for the duration of the outbreak.
If you have your own rig, forge-on!
If not, seriously consider getting some modeling clay to practice with.
... but no cheating, no fingers!

Ready, Set, Smith!
A good start in Blacksmithing

A straight-through series of classes roughly equivalent to the usual PHF offerings of "A Taste of Blacksmithing", "Rudiments of Blacksmithing I", and "Rudiments II" all in one package.

Techniques that will be covered:

Shop Safety
Basic Hammer Technique
Fire Management
Drawing Out
Scrolling
Bending
Isolating Mass
Shouldering
Dishing
Punching and Drifting
Splitting
Forge Welding
Basic Tool and Tong Making
Sculptural Forging

Gift Certificates for Ready, Set, Smith! are available.

27 hours of class in 9 meetings of 3 hours each    dates&times

Instructor: Willow Zietman - Who also teaches at the Steel Yard in Providence RI (link to come) This class is taught at Prospect Hill Forge in Waltham.
Tuition: $790
Maximum 4 students, one per forge

Prerequisite:
This class is intended for beginners.
13 years-old absolute minimum.

Please wear proper clothing for visiting or working in the forge: closed toe shoes (preferably leather, preferably high-topped. Sneakers are sufficient.), natural fiber clothing, long pants that cover the tops of the shoes. Click here for more safety information.


Dates and Times:
If none of the dates below work for you (or are already full), we suggest you
 Add yourself to the Notification List for this class.
(The notification list gets emailed soon after classes are put on the schedule.)

Ongoing:

Sundays, April 19, 26, May 3, 10, 17, 24, 31, June 7, 14
10:00am - 1:00pm ***Morning***
(2020)    - with Willow Zietman
- *** CANCELLED ***
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Sundays, April 26, May 3, 10, 17, 24, 31, June 7, 14, 21
2:00pm - 5:00pm ***Afternoon***
(2020)    - with Willow Zietman
- *** CANCELLED ***
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Upcoming:

Sundays, April 19, 26, May 3, 10, 17, 24, 31, June 7, 14
10:00am - 1:00pm ***Morning***
(2020)    - with Willow Zietman
- *** CANCELLED ***
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This class is either:
- not upcoming on our schedule,
- or we've fallen behind in our clerical duties and not entered it in the database.
If you found it on our calendar page, we are planning to offer it on that date.

If you're interested in taking Ready, Set, Smith! and it's not on the calendar, please tell us using our Notification-List Page.

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