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Rudiments of Blacksmithing I

This class picks up where "A Taste of Blacksmithing" and "A Forged Iron Bottle Opener" leave off. You'll learn more about shop safety and begin to work on forge-fire management, while being guided through projects that will begin to build your repertoire of basic blacksmithing techniques, including:
drawing out
bending
cutting
twisting
upsetting
splitting
punching
drifting
riveting
anticipatory choreography
and using:
slitting chisel
top&bottom swage
monkey tool
The projects in Rudiments I are a barbecue fork and a pair of smithing tongs. There will be time after the hammers are down for questions and further discussion. Taking the classes Rudiments I, Rudiments II, and Rudiments III is the equivalent of taking
The Basics of Blacksmithing class.

Gift Certificates for Rudiments of Blacksmithing I are available.

12 hours total in either four 3-hour sessions or five 2.5-hour sessions.    dates&times

Instructor: Carl West
Fee: $390; a $100 discount applies if signing up for three sequential Rudiments classes at once, total $1070. per student
Maximum 4 students

Prerequisite:

Required: A rapid Covid test that day.
Yes, really, we're still asking for it in 2024.
It's still out there, and no fun at all.

Students should have taken A Taste of Blacksmithing, or have some slight blacksmithing experience.

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.
Click here for more safety information.


Dates and Times:
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Ongoing:

Weekly on Tuesdays, March 5 to March 26 - For Evan's crew
6:30pm to 9:30pm
(2024)


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Upcoming:

Weekly on Mondays, March 25 to April 22
6:30pm to 9:30pm
(No class on April 08, eclipse viewing)
(2024)

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Weekly on Wednesdays, April 3 to April 26
6:30pm to 9:30pm
(2024)

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