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Rudiments of Blacksmithing V

Rudiments V can be seen as the second four weeks of four weeks of our Basics II Series.
In Basics II (Rudiments 4,5,6) each meeting starts with lighting the fire and adding another link to the chain. Then we get on about the rest of the class.

We will cover:
- Lap-welding and Cleft-welding and the heat control that goes with
- Scrolling-in-air, making a juggling ball
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Working to a drawing
- Working as Master and Striker, with and without set tools

and whatever might fit in or answer a question as time permits.

Gift Certificates for Rudiments of Blacksmithing V are available.

12 hours in 4 meetings    dates&times

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

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 must have taken Rudiments IV

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:
If none of the dates below work for you (or are already full), we suggest you
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- not upcoming on our schedule,
- or we've fallen behind in our clerical duties and not entered it in the database.
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