The twist is a very common ornament in blacksmithing, largely because the aesthetic return for your labor investment is huge.
We'll talk about how and why twisting does what it does and how heat, cross section, size, and interruptions affect how stock twists. Then we'll play with as many variations as the class can come up with.
Gift Certificates for Twisting the Afternoon Away are available.
One meeting, 2 hours (with Open Smithy following for those who wish to stay on) dates×
Instructor: Carl West
$35 per student
8 students maximum
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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This class is either: If you're interested in taking Twisting the Afternoon Away and it's not on the calendar, please tell us using our Notification-List Page.
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.
If you found it on our calendar page, we are planning to offer it on that date.