Class to cover the considerations of shop layout and anvil tooling. We will be making a set of fire tools for the forge. Pieces to include a poker, and a shovel. You can make a fire poker and water can if you have time.

Class to cover basic techniques of hardening and tempering in a coal forge, with projects to practice those techniques. We will discuss: Basic Metallurgy of iron and its alloys Heat Treating Tool Steel Classifications Tool Design

Class will cover basic styles of tongs and methods to make them. We will discuss: Shapes of tongs Materials to use for tongs Methods of forging tongs Demonstration of forging basic styles of tongs, with the project to be a set of flat jaw tongs for 1/4" material.

Class will cover how to join metal with the use of heat and pressure. We will discuss: The fire Weld preparation Fluxes Different weld configurations Demonstration of different types forging welding with the project to be to weld some rings, and make a chain. Other types of welds can be tried also as time permits.

Just in time for Valentine’s Day…The mystery of the rose that never dies. Forge roses from steel,copper, brass, etc. How to form lifelike flowers.

Various methods for forging tongs with tips and techniques to make reliable and functional tongs. Project: a set of bolt tongs or box jaw tongs