Class

A discussion on hammer design and construction will be followed by making your own hammer. Selecting the steel, how to punch the eye, and shaping and heat treating the faces. […]

Class to cover basic techniques of forge work, with projects to practice those techniques. We will discuss: Equipment and fuels. The proper way to use a coal fire. Basic operations […]

Class to cover basic techniques of forge work, with projects to practice those techniques. We will discuss: Equipment and fuels. The proper way to use a coal fire. Basic operations […]

Class to cover basic techniques of forge work, with projects to practice those techniques. We will discuss:          Equipment and fuels. The proper way to use a coal fire. Basic operations […]

Class to cover the considerations of shop layout and anvil tooling. Project: Set of fire tools for the forge. Pieces to include a poker, and a shovel. You can make […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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

Techniques for making various types of basic leaves. From basic to lobed and complex. Project: Forge basic leaves from round and square bar.