McLellan Blacksmithing

Beginners II
2019-10-12 09:00 - 17:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | McLellan Blacksmithing, 6961 Horseshoe Bar Road, Loomis, CA, 95650, United States
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.

Beginners I
2019-09-14 09:00 - 17:00
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 of getting a proper heat, tapering, twisting, punching, bending, and welding.

The project will incorporate tapering, twisting, and forming a shoulder.

Square Corners
2019-04-06 09:00 - 17:00
Forging traditional square outside corners. Various techniques will be presented. How to get the corners in the right place, etc.

Forge Welding
2019-03-02 09:00 - 17:00
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..
