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December 2018
December 2018 Membership Meeting
Annual TGoM holiday gathering Sunday, December 2 at CSPS Hall in St. Paul, MN Join Guild of Metalsmiths friends and families for our annual holiday gathering at the CSPS Hall in St. Paul (address 385 Michigan St, at the corner of West 7th and Western). The hall will open at noon. We usually share hors d’ouvres as people arrive, so bring your favorites if you wish. The annual business meeting is first on the agenda, along with election of new…
Find out more »Fireplace Tools Class 2018
Instructors: Larry Wasmund and others Class size: Maximum students: 10 Minimum students: 4 This will be a creative class making tools for a fireplace or fire pit. You will create a fire poker, an ash shovel, and a hearth broom handle into which you will incorporate a whisk broom. The stock will be 3/8 square stock and there will be many handle choices from coils to animal heads to bottle openers incorporated into the handles. All students get enough materials…
Find out more »Tiny Tool Ornaments Class 2018
Maximum students: 8 Minimum students: 5 Examples of tiny tools Instructors: Larry Wasmund and others This class is to be a fun day creating tiny scale forged tools such as tongs, hammers, anvils, and others limited only by your imagination. Students should know how to direct the movement of steel with a cross peen, draw out, and rivet. Everyone will go home with multiple ornaments. Tools and Equipment or other items participants are to bring to the class: Bring your…
Find out more »January 2019
Beginning Blacksmithing Class 2019-C1 is FULL as of 12/7/18!
The beginners’ basic classes are designed to give everyone the same understanding of the basics, techniques and terminology. The basic classes or proficiency is required before taking any of the many other classes the Guild offers. This enables those classes to concentrate on advanced techniques without having to spend time on basic concepts. This 3 day class covers the basics of: Safety, Tools, Fire Control, Forging Dynamics, Tapers (ribbon, fishtail, point), Twisting, Riveting, Shouldering, Upset, Cutting, Splitting, Punching, Heat Treat,…
Find out more »Beginning Blacksmithing Class 2019-C2 is FULL as of 12/7/18!
The beginners’ basic classes are designed to give everyone the same understanding of the basics, techniques and terminology. The basic classes or proficiency is required before taking any of the many other classes the Guild offers. This enables those classes to concentrate on advanced techniques without having to spend time on basic concepts. This 3 day class covers the basics of: Safety, Tools, Fire Control, Forging Dynamics, Tapers (ribbon, fishtail, point), Twisting, Riveting, Shouldering, Upset, Cutting, Splitting, Punching, Heat Treat,…
Find out more »Beginning Blacksmithing Class 2019-C3 is FULL as of 12/7/18!
The beginners’ basic classes are designed to give everyone the same understanding of the basics, techniques and terminology. The basic classes or proficiency is required before taking any of the many other classes the Guild offers. This enables those classes to concentrate on advanced techniques without having to spend time on basic concepts. This 3 day class covers the basics of: Safety, Tools, Fire Control, Forging Dynamics, Tapers (ribbon, fishtail, point), Twisting, Riveting, Shouldering, Upset, Cutting, Splitting, Punching, Heat Treat,…
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