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January 2022
Bolt Jaw Tongs Class 2022
Instructors: Dave Gavin, with Jesse Gavin assisting Bolt Jaw Tongs Class size: Minimum 4, maximum 8 Lunch: BYOL or local fast food Class Description – The tongs class is going to highlight the 3/4" bolt jaw tongs, but as the student signs up for the class, we’d like them to tell us what size bolt jaw tongs they’d like to make. Sizes for 1/2" material – or pick a size between ¼” and ½” We will have the appropriate stock…
Find out more »February 2022
TGoM Membership Meeting Feb 9 2022
The Program Committee is working hard to set our February 9 membership meeting location. As of Dec. 31, 2021, due to the unprecedented times we’re trying to work with (COVID-14), we do not yet have a meeting location. We will contact the membership as soon as our location is determined, by sending an email via the bellows. Keep an eye on the website for updates coming soon.
Find out more »Brass & Copper Decorative Techniques 2022
Instructor: Sara Gries Class size: Maximum students: 10 Minimum students: 5 Location: Guilded Salvage Antiques, 4430 Lyndale Avenue North, Minneapolis, MN 55412 Description: Sara Gries will share what she’s learned from years of exploring/experimenting with brass and copper, specifically for this class the decorative potential of various processes: etching, creating patina (coloring) by means of chemical or heat reaction (“flame colouring”), plating and removal/abrasion. In addition, she will share tips for design (how to transfer your idea to the metal,…
Find out more »Forge Welding Class 2022
Instructors: David Mariette and Gordon Barr Forge welded leaf Cost: $160 member, $180 non-member Class size: Maximum students: 8, Minimum: 6 Forge welding: So, you’ve seen it done. It looks so easy. Why doesn’t it work for me, you ask? David will seek to dispel the mythical mysticism that seems to surround this technique and give you the tools you need to begin forge welding. Like many things, there is no magic bullet. It is a compilation of doing everything…
Find out more »March 2022
Scandi-style/ bushcraft knife class 2022
Instructor: Paul Widenhoefer Class size: Maximum students: 8 Minimum students: 4 Class Description: Are you afraid of being stuck in the wilderness with only a knife at your side? Or do you just want to carve some Dala horses with an authentic Scandinavian blade? Well we have the knife class for you! This class offering will be for making a scandi-style knife favored by woodworkers, campers, survivalists and woods men and women alike. We will be covering forging a blade,…
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