2008 Schedule of

BGCM Blacksmith Classes

at the Carroll County Farm Museum 

Academy of Traditional Arts

To Register for Classes:

Contact:  Emma Beaver

at the

Carroll County Farm Museum  

410-386-3880 or toll free at 1-800-654-4645

Note: Class Vacancies as of  April 7, 2008

 

Class: Forge Welding

Instructor: Bill Clemens

Assisting: Ray Neubauer

Dates: 31 May - 1 Jun  2008 (Sat/Sun)

Fee: $175

Prerequisite:  BS-101 or equivalent
 
Learn basic forge welding techniques and make a small project incorporating forge welds

Forge welding or Fire Welding is a technique for joining two pieces of iron or steel by heating them in a forge and then fusing them together with hammer blows.

8 Openings

Class: BS-101 (Beginner's Blacksmithing)

Instructor: Albin Drzewianowski

Assisting:

Dates: 14 -15 Jun 2008 (Sat/Sun)

Fee: $175
 

Learn the basics of blacksmithing from forge and fire control to hammer control. You will learn to forge a fish tail scroll, pig tail scroll, tab hook, drive hook, forge poker, water can handle, and other student selected projects as time permits.

8 Openings

Class: Forging Natures Forms

Instructor: Tim Beachley

Assisting:

Dates: 29-30 Jun 2008 (Sat/Sun)

Fee: $175

Prerequisite:  BS-101 or equivalent
 
This class will focus on how to forge elements from nature. Learn techniques
for forging leaves, flowers, and various textures.  Class will also cover layout and tooling.
 

8 Openings

 

Class: Beginner/Intermediate

Magic From Fire- Introduction to Blacksmithing - Mornings

Special Class in Conjunction with "Common Ground on the Hill"

To register and for additional details go to: commongroundonthehill.org  

Instructor: Ted McNett

Assisting:

Dates: 7-11 Jul 2008 (Mon- Fri Morning )

Fee: See  commongroundonthehill.org registration form
 

Learn safety, hammer control, fire building and maintenance, and how to make small items.  You will learn to forge a fish tail scroll, pig tail scroll, tab hook, drive hook, forge poker, water can handle, and other student selected projects as time permits.

 8 Openings

Class: BS-101 (Beginner's Blacksmithing)

Instructor: Bill Clemens

Assisting: Ray Neubauer

Dates: 26-27 Jul 2008 (Sat/Sun)

Fee: $175
 
Learn the basics of blacksmithing from forge and fire control to hammer control. You will learn to forge a fish tail scroll, pig tail scroll, tab hook, drive hook, forge poker, water can handle, and other student selected projects as time permits.

8 Openings

 

Class: BS-101 (Beginner's Blacksmithing)

Instructor: Albin Drzewianowski

Assisting:

Dates:  20/22/27/29 Oct and 3 Nov 2008

               Mon & Wed Evenings  5 Classes  6 pm - 9:30 pm

Fee: $175
 

Learn the basics of blacksmithing from forge and fire control to hammer control. You will learn to forge a fish tail scroll, pig tail scroll, tab hook, drive hook, forge poker, water can handle, and other student selected projects as time permits.

8 Openings

Class: Forge Welding

Instructor: Bill Clemens

Assisting: Ray Neubauer

Dates: 20-21  Dec 2008 (Sat/Sun)

Fee: $175

Prerequisite:  BS-101 or equivalent
 
Learn basic forge welding techniques and make a small project incorporating forge welds

Forge welding or Fire Welding is a technique for joining two pieces of iron or steel by heating them in a forge and then fusing them together with hammer blows.

8 Openings

 

Completed Classes for 2008

Class: Damascus (Cable & Pattern Welded)

Instructor: Ted McNett

Assisting: Ray Neubauer

Dates: 9-10 Feb 2008 (Sat/Sun)

Fee: $175

Striking with a partner is highly recommended and will be demonstrated.

Saturday we will forge a cable damascus billet in the morning and make what ever project they want in the afternoon, or forge a second billet.

Sunday we will forge a traditional twist pattern billet in the morning, and create a project or forge a second billet in the afternoon.

 

Class: BS-101 (Beginner's Blacksmithing)

Instructor: Albin Drzewianowski

Assisting: Mark Judge

Dates: 1-2 Mar 2008 (Sat/Sun)

Fee: $175
 

Learn safety, hammer control, fire building and maintenance, and how to make small items. You will learn to forge a fish tail scroll, pig tail scroll, tab hook, drive hook, forge poker, water can handle, and other student selected projects as time permits.

Class: BS-101 (Beginner's Blacksmithing) - Evenings

Instructor: Albin Drzewianowski

Assisting: George Hughes

Dates: 4,11, 18, 25 Mar & 1 Apr 2008 (5 Tuesday Evenings 6-9:30 PM)

Fee: $175
 

Learn safety, hammer control, fire building and maintenance, and how to make small items.  You will learn to forge a fish tail scroll, pig tail scroll, tab hook, drive hook, forge poker, water can handle, and other student selected projects as time permits.

Class: Basic Knifemaking

Instructor:  Walter VanAlstine

Assisting:  Bucky VanAlstine /  Dave Morgan

Dates: 8 - 9 Mar 2008 (Sat/Sun)

Fee: $175

Prerequisite:  BS-101 or equivalent

Learn the basics of knife making and complete a knife complete with handle. 

Class: Super BS-101 (Beginner's Blacksmithing) - 4 Days

Instructor: Albin Drzewianowski

Assisting: Bill Clemens

Dates: 21 -24 Apr 2008 (Mon/Thu  9 AM - 5 PM)

Fee: $300
 
In this extended 4 day version of BS-101, you will learn safety, hammer control, fire building and maintenance, and how to make small items.  You will learn to forge a fish tail scroll, pig tail scroll, tab hook, drive hook, forge poker, water can handle, and other student selected projects as time permits.

Class: BS-202 (Intermediate Blacksmithing)

Instructor: Ted McNett

Assisting: Bob Nagle

Dates: 26-27 Apr 2008 (Sat/Sun)

Fee: $175

Prerequisite:  BS-101 or equivalent
 
Learn hammer control, hardening and tempering, and rivet making. You will forge a pair of pick up tongs and all the tooling necessary to punch, drift, rivet, and assemble them. Projects will include a top rivet set, bottom rivet stake, center punch, scribe, round punch, and a punch plate or bolster.

 

Completed Classes for 2007

Class: BS-101 (Beginner's Blacksmithing)

Instructor: Albin Drzewianowski

Assisting: Ken Strosnider

Dates: 6-7 Jan 2007 (Sat/Sun)

Fee: $175
 
Learn safety, hammer control, fire building and maintenance, and how to make small items.

Class: BS-101 (Beginner's Blacksmithing)

Instructor: Ted McNett

Assisting: Bob Nagle

Dates: 27-28 Jan 2007 (Sat/Sun)

Fee: $175
 
Learn safety, hammer control, fire building and maintenance, and how to make small items.

Class: BS-101 (Beginner's Blacksmithing)

Instructor: Bill Clemens

Assisting: Ray Neubauer

Dates: 3-4 Feb 2007 (Sat/Sun)

Fee: $175
 

Learn safety, hammer control, fire building and maintenance, and how to make small items.

Class: BS-202 (Intermediate Blacksmithing)

Instructor: Ted McNett

Assisting: Bob Nagle

Dates: 10-11 Feb 2007 (Sat/Sun)

Fee: $175

Prerequisite:  BS-101 or equivalent
 

Follow up to BS-101. Learn tool making and steel tempering.

Make tools that you use to finish your projects for this class. 

Class: Basic Knifemaking

Instructor:  Walter VanAlstine

Assisting:  Bucky VanAlstine

Dates: 3 - 4 Mar 2007 (Sat/Sun)

Fee: $175

Prerequisite:  BS-101 or equivalent

Learn the basics of knife making and complete a knife complete with handle. 

 

Class: Tool and Jig Making

Instructor: Tim Beachley

Assisting: Ted McNett

Dates: 10-11  Mar 2007 (Sat/Sun)

Fee: $175
 
Prerequisite:  BS-101 or equivalent

Concepts-
Basic heat treating (may touch on case hardening and Superquench)
Mig and stick welding basics (depending on the experience of the students)

Projects:   Punch and/or Chisel          Name Stamp / Touchmark / Date Stamp
                  Scroll Jig                             Bending Hardy
                  Bending / Scrolling Fork   3 Legged "Square"

Class: Cable Damascus

Instructor: Ted McNett

Assisting: Ray Neubauer

Dates: 30 Mar -1 Apr 2007 (Sat/Sun)

Fee: $175

Prerequisite:  BS-101 or equivalent
 
Striking with a partner is highly recommended and will be demonstrated.

Saturday we will forge a cable damascus billet in the morning and make what ever project they want in the afternoon, or forge a second billet.

Sunday we will forge a traditional twist pattern billet in the morning, and create a project or forge a second billet in the afternoon.

Class: Super BS-101 (Beginner's Blacksmithing)

Instructor: Albin Drzewianowski

Assisting: Bill Clemens

Dates: 23 -26 Apr 2007 (Mon/Thu)

Fee: $300
 
In this extended 4 day version of BS-101, you will learn safety, hammer control, fire building and maintenance, and how to make small items. 

Class: Forge Welding

Instructor: Bill Clemens

Assisting: Ray Neubauer

Dates: 28-29 Apr 2007 (Sat/Sun)

Fee: $175

Prerequisite:  BS-101 or equivalent
 
Learn basic forge welding techniques and make a small project incorporating forge welds

Forge welding or Fire Welding is a technique for joining two pieces of iron or steel by heating them in a forge and then fusing them together with hammer blows.

Class: BS-101 (Beginner's Blacksmithing)

Instructor: Bill Clemens

Assisting: Ray Neubauer

Dates: 16 -17 Jun 2007 (Sat/Sun)

Fee: $175
 
Learn the basics of blacksmithing from forge and fire control to hammer control. You will learn to forge a fish tail scroll, pig tail scroll, tab hook, drive hook, forge poker, water can handle, and other student selected projects as time permits.

 

Class: Traditional Joinery

Instructor: Matt Harris

Assisting: Ted McNett

Dates: 30Jun - 1 Jul 2007 (Sat/Sun)

Fee: $175

Prerequisite:  BS-101 or equivalent
 
Learn traditional joinery techniques; riveting, mortise and tenon, collars, as well as making the necessary tooling. These processes will be taught through the completion of a project.

Class: BS-101 (Beginner's Blacksmithing)

Instructor: Albin Drzewianowski

Assisting: Ted McNett

Dates: 28-29 Jul 2007 (Sat/Sun)

Fee: $175
 
Learn the basics of blacksmithing from forge and fire control to hammer control. You will learn to forge a fish tail scroll, pig tail scroll, tab hook, drive hook, forge poker, water can handle, and other student selected projects as time permits.

 Class Full

Class: BS-101 (Beginner's Blacksmithing)

Instructor: Ray Neubauer

Assisting: Bob Nagle

Dates: 4-5 Aug 2007 (Sat/Sun)

Fee: $175
 
Learn the basics of blacksmithing from forge and fire control to hammer control. You will learn to forge a fish tail scroll, pig tail scroll, tab hook, drive hook, forge poker, water can handle, and other student selected projects as time permits.

  Class Full

Class: Forging more than steel bar stock

Instructor: Randy McDaniel

Dates: 11 -12 Aug 2007 (Sat/Sun)

Fee: $175

Prerequisite:  BS-101 or equivalent
 
Forging sheet, pipe, bronze, copper, aluminum and titanium.  Including forge brazing. 

Class: BS-202 (Intermediate Blacksmithing)

Instructor: Ted McNett

Assisting: Bob Nagle

Dates: 25-26 Aug 2007 (Sat/Sun)

Fee: $175

Prerequisite:  BS-101 or equivalent
 
Learn hammer control, hardening and tempering, and rivet making. You will forge a pair of pick up tongs and all the tooling necessary to punch, drift, rivet, and assemble them. Projects will include a top rivet set, bottom rivet stake, center punch, scribe, round punch, and a punch plate or bolster.

 Cancelled

 

Class: Decorative Forging

Instructor: Tim Beachley

Assisting:

Dates: 29-30 Sep 2007 (Sat/Sun)

Fee: $175

Prerequisite:  BS-101 or equivalent
 
This class will include twists, textures, tooling, punches, and chisels. It will cover basic welding for making spring swages, jigs, and dies.

Postponed Until Spring 2008

 

Class: BS-101 (Beginner's Blacksmithing)

Instructor: Albin Drzewianowski

Assisting: Ken Strosnider

Dates: 13-14 Oct 2007 (Sat/Sun)

Fee: $175
 
Learn the basics of blacksmithing from forge and fire control to hammer control. You will learn to forge a fish tail scroll, pig tail scroll, tab hook, drive hook, forge poker, water can handle, and other student selected projects as time permits.

Class: BS-101 (Beginner's Blacksmithing)

Instructor: Bill Clemens

Assisting: Ray Neubauer

Dates: 27-28 Oct 2007 (Sat/Sun)

Fee: $175
 
Learn the basics of blacksmithing from forge and fire control to hammer control. You will learn to forge a fish tail scroll, pig tail scroll, tab hook, drive hook, forge poker, water can handle, and other student selected projects as time permits.

Class: Colonial Style Fire Shovel

Instructor: Ken Schwarz (Head Blacksmith at Colonial Williamsburg)

Assisting: Ted McNett

Dates: 3-4 Nov 2007 (Sat/Sun)

Fee: $175

Prerequisite:  BS-101 or equivalent
 
This class will focus on using traditional hand-forging techniques to make an eighteenth century style fire shovel. Several reproduction and antique examples of common period forms will be available for examination and study. Students will have the opportunity to forge and finish a fire shovel during the class. Skills emphasized include forge welding and use of the cross peen hammer for spreading material.

Class: BS-202 (Intermediate Blacksmithing)

Instructor: Ray Neubauer

Assisting: Bob Nagle

Dates: 10-11 Nov 2007 (Sat/Sun)

Fee: $175

Prerequisite:  BS-101 or equivalent
 
Learn hammer control, hardening and tempering, and rivet making. You will forge a pair of pick up tongs and all the tooling necessary to punch, drift, rivet, and assemble them. Projects will include a top rivet set, bottom rivet stake, center punch, scribe, round punch, and a punch plate or bolster.

 5 Openings

 

Class: Forge Welding

Instructor: Bill Clemens

Assisting: Ray Neubauer

Dates: 15-16  Dec 2007 (Sat/Sun)

Fee: $175

Prerequisite:  BS-101 or equivalent
 
Learn basic forge welding techniques and make a small project incorporating forge welds

Forge welding or Fire Welding is a technique for joining two pieces of iron or steel by heating them in a forge and then fusing them together with hammer blows.

 

To REGISTER for CLASSES AT THE ACADEMY OF TRADITIONAL ARTS

Contact Emma Beaver at the Carroll County Farm Museum   410-386-3880 or toll free at 1-800-654-4645

 

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