2011 Schedule of

BGCM Blacksmith Classes

at the Carroll County Farm Museum 

Academy of Traditional Arts

(Students must be at least 16years old)

To Register for Classes:

Contact:  Emma Beaver

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

at the Carroll County Farm Museum  

For Additional Info on Classes Contact:

SchoolAdmin@bgcmonline.org

Note: Class Vacancies as of Nov. 15, 2011

Class: BS-101 (Beginner's Blacksmithing)

Instructor: Ray Neubauer

Assisting: TBA

Dates: Oct. 22-23, 2011 (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.

Completed

Class: Tool and Jig Making

Instructor: Bob Hungerman

Assisting: Curt Welch

Dates: Oct. 29-30 2011 (Sat/Sun)

Fee: $175

Learn to make basic tools and jigs for the blacksmith shop: Spring fuller, bending fork, scrolling wrench, vise-held bending jigs, tripod scale. Welding involved but not required. Wearing Long-sleeve cotton shirts encouraged.

Completed

Class: BS-202 (Intermediate Blacksmithing

Instructor: Ray Neubauer

Assisting:TBD

Dates: 5-6 Nov. 2011 (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.

Canceled

Class: Forge Welding)

Instructor: Ray Neubauer

Assisting: TBA

Dates: 12-13 Nov. 2011 (Sat/Sun)

Fee: $175
 

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. .

Canceled

Class: Master Class with Anatoliy Rudik

Instructor: Anatoliy Rudik

Assisting: TBA

Date: One Day 19 Nov 2011 Saturday

Fee: $100.00

Class details: Anatoliy will guide the class in “improvisational blacksmithing”. If you have seen his work it is very free-flowing and organic.

Full

Class: BS-101 (Beginner's Blacksmithing)

Instructor: Albin Drzewainoski

Assisting: TBA

Dates: Jan. 21-22, 2012 (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.

5 Openings

Class: Basic Knife Making

Instructor: Walt Van Alstine

Assisting: TBA

Dates: Mar. 3–4, 2012 (Sat/Sun)

Fee: $175
 

Learn the basic Techniques for hand forging a hidden tang blade. Learn basic heat treating and finish with a wooden and brass handle.

Full