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BS 202 (Tong Making)


  • 500 South Center Street Westminster, MD, 21157 United States (map)

Instructor - Jim Maness

Assistant Instructor - TBD

Overall Course Fee: $200

Description - - Learn hammer control, hardening and tempering, and riveting. You will forge a pair of bolt 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. Class time 9am-5pm each day.

Prerequisites: You must have taken Blacksmithing 101 or have equivalent experience equal to at least 16 hours of forging time.

Registration Options - You can call 410-386-3881, or email Karen Jones at ksjones@carrollcountymd.gov, or you can register in person at the Farm Museum (M – Th 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.) You must confirm space is available in the class with Karen before payment can be made. Full payment is made to the Carroll County Farm Museum by either cash, check or credit card and is required to confirm your registration and space in the class. All classes are limited to 8 students. There must be a minimum of 4 students registered to hold a class.

Required Essentials - You will need to bring safety glasses, lunch, and wear *non-synthetic clothing. Natural fiber long pants, short or long-sleeved shirt, closed toed shoes (preferably leather) that can get dirty are required. All other tools and equipment are provided.  

*Synthetic materials can melt and cause severe burns.

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