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For the Friday BSD 2025 workshop, Mr Banning will be teaching a traditional Indonesian knife with a human-shaped handle, called a Majapahit Keris. The workshop will cover forging only; grinding and finishing of the knife will be left to the students. A picture is attached.

BS101 Beginner Blacksmithing is a 2 day weekend course designed to teach the basics of blacksmithing. This course starts at 9 a.m. and ends at 5 p.m. on both days.

- 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.

In this class, you will learn to forge, heat treat, grind, handle, and finish a camping/utility knife. The knife will be made from 1075 steel and have a wooden handle with a full tang construction. All materials will be provided.

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

BS101 Beginner Blacksmithing is a 5 week night course designed to teach the basics of blacksmithing. This course starts at 6 pm. and ends at95 p.m. on each class day.

BS101 Beginner Blacksmithing is a 5 week night course designed to teach the basics of blacksmithing. This course starts at 6 pm. and ends at95 p.m. on each class day.

BS101 Beginner Blacksmithing is a 5 week night course designed to teach the basics of blacksmithing. This course starts at 6 pm. and ends at95 p.m. on each class day.

BS101 Beginner Blacksmithing is a 5 week night course designed to teach the basics of blacksmithing. This course starts at 6 pm. and ends at95 p.m. on each class day.

BS101 Beginner Blacksmithing is a 5 week night course designed to teach the basics of blacksmithing. This course starts at 6 pm. and ends at95 p.m. on each class day.

BS101 Beginner Blacksmithing is a 2 day weekend course designed to teach the basics of blacksmithing. This course starts at 9 a.m. and ends at 5 p.m. on both days.

Description: Make tooling to forge jingle bells for the holidays. Create your own designs, forge the bells, attach stems and ringers. Each student will have the opportunity to make five jingle bells. 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.