Blacksmith class

[Janger]

Introduction to Blacksmithing | sws-site

In this beginner's class, you will learn a series of key blacksmithing techniques and the foundations of practical skills for making decorative ironwork. We will also explore the history and background of the craft in addition to forge safety and efficient use of the tools. Throughout the...

www.stonewoodandsteel.ca

I’m taking an intro to black smithing class on Saturday March 11/2023. It is located near Kananaskis. Anyone else from Alberta interested?

 

[historicalarms]

20 yrs younger and I'd be with you in a heartbeat.

My little home town had what was reported to be the very last full time "old style" blacksmith's shop operating in AB.....the doors closed the day after Ol' Philip died well into his 80's I'll never forget the inside of that little shop (maybe 20 x 20), the array of home built specialty tooling the man had filled the place and every inch of it had an inch of coal soot on it.
Philip made his living making horseshoes one by one from mill length bar for as long as I can remember. He would sell them to rural farriers as far away as he could get somebody from town to deliver them...My old man was in road construction business so made many trips around the province with a pick=up, every trip he made he would stop at the blacksmith shop to enquire if Phil had any shoes going that direction ....sort of an old school "Chicken Lights".

 

[Dan Dubeau]

Sounds like fun. I'm 3500km away though....

I would like to take an in person class someday, as my only blacksmithing instructions have been via book, forums, and youtube. I'm a pretty good visual learner, but there is no replacement for in person learning sometimes. I'm still very much a bright green beginner. Beware though. It's a addicting.

I look forward to your forge build post class .

 

[Crosche]

Cool. Let me know what you think of the place. I have been toying with the idea of having a shop tour and firing up the forge for people who are interested in exploring blacksmithing.

 

[Tom O]

I haven’t done any work with a forge since Mr Dixon’s class back in grade 8 at Oak Bay Junior in Victoria around 1968.

 

[trevj]

I haven’t done any work with a forge since Mr Dixon’s class back in grade 8 at Oak Bay Junior in Victoria around 1968.

Funny, the last name... Took some basic Blacksmithing courses at the Western Development Museum Curatorial Center in Saskatoon, run by a fella named Rick Dixon! They were also bringing in various well established 'Smiths to put on weekend workshops at the time.

We had a big ol' forge in High School too, though we sure didn't get very far with the process, using it then!

 

[Tom O]

Well for us it was making a fireplace poker set and it was my 1st experience sand casting.
I’m feeling old today I just found out I’m a “ Great, Great, Great, Uncle “
FFS I’m only 69 !

 

[DPittman]

Well for us it was making a fireplace poker set and it was my 1st experience sand casting.
I’m feeling old today I just found out I’m a “ Great, Great, Great, Uncle “
FFS I’m only 69 !

Well I'm sure you're a good guy and even a good uncle but isn't that bragging a bit much to say that you're a GREAT GREAT GREAT uncle!??

Congrats. That is something! I won't likely make a great, great uncle so doing that and then some, is pretty cool.

 

[Tom O]

It’s something you don’t think about and takes you by surprise who know maybe in 18 or so years I’ll be a great, great, great, great Uncle!
It boggles the mind!

 

[Susquatch]

It’s something you don’t think about and takes you by surprise who know maybe in 18 or so years I’ll be a great, great, great, great Uncle!
It boggles the mind!

Geez...... I thought I was doing well to be a great grandfather already.

I take it that you have a very prolific much older sibling?

 

[Tom O]

Not really I think they just started early singing the Beach boys songs “I get around “

 

[Crosche]

Introduction to Blacksmithing | sws-site

In this beginner's class, you will learn a series of key blacksmithing techniques and the foundations of practical skills for making decorative ironwork. We will also explore the history and background of the craft in addition to forge safety and efficient use of the tools. Throughout the...

www.stonewoodandsteel.ca

I’m taking an intro to black smithing class on Saturday March 11/2023. It is located near Kananaskis. Anyone else from Alberta interested?

Janger, have a look at these in prep for your class:

https://www.metalsmith.org/wp-conte...nd-Forging-Study-Guide-Print-File-1-24-20.pdf

 

[Tom O]

Sister in law say she “ MADE A MISTAKE ” it is great, great uncle, now I don’t feel so old!

 

[Susquatch]

Sister in law say she “ MADE A MISTAKE ” it is great, great uncle, now I don’t feel so old!

Did you get that in writing? No sister in law of mine would ever admit to a mistake of that kind.....

I confess I'm a bit disappointed though. I had kind of liked feeling younger with you being so many greats. Now me being a Great Grandfather suddenly feels older again. Your gain is my loss..... Sorta...... Kinda.... In a way.

 

[DPittman]

Sister in law say she “ MADE A MISTAKE ” it is great, great uncle, now I don’t feel so old!

Hmn I guess you're not as great as you thought eh?

 

[Tom O]

More mediocre with the occasional brainfart.

 

[Dabbler]

I started early; I was an uncle at 2 1/2. But nothing came of it.

 

[BMW Rider]

More mediocre with the occasional brainfart.

I prefer to use the term "cerebral flatulence".

 

[Janger]

After some delays the class ran today. It was lots of fun.

 

[combustable herbage]

Looks like fun creating and learning some new techniques, that is quite the anvil out front of the shop