Introduction To Blacksmithing Workshop: Session A

Introduction To Blacksmithing Workshop: Session A

Adult Workshop | Registration opens 5/15/2024 8:00 PM EDT

Adult all levels

7/6/2024-7/7/2024

10:00 AM-4:00 PM EDT on Sun Sat

$300.00

$270.00

$20.00

$25.00

Come learn the basics of forging steel in a fun and inclusive environment. Geared towards the absolute beginner, this workshop is designed to be educational and enjoyable for everyone. Under the guidance of experienced instructors, you will learn techniques to build confidence in the forge. Students will shape and forge hot steel using a hammer and an anvil to complete a variety of projects. Students will need safety glasses, dust mask or respirator, leather work gloves,(welding gauntlets not needed) and should wear jeans, a non-flammable cotton shirt and/or jacket, and closed-toed boots or leather shoes. Our forge is an outdoor building that is only semi-enclosed; please dress accordingly. For full-day workshops, please bring a lunch to be on the safe side, as there may or may not be time to get food during a lunch break.

GREG AMENDE has been part-time/hobby blacksmith for 14 years. He has taken classes all over New England from some of the top blacksmiths in the US. He has worked as an interpreter blacksmith at numerous museums including working 4 years at Mystic Seaport. Greg works full time as a machining instructor at a Connecticut technical high school.