Forge your own useful and beautiful ladle, perfect for soup season! We will start with basic forging techniques, making a "warm up" spoon. The bowl of the ladle will be hand hammered out of sheet metal. Different options and skills will be shown for forging the handle, including shouldering, splitting, twisting and braiding. The bowl and the handle will be riveted together, just in time for partaking of chili or soup at the end of class! Students will need safety glasses, leather work (fireplace) gloves, 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.