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Currently Scheduled Blacksmithing & Toolmaking Courses

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Belt Making: Forge and Stitch

Sure, there are many ways to keep your pants on, but a handmade belt and hand-forged buckle is…
Fri, Apr 19th, 2024  –  Sun, Apr 21st, 2024
9am-5pm each day
Instructors: Elizabeth Belz, Sam Gathje
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Blacksmithing: Crafting The Tools of the Trade

In this course, students will begin to outfit their own blacksmithing tool chest while…
Sat, Apr 27th, 2024  –  Tue, Apr 30th, 2024
9am-5pm each day
Instructor: Cody Myers
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Blacksmithing: The Basics & Beyond

Always wanted to swing a hammer and fire up a forge? This is the place to start and the place to…
Thu, Nov 2nd, 2023  –  Sun, Nov 5th, 2023
9am-5pm each day
Instructor: Cody Myers
Thu, Apr 4th, 2024  –  Sun, Apr 7th, 2024
9am-5pm each day
Instructor: Cody Myers
Thu, May 2nd, 2024  –  Sun, May 5th, 2024
9am-5pm each day
Instructor: Cody Myers
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Families at the Forge

The North House Blacksmith Shop excites the curiosity of adults and kids alike—as hammers…
Fri, Oct 20th, 2023
9am - 3pm
Instructor: Cody Myers
Sat, Oct 21st, 2023
9am - 3pm
Instructor: Cody Myers
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Sharpening Tutorial

"Get the Edge" might be another appropriate title for this course. Chisels, planes, gouges,…
Sat, Apr 20th, 2024  –  Sun, Apr 21st, 2024
9am-5pm each day
Instructor: Dennis Chilcote
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Tanning Tools: Make Your Own Dry Scraper

In this two day class you will make a dry scraper for tanning large game - moose, elk, bison, and…
Sat, Oct 7th, 2023  –  Sun, Oct 8th, 2023
9am-5pm each day
Instructor: Nate Johnson
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Tool-Making for Woodworkers and Others

This course is an introduction to working with and heat-treating the common high-carbon steels used…
Thu, May 16th, 2024  –  Sat, May 18th, 2024
9am-5pm daily
Instructor: Paul Linden
Sun, May 19th, 2024
9am-1pm
Instructor: Paul Linden
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Welcome to Blacksmithing!

The Blacksmith Shop at North House has a charisma that can’t be denied: the ring of the hammer…
Fri, May 10th, 2024  –  Sun, May 12th, 2024
9am-5pm
Instructor: Michael Jones