Create-Connect Workshop Series
Blacksmithing Basics Workshop
Saturday, May 16 from 12 Noon until 3 pm
The class is designed to give someone with little or no metal working skills as a hands-on, fun “be a blacksmith for a day” experience. Explore the basics of forge work in a blacksmith shop while making a decorative “S” hook or a bottle opener to take home. Topics will include safety, tools and equipment, and beginning techniques for shaping metal. Small class size guarantees lots of one-on-one instruction and lots of time at the forge!
All costs of materials are included in the cost of the class. Dress for working in a shop and for the weather (shop is heated by a wood-burning stove only).
Please bring heavy work gloves, eye protection, and water bottle. Closed toed shoes are recommended.
Advanced Registration
Ages 16 and up
Fee: $65 per person, MCHS members get 15% off.
Check in at the McAllister House Welcome Center 15 minutes before the program begins. Your workshop fee also includes general admission for the day! Registration is required at least 10 days prior to the workshop.