Forging 101: Introduction to Blacksmithing

$500.00

Days	Thursday
Frequency	Weekly
Time	6:30pm-9:30pm
Level	BEGINNER, INTERMEDIATE, ADVANCED BEGINNER
Instructor	John D. Harvey
Department	Blacksmithing
Date	10/2/2025-11/20/2025, No class 10/9

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SKU: B-IntroS1-FW26 Category: BLACKSMITHING Tag: product-course

Description

This 7-week course is for students who want to take a deeper dive into the fundamentals of forging different decorative and practical items. We’ll focus on the basic processes of blacksmithing: (1) drawing down, (2) upsetting, (3) bending, (3) twisting, (5) spreading, (6) punching, (7) slitting, and (8) forge welding. That’s eight processes covered in seven weeks! This will be a faster-paced class where each week focuses on projects that combine one or more process in the final piece. Objects you forge will include nails, hooks, firepit pokers, eating utensils, bottle openers, leaf pendants, and perhaps more ambitious projects depending on our progress!

Open studio hours to work on projects during the course are included. Open studio runs Monday (3-6pm), Thursday (3-6pm) and Friday (5-8pm). Students will have access to 5 open studio sessions during their course.

ENROLLMENT POLICY

All enrollments are subject to our REGISTRATION & ENROLLMENT POLICIES.

SCHOLARSHIPS

SCHOLARSHIPS applications are available for students who may not otherwise be able to enroll in a course. Additionally, standing sliding scale scholarships exist for QT/BIPOC students.