[TheForge] blacksmithing schools

Mon Sep 30 19:59:00 2002

1) Not sure about Boston, but I know of a teacher that teaches weekend 
classes on the other side of the state near NY, as well as down at 
Brookfield Craft Center in CT and now up at a school in NH.

2) Simply put, a lifetime is too short to study blacksmithing. A longer 
answer depends on what you're looking to do. My first weekend class I was 
able to make a couple of hooks (S, J and nail) and even did a fireplace 
poker which included a forge weld. My second weekend class I was able to 
make a toasting fork, a fireplace trivet and a pair of tongs. Another class 
and I know the basics of making old fashioned colonial door hardware. What 
I'm finding is that it only takes me a couple of hours or days to learn a 
new facet of blacksmithing... It then takes me a lot of work and practice 
and time to master those skills. And I'm still not a master at them.

Aaron Silver

At 09:38 AM 9/30/2002 -0700, you wrote:

>           Hello,
>                     Does anyone know any blacksmithing school in
>Boston MA? How long does it take to study blacksmithing?
>
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