[TheForge] Advances class curriculum

[Jerry Frost]

A few years ago I put a curriculum together for basic and advanced smithing
and ran into a little problem. With one on one instruction both the students
I've had since writing the curriculum went through it in about 30 hrs. With
the speed they absorbed the basics I found myself showing them the
"advanced" stuff.

So much for my "advanced" curriculum. <sigh>

What I ended up doing for "advanced" projects was move them into precision.
This doesn't only mean getting tight tolerances it means making multiple
pieces to close specs.

Other things that are pretty advanced include types of welds: butt, "T",
etc. Tool making, heat treating and such beyond the cold chisel would be
advanced. A set of matched wood chisels for instance would incorporate heat
treating and precision multiple pieces.

Forging specialty metals, brass, bronze, SS, etc. would be good advanced
techniques.

Frosty
------------------------
If it ain't forged
it ain't real.
Wrought iron is.
The FrostWorks

Meadow Lakes, AK.


----- Original Message -----
From: "Bob Ehrenberger" <eforge at marktwain.net>
To: "theforge" <theforge at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Tuesday, November 02, 2004 6:19 PM
Subject: [TheForge] Advances class curriculum


> I've been put on the commitiee to put together a curriculum for an
advanced
> blacksmith class.
>
> In our beginner's class we teach basic techinques and forging dynamics
which
> include: drawing to a piont, making a hook, making a leaf, making a
scroll,
> splitting and making a heart, punching a hole, and various twists.
>
> The beginner's class is more or less technique oriented and not project
> oriented.
>
> We were thinking that for the advanced class we would work on projects
that
> incorporate new techniques or require the making of special tools.
>
> So far we are thinking of making tongs, and doing something that requires
> mortis and tennon joints. It has also been suggested that we do something
> that uses half lap joints.
>
> What do you guys think?  We are looking for projects that will challenge
> someone that knows the basics but needs to have his skills pushed to a new
> level.
>
> Robert Ehrenberger
> Shelbyville, Mo.
>
>
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