[TheForge] Forge Welding Class in Maryland, December 2009

[Albin Drzewianowski]

There are still openings in the Forge Welding class, 9am to 5pm,
Saturday/Sunday, 19/20 December, 2009.  Bill Clemens is the instructor.  He
will lead the students through a series of different welds.  Starting with
the most basic and working up from there.   In the process of learning to
weld the students will:  weld a chain link; make a flux spoon; and weld a
ring onto a shaft to form a faceted cube;  among other things.   The class
fee is $175.

Prerequisites:  16 years of age and  BS-101, or equivalent skills:  fire
management in a coal forge;  basic hammer skills;  familiarity with using
tongs.  Each student will have his/her own forging station with a coal
forge,  167 lb double horn anvil and basic forging tools.  Class is limited
to 8 students.

To sign up for the class contact Emma Beaver at the Carroll County Farm
Museum,  410-386-3886,  Mondays/Wednesdays/Thursdays.  The Farm Museum can
now take credit card payments over the phone.

The class is held on the grounds of the Carroll County Farm Museum,  500 S.
Center St.,  Westminster, MD   21157.


Regards,
Albin Drzewianowski
BGCM Blacksmith School Admin