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Dereck Glaser

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    The New England School of Metalwork offers a unique metalsmithing program found nowhere else. A professional combination of both traditional and contemporary tooling, techniques and instruction. No where else will you find the attention to the important details. The studios are designed, run and maintained by professional blacksmiths. The diverse array of instructors from around the country provide students with many options and many disciplines of metalworking. We operate year round and have various programs in Blacksmithing, Bladesmithing and Casting. We offer a Summer and Winter Session of workshops and occasional evening class as well as featured demonstrations and symposiums. We also offer full private tutorial time, custom private workshops as well as full access studio rental by the hour. All of these amazing opportunities will allow your innermost creativity to flow like never before.
  1. Dereck Glaser
    Forging aluminum is great, make sure your tools are very well finished, near a polish as it is very sensative to any surface texture your tools may have. tongs, hammers and any tools touching it should be well dressed to ensure good suface finish after forging. The pine acts as a sort of temperature crayon, as soon as it smears a black line you have plenty of heat to forge with. You will feel it sieze up as it cools, do not foge too far past as then you may begin to work harden it. I use a pice split out of lumber, spruce will work fine as well, look for the black smear, pulling it in and out of the forge, gas would be preferable. Best of luck.
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    Fantasic Owen, splendid shapes and proportoin, heralding the tried and ture forms returns us to our roots.
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    We have been producing charcoal here for several years. We use it to start our coal forges as well as in our outdoor venues when runnig our charcoal forges. See this link and the retort we built. Be careful, those gasses can build up, beware of cresote build up in a pipe. Al the best. http://www.newenglandschoolofmetalwork.com/projects.php
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