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Blacksmith Classes in the Mid-Atlantic region


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The Blacksmith Guild of Central Maryland in conjunction with the Carroll County Farm Museum offers a variety of blacksmith classes. Classes are limited to 8 students. Each student has his/her own coal forge, 75 kilo double horned anvil and leg vise. For the beginners classes all tooling is supplied. For the intermediate classes, the student is expected to be familiar with fire management in a coal forge and the basic blacksmith forging skills: drawing out, upsetting, punching, bending, twisting.

The Carroll County Farm Museum is located at 500 S. Center St. Westminster, MD. We are about 35 miles WNW of Baltimore MD.

With 2 exceptions (BS-101/Wednesday Nights, and SUPER BS-101) all classes are a Saturday/Sunday, running from 9am to 5pm.

30-31 May, 2009
BS-101
Beginner's Blacksmithing class
Instructor: Ray Neubauer

25/26 July, 2009
BS-101
Beginner's Blacksmithing class
Instructor: TBA

22/23 Aug, 2009
BS-101 Beginner's Blacksmithing class
Instructor: TBA

31 Oct/1 Nov, 2009
BS-202Follow up to BS-101 class. Emphasis on tool making: punches, tongs, etc.
Instructor: Ray Neubauer

21/22 Nov, 2009
Beginner's Knifemaking ClassCovers the basics of forging out a blade and making handles
Instructor: Walter VanAlstine

To sign up for classes, contact Emma Beaver at the Farm Museum, 410-386-3886. Emma usually works, Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays.

You can keep up to date on the status of upcoming classes by going to the BGCM web site: Blacksmith Guild of Central Maryland and clicking on the CLASSES button in the upper right.

If you have any questions about the blacksmith school or the classes, you can contact me at:

SchoolAdmin@bgcmonline.org

Albin Drzewianowski,
BGCM Blacksmith School Admin.

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Reb,

OK, will do.

As of now, Bill Clemens will be teaching the July 25/26 BS-101 class and I will be teaching the one, Aug 22/23.

Albin Drzewianowski,
BGCM Blacksmith School Admin.

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