Class Schedule
Class Schedule
| May 10th-11th | Beginners Class weekend course | $180 |
| May 17th-18th | Intermediate Class weekend course | $180 |
| May 24th-25th | Beginners Class weekend course | $180 |
| May 31st-June 1st | Beginners Class weekend course | $180 |
| June 7th | “One day beginners course, $90, email to register”. | |
| June 21st-22nd | Beginners Class weekend course | $180 |
| July 5th-6th | Intermediate Class weekend course | $180 |
| TBD | Advanced Courses, 8am-5pm, with guest teacher featuring traditional joinery techniques for architectural blacksmithing | $600 |
| “Dale Morse will be teaching at Jacksonville Center for the Arts in Floyd, VA during the week of July 13th-20th and again at John C Campbell Folk School during the week of July 27th through Aug 1st”. |
| Gift Certificates | Click button at right to go to the registration page, and choose appropriate gift certificate from the Course drop down menu. Send an email via the Contact Us button with the recipients name and an actual certificate can be emailed to you in PDF format or a paper copy can be mailed. |
| Friday Night Open Shop | Available to anyone who has completed a beginners course, the shop is open from 6pm to 9pm to practice or work on personal projects for a fee of $25. There may be a materials fee depending on the project. Projects cannot be stored at the studio. |
Intro to Blacksmithing, weekend course
$180
A beginning level course that introduces the student to safe shop practices, fire management, efficient hammer techniques, and basic forging. Techniques learned will be drawing down, cutting, upsetting and twisting. Discussion of iron metallurgy and it’s practical application in the forge as well as introduction to some power tools is part of the curriculum. Projects will include a hook, candle stick and forge poker. Class starts at 9 AM and runs to 4 PM both Saturday and Sunday. Lunch is provided. Please advise of any dietary restrictions.
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Intro to Blacksmithing, month course
$360
This class is designed to resemble a continuing education schedule. There will be eight classes of three hours each, two classes a week. In addition to the curriculum of the weekend course, students can expect to learn the techniques of riveting, collaring, mortice and tenon joints, and an intro to forge welding. Additional projects will include a trivet and a wall mounted coat rack or pot rack.
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Intermediate Blacksmithing, weekend course
$180
This class assumes some basic knowledge of blacksmith shop and techniques. Additional techniques added to the students base knowledge will be riveting, building to a scale drawing, vise bending techniques, and practical approach to assembly. Some power hammer work will be a part of the class. A small wall mounted pot rack will be the project for this course. Class starts at 9 AM and runs to 4 PM both Saturday and Sunday. Lunch is provided. Please advise of any dietary restrictions.
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Intermediate Blacksmithing, month course
$360
Designed on the same schedule as the beginning month long class, this course offers the same curriculum as the intermediate weekend course with the addition of a quatrefoil pattern designed by the student based in traditional techniques. This is an introduction to architectural blacksmithing.
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Fire Screen Project, month course
$360
Students who have had at least the beginning course can enroll in a project course to build a piece that they want or need for their own use. In this course, the student will design and build a fire screen to fit their home fireplace. Learning to take accurate measurements and make a functional template will be emphasized. Students will be coached on their design elements by the instructor based on that students previous experience and accomplishments.
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Pot Rack Project, month course
$360
Students who have had at least the beginning course can enroll in a project course to build a pot rack to fit the needs of their home kitchen. Planning and accurate measurements for mounting to the house sub structure will be a focal point of this course. Design is left to the students with coaching by the instructor.
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