This class will expand on the skills of the beginning class to forge one of the most useful blacksmithing tools, tongs. You’ll learn to correctly forge all sections of a pair of tongs, punch a rivet hole, and adjust the tongs to make a functional, comfortable tool you’ll use for years. This class is NOT recommended for people who have never hammered hot steel before.

Classes are avaiable by request, we don’t have a set schedule. 

Time: 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. (or till we’re done) with an hour lunch break.
Maximum N. Students per Class: 2
Level: Intermediate
Price: $250 per student

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Come learn blacksmithing in our open-air shop in Central Florida.  We’re conveniently located between Orlando, Daytona Beach, and Ocala.  We’re about an hour from the Disney and Universal theme parks.  If you have family who’d rather do something else, Mount Dora has a quaint shopping district downtown, as well as chain stores and a movie theater. 

An octopus needs to look dynamic. It needs to look like it is going somewhere, or like it just stopped on purpose. It really won’t look right if the legs are all just randomly wiggly. People looking at it might not be able to articulate what they see wrong about it, but they’ll see it. Throughout this process look at lots of photos and videos of octopuses to understand how and why they move! In the end, that is what will really make a good octopus!

For beginners, this is a three day class. More advanced smiths may finish in a day.

Next Date: TBA (Please inquire if interested)
Time: 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. (or till we’re done) with an hour lunch break.
Maximum N. Students per Class: 2
Level: Intermediate
Price: $400 per student

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This class provides an introduction to the techniques of Chasing & Repoussé–raising and sinking sheet metal to create texture and volume.
We will work in thin tin, without heat, using plastilina clay as a resist. This class is suitable for anyone with reasonable eye/hand coordination–no strength or prior forging experience is required. We’ll discuss the basic tools and techniques, and you’ll apply them to chase and raise a simple design in the lid of a small box.

Next Date: TBA (Please inquire if interested)
Time: 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. (or till we’re done) with an hour lunch break.
Maximum N. Students per Class: 3
Level: Intermediate
Price: $200 per student

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One of the most unique and useful aspects of blacksmithing is that you can make your own tools. In this class you’ll learn the vital basics of making punches and chisels–choosing the right stock, shaping it to suit your needs, and achieving the right hardness for utility, safety, and lasting service.

Next Date: TBA (Please inquire if interested)
Time: 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. (or till we’re done) with an hour lunch break.
Maximum N. Students per Class: 2
Level: Intermediate
Price: $250 per student

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