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Currently Scheduled Blacksmithing & Toolmaking Courses

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Blacksmith’s Folding Knife

Instructors: Robert Burns
Throughout history, blacksmiths have made their own tools, among them being the…
Thu, Aug 24th, 2023  –  Sun, Aug 27th, 2023
9am-5pm each day
Instructor: Robert Burns
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Blacksmithing: Crafting The Tools of the Trade

Instructors: Cody Myers
In this course, students will begin to outfit their own blacksmithing tool chest while…
Thu, May 18th, 2023  –  Sun, May 21st, 2023
9am-5pm each day
Instructor: Cody Myers
Fri, Jul 14th, 2023  –  Mon, Jul 17th, 2023
9am-5pm each day
Instructor: Cody Myers
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Blacksmithing: The Basics & Beyond

Instructors: Cody Myers
Always wanted to swing a hammer and fire up a forge? This is the place to start and the place to…
Thu, Apr 6th, 2023  –  Sun, Apr 9th, 2023
9am-5pm each day
Instructor: Cody Myers
Wed, Jun 7th, 2023  –  Sat, Jun 10th, 2023
9am-5pm each day
Instructor: Cody Myers
Wed, Jul 19th, 2023  –  Sat, Jul 22nd, 2023
9am-5pm each day
Instructor: Cody Myers
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Blacksmithing: Women & Non-Binary Session

Instructors: Elizabeth Belz
This three-day class is an introduction to forging taught by a female-identifying smith as an…
Fri, May 12th, 2023  –  Sun, May 14th, 2023
9am-5pm each day
Instructor: Elizabeth Belz
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Brazing Cowbells: Traditional Metalwork

Instructors: Johan Säfström
North House is happy to welcome blacksmith Johan Säfström of Sätergläntan…
Mon, Jun 12th, 2023  –  Thu, Jun 15th, 2023
9am-5pm each day
Instructor: Johan Säfström
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Crafting the Throwing Axe

Instructors: Cody Myers
Popularized today by movies and many historical reenactors of the fur trade era, the throwing axe is…
Thu, Jun 22nd, 2023  –  Sun, Jun 25th, 2023
9am-5pm each day
Instructor: Cody Myers
Thu, Sep 28th, 2023  –  Sun, Oct 1st, 2023
9am-5pm each day
Instructor: Cody Myers
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Families at the Forge

Instructors: Cody Myers
The North House Blacksmith Shop excites the curiosity of adults and kids alike—as hammers…
Tue, Jun 6th, 2023
9am-3pm
Instructor: Cody Myers
Wed, Jun 21st, 2023
9am-3pm
Instructor: Cody Myers
Thu, Jul 13th, 2023
9am-3pm
Instructor: Cody Myers
Sat, Jul 29th, 2023
9am-3pm
Instructor: Cody Myers
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Forged Cooking Utensils: At the Grill and in the Kitchen

Instructors: Elizabeth Belz
Explore blacksmithing or develop your skills at the forge to create your own cooking utensils. In…
Fri, May 5th, 2023  –  Sun, May 7th, 2023
9am-5pm each day
Instructor: Elizabeth Belz
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Forging A Mjolnir: The Blacksmith's Rounding Hammer

Instructors: Jordan Borstelmann
No power hammer? No problem! In this class we learn to forge a rounding hammer by hand, without the…
Thu, Jun 29th, 2023  –  Mon, Jul 3rd, 2023
9am-5pm each day
Instructor: Jordan Borstelmann
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Forging a Viking-Era Axe Head

Instructors: Cody Myers, Lars Mørch
North House, in partnership with The Viking Connection, is pleased to welcome Lars Mørch, a…
Sat, Apr 22nd, 2023  –  Tue, Apr 25th, 2023
9am-5pm each day
Instructors: Cody Myers, Lars Mørch
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Hand-Forged "Using" Knife

Instructors: Robert Schulz
This class is just what the title suggests: making a knife that is meant to be used  in the…
Fri, Aug 4th, 2023  –  Sun, Aug 6th, 2023
9am-5pm each day
Instructor: Robert Schulz
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Puukko Knife: Forge Your Own

Instructors: Robert Burns
For hundreds of years the puukko knife has been the prized tool of northern Europe and Scandinavia…
Wed, Aug 30th, 2023  –  Sun, Sep 3rd, 2023
9am-5pm each day
Instructor: Robert Burns
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Sharpening Tutorial

Instructors: Dennis Chilcote
"Get the Edge" might be another appropriate title for this course. Chisels, planes, gouges,…
Sat, Apr 29th, 2023  –  Sun, Apr 30th, 2023
9am-5pm each day
Instructor: Dennis Chilcote
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Viking-Era Bronze Casting with Recyclable Clay Molds

Instructors: Wayne Potratz
Experience time travel through craft by exploring the metallurgy of the Viking era! Learn metal…
Thu, Aug 17th, 2023  –  Sun, Aug 20th, 2023
9am-5pm each day
Instructor: Wayne Potratz
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Viking-Era Smelting: Iron-Age Technology in the Modern Era

Instructors: Wayne Potratz
We’re no stranger to taking materials back to the source: woodworking courses regularly head…
Thu, Sep 21st, 2023  –  Sun, Sep 24th, 2023
9am-5pm each day
Instructor: Wayne Potratz