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Blacksmithing & Toolmaking

Currently Scheduled Blacksmithing & Toolmaking Courses

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Sharpening for the Woodworker

There are many woodworking tools out there that require a sharp edge to function properly. A…
Sat, Nov 8th, 2025  –  Sun, Nov 9th, 2025
9am-5pm each day
Instructor: Wesley Hathaway
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Sharpening Tutorial

"Get the Edge" might be another appropriate title for this course. Chisels, planes, gouges,…
Sat, Mar 22nd, 2025  –  Sun, Mar 23rd, 2025
9am-5pm each day
Instructor: Dennis Chilcote
Sat, Mar 29th, 2025  –  Sun, Mar 30th, 2025
9am-5pm each day
Instructor: Dennis Chilcote
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Viking Axe Heads

Participants in this workshop will learn how to forge and heat-treat their own Viking Style Bearded…
Thu, Jul 17th, 2025  –  Mon, Jul 21st, 2025
9am-5pm each day
Instructor: Jordan Borstelmann
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Viking-Era Bronze Casting with Recyclable Clay Molds

Experience time travel through craft by exploring the metallurgy of the Viking era! Learn metal…
Wed, Jul 30th, 2025  –  Sat, Aug 2nd, 2025
9am-5pm each day
Instructor: Wayne Potratz
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Viking-Era Smelting: Iron-Age Technology in the Modern Era

It's always interesting to take materials back to the source: woodworking courses regularly head…
Thu, Oct 2nd, 2025  –  Sun, Oct 5th, 2025
9am-5pm each day
Instructor: Wayne Potratz
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Welcome to Blacksmithing!

The Blacksmith Shop at North House has a charisma that can’t be denied: the ring of the hammer…
Fri, May 30th, 2025  –  Sun, Jun 1st, 2025
9am-5pm each day
Instructor: Michael Jones
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Yakutian-Style Knives

Almost since the beginning of humankind the knife has been one of the most widely used…
Mon, Jun 23rd, 2025  –  Wed, Jun 25th, 2025
9am-5pm each day
Instructors: Jim Ricci, Dan Osadchuk
Fri, Jun 27th, 2025  –  Sun, Jun 29th, 2025
9am-5pm each day
Instructors: Jim Ricci, Dan Osadchuk
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You Can Handle It: The Custom Slöjd Knife

If you’ve got small bits of wood from other projects too “nice” to throw in the…
Fri, Jul 25th, 2025  –  Sat, Jul 26th, 2025
9am-5pm each day
Instructor: Fred Livesay