Beginner, Experienced Beginner
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Matthew Parkinson

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MB0712 Apr 7, 2012 (10am - 1pm) Saturday morning (The Good Forge)

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See what the buzz is all about and get introduced to the Good Forge at Brookfield Craft Center. This Sampler Workshop gives students an overview of the basics of blacksmithing, and a chance to create a small project using a coal forge. Students should expect to gain some working knowledge of hammering steel on an anvil, and complete a small ornamental leaf to take home. This taste of blacksmithing may very well wet your appetite for more in-depth workshops in blacksmithing and bladesmithing at the Good Forge. A studio/materials fee of $10 is due at time of registration. Teens are welcome, but please call in advance of registration for details.

Brookfield Craft Center's Sampler Workshops are designed with the beginner in mind. These short, low-cost workshops eliminate the intimidation of trying a new art medium and using a new studio. You might just find your new artistic calling, but you will never know unless you give it a try.

• Matthew Parkinson
  
  Matt is a self-taught blacksmith and sword maker. He graduated from the manufacturing technologies program at Vinal R.V.T.S. in Middletown, CT where he learned forming, machining, fabricating metal, heat treating and metallurgy. Matt is co-owner of Falling Hammer Productions, LLC, which produces custom knives and swords, high-end railings, furniture, and hardware.