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Register now to learn the basics or enhance your blacksmithing and bladesmithing skills...these workshops are very popular and space is limited, so don't wait too long to register! Small classes and personal attention make for an enjoyable creative experience.

MASTERS SERIES: Bladesmithing for All Levels

MASTERS SERIES: Bladesmithing for All Levels

Tuition $300.00 Nearly SOLD OUT! There is only one spot still available. Please call 203-775-4526 to register.

All Levels (Beginners welcome)
Joe Szilaski

MB1312 May 19-20, 2012 (10am - 5pm) Saturday/Sunday (The Good Forge)

From kitchen cutlery to a hunting knife, create a custom knife of your own design from start to finish. This 2-day course is designed to accommodate both beginners with no previous forging experience and skilled metalsmiths who wish to study under Joe Szilaski, a nationally-recognized, award-winning knifemaker. Topics to be covered include blade function and design, selection of steel, forging and safety. Students will learn the techniques of forging a blade to shape at low temperature and gain hands-on experience using a gas forge. Techniques of differential heat treatment and its importance will also be discussed. This class is dedicated to the forging and heat treating of a blade and includes discussion on how to properly handle your knife. A studio/materials fee of $40 for creating one knife is due at time of registration. Materials for each additional knife made can be purchased through the instructor. Students under age 18, please call for details.

Bladesmithing 102

Tuition $240.00

Experienced Beginner, Advanced Beginner, Intermediate
Unsure if this class is appropriate for your skill level? Contact us and find out.

Matthew Parkinson

MB1012 May 26-27, 2012 (10am - 5pm) Saturday/Sunday (The Good Forge)

Students can expect to forge and finish one knife. Topics covered will be working with high carbon steels, knife design, forging a blade to shape, grinding , finishing, heat treating, fitting a guard, and attaching a handle. This class will build on the introductory class, with the addition of making, fitting and attaching of handle parts. Some forging experience is required. A studio/materials fee of $55 is due at time of registration. Teens are welcome, but please call prior to registration for details.

Bladesmithing 101

Tuition $240.00 SOLD OUT!
Contact us to place your name on the wait list, or to help you choose another class.

Beginner, Experienced Beginner, Advanced Beginner
Unsure if this class is appropriate for your skill level? Contact us and find out.

Matthew Parkinson

MB1112 Jun 9-10, 2012 (10am - 5pm) Saturday/Sunday (The Good Forge)

In this weekend workshop, students will explore the fundamentals of bladesmithing—discovering along the way, how the process differs from blacksmithing. Topics covered will include forging high carbon and tool steels, basic heat treating, forging blade shapes, grinding, polishing and sharpening. Students can expect to complete the making of one self-handled knife. A studio/materials fee of $45 is due at time of registration. Under age 18, please call for details.

Pattern Welded Seax w/ Matthew Parkinson

Pattern Welded Seax

Tuition $480.00

Advanced Beginner, Intermediate
Unsure if this class is appropriate for your skill level? Contact us and find out.

Matthew Parkinson

MB1212 Jun 23-24 + Jun 30-Jul 1, 2012 (10am - 5pm) 2 weekends (The Good Forge)

Students who have completed Bladesmithing 102 or have equivalent experience are invited to take on the more advanced project of creating a pattern welded seax over the course of two consecutive weekends. More details on this workshop will be available shortly.

MASTERS SERIES: Bladesmithing for All Levels

Tuition $300.00

All Levels (Beginners welcome)
Joe Szilaski

MB1412 Jul 28-29, 2012 (10am - 5pm) Saturday/Sunday (The Good Forge)