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Tips & Tricks of the Anvil

This class is all about blacksmithing techniques, so there won't be a project as such. Students will practice various techniques that make the work easier...

  • 2 days
  • 9AM to 4PM
  • Beginning Blacksmithing
  • Up to 10 students
  • Under 18 with an adult on site
  • Waynesboro, VA

About this class

This class is all about blacksmithing techniques, so there won't be a project as such. Students will practice various techniques that make the work easier and more efficient. Emphasis will be put on fire control for precisely located heats and hammer practices for the best use of strength and energy. The class will cover numerous 'tricks of the trade' that make work faster and more accurate at the forge, anvil, and vise.

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