Upcoming classes
Basic Blacksmithing: Hammer and Anvil
Dates: January 18th and 19th, 2020 (Saturday and Sunday / 10am - 6pm)
Location: Wrought Academy / 2440 Adeline Street / Oakland CA 94607
Level: Beginning
Maximum Class Size: 6
This class will run if at least 3 students are enrolled by the Sunday preceding the class
Class Description: In this class we start with the basic blacksmithing skills which will set you on a path to forging the hardware, decorative articles and tools which were common throughout the Iron Age. These items were essential to our ancestors and were often forged with exceptional quality and striking beauty. All of this will inform our work.
Class space is very limited! Students will be registered in the order that their payments are received.
See you at the Forge! James Austin
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Class Set-Up and Safety Considerations:
All necessary tools and materials will be provided for the students.
Students must bring their own safety glasses and wear them at all times in work areas (a few used pairs are usually available at the shop).
Students must wear snugly fitted, long-sleeved work shirts and long pants of cotton or wool (no nylon or polyester allowed) and firm, leather work-shoes.
Hearing protection is required and is provided in the shop in the form of foam ear-plugs. Students who need over-ear protection must provide their own.
Forge Welding Norwegian Style Laminated Knife Blades (3 Days)
Dates: January 24th, 25th and 26th, 2020 (Friday, Saturday and Sunday / 10am - 6pm)
Location: Wrought Academy / 2440 Adeline Street / Oakland CA 94607
Level: Intermediate
Maximum Class Size: 6
This class will run if at least 3 students are enrolled by the Sunday preceding the class
Forge welding traditional, laminated knife blades is a custom that has long been maintained in small smithies throughout Norway. I learned this traditional technique in 2015 from Jan Tommy Kirkholt in Trondheim. Class Description: In this class students will learn how to laminate knife blades by forge welding high carbon steel between two layers of soft steel, then forging out the blanks so produced into traditional, Scandinavian style knife blades of the type traditionally worn on the belt.
Class space is very limited! Students will be registered in the order that their payments are received.
See you at the Forge! - James Austin
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Class Set-Up and Safety Considerations:
All necessary tools and materials will be provided for the students.
Students must bring their own safety glasses and wear them at all times in work areas (a few used pairs are usually available at the shop).
Students must wear snugly fitted, long-sleeved work shirts and long pants of cotton or wool (no nylon or polyester allowed) and firm, leather work-shoes.
Hearing protection is required and is provided in the shop in the form of foam ear-plugs. Students who need over-ear protection must provide their own.
Private Instruction
Private Instruction with James Austin is available at the rate of $110 / hour (minimum of 2 hours per day). Discounts are available for larger blocks of time (starting at 4 hours) and multiple students when paid for in advance. Please arrange dates, times and pricing with James at hotsteel@sbcglobal.net