Basic Forge Welding

Dates:  December 7th and 8th, 2019  (Saturday and Sunday / 10am - 5pm)

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)

For thousands of years forge welding has been integral to ironworking technology.  Though forge welding may seem daunting and mysterious, it actually rests on a few solid practices which are quite accessible in our well-equipped and maintained smithy.

Class Description:   In this class we will focus on forge welded joinery which was essential to building much of the beautiful ironwork and tools which were common in our pre-industrialized past.  Students will learn to recognize and regulate the all-important temperature required to join brilliantly incandescent steel, and how to fashion and weld various joints into strong bonds for use in a variety of situations.

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.