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Shop Opening at Wrought Academy on Saturday, September 3rd
On August 12, 2016 by jaustinDate: September 3rd, 2016 (Saturday / 10am – 6pm) Location: Wrought Academy / 2440 Adeline Street / Oakland CA 94607 Free Event / All are Welcome! If you’re curious about the shop and the classes offered at Wrought Academy this is your chance to drop by and see what’s going on! We will be forging
Axes & Straight Blades . Classes
Axe Tour of Norway and Sweden: Part 2
On May 28, 2015 by jaustinThe day after I landed in Oslo I took a 3-1/2 hour train trip north to the Hjerleid Craft School in the town of Dovre. I spent the next 10 days there teaching a class on forging Viking age axes. There were 12 students in the 1-year class, which is run by Benjamin Kjellman-Chapin –
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Teaching at Penland
On August 21, 2014 by jaustinI got the opportunity to teach a course in the Iron Studio at the Penland School of Crafts in North Carolina. The name of the course is “Silver Overlay for Blacksmiths”. In it I will lead students in the forging of small articles of iron which they will then decorate with pure silver by the
Classes . Metallurgy
Making Your Own Shear Steel is Entirely Possible
On December 5, 2013 by totumMaking shear steel from wrought iron is something I’ve been experimenting with for the last year. It’s a unique and fascinating process – and, it is entirely possible to do yourself! A few weekends ago, I taught a class that started with making shear steel, then using it to make a fire steel. In one