Class schedule

Forging & Toolmaking - Beginning

Sat. & Sun., February 22 & 23, 2020

9 am - 5:30 pm

Location: Santa Cruz Studio

Experience the exciting craft of steel forging and toolmaking through demonstration and hands-on exercises in this weekend workshop. After instruction on the properties and characteristics of different metals, students work a forge and learn how to manipulate hot steel.

Demonstrations of various hammer types and the applications of different anvil designs are given. Building and operation of both gas and coke-fired forges are discussed. Students are encouraged to develop their own direction and interests in forging and toolmaking as an art form.

This class is limited to 4 students -

enroll early!

Class will be held at the instructor's forging studio.

If you did not register online you will be required to sign a liability waiver before class begins.

Register before January 27: $395

Register after January 27: $425

plus $20 materials fee payable to instructor at class

Forging & Toolmaking - Intermediate

Sat. & Sun., February 22 & 23, 2020

9 am - 5:30 pm

Location: Santa Cruz Studio

This intermediate-level workshop builds on the introductory class by emphasizing more advanced stages of manipulating metal for art forms and tools, rather than fire making. Participants should have previous experience creating a coal forge fire and manipulating hot steel with hammer and anvil. In addition to hand-forming exercises, students will be offered the opportunity to use a power hammer after various techniques are demonstrated. Students will also discuss aesthetic possibilities and design elements such as texture, form and how to achieve various shapes.

Prerequisite: Students must have taken Vern's Introduction to Forging & Toolmaking class.

This class is limited to 4 students -

enroll early!

Class will be held at the instructor's forging studio. You will be asked to sign a liability waiver before class begins.

Register before January 27: $395 Register after January 27: $425

plus $20 materials fee payable to instructor at class