The John C. Campbell Folk School will be offering a 19th Century Blacksmithing, Shaker Style course with Michael Saari instructing. The John C. Campbell Folk School will be offering a Improving Your Damascus course with Chuck Patrick instructing. The John C. Campbell Folk School will be offering a Beginning To Intermediate Blacksmithing course with Charlie Fuller instructing. Critters course with Joe Miller instructing. In this class students learn such things as how to build a fire, anvil posture, correct use of the hammer and tongs, drawing, shaping, bending, punching, tool making, heat-treating and much, much more.
Students come away with a good solid working knowledge of what blacksmithing is all about.
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