Students will be exposed to the full range of potential open to the modern blacksmith. This course will inspire you and whet your appetite for hammered steel. This is an off-campus workshop. Surviving that adventure, Pete went on to develop a lifelong interest in boats, which he now supports by casting fine bronze fittings for customers of his P. T. Foundry. If you are planning on custom fittings for your own boatbuilding project or want a better understanding of how the foundry can help you in other artistic endeavors, Pete Langley's workshop will expose you to all stages of the work.
Students then move to the hands-on processes, working with various foundry projects.
By the end of the workshop, you'll have had a practical exposure to the many steps in casting bronze hardware. This is an off-campus workshop. S teve Lopes knows that the craftspeople who use his hand forged tools are the ones who have taught him the most about tool design. In this course, you will combine your own edge tool needs with Steve's forging expertise to produce the first of your set of customized tools. Using fine carbon steel, you will learn how to forge the tang, form the tool shaft and shape the cutting edge.