Blacksmithing
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Open Forge Night- March 2023
$20.00Interested in blacksmithing but unsure how to start? Open Forge Night is the place for you! Every third Wednesday of the month during our blacksmithing season, come see demonstrations by expert blacksmith Steve Gurzler. Observing the demonstration is free and open to the public. If you want to try your hand at blacksmithing there is a $20 fee to cover the cost of materials. Safety precautions must be followed – including hard shoes with no open toes, long pants, goggles (supplied) and gloves (supplied).
Dates/Times
- Wednesday, March 15, 2023 – 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm
Instructor: Steve Gurzler
Member Tuition: $0.00
Non-Member Tuition: $0.00Material Fee: $20.00 Material Fee is added to the tuition fee in the shopping cart.
Location: AFS, 51 Main Street, Lake Luzerne, NY
Special Notes: Pre-registration for Open Forge Night is not required. Participants who wish to try their hand in the forge will be asked to provide a $20 materials fee. Hard shoes and long pants are required for student’s safety.
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Open Forge Night- May 2023
$20.00Interested in blacksmithing but unsure how to start? Open Forge Night is the place for you! Every third Wednesday of the month during our blacksmithing season, come see demonstrations by expert blacksmith Steve Gurzler. Observing the demonstration is free and open to the public. If you want to try your hand at blacksmithing there is a $20 fee to cover the cost of materials. Safety precautions must be followed – including hard shoes with no open toes, long pants, goggles (supplied) and gloves (supplied).
Dates/Times
- Wednesday, May 17, 2023 – 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm
Instructor: Steve Gurzler
Member Tuition: $0.00
Non-Member Tuition: $0.00Material Fee: $20.00 Material Fee is added to the tuition fee in the shopping cart.
Location: AFS, 51 Main Street, Lake Luzerne, NY
Special Notes: Pre-registration for Open Forge Night is not required. Participants who wish to try their hand in the forge will be asked to provide a $20 materials fee. Hard shoes and long pants are required for student’s safety.
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Open Forge Night- October 2023
$20.00Interested in blacksmithing but unsure how to start? Open Forge Night is the place for you! Every third Wednesday of the month during our blacksmithing season, come see demonstrations by expert blacksmith Steve Gurzler. Observing the demonstration is free and open to the public. If you want to try your hand at blacksmithing there is a $20 fee to cover the cost of materials. Safety precautions must be followed – including hard shoes with no open toes, long pants, goggles (supplied) and gloves (supplied).
Dates/Times
- Wednesday, October 18, 2023 – 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm
Instructor: Steve Gurzler
Member Tuition: $0.00
Non-Member Tuition: $0.00Material Fee: $20.00 Material Fee is added to the tuition fee in the shopping cart.
Location: AFS, 51 Main Street, Lake Luzerne, NY
Special Notes: Pre-registration for Open Forge Night is not required. Participants who wish to try their hand in the forge will be asked to provide a $20 materials fee. Hard shoes and long pants are required for student’s safety.
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Open Forge Night- October 2023
$20.00Interested in blacksmithing but unsure how to start? Open Forge Night is the place for you! Every third Wednesday of the month during our blacksmithing season, come see demonstrations by expert blacksmith Steve Gurzler. Observing the demonstration is free and open to the public. If you want to try your hand at blacksmithing there is a $20 fee to cover the cost of materials. Safety precautions must be followed – including hard shoes with no open toes, long pants, goggles (supplied) and gloves (supplied).
Dates/Times
Instructor: Steve Gurzler
Member Tuition: $0.00
Non-Member Tuition: $0.00Material Fee: $20.00 Material Fee is added to the tuition fee in the shopping cart.
Location: AFS, 51 Main Street, Lake Luzerne, NY
Special Notes: Pre-registration for Open Forge Night is not required. Participants who wish to try their hand in the forge will be asked to provide a $20 materials fee. Hard shoes and long pants are required for student’s safety.
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Open Forge Night- September 2023
$20.00Interested in blacksmithing but unsure how to start? Open Forge Night is the place for you! Every third Wednesday of the month during our blacksmithing season, come see demonstrations by expert blacksmith Steve Gurzler. Observing the demonstration is free and open to the public. If you want to try your hand at blacksmithing there is a $20 fee to cover the cost of materials. Safety precautions must be followed – including hard shoes with no open toes, long pants, goggles (supplied) and gloves (supplied).
Dates/Times
- Wednesday, September 20, 2023 – 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm
Instructor: Steve Gurzler
Member Tuition: $0.00
Non-Member Tuition: $0.00Material Fee: $20.00 Material Fee is added to the tuition fee in the shopping cart.
Location: AFS, 51 Main Street, Lake Luzerne, NY
Special Notes: Pre-registration for Open Forge Night is not required. Participants who wish to try their hand in the forge will be asked to provide a $20 materials fee. Hard shoes and long pants are required for student’s safety.
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Set-Ups for Success!- June 2023
$450.00 – $510.00Forging a bar of stock into a particular shape, be it a cooking utensil, latch or other items requires two things. First, you need to know how much material is necessary to create the shape, the “set-up”, and second, how to forge out that shape, the “transition”, ensuring that they are both graceful and structurally sound. This class will explore traditional 18th century forging techniques with an emphasis on set-ups and transitions by forging a simple spatula for hearth cooking as well as a more complicated key-hole spatula. Later we will explore latch making with the same emphasis. And lastly, finishing of your work by filing it to bring out its beauty and add details. Many examples of latches and hearth cooking utensils will be available for students to examine. Students should have a working knowledge and ability to manage a coal fire, basic hand forging knowledge and the ability to forge weld.
Dates/Times
- Friday, June 16, 2023 – 9:00 am to 4:00 pm
- Saturday, June 17, 2023 – 9:00 am to 4:00 pm
- Sunday, June 18, 2023 – 9:00 am to 4:00 pm
Instructor: Bob Valentine
Member Tuition: $375.00
Non-Member Tuition: $435.00Material Fee: $75.00 Material Fee is added to the tuition fee in the shopping cart.
Location: AFS, 51 Main Street, Lake Luzerne, NY
Special Notes: Hard shoes and long pants are required for student’s safety.
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Tomahawk Forging- August 2023
$450.00 – $510.00Learn to forge a tomahawk with instructor Joe Szilaski. Students will be able to customize their design and will leave the class with a unique piece.
Dates/Times
- Friday, August 18, 2023 – 9:00 am to 4:00 pm
- Saturday, August 19, 2023 – 9:00 am to 4:00 pm
- Sunday, August 20, 2023 – 9:00 am to 4:00 pm
Instructor: Joe Szilaski
Member Tuition: $375.00
Non-Member Tuition: $435.00Material Fee: $75.00 Material Fee is added to the tuition fee in the shopping cart.
Location: AFS, 51 Main Street, Lake Luzerne, NY
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Tomahawk Forging- March 2023
$450.00 – $510.00Learn to forge a tomahawk with instructor Joe Szilaski. Students will be able to customize their design and will leave the class with a unique piece.
Dates/Times
- Friday, March 24, 2023 – 9:00 am to 4:00 pm
- Saturday, March 25, 2023 – 9:00 am to 4:00 pm
- Sunday, March 26, 2023 – 9:00 am to 4:00 pm
Instructor: Joe Szilaski
Member Tuition: $375.00
Non-Member Tuition: $435.00Material Fee: $75.00 Material Fee is added to the tuition fee in the shopping cart.
Location: AFS, 51 Main Street, Lake Luzerne, NY
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Viking Helmet- August 2023
$600.00 – $700.00A few years ago, Bob and his son (who has very little forging experience) took on the project of making “Viking” helmets. It turned out to be an incredibly fun and satisfying project and at the time Bob thought what a great class this would make. In this class students will make a personal sized spangenhelm style helmet with or without a simple nose guard. The helmet will include a leather liner/suspension system for comfort. This ribbed method of construction was a simple, yet effective way of making a helmet far more quickly than creating a helmet from a single piece of iron plate. Topics to be covered during the class will include how to develop the necessary patterns for the various pieces needed, cutting, shaping, and assembling those pieces, and creating and attaching the leather liner.
Dates/Times
- Thursday, August 10, 2023 – 9:00 am to 4:00 pm
- Friday, August 11, 2023 – 9:00 am to 4:00 pm
- Saturday, August 12, 2023 – 9:00 am to 4:00 pm
- Sunday, August 13, 2023 – 9:00 am to 4:00 pm
Instructor: Bob Compton
Member Tuition: $500.00
Non-Member Tuition: $600.00Material Fee: $100.00 Material Fee is added to the tuition fee in the shopping cart.
Location: AFS, 51 Main Street, Lake Luzerne, NY
Special Notes: Hard shoes and long pants are required for student’s safety.
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Welcome to Blacksmithing- May 2023
$450.00 – $510.00Experience the journey of learning blacksmithing basics. Discover how to build and manage a coal fire and how to use that heat to create several useful and decorative basic items, all while learning and practicing seven of the basic blacksmithing processes. Students of all levels of strength and experience welcome.
Dates/Times
- Tuesday, May 2, 2023 – 9:00 am to 4:00 pm
- Wednesday, May 3, 2023 – 9:00 am to 4:00 pm
- Thursday, May 4, 2023 – 9:00 am to 4:00 pm
Instructor: Ron Nichols
Member Tuition: $375.00
Non-Member Tuition: $435.00Material Fee: $75.00 Material Fee is added to the tuition fee in the shopping cart.
Location: AFS, 51 Main Street, Lake Luzerne, NY
Special Notes: Hard shoes and long pants are required for student’s safety.