Come enjoy heating and beating metal! Start with the basics—fire management, hammer control, and fundamental forging skills—by making hooks and other household items. Students can undertake more advanced projects suited to their experience and […]
Join us at Oak Hill Cemetery in Neenah, WI on Monday July 29th, 2024! All 48 State Tour events are 100% FREE & OPEN to the public! 9am-3pm (local time) […]
Join us at Oak Hill Cemetery in Mount Carroll, IL on Tuesday July 30th, 2024! All 48 State Tour events are 100% FREE & OPEN to the public! 9am-3pm (local […]
Join us at Pioneer Cemetery in Bowling Green, KY on Thursday August 1st, 2024! All 48 State Tour events are 100% FREE & OPEN to the public! 9am-3pm (local time) […]
Join us at Irons Cemetery in Plainfield, IN on Tuesday June 18th, 2024! All 48 State Tour events are 100% FREE & OPEN to the public! 9am-3pm (local time) Irons […]
Join us at Mountain Home Cemetery in Kalamazoo, MI on Saturday August 3rd, 2024! All 48 State Tour events are 100% FREE & OPEN to the public! 9am-3pm (local time) […]
This fast-paced introduction to smithing moves you through the fundamentals: basic hammer skills, heat treating, forge welding, and identification of “found” steels. By the end of the second day students […]
Join us at Brookmere Cemetery in Cleveland, OH on Monday August 5th, 2024! All 48 State Tour events are 100% FREE & OPEN to the public! 9am-3pm (local time) Participate […]
AUG 5-9 | 5-DAY (MON-FRI) Forging a Medieval Seax (Knife) Instructor: Dr. Andrew Welton No Experience-Beginner $695 Member | $725 Non-Member $115-$165 Materials and Studio Fees The "seax" is the […]
Join us at Boxwood Cemetery in Medina, NY on Tuesday August 6th, 2024! All 48 State Tour events are 100% FREE & OPEN to the public! 9am-3pm (local time) Participate […]
Repointing Basics Workshop 1 Day – 8:00 am to 3:00 pm The decision to repoint a masonry structure is most often related to some obvious signs of deterioration, such as […]
Repointing Special Joint Profiles Using Lime Mortar 1 Day – 8:00 am to 3:00 pm As the number of historic buildings continues to increase, so does the demand for masons […]
This is a beginner's class for those who are interested in learning the basic skills to manipulate copper. Students begin by learning to deburr, clean and anneal copper. Basic hammer […]
Learn the basics of building and maintaining a fire, as well as hammer control, and start making small projects-hooks, leaves, and decorative pieces. With your foundational skills in hand, progress […]
Try blacksmithing for the first time or brush up on your skills in this basic blacksmithing class. Students will be guided through a series of exercises that are designed to […]
Students will learn to restore early 19th C. wood window sashes with hand tools. Students will build a small 4-lite sash in order to fully understand the construction details […]
Basic Plaster Wall Repair 1 Day – 8:00 am to 3:00 pm A versatile building material, plaster was traditionally used as a protective and decorative coating for walls and ceilings. […]
Take your first steps towards the forge! First, learn how to maintain a coal fire and practice points discipline for hammering. Then, achieve good, clean hammer control and progress to […]
Designed to teach the fundamentals of historic timber framing to students of all skill levels, this course offers the opportunity to construct a timber frame structure incorporating traditional mortise & […]
ARTisAn Objective® Workshop MAS-11 Lithomex® LEVEL III Advanced Ornamental Terracotta & Stone Repair Workshop 1 Day – 8:00 am to 3:00 pm Instead of simply replacing damaged ornamental terracotta and […]
Build a knife by applying only forging techniques and construction processes used by smiths of old. We will emphasize using hammer skills to move and shape hot metal and shaping […]
Have you ever wanted to try your hand at working in a craft medium? In these exciting half-day (9 a.m. to 1 p.m.) workshops for ages 14 and older, you […]
Finishing is an incredibly important part of woodworking–one that can make or break your project after hours and hours of work! Unfortunately, there is a lot of misinformation about the […]
Instructor: Jared Ondovchik No Experience-Beginner $375 Member | $405 Non-Member $55-$105 Materials and Studio Fees This workshop will cover basic bladesmithing techniques to produce a small “neck knife”. Participants will […]
An in-depth, hands-on workshop in which you’ll raise a beautiful timber-framed structure as part of a team. You’ll learn how to read plans, prepare layouts, use the tools of […]
Participants will make multiple types of housepaint (oil-based, limewash, and distemper), using traditional materials and methods. Paints will be ground on a muller and slab, as well as in a […]
Join the Washington County Historical Trust to learn how to save, repair, restore and weatherproof old windows in a 3-day workshop. This 3-day session will cover everything you need to […]
Hammer, Draw, Twist & Scroll Instructor: Glenn Horr No Experience-Beginner $490 Member | $520 Non-Member $50-$100 Materials and Studio Fees Learn the basics or enhance your skills in the fascinating […]
2-Week Course Following the tradition of Francis Whitaker, students will have the opportunity to focus on fine ornamental iron work for a personal, predesigned project. In addition to working on individual projects, students will share and learn from the techniques used in their fellow […]
Historic Preservation Boot Camp 3 Days – 8:00 am to 3:00 pm (daily) Although generally considered permanent, masonry is subject to deterioration too. Our preservation practices attempt to keep masonry […]