Northwest Blacksmith Association

Blacksmith Basics and Beyond at Old West Forge

Date/Time
Date(s) - 04/19/2014 - 04/21/2014
All Day

Blacksmithing Basics and Beyond: Mortise & tennon joints, hot collars & tong making

April 19-21, 2013

Old West Forge

PO BOX 2105
White Salmon, WA 98672
(509) 493-4418
For additional details contact Tim Middaugh:
tim@oldwestforge.com.
Current classes are listed at www.oldwestforge.com

Old West Forge is located 70 miles east of Portland in the beautiful Columbia River Gorge region near the base of Mt. Adams.  In our rural Klickitat County setting, students may absorb the beauty of these natural surroundings as they pursue this old world craft.

Setting – Old West Forge is located on Tim and Holly Middaugh’s farm in rural Klickitat County north of White Salmon, Washington near the base of Mt. Adams.  Here the students may absorb the beauty of these natural surroundings as they pursue this old world craft.

Facilities – At Old West Forge we take pride in offering each student their own forging station complete with anvil, slack tub, well anchored post vise, side table and all the necessary hand tools to complete their projects.  Most of the tools were hand forged by Tim specifically for his students.  We provide all the necessary equipment.  We also encourage students to bring their own anvils, hammers, and tools if they believe that this would be helpful.

Philosophy –  Instruction takes place in a pleasant and nurturing environment.  Students are encouraged to support and encourage each other as they work independently and in pairs depending on the requirements of the project at hand.

Methods – Each class contains some lecture and discussion and is primarily a series of demonstrations at the instructor’s anvil.  Each demonstration is immediately followed by “hands on” work at the student’s forging station.  The small class size allows a great deal of one on one instruction.



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