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Blacksmithing Basics

11121 Hickman Road | Urbandale, IA 50322
Presented By: Living History Farms
Dates: 3/25/2023, 4/1/2023, 4/15/2023
Location: Living History Farms
Phone: (515) 278-5286
Start/End Time: 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Price: $90 members; $100 non-members (Ages 18+)

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Overview

If you have little or no metalworking skills, this is a hands-on, fun, “be a blacksmith for a day” experience. Explore the basics of forge work in a blacksmith shop while making a decorative iron project to take home. Topics include safety, tools and equipment, and beginning techniques for shaping metal. Small class size guarantees one-on-one instruction and lots of time at the forge. Dress for working in a shop with a dirt floor, and for the weather (shop is heated by a wood-burning stove only).

DATES: March 25, April 1 and April 15

Please bring: Heavy work gloves, eye protection, water bottle

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