This class gets students acquainted with the basics of forging. It covers the history, terminology, and functionality of blacksmithing. Students will use traditional techniques with an anvil, fire, tongs, and a hammer to create a functional item to take home.
- Project: S-hook
- Safety - hot metal awareness; gloves, eyes, and ears on at
all times; safe hammer and anvil use
- Principles of Moving Metal: “Cow Poop” Theory;
Anvil's as a tool; Newton's 3rd Law; Heat is your friend;
Kinematics of forging
- S-hook Demo
- Student Forging Time