Introduction to Blacksmithing (Blacksmithing)
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This basic blacksmithing class teaches fundamental skills needed to forge steel and understand blacksmithing tools. You’ll be introduced to tapering, upsetting, flattening, dishing and bending hot steel, and you’ll make several small projects, such as spoons, knives, forks and hooks.

Foundry Fundamentals (Foundry)
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Begin your exploration of foundry work with this step-by-step, hands-on overview of metal casting. This class introduces foundry processes, including wax work, ceramic shell, sand moldmaking, casting and finishing. You will use the lost-wax casting method (which begins with sculpting in wax) and the sand casting method (which uses a mold made from sand). You will help pour molten metal and complete several cast-metal pieces, which can be sculptures or utilitarian objects.

Glass Flameworking (Glass)
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Create beautiful glass ornaments, globes, perfume bottles, pendants, tube beads, marbles and more! In flameworking, you’ll use an oxy-propane torch to melt glass so that you can shape it. This class introduces you to the tools, equipment and fundamentals of flameworking, and covers a variety of techniques including color pulling and application, color pattern application, cane making, frit application and marble making.

Introduction to Jewelry & Metals I (Jewelry)
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This introduction to jewelry making begins with shop safety and the simple skills of sawing, filing, sanding, soldering, texturing, annealing, stamping, polishing, and design. You’ll also learn the properties of such metals as copper, brass and silver. You’ll make a sterling silver ring as well as technical samples for your future reference. You will gain hands-on experience with techniques that can be applied to almost any kind of project—large or small.