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Forging a Fire Poker

Sunday, 6 November '22   9am – 4pm EST
Michigan Folk School Campus, 7734 Plymouth Road, Ann Arbor MI 48105
16 years and over
Fully booked

Details

Every fire needs a good forged poker to keep that fire burning, the warmth cozy, and the conversation going. Improve your smithing skills by working on chiseling and splitting along with a high skill level of forging and twisting to complete a custom fire poker. Further instruction on body mechanics, tools, and the working properties of hot steel will be addressed, as well as various intermediate techniques, such as tapering, scrolling, twisting, bending, drilling, punching, hot cutting, flat peening, upsetting, and shouldering. In the end, you will walk away with a custom fire poker that will impress your friends and family and leave with you an immense satisfaction every-time you stoke your fire!

Prerequisite: Blacksmithing 101, Bladesmithing

Tickets

Cost

Single With Supply Fee

Location

Michigan Folk School Campus
7734 Plymouth Road
Ann Arbor MI 48105