Blacksmithing: Viking-Style Ironwork Class, Brasstown, NC (56 CE)
Date/Time
March 18, 2018 - March 24, 2018
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Clinic
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Do you enjoy blacksmithing with a historical perspective? This class will focus on reproducing 10th-century Viking relics, including spearheads, axes, arrowheads, and locks. Drawings and tracings of original pieces will be available as guides. Knowledge of how to build & maintain a forge fire, along with basic blacksmithing and forge-welding skills are needed for this intermediate class.
APPROVED FOR 56 AAPF CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDITS (8 CE CREDITS PER DAY)
- Elmer Roush - Elmer began blacksmithing in 1970. He has studied with Peter Ross, William Fiorini, Václav Jaroš, and others. Elmer has taught blacksmithing at the Folk School for over 20 years; has also taught at Southwest Virginia Community College, Touchstone, and Peters Valley; and he was the head instructor and CEO of the Cearta Inneona Blacksmithing School in Ireland. He also served as a monitor at the Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, the resident blacksmith at the Folk School, and a past board member of ABANA. He is currently self-employed as an artist-blacksmith here in Brasstown. A viking-style axe forged by Elmer is pictured below.
Details:
Do you enjoy blacksmithing with a historical perspective? This class will focus on reproducing 10th-century Viking relics, including spearheads, axes, arrowheads, and locks. Drawings and tracings of original pieces will be available as guides. Knowledge of how to build & maintain a forge fire, along with basic blacksmithing and forge-welding skills are needed for this intermediate class.
APPROVED FOR 56 AAPF CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDITS (8 CE CREDITS PER DAY)
Location
Contact Person
Kate DeLong
(phone: 800-365-5724)
(phone: 800-365-5724)
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Approved for 56 AAPF Continuing Education Credits