We spent our last day relaxing over breakfast before making a couple of anvil stands out of some extra wood to give back to the Harriton House. A few students learned a little welding courtesy of Mr. O to put finishing touches on some pieces they had made earlier in the week. After working...
Continue readingBlacksmithing: Last Day at Harriton House
This was our last day at the Harriton House. Students worked hard to complete their projects. We also learned some basics about using plaster to make concrete sculptures....
Continue readingBlacksmithing – Day Four (3/25)
Today students jumped into doing even more woodturning and starting more major blacksmithing projects....
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Blacksmithing Day 3: Throwing in Some Woodturning
Today students hopped right back into blacksmithing along with some work on the lathes. Three students completed canes, and other students completed projects like a hanger, a candle holder, and an “M.” The group has mastered the techniques to get the forges going in the morning and have been working on more difficult techniques....
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Blacksmithing: Day Two, Back to the Forges
We learned a few more basic techniques and got to work on a few different projects. A few students also tried a little wood turning....
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Blacksmithing: Snow just makes it better
We got right to work on the coal forges despite the weather. Students learned some basic techniques and got to work on hooks, etc., after learning a little about the history of the Harriton House....
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Getting ready for another year…
The metal has been ordered, and 15 students are ready to try their hands at creating metal tools, works of art, etc. on the coal forges at the Harriton House....
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