Courses and Training
Our training courses are run on as as needed basis for the benefit of
Association members. Please see below for our currently offered courses.
New Starters' Course
1 day, $50 (Association members only)
1 day, $50 (Association members only)
This course covers basic skills needed to get you started headed in the right direction.
No prior forging experience is required to enrol in this course.
Scheduled Course Dates - T.B.A.Contact the Secretary, Cliff Overton to enrol in this course.
Tong Making Course
1 day, $100 (Association members only)
1 day, $100 (Association members only)
This course covers all the skills to enable you make your own pair of blacksmith's tongs.
Some forging experience is necessary prior to enrolling in this course.
Scheduled Course Dates - Sunday 26 September.Contact the Secretary, Cliff Overton to enrol in this course. Limit of 6 students per course.
Basic Blacksmithing Course
4 days, $250 (Association members only)
4 days, $250 (Association members only)
This course is a primer for further Association courses and a great introduction to many aspects of forge work on the anvil.
Covering basic forging techniques, forge-welding, basic heat treatment,
punching, hot cutting, split and drift, tong making and more.
Some forging experience is necessary prior to enrolling in this course.
Scheduled Course Dates - T.B.A.Contact the Secretary, Cliff Overton to enrol in this course. Limit of 6 students per course.
Wrought Iron Course
4 days, $250 (Association members only)
4 days, $250 (Association members only)
Come and learn the secrets of Wrought Ironwork from Master Blacksmith
Don Marshall in the Association's Wrought Iron Course.
Learn various forms of scrollwork, collars, forge-welding and other
decorative techniques.
You must have completed the Association's Basic Blacksmithing Course or
have sufficient prior experience before undertaking this course.
Contact the Secretary, Cliff Overton to enrol in this course. Limit of 6 students per course.
Introduction to Power Hammer Forging
1 day, $100 (Association members only)
1 day, $100 (Association members only)
To use the Association's power hammer, you must have the appropriate training and/or experience.
We offer an introductory course covering safety, start-up and shutdown,
drawing down, upsetting, using dies, hot cutting, swaging and correct
use of tongs and tooling under the hammer.
You must be able to demonstrate sufficient anvil forging experience
before undertaking this course.
This course will be run on an alternate Sunday to the regular barn meeting days.
Scheduled Course Dates - T.B.A.Contact the Secretary, Cliff Overton to enrol in this course. Limit of 6 students per course.