Forged Gardening Tools
with
Dereck Glaser
Class runs: April 9-11
Tuition: $550
Material fee: $50
Skill level: Seasoned beginner and up, know your basics
Just in time for Mother’s Day, the proverbial Mother’s Day Gardening tools Gift !!
But any time of year or for anyone, they always make great gifts. Whether for yourself or someone special !!!
We will sink our teeth into a few essential tools for the home gardener. A weeder, a hand trowel and a 3 or 4 tine hand cultivator.
This brief three day course will move you through many of the basic smithing skills needed to fashion any basic tool. Tapering, spreading, shouldering, forge welding and of course we will get some nice handles on these as well, so a little wood working is at hand.
Some basic hand finishing of the metal to a nice luster will be the basis for a good wax finish to prohibit rust. Time pending we may also incorporate some basic ferrules to enhance the longevity of the handle fitment.