Copper Serving Spoon

Copper Serving SpoonCraft a beautiful serving spoon from copper and steel that will last for generations. In this class we start the morning by heating, tapering, texturing and twisting a piece of steel to form an ergonomic handle. Next we will form and dish the copper with a variety of blacksmithing tools and techniques such at anvils, hammers, swages and heat. Finally, after a quick clean and polish, comes the time to unite the pieces with cute copper rivets. This

The properties of steels and alloys

This class is designed for a wide range of abilities

Chopping fresh herbs: it’s the best part of making a salad

and forming the handle and bevels

Forging many tools to take home

ear and hand protection (however feel free to bring your own if you prefer)

This class will cover skills in hot forging and the use of heaps of blacksmithing techniques as well as cold forming of copper sheet (including annealing and descaling the copper)

then move on to forge-welding the steel alloys together and stacking the layers with the use of a Power Hammer

solid shoes/boots

ear and hand protection (but feel free to bring your own if you prefer)

People have long been entranced by the process of using fire and force to make hard steel soft and malleable

the physicality of making and the excitement of working with hot steel