Blacksmithing for Beginners: Lesson 2 with Payne Ann and Bill

Learn hammer control, safe use of tongs and other traditional blacksmithing tools. Learn to punch and drill holes, stamp letters and symbols on hot steel, and add decorative patterns using a partner as a striker.

Students must have taken Lesson 1 or have prior blacksmithing experience. Minimum age is 8 years. Students 16 and younger must be accompanied by an adult.

A minimum of 5 students need to be registered by Sunday, August 27 in order to hold the class. Maximum of 8 students.  To register for this class, click “Add to Cart” below or call 906-884-7663.

Directions: From the east: Follow Engineers Memorial Highway 107 west from Silver City. Turn right on the Union Bay Campground road, take first gravel road to right – you are there! We are in the old carpenter’s shop, the first building on your right.

From the west: At the intersection of South Boundary Road and CR 107, turn left. Turn right on the Union Bay Campground road, take first gravel road to right – you are there! We are in the old carpenter’s shop, the first building on your right.