Blacksmithing Roses - anyone want to be in a tester class?

Makerspace Areas Blacksmithing/Welding
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Thanks to @bjadms8 we have the materials to start running a rose making class again, and the next step is a practice run.

Anyone want to come learn how to make a rose some time in the near future? I’m expecting it to take ~2ish hours, though that could be wrong (finding out is what the practice class is for). No blacksmithing experience necessary - in fact, the less the better!

(@AdamT - do you want to co-teach it with me?)

Once we’ve got a few interested people, we can try to coordinate a time.

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I would like to participate if its ok, I don’t know about the timing yet but I will join if I could…

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Yeah! I’d love to co-teach the class

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Count me in please… that’s Lou with a G

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I’d like to learn too if possible. I have never done any blacksmithing before

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I would be interested as well depending on the timing. Thank you for offering this up.

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I would love to attend, but my transportation is questionable.

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I am available if I am wanted and needed
Bobby

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I need to attend if possible to observe. Let me know the date.

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I am also interested if the practice run fits into my schedule.

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I would be interested if it works with my schedule.

~ David

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I’m interested, if there’s room, and if I’m back by then. Please post the date when you set it.

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Great! I made a scheduling poll here:
https://doodle.com/meeting/participate/id/bo8o6qzd

We’ll try to pick a time when as many people as possible can make it!

Editing to add - Can’t edit the poll, but Feb 18 actually won’t work, because that’s when hook class is!

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I’d love to learn, I think I count for a “less experience is better” person.

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@siamak_nasr @AdamT @Lou @Collin @dtorgoff @GaryB @bjadms8 @cafwood @adpow @Tony @smujmaiku

Okay, looks like the 2 times people the most are free are Mon 17 and Sat 21, and I’d rather have a few days off between how 2 holiday and hook class, so let’s do Saturday Feb 22 9AM-11AM!

If you want to chip in $10 to cover the cost of the materials it’s much appreciated, but no worries if you can’t.

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Thanks for the heads up Maria. I will plan to be there.

On another subject, I wonder if you might think of a follow-up class to your current bead making class. I am interested in developing curriculums at LMN.

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Looks like I can be there.

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I wont be back in time. Have fun! Ill try for a next class.

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Re. more glass classes - I’ve got few different partially-formed ideas kicking around:

  • stringers and twists (learn to make stringers and multi-colored glass twisted together, then use them in beads)
  • marbles or other little statues made off marver, to learn to do transfers
  • fused glass using the kiln - folks who have broken beads from the bead class could also bring those in to use
  • collaboration w/ jewelry - make glass cabochons then set them (could also have people who’ve had beads break into hemispheres bring those in and polish and set them)
  • glass roses - more advanced and we’d need more flat pliers
  • metal work for glassworkers - teaching people to make the metal tools that we use for flameworking (mandrels, bead rakes, grooved marvers) - I’m taking a foundry work class in early April, hoping that will get me to a place where I can cast aluminum marvers and teach others to do it
  • flamework blown glass - this i’m still working on learning to do well enough to teach it

Editing to add: I’d really love to do something with enamel - particularly on steel, so we could do it on blacksmithing projects like the roses - but I need to learn a lot more about doing it myself first!

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Added it to my calendar!

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