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Updated: May 22, 2017
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March 11-13 NORWEGIAN STYLE 'P' LOCK Tom Latané
Vesterheim Folk art School - Decorah, IA
This forerunner of the modern padlock has a "P" shaped shackle hinged at one end to the body. The bolt, which secures the
other end of the shackle, is retained
by a pair of springs which must be compressed by the key - a technology used
in locks as far back as the Viking era.
Forged parts will be joined by mortise and tenon and brazed in the forge. Springs will be hardened and tempered.
Decorative details will be encouraged.
Some forging experience is recommended.
www.vesterheim.org 563-382-9681
April 13-15 WARDBOX AND KEY Tom Latané
Tunnel Mill Crafts - Spring Valley, MN
The goal of this class is to create a more complex ward box than time has allowed in classes constructing an entire lock.
Students will roll a hollow stem for a key and braze a bit to the end. The rest of the key will be left for another time.
An octagonal ward box will be constructed with a flat or domed top. Various ward configurations will be shown and students may
choose between wards which allow for a complete rotation of the key for a dead bolt, or a partial rotation for a spring loaded bolt.
Intermediate to advanced smiths
www.tunnelmillcrafts.com jc-adams@msn.com 507-289-4189 John or Carol Adams
May 5-7 DECORATIVELY FORGED BENCH VISE Tom Latané
Tunnel Mill Crafts - Spring Valley, MN
In a two session class (with homework and a possible work weekend at the mill between sessions) students will forge parts
for a bench vise with three inch wide jaws. Striking for each other, they will upset stock for both jaws and then weld
higher carbon steel to the face of each.
Once the jaws are shaped an eye will be split and drifted below each jaw for the screw and box.
The bench mount will be forged with a tenon to pass through the rear leg and secure the spring with a wedge.
The bottom bracket may be forged with a plate to be mounted to the bench leg or tapped to take a screw for clamping to the bench top.
A swage for producing molding on the upper edges of the cheeks will be demonstrated as an option.
Plain cheeks will be riveted and welded but swaged cheeks will be brazed in place when the rest of the forging is done.
Making threads on the screw will not be part of this class. A salvaged screw, from a large "C" clamp or other source,
may be used by mortising and brazing it to the forged parts or students may turn threads on the screw and in the box on a lathe at home.
The components of the box will be forged around a salvaged nut or around a worm wound around the screw.
Intermediate to advanced smiths
www.tunnelmillcrafts.com jc-adams@msn.com 507-289-4189 John or Carol Adams
June 12-14 TAPERED SOCKET HEWING HATCHET Tom Latané
Raspberry Island Folk School - McGregor, MN
A hewing hatchet is used with one hand to convert wood, held by the other hand upon a chopping block, into useful shapes.
The single bevel allows the woodworker to easily produce flat planes on round or riven wood.
Students will be guided through the forging of a hewing hatchet with an elongated socket for an eye, based on a pattern
developed by Håvard Bergland to reproduce a Norse battle axe from the 17th century.
Students will strike for each other to produce parts for each smith's axe. These parts will be fitted and forge welded together to form
the socket which is then attached to the blade which will have tool steel welded to one face. Cutting edges will be hardened and tempered.
The rest of the body will remain soft enough for simple embellishment with punches, which will be demonstrated.
Some forge welding experience is recommended.
www.hillx001@umn.edu Gary and Janet Hill 218.851.6085 218.259.4090
Hewing Hatchet
17th century battle axe option
June 12-14 TINSMITHING Kitty Latané
Raspberry Island Folk School - McGregor, MN
Students will cut, fit, and solder tinplate to create punched tin votive light holders, miniature
tinware jewelry, and nutmeg graters.
All skill levels
www.hillx001@umn.edu Gary and Janet Hill 218.851.6085 218.259.4090
June 26-29 TAPERED SOCKET HEWING HATCHET Tom Latané
Tillers International - Scotts, MI
A hewing hatchet is used with one hand to convert wood, held upon a chopping block in the other hand, into useful shapes.
The single bevel allows the woodworker to easily produce flat planes on round or riven wood.
Students will be guided through the forging of a hewing hatchet with an elongated socket for an eye, based on a pattern
developed by Håvard Bergland to reproduce a Norse battle axe from the 17th century.
Students will strike for each other to produce parts for each smith's axe. These parts will be fitted and forge welded
together to form the socket which is then attached to the blade which will have tool steel welded to one face.
Cutting edges will be hardened and tempered. The rest of the body will remain soft enough for simple embellishment with punches, which will be demonstrated.
Some forge welding experience is recommended. See photos with listing above.
www.tillersinternational.org 629-626-0233
Hewing Hatchet
17th century battle axe option
August 14-18 16th CENTURY PADLOCK WITH SLIDING HASP Tom Latané
Touchstone Center for Crafts Farmington, PA
With an antique example as inspiration, students will forge and fabricate a sixteenth-century style padlock and key.
This type of lock has a sliding hasp, which is released when the key draws the bolt from the mortise in the hasp.
We will incorporate the following metalwork techniques:
forging, chiseling, chasing, filing to fit, and filing to create ornamentation.
We will use forge welding, forge brazing, tenons, dovetails, and rivets for assembly.
Various warding options will be presented.
Intermediate to advanced smiths
http://www.touchstonecrafts.org T: 724.329.1370 T: 800.721.0177
Antique Example Lock
Tom's Completed Prototype Lock
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