Make Your Own Steel the Ancient Japanese Way
Saturday, Feb. 2, 2019
8:30 a.m. until 5 p.m.
Course fee: $450
Students will work with Clayton Cowart from Sugarloaf Knife Works to set up and operate a modern tatara like those used by swordsmiths in Japan to obtain high-grade tamahagane from black sand.
This course will cover the basic theory of furnace construction and metallurgy involved to create the highly valued jewel steel. Students will learn how to identify and separate the different grades of tamahagane produced.
This is a hands-on course and students will feed the tatara, tap the slag and pull the bloom. Students will also be taking home a piece of their handmade tamagagane at the end of the workshop!
Full course details and important information about clothing, safety, hydration etc. will be sent to students two weeks before the course.
How to enroll: Please go to our ONLINE STORE. If you have any questions, or would prefer we email you an invoice for a class or workshop, please contact us at info@desertmetalcraft.org.
Class size limited to 12 students. Book now to ensure your place.
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Cancelation: Fee is 100% refundable 4 or more weeks before the workshop, and 50% refundable 2-4 weeks before. If you cancel less than 2 weeks out, we regret that the fee in not refundable.