Blacksmithing Classes at Haywood Community College - Updated Feb 3, 2019

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Haywood Community College
Blacksmithing Classes Winter/Spring 2019


SMALL CAMP KNIFE - 2/15-2/17 (3 days)
ABS Introduction to Bladesmithing - 3/18-3/29 (10 days)
ABS Slipjoint Folders - 4/8-4/12 (5 days)
CHEF KNIFE - 5/3-5/5 (3 days)
FORGED TOMAHAWK - 5/17-5/19 (3 days)
ABS Handles and Guards - 6/10-6/14 (5 days)
LEATHER SHEATH - 6/21-6/22 (2 days)
CAMP KNIFE WEEK - 7/8-7/12 (5 days)
SMALL CAMP KNIFE - 7/19-7/21 (3 days)

For question about classes contact Ken Hall at khall@hallenergyconsulting.com.
To register for a class contact Clara Schulte at 828.565.4240 or clschulte@haywood.edu.
Haywood Community College, Clyde, NC.

See Details on Classes Below
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SMALL CAMP KNIFE
This 3-day class will provide students with an introduction and general knowledge of forging and grinding blades. Students will be instructed on how to construct a 5” full tang small Camp knife, including handle material selection, pin stock, adhesives, and overall finish techniques. Instructor: Ken Hall. Class meets Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
Cost: $296
Location: 3300 building, room 3337
Course Code Date Time
CSP 4000 24227 2/15-2/17 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
Registration Deadline: 2/8

Introduction to Bladesmithing
AMERICAN BLADESMITH SOCIETY COURSES
(2 week class)
This class is for beginning knifemakers. Students will be introduced to the concepts and techniques needed to make a knife. Students are taught metal selection, blade function and different blade design. Hand forging to shape, normalizing, heat treating, grinding and tempering will all be taught. Students should be able to make a blade which will pass the equivalent of a Journeyman Smith Performance Test.
Cost: $1,006.25
Location: 3300 building, room 3337
Course Code Date Time
3/18-3/29 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
Registration Deadline: 3/1

Slipjoint Folders
AMERICAN BLADESMITH SOCIETY COURSES
(1 week class)
This class will cover the very basics of making folding knives. This course provides detailed instruction on the art and craft of fabrication of the slip joint folder. This is a week-long class and will be taught by an ABS Certified Master Bladesmith.
Cost: $617.25
Location: 3300 building, room 3337
Course Code Date Time
4/8-4/12 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
Registration Deadline: 3/22

CHEF KNIFE
This 3-day class requires students to have general knife grinding knowledge prior to this class. Students will be instructed on how to construct a full tang chef knife, including handle material selection, pin stock, adhesives, and overall finish techniques. Materials and supplies will be provided to make a finished chef knife. Instructor: Ken Hall. Class meets Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
Cost: $303
Location: 3300 building, room 3337
Course Code Date Time
CSP 4000 24229 5/3-5/5 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
Registration Deadline: 4/26

FORGED TOMAHAWK
This class will cover the following topics: selection of steel, forging, drifting the eye, heat treating and handle construction. The objective of the class is for each student to complete a tomahawk. Instructor: Josh Lyle. Class meets Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
Cost: $258
Location: 3300 building, room 3337
Course Code Date Time
CSP 4000 24236 5/17-5/19 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
Registration Deadline: 5/10

ABS Handles and Guards
AMERICAN BLADESMITH SOCIETY COURSES
(1 week class)
This class is designed to continue the course of study set forth in the ABS Introduction to Bladesmithing course. This class includes detailed information on creating handles, both full tang and hidden tang, guards, butt caps, decorative file work, spiral dagger handles, handle material choices and much, much more.
Cost: $617.25
Location: 3300 building, room 3337
Course Code Date Time
6/10-6/14 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
Registration Deadline: 5/24

LEATHER SHEATH
This 2-day class will instruct students on how to make a leather sheath for a medium sized fixed blade knife. The class will cover the following topics: leather selection, making a pattern, cutting leather, basic tooling, dying and hand stitching. The objective of the class is for each student to complete a sheath for one of their knives. Students must bring a completed knife to make a sheath for. Instructor: Ken Hall. Class meets Friday and Saturday.
Cost: $182
Location: 3300 building, room 3337
Course Code Date Time
CSP 4000 24239 6/21-6/22 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
Registration Deadline: 6/14

CAMP KNIFE WEEK
This 5-day class is for beginning knifemakers who will be introduced to concepts and techniques needed to make a full tang Camp knife. Students will be instructed regarding safe shop practices, the use of tools/equipment, and metal selection. Blade function and various blade designs will be discussed. The skills of hand forging to shape, normalizing, heat treating, grinding, tempering, blade finishing (hand sanding, handle design and construction) will be taught. Instructor: Josh Lyle. Class meets M-F.
Cost: $449
Location: 3300 building, room 3327
Course Code Date Time
CSP 4000 24222 7/8-7/12 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
Registration Deadline: 7/1

SMALL CAMP KNIFE - 7/19-7/21
This 3-day class will provide students with an introduction and general knowledge of forging and grinding blades. Students will be instructed on how to construct a 5” full tang small Camp knife, including handle material selection, pin stock, adhesives, and overall finish techniques. Instructor: Rob Singleton. Class meets Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
Cost: $296
Location: 3300 building, room 3337
Course Code Date Time
CSP 4000 24228 7/19-7/21 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
Registration Deadline: 7/12
 
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This is a great place to plan a family vacation. The school is located 25 miles from the Smoky Mountain National Park and 30 miles from Asheville, NC with lots of fun thing to do in the area.
 
I have very limited forging experience but am looking to start doing some. I have a good amount of experience with stock removal of most common types of knives. Would the camp knife class be good to learn the basics of forging to get me off on the right foot? Thanks. I’m in Seneca SC about 45 miles SW of Greenville SC.
 
Matt,
Yes, we are gearing these classes for beginner. So if would be a great place to start.

Also, the Great Smoky Mountain Hammer-In March 21-24 will have forges open for people to try their hand at forging. Look for another post with details.
Ken
 
Very cool. A friend of mine from school and her husband just retired and moved from Atlanta to Waynesville, so I will have to get up there at some point. She has a retirement play job writing an outdoorsy column for the little Wanesville paper, so I will let her know about the hammer in.
 
jdm61 said:
Very cool. A friend of mine from school and her husband just retired and moved from Atlanta to Waynesville, so I will have to get up there at some point. She has a retirement play job writing an outdoorsy column for the little Wanesville paper, so I will let her know about the hammer in.
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There's a LOT of us in the area JD. Most people makers or aspiring makers that come out here, end up wanting to move here just because of that, and because of the school and hammer-in, even more than the (dozen or so serious makers) the ones that live here, tons of others come through, for the school/hammer-ins, or just because of our relationships. Unfortunately I'm on the East side of Asheville now, so I don't get out to see the crew on that side of town like I used to, but we get together for events, and a number of us meet up in town regularly, or at my shop.

Let us know if you make it out.
 
Thom Moss said:
Need to find out if I can use my GI Bill/tuition assistance. Only about 400 miles away.
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Good luck at that.
My partner used GI bill to take classes from a local Smith. Was not accredited school or anything, Just a Smith/Farrier guy hanging out a shingle. Then went on to start his own Smithy Business what I later joined as partner.
 
KHall said:
This is a great place to plan a family vacation. The school is located 25 miles from the Smoky Mountain National Park and 30 miles from Asheville, NC with lots of fun thing to do in the area.
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When I first saw this post and saw where it was I was very tempted. Wife and I vacation every few years in Bryson City, without the children. Not sure I could talk her into it as these vacations are for the two of us as a couple and very special to us. Very tempted though.
 
Update, ABS class prices have been added.

Camp Knife weekend class deadline is this coming week. Time to make that decision and sign up.

March Intro Classes is half full. Register soon if you want to get in the class.
 
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Haywood Community College
Blacksmithing Classes Winter/Spring 2019


SMALL CAMP KNIFE - 2/15-2/17 (3 days)
ABS Introduction to Bladesmithing - 3/18-3/29 (10 days)
ABS Slipjoint Folders - 4/8-4/12 (5 days)
CHEF KNIFE - 5/3-5/5 (3 days)
FORGED TOMAHAWK - 5/17-5/19 (3 days)
ABS Handles and Guards - 6/10-6/14 (5 days)
LEATHER SHEATH - 6/21-6/22 (2 days)
CAMP KNIFE WEEK - 7/8-7/12 (5 days)
SMALL CAMP KNIFE - 7/19-7/21 (3 days)

For question about classes contact Ken Hall at khall@hallenergyconsulting.com.
To register for a class contact Clara Schulte at 828.565.4240 or clschulte@haywood.edu.
Haywood Community College, Clyde, NC.

See Details on Classes Below
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

SMALL CAMP KNIFE
This 3-day class will provide students with an introduction and general knowledge of forging and grinding blades. Students will be instructed on how to construct a 5” full tang small Camp knife, including handle material selection, pin stock, adhesives, and overall finish techniques. Instructor: Ken Hall. Class meets Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
Cost: $296
Location: 3300 building, room 3337
Course Code Date Time
CSP 4000 24227 2/15-2/17 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
Registration Deadline: 2/8

Introduction to Bladesmithing
AMERICAN BLADESMITH SOCIETY COURSES
(2 week class)
This class is for beginning knifemakers. Students will be introduced to the concepts and techniques needed to make a knife. Students are taught metal selection, blade function and different blade design. Hand forging to shape, normalizing, heat treating, grinding and tempering will all be taught. Students should be able to make a blade which will pass the equivalent of a Journeyman Smith Performance Test.
Cost: $1,006.25
Location: 3300 building, room 3337
Course Code Date Time
3/18-3/29 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
Registration Deadline: 3/1

Slipjoint Folders
AMERICAN BLADESMITH SOCIETY COURSES
(1 week class)
This class will cover the very basics of making folding knives. This course provides detailed instruction on the art and craft of fabrication of the slip joint folder. This is a week-long class and will be taught by an ABS Certified Master Bladesmith.
Cost: $617.25
Location: 3300 building, room 3337
Course Code Date Time
4/8-4/12 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
Registration Deadline: 3/22

CHEF KNIFE
This 3-day class requires students to have general knife grinding knowledge prior to this class. Students will be instructed on how to construct a full tang chef knife, including handle material selection, pin stock, adhesives, and overall finish techniques. Materials and supplies will be provided to make a finished chef knife. Instructor: Ken Hall. Class meets Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
Cost: $303
Location: 3300 building, room 3337
Course Code Date Time
CSP 4000 24229 5/3-5/5 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
Registration Deadline: 4/26

FORGED TOMAHAWK
This class will cover the following topics: selection of steel, forging, drifting the eye, heat treating and handle construction. The objective of the class is for each student to complete a tomahawk. Instructor: Josh Lyle. Class meets Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
Cost: $258
Location: 3300 building, room 3337
Course Code Date Time
CSP 4000 24236 5/17-5/19 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
Registration Deadline: 5/10

ABS Handles and Guards
AMERICAN BLADESMITH SOCIETY COURSES
(1 week class)
This class is designed to continue the course of study set forth in the ABS Introduction to Bladesmithing course. This class includes detailed information on creating handles, both full tang and hidden tang, guards, butt caps, decorative file work, spiral dagger handles, handle material choices and much, much more.
Cost: $617.25
Location: 3300 building, room 3337
Course Code Date Time
6/10-6/14 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
Registration Deadline: 5/24

LEATHER SHEATH
This 2-day class will instruct students on how to make a leather sheath for a medium sized fixed blade knife. The class will cover the following topics: leather selection, making a pattern, cutting leather, basic tooling, dying and hand stitching. The objective of the class is for each student to complete a sheath for one of their knives. Students must bring a completed knife to make a sheath for. Instructor: Ken Hall. Class meets Friday and Saturday.
Cost: $182
Location: 3300 building, room 3337
Course Code Date Time
CSP 4000 24239 6/21-6/22 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
Registration Deadline: 6/14

CAMP KNIFE WEEK
This 5-day class is for beginning knifemakers who will be introduced to concepts and techniques needed to make a full tang Camp knife. Students will be instructed regarding safe shop practices, the use of tools/equipment, and metal selection. Blade function and various blade designs will be discussed. The skills of hand forging to shape, normalizing, heat treating, grinding, tempering, blade finishing (hand sanding, handle design and construction) will be taught. Instructor: Josh Lyle. Class meets M-F.
Cost: $449
Location: 3300 building, room 3327
Course Code Date Time
CSP 4000 24222 7/8-7/12 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
Registration Deadline: 7/1

SMALL CAMP KNIFE - 7/19-7/21
This 3-day class will provide students with an introduction and general knowledge of forging and grinding blades. Students will be instructed on how to construct a 5” full tang small Camp knife, including handle material selection, pin stock, adhesives, and overall finish techniques. Instructor: Rob Singleton. Class meets Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
Cost: $296
Location: 3300 building, room 3337
Course Code Date Time
CSP 4000 24228 7/19-7/21 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
Registration Deadline: 7/12
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Just a note on the age for anyone interested in taking these classes at Haywood Community College. You need to be at least 17 years old. If you have questions, let me know.
 
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