AUG 8-12 | 5-DAY (MON-FRI) Toolmaking for Blacksmiths

Instructor: Anna Koplik

Intermediate level
$620 Member | $650 Non-Member
$80-$130 Materials and Studio Fees
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This workshop is no longer open for enrollment.

Learn the art of toolmaking and boost your skills and self-sufficiency as a blacksmith! In this workshop, you will be guided through making many fundamental tools of the trade. We will cover everything from tong forging and fit up to hammer making and handling. Leave with your own hand forged tools and the skills to make more on your own.

Anna graduated from Pratt Institute with a BFA in Jewelry and has worked as a blacksmith at Peters Valley School of Craft, Atlas Forge, Touchstone Center for Crafts, Spirit Ironworks, Center for Metal Arts, and Davis Metalsmiths. She travels often, working as a journeyman smith and teaching blacksmithing workshops. Anna has a passion for educating and showing beginner smiths the many different possibilities blacksmithing has to offer. Her personal work focuses mainly on tool and utensil making, and combining functionality with a refined, delicate aesthetic.

Website: annarkoplik.com
Instagram: @arkoplik