2007 - TENTATIVE dates...

I have been getting requests for course dates in 2007 for some weeks now! I got out the calendar and worked up some TENTATIVE dates. These are the 'public' events (so far).

April 21 : Lecture(s) at Forward to the Past - Kitchener/Waterloo
April 27 - 29 : Introduction to Blacksmithing - the Wareham Forge

May 11 - 13 : Introduction to Blacksmithing - the Wareham Forge
May 19 - 20 : Blacksmithing Demo at 'Gathering of Friends' - Amealiasburg

June 1 - 2 : Introduction to Iron Smelting - the Wareham Forge
June 9 - 10 : DARK Iron Smelt (invitational) - the Wareham Forge
June 15 - 17 : Introduction to Blacksmithing - the Wareham Forge

June 30 - July 1 : (possible?) DARK demonstration camp at EWP - Scarborough
July 7 - 8 : one of - Basic Bladesmithing
Intermediate Blacksmithing
Introduction to Layered Steels - the Wareham Forge
July 21 - 22 : (NEW) Introduction to Metal Casting

August 6 - 9 : Basic Blacksmithing at the Celtic College - Goderich
August 11 - 12 : Blacksmithing Demo - the Celtic Festival - Goderich
August 17 -19 : (possible?) Summerfolk - Owen Sound

September 8 - 9 : Blacksmithing Demo - Walkworth Fall Fair
September 14 - 16 : DARC Presentation at Haffenreffer Museum - Bristol RI

October 5 - 8 : Early Iron 4 - Peters Valley RI
October 12 - 14 : Introduction to Blacksmithing - the Wareham Forge
October 20 - 21: one of - Basic Bladesmithing
Intermediate Blacksmithing
Introduction to Layered Steels - the Wareham Forge

November 3 - 4 : DARK Iron Smelt (invitational) - the Wareham Forge
November 9 - 11 : Introduction to Blacksmithing - the Wareham Forge

Looking this over you will see that there are TWO additional weekends for the Introduction to Blacksmithing course - April and November. Also a new program in July - Introduction to Cast Metals. This course will combine two popular classes from the Celtic College : pewter in soapstone and bronze in sand molds.

I will have details on the courses posted up on the Wareham Forge web site by mid January.