2019 : * Tentative *

I have had requests for my 2019 year course schedule since early December.
As with past years, there are a number of potential projects in the discussion stage, so at best this draft is only a rough outline :

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My original intent was :
- to set courses on the second and fourth weekends
- basic level the second, advanced / special the fourth
- block around the three regular iron smelt events
- block around annual conferences and demonstrations

Now, I have been contacted about three possible projects in Scotland. Most significantly, a return to the Scottish Sculpture Workshop for part three of 'Turf to Tools'. There are two international level iron smelting symposiums happening, the Furnace Festival in Galway Ireland (later August) and the Iron Smelting Days event in the Netherlands (later October). The Irish event is perhaps the most elegant, as past past projects in Scotland have run August through early September, and flights via Aer Lingus allow for a free stop over in Dublin.
So taken together, I am attempting to keep August through early September loose at this point.

I will be working to get the reservation / deposit mechanics in place on the main web site over the next couple of days.

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There is a chance I may be involved in a potential iron smelting project in Iceland for early September. This only at the 'concept' stage, but there are good intentions. You can see how this could certainly mesh with the Irish and Scottish iron events!