** DATES HAVE BEEN CHANGED FOR THIS CLASS**
The correct dates are June 22-25
Join Benton Frisse with River City Forge & Tool for an intensive 4 day class learning how to forge two styles of axes and the tooling needed to forge them. This class is for the blacksmith looking to expand their tool forging knowledge and for the folks who want to start down the addictive path of handled tool making! Benton will teach drift forging, punching holes in steel, how to drift those holes to fit a handle, and how to forge, grind, heat treat, hang, and sharpen axe heads. Sign up now for an incredible AXE INTENSIVE experience!
Thursday, June 22: Day 1 will consist of some safety talk as well as getting you familiar with your cohorts and the space you’ll be working in. Afterwards, we’ll light the forges and spend the rest of the day talking and forging axe drifts. The drifts you’ll be forging for this class will fit up to a 3lb axe head.
Friday, June 23: Day 2 begins the axe forging! We’ll use this day to forge a small drifted camp axe- punching holes with the Coal Iron Works presses and drifting eyes with your own drift you’d forged the day before.
Saturday, June 24: Day 3 will be very similar to Day 2 - except you’ll be forging your second axe on a larger scale using the same techniques.
Sunday, June 25: The final day of the class will be full of grinding, heat treating, and hanging! Both axes forged throughout the week will be finished, handled, and ready to chop! You’ll be walking away with two beautiful hand forged and finished axes, a handmade axe drift, and the knowledge and skills to do it all again in your home shop.
CLASS DIFFICULTY: Intermediate
STUDENTS ARE ADVISED TO HAVE PRIOR FORGING/BLACKSMITHING EXPERIENCE
Benton Frisse
Benton Frisse is a blacksmith & bladesmith from Evansville, IN specializing in axes, tomahawk, and garden tools. He and his step-father, Wayne Hall, operate River City Forge & Tool by forging and shipping edged tools all over the globe. Between Wayne and Benton, they combine over 55 years of blacksmithing experience.
Check out River City Forge & Tool’s website at Rivercityforge.com and follow Bentons socials with the buttons below!
2023 Axe Intensive with River City Forge & Tool
$1,200.00
The cost of the class will include tuition, material fees, as well as breakfast and lunch each day. Purchase of this in-person course will also grant you access to the live recording of the class when it is published on our Online Education page so that you have lifetime access to the process, information, and memories. Housing and transportation options are not available at this time and are the responsibility of the student. Local housing can be found at visitandersonmadisoncounty.com
CANCELLATION AND REFUND POLICY
We understand that sometimes circumstances change and you may need to cancel your attendance to one of our scheduled classes. However, please note that refunds are subject to the following policy:
If you cancel your attendance more than 30 days before the start of the class, you will receive a full refund of your registration fee.
If you cancel your attendance within 30 days of the start of the class, you will not be eligible for a refund.
We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause, but please understand that our classes have limited availability and we need to ensure that all registered attendees are committed to attending.
Class registration is non-transferable under any circumstances. The student in attendance must match the ID information of our class registration records.
If you have any questions, concerns, or need to make a cancellation, please do not hesitate to contact us at school@coaliron.com
The Coal School of Iron is not financially responsible for any other accommodations any student makes for themselves should a cancellation occur. This includes room and board, travel arrangements, travel insurance, etc.