Join BEN SNURE and JOHN HARSHBARGER in this hands-on one-day blacksmithing course, you will learn the skills and techniques needed to forge your own pair of farrier-style tongs.
Sign up for BOTH Tong Intensive classes and get $200 OFF!
The cost of the class will include tuition, material fees, as well as bagels and coffee in the morning each day. 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
This is an INTERMEDIATE level course!
This class requires some blacksmithing experience! Come ready for some intense forging and a lot of information!
Under the guidance of some random guy from Texas, you'll start with raw metal and work through each step of the forging process—hammering, shaping, and bending—while gaining an understanding of proper tool use, safety, and blacksmithing fundamentals. By the end of the day, you will leave with a set of functional, handmade tongs tailored to your needs. Whether you're an experienced toolmaker looking to refine your skills or wanting to add to your blacksmith toolkit, this class is a perfect opportunity to make your own essential forging tool. If time permits, you will make more than one set of tongs.
Ben Snure
The Snure's have been Cowboys and Rancher since the days of Geronimo. Where Geronimo surrendered was actually on great granddad Ben Snure’s ranch. Nowadays, when Ben is not maintaining the ranch down in Texas, he's in the shop forging hammers or any kind of interesting, challenging blacksmithing. Ben got into blacksmithing through shoeing horses. He would go to Well Shod to pick up shoes and supplies and started going to a shop night that they ran. About a year later Ben started supplying hammers to Well Shod. Ben is now a well established, well respected blacksmith and toolmaker in the community, with his work in high demand.
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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.