Sarqit O.L.S. - Classes

Blacksmithing Classes

Blacksmithing Basics
S Hook - Wall Hook - Flint and Steel Striker - 


​Knife Making:
Scandinavian Knife or Wood Plate Knife or Viking Knife 
We will first pound the glowing red hot metal into an elegant knife, shape it, quench it, and temper it. We will then craft a wooden or Scandinavian handle for your blade. Sharpen, and you are ready to go, having your very own handmade blade bearing the imprint of your own hard work.
$220 Multi-day.  All materials and tools are provided. Taught in a backyard setting.


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Woodcarving Tool Set: 
Carving Knife - Crook Knife - Chisel - Gouge
If you are a master woodworker or just getting into the wonders of woodcarving, a hand made tool set will make every wood piece better. As you learn the art of blacksmithing you will create a carving knife, crook knife, chisel, and gouge.
$250 Multi-day.  All materials and tools are provided. Taught in a backyard setting.


Open Fire Cook Set: 
Rotisserie Spit - Roasting Fork - S Hooks 
In the past, food was prepared and cooked over a fire. The smell of smoke, the crackle of the fire, the meat rotating over the flames all meant a good time. In this blacksmithing class you will create a cook set used to rotate meat over the flames or to hang your pot or dutch oven over the fire. You will also make accessories such as S-hooks, a roasting fork, tongs, ect.
$185 Multi-day.  All materials and tools are provided. Taught in a backyard setting.


​Tools Set: 
Awl- Screw Driver - Adze
Being a blacksmith is handy because when you need a tool, you can just make it instead of buying one. This series teaches how to make some of the most often used tools for craftsmen.


​Viking Set: 
Knife - Pendent(flint and Steel Striker) - Blanket Pin - Bracelet
Vikings are known for their blacksmithing. The Viking knife nowadays is known as being entirely made of metal. Pendents are hardened steel for the use of creating fire. The blanket pins are used to hold up your cloak and the bracelet is simply to look good!
$210 Multi-day.  All materials and tools are provided. Taught in a backyard setting.


​Household Accessories:
Candle Holders  - Door Knockers - Curtain Holders
Blacksmithing was the crafters craftsmen and was used to make much more than just knives, as we think of it today. Blacksmithing was used to create nearly every type of furnishing. In this class we make door knockers, candle holders, picture frames, or whatever your home needs to complete it.


​Treasure Chest:
Handles - Hinges - Corner Brackets - Nails
Blacksmithing was the crafters craftsmen and was used to make much more than just knives, as we think of it today. Blacksmithing was used to create nearly every type of furnishing. Wealth used to be shown by how many nails could be pounded into the door as a decorative design. In this class we will focus on the decorative aspect of blacksmithing as you create you own unique treasure chest. We will cut and forge the handles, hinges, corner brackets for a chest. You will also forge a few nails to pound into the top of the chest.
$285 Multi-day.  All materials and tools are provided. Taught in a backyard setting.
Types of Forges
Pit Forge- Bucket Forge- Brick Forge
There are many types of forges you can create and use in your backyard. This demonstrates the set up and function of each type of forge.
Create your own Backyard Blacksmithing Set Up:
Forge - Anvil - Tongs 
We believe in the importance of taking a skill home to experiment and perfect it. In this Backyard Blacksmithing class we will walk you through creating your own set up to take home and continue your blacksmithing fun! We will create the brick forge, the anvil for pounding on, and your very own tongs.


​Brain Tanning

In this three day class, we will take fresh deer hides and go through the traditional tanning process of learning how to turn them into leather without the use of dangerous chemicals. This is the same process that was used by Native Americans. Brain tanned buckskin is one of the oldest ways of turning a hide into leather. The process is long and hard, as anyone who has done it will attest, but the outcome is far superior than any other leather. It is stronger than Carhartt yet softer than velvet. Brain tanned leather is the best material for clothing, especially mountain man and mountain girl clothing. This type of buckskin is what Native American dress and beadwork is made of. All medicine pouches (if authentic), moccasins, leather bags, leather clothing, ect. are made form brain tanned buckskin as well. It is period correct for Rendezvous and Mountain Man Muzzleloader events.
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Brain tanning is a multi-day process that comes with an upper body workout, but when you feel the softness of that finished hide, it is all worth it, as you walk away with your own buckskin. 
$285 Multi-day.  All materials and tools are provided. Taught in a backyard setting.


​Basketry

Natural Baskets:
Pine Needle- Cattail- Soft Fiber - Willow
Baskets are a necessity for outdoor living. In this series of classes you learn to make baskets out of different local natural materials. 


​Wood Working

Mask Making-
Carve beautiful masks out of wood


​Bowls

Bowl Making-
Series of three classes creating bowls from different natural materials and methods. First we coal blow wood bowls, then make gourd bowls, and then carve wooden spoons.


​Instruments 

Gourd Drum Making-
Turn the beautiful autumn decoration into a bellowing drum with a little help of deer rawhide.
Rawhide Rattles-
Rattles are used for music and dancing, healing, shaman journeys, and for children's toys. We teach how to create a rattle out of raw deer hide.


​Illumination: Lamp Making
Oil - Fat - Wax

As the days get shorter and dusk arrives earlier, try to imagine life before the light switch. The lights dim and flickering, casting dancing shadows along the walls. The room filled with the soft warm light of a little flame burning on a wick. 
Whether we use these lamps for sentimental value, reliving the old times, or in times when the electricity is out, these lamps are a fun project to make and to learn. We will take old containers and transform them into working oil or fat lamps or wax candles. If you have a container in mind bring it along with you and renew it into a beautiful sentimental container that is also a source of light.


​BECOMING THE HUNTER:
Atlatl - Slings - Traps

A series of three classes in which we create the tools needed for the hunt. We first create the atlatl: a smaller stick to throw the larger stick farther then you can throw the larger stick with out the smaller stick. Second we make slings: like what David used to take down the giant Goliath in the Bible. For the final class we discuss primitive traps and create some of our own.