(MOBILE VERSION) Learn BLACKSMITHING - from Darrell Markewitz of the Wareham Forge

Overview of the Wareham Forge (30 minutes)

Training Programs

Blacksmithing - Metalworking

Darrell Markewitz has extensive experience working with forged metals, extending back to the late 1970's. Since the late 1980's, he has offered a series of hands-on workshop programs in blacksmithing and related metalworking skills at the Wareham Forge. Located in rural Grey County, about 2 hours NW of Toronto, Ontario Canada.

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Know your Instructor
Darrell is a skilled demonstrator and teacher - starting from his work as a historic interpreter / artisan at living history museums. He has given workshop programs at museums, universities and blacksmithing events in Canada, the USA and Europe.

Hands on courses at the Wareham Forge stress direct student experience. SMALL class sizes (2 - 4 students), each has their own fully equipped work station (anvil and tools, safety equipment).
Course fees include all materials plus related handouts.

2021 Dates / Offerings TENTATIVE

Entering my fourth decade with metalwork, I will now be focusing on intermediate to special skills programs:

Forge Welding
Introduction to Layered Steels
Forging Structural Steels

Basics of Metal Casting
Bloomery Iron Smelting
Forging Bloomery Iron
the Aristotle Furnace

Experiencing the Viking Age
Forging the Viking Age