MIT: Independent Activities Period: IAP

IAP 2013



Introduction to Blacksmithing

Mike Tarkanian

Enrollment: ENROLLMENT CLOSED: CLASS FULL
Sign-up by 12/12
Limited to 18 participants
Attendance: Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
Prereq: None

Students will learn basic blacksmithing techniques using traditional tools to hand-forge mild steel. Drawing a taper, forming a scroll, twisting, and finishing techniques will be incorporated into simple projects.

Limited to participants with no prior blacksmithing experience. Please indicate whether you want to be a part of Group One, Two or Three in your email to tarky@mit.edu.

Sponsor(s): Materials Science and Engineering
Contact: Mike Tarkanian, 8-003, x3-5946, tarky@mit.edu

GROUP ONE:

Jan/14 Mon 03:00PM-05:00PM Room 4 - 003, All participants
Jan/15 Tue 01:00PM-03:00PM Room 4 - 003, Class Session: January 15 - 17, 2013
Jan/15 Tue 03:00PM-05:00PM Room 4 - 003, Class Session: January 15 - 17, 2013
Jan/15 Tue 05:00PM-07:00PM Room 4 - 003, Class Session: January 15 - 17, 2013

Mandatory introductory training with demonstration will be held for all participants from 3 - 5 PM on the first day of each session.  At this meeting, students will be assigned to the 1-3, 3-5 or 5-7 PM sections for three consecutive afternoons.

Mike Tarkanian, Sam Allen - Professor in DMSE, Forrest Whitcher - ChemE Research Engineer, James Hunter - Course 1

GROUP TWO:

Jan/22 Tue 03:00PM-05:00PM Room 4 - 003, All participants
Jan/23 Wed 01:00PM-03:00PM Room 4 - 003, Class Session: January 23 - 25, 2013
Jan/23 Wed 03:00PM-05:00PM Room 4 - 003, Class Session: January 23 - 25, 2013
Jan/23 Wed 05:00PM-07:00PM Room 4 - 003, Class Session: January 23 - 25, 2013

Mandatory introductory training with demonstration will be held for all participants from 3 - 5 PM on the first day of each session.  At this meeting, students will be assigned to the 1-3, 3-5 or 5-7 PM sections for three consecutive afternoons.

Sam Allen - Professor in DMSE, Mike Tarkanian, Forrest Whitcher - ChemE Research Engineer, James Hunter - Course 1

GROUP THREE:

Jan/28 Mon 03:00PM-05:00PM Room 4 - 003, All participants
Jan/29 Tue 01:00PM-03:00PM Room 4 - 003, Class Session: January 29 - 31, 2013
Jan/29 Tue 03:00PM-05:00PM Room 4 - 003, Class Session: January 29 - 31, 2013
Jan/29 Tue 05:00PM-07:00PM Room 4 - 003, Class Session: January 29 - 31, 2013

Mandatory introductory training with demonstration will be held for all participants from 3 - 5 PM on the first day of each session.  At this meeting, students will be assigned to the 1-3, 3-5 or 5-7 PM sections for three consecutive afternoons.

Sam Allen - Professor in DMSE, Mike Tarkanian, Forrest Whitcher - ChemE Research Engineer, James Hunter - Course 1