Blacksmithing
Heat steel to orange and hammer it into tools, blades, and hardware.
~$373Cost to start
ModerateDifficulty
3+ hrTime / session
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The path15 quests
ASetting up3 things to sort, in any order$156
- Book a day at a forge before buying anything
- Get a forge, an anvil, a hammer and tongs
- Sort ventilation and a floor that cannot burn
Then the quests
- Take a beginner blacksmithing class
- Light and manage a forge fire
- Draw out a taper on a bar
Same shape of evening, different thing to hold at the end. Or follow a tag sideways.
Woodworking$311
Cut, joint, and finish raw lumber into furniture built to last.
Pen Turning$362
Turn wood and acrylic on a lathe into pens worth gifting.
Glassblowing$204
Gather molten glass on a pipe and breathe it into shape.
Marquetry$75
Cut and assemble paper-thin wood veneers into pictures, painting with the grain of trees.