Comments on: The Steel Yard: Learn A Trade (Or Hobby) http://toolmonger.com/2007/08/06/the-steel-yard-learn-a-trade-or-hobby/ All tools. All the time. Your source for news, information, and reviews of hand tools, power tools, and tools of all kinds. Wed, 08 Oct 2008 03:03:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Gina http://toolmonger.com/2007/08/06/the-steel-yard-learn-a-trade-or-hobby/#comment-249363 Gina Tue, 04 Mar 2008 22:21:46 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2007/08/06/the-steel-yard-learn-a-trade-or-hobby/#comment-249363 I know a boy named Chris asked if you knew of anything in the LA area but I am asking again. All the programs I looked into were college career oriented programs. If you have any more specific info it would be greatly appreciated! I know a boy named Chris asked if you knew of anything in the LA area but I am asking again. All the programs I looked into were college career oriented programs.
If you have any more specific info it would be greatly appreciated!

]]> By: music http://toolmonger.com/2007/08/06/the-steel-yard-learn-a-trade-or-hobby/#comment-196969 music Sun, 06 Jan 2008 23:46:59 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2007/08/06/the-steel-yard-learn-a-trade-or-hobby/#comment-196969 very interesting. i'm adding in RSS Reader very interesting.
i’m adding in RSS Reader

]]> By: MT http://toolmonger.com/2007/08/06/the-steel-yard-learn-a-trade-or-hobby/#comment-112352 MT Sat, 01 Sep 2007 23:56:31 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2007/08/06/the-steel-yard-learn-a-trade-or-hobby/#comment-112352 Sweet! I'm so glad I ran into this post now, while I'm in NE CT! :D Sweet! I’m so glad I ran into this post now, while I’m in NE CT! :D

]]> By: Stephen Cooke http://toolmonger.com/2007/08/06/the-steel-yard-learn-a-trade-or-hobby/#comment-102658 Stephen Cooke Tue, 07 Aug 2007 21:50:28 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2007/08/06/the-steel-yard-learn-a-trade-or-hobby/#comment-102658 I am indeed in Rhode Island. I am indeed in Rhode Island.

]]> By: nrChris http://toolmonger.com/2007/08/06/the-steel-yard-learn-a-trade-or-hobby/#comment-102507 nrChris Tue, 07 Aug 2007 14:20:37 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2007/08/06/the-steel-yard-learn-a-trade-or-hobby/#comment-102507 Hey Stephen, are you RI based? Is there enough of a RI / SE Mass toolmonger readership to warrant a meetup? Hey Stephen, are you RI based?

Is there enough of a RI / SE Mass toolmonger readership to warrant a meetup?

]]> By: Nate Bezanson http://toolmonger.com/2007/08/06/the-steel-yard-learn-a-trade-or-hobby/#comment-102273 Nate Bezanson Tue, 07 Aug 2007 01:18:15 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2007/08/06/the-steel-yard-learn-a-trade-or-hobby/#comment-102273 Any adult continuing-ed art program should have basic welding and metalworking classes. In Detroit, the College for Creative Studies offers a number of welding programs, but they're not cheap. The closest I've ever been to molten bronze was at a friend's grad-level art class "casting day". As for blacksmithing, see what your local history museum or historical reenactment society can tell you. I live 15 miles from Greenfield Village, a zillion-acre blast-from-the-past monstrosity with its own railroad, glassblowing shop, blacksmith forge, cartwright's shop, and fleet of historically accurate Model Ts for getting around when your feet get tired. Sometimes they offer classes in historical workmanship. I spent yesterday afternoon with a friend's dad's Bridgeport and I'm still grinning -- I'll be signing up for any class that gives me lab time with such machinery! There's something absolutely incredible about hands-on time with a machine calibrated in thousandths of an inch. Any adult continuing-ed art program should have basic welding and metalworking classes. In Detroit, the College for Creative Studies offers a number of welding programs, but they’re not cheap. The closest I’ve ever been to molten bronze was at a friend’s grad-level art class “casting day”.

As for blacksmithing, see what your local history museum or historical reenactment society can tell you. I live 15 miles from Greenfield Village, a zillion-acre blast-from-the-past monstrosity with its own railroad, glassblowing shop, blacksmith forge, cartwright’s shop, and fleet of historically accurate Model Ts for getting around when your feet get tired. Sometimes they offer classes in historical workmanship.

I spent yesterday afternoon with a friend’s dad’s Bridgeport and I’m still grinning — I’ll be signing up for any class that gives me lab time with such machinery! There’s something absolutely incredible about hands-on time with a machine calibrated in thousandths of an inch.

]]> By: Jake http://toolmonger.com/2007/08/06/the-steel-yard-learn-a-trade-or-hobby/#comment-102221 Jake Mon, 06 Aug 2007 22:23:41 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2007/08/06/the-steel-yard-learn-a-trade-or-hobby/#comment-102221 Or Denver for that matter? Or Denver for that matter?

]]> By: ~eriC http://toolmonger.com/2007/08/06/the-steel-yard-learn-a-trade-or-hobby/#comment-102219 ~eriC Mon, 06 Aug 2007 22:03:27 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2007/08/06/the-steel-yard-learn-a-trade-or-hobby/#comment-102219 this place is super cool! i walked around the grounds about a week ago looking for a brochure/class schedule. Everything looks dangerous, rusty and awesome.(including a cat i came across) There are unused i-beam cranes broken crucibles piled up as well as these giant 4 foot wide cauldrons that they use for fires. i can't decide on what class to take, they're is a basic blacksmithing class i will most likely take however there is a beginners bladesmithing class that sounds pretty cool. anybody else going? ~eriC this place is super cool! i walked around the grounds about a week ago looking for a brochure/class schedule. Everything looks dangerous, rusty and awesome.(including a cat i came across) There are unused i-beam cranes broken crucibles piled up as well as these giant 4 foot wide cauldrons that they use for fires. i can’t decide on what class to take, they’re is a basic blacksmithing class i will most likely take however there is a beginners bladesmithing class that sounds pretty cool.

anybody else going?

~eriC

]]> By: Chris http://toolmonger.com/2007/08/06/the-steel-yard-learn-a-trade-or-hobby/#comment-102216 Chris Mon, 06 Aug 2007 21:57:57 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2007/08/06/the-steel-yard-learn-a-trade-or-hobby/#comment-102216 awesome! anybody know any place like this in the Los Angeles area? awesome! anybody know any place like this in the Los Angeles area?

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