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Blacksmith Week 2025 August 14th – 17th

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Please join us for a full week of spectacular live demonstrations, classes and comradery!

Special kick-off live demonstrations at Timberline Lodge, August 10 & 11 by Darryl Nelson & Joe Vachon. Ullman Patio 11am-3pm. Free event!

https://www.timberlinelodge.com/events

CCAC Blacksmith Shop Demonstrators:

Darryl Nelson, Mark Aspery, Hunter Dahlberg, Joe Elliott, Anton Yakushev, & Ben Czyhold.

Mark Aspery will be teaching two classes starting August 11th (separate ticket required for this class, limited to 6 participants)

Level 1 (part 1): Beginning Blacksmithing

Level I (part 2): Making a Gate Latch

Details:

Sunday 8/10 & Monday 8/11 Free demonstrations @ Timberline Lodge with CCAC’s Darryl Nelson & Joe Vachon. Ullman Patio 11am-3pm

Thursday 8/14:
4pm Meet, Greet, Pre-registration & Check-in
6:30pm– Darryl Nelson, “Joggeling for Fun & Profit”
Friday 8/15:
8am registration open
9am-Hunter Dahlberg,  “An exploration of joinery in pursuit of a lamp”
1pm-Mark Aspery, National curriculum project.
6:30pm-Joe Elliott, Architectural detail in structural steel.
8pm-Open forge & gas propane campfire
Saturday 8/16:
8am registration open
9am-Hunter Dahlberg, “An exploration of joinery continues”
1pm Mark Aspery, projects from the National curriculum.
7pm-Open forge & gas propane campfire
Sunday 8/17:
9am Anton Yakushev, sculpture
12pm– Break down

Adult, Student & Family tickets on sale now!

IF you would like to DONATE to the CCAC and support further Art Education, please do so at this link. 

2 Day Mokume class with Joe Elliot August 14th and 15th

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Kick off Blacksmith Week with a 2 day class with Bend artist Joe Elliot.

Classes will be from 9-2 Wednesday August 14th and Thursday August 15th

Class fee: $350 or bundle with Blacksmith Week registration fee for $400

Mokume class

Day 1: make a billet using copper and brass

Day 2: cut the billet to approximately 1/2’x1/2″x3″ pieces for each student to forge

Each Student will have enough material to make several bracelets or a bunch for
earrings, pendants, knife guards, or whatever. Pattern development will
be discussed at the beginning of day 2.

Detail of layers of metal

Detail of layers of metal

Blacksmith Week 2024 August 16th – 18th

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Please join us in beautiful Government Camp, Oregon for CCAC Blacksmith Week 2024.

The 2024 event is scheduled for August (14th)16th – 18th.

Demonstrators scheduled are:

Joe Elliott (Bend, Oregon) 8/14 and 8/15 (separate ticket required for this class, limited to 6 participants)
Anton Yakushev (Bend, Oregon) Demos
Mark Manly (Coos Bay, OR) Demos 8/16 – 8/18
Ben Czyhold (Walla Walla, Washington) Public Demonstrations 8/16 and 8/17
CCAC Blacksmiths Darryl Nelson and Joe Vachon will be on hand as well
This event is open to any and all interested in Blacksmithing and takes place in beautiful Government Camp Oregon.

More information will be added as it is confirmed, so please sign up for our newsletter and/or follow us on social media!

IF you would like to DONATE to the CCAC and support further Art Education, please do so at this link. 

Blacksmith Demonstration

Darryl Nelson, third generation resident Blacksmith for Timberline Lodge, demonstrates and talks about his art.

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