Subject: blacksmithing as part of a camp program

From: [email-masked] (David Hoopes)
Date: Sun, 7 Apr 1996 13:46:39 -0500

I have been ask for some help setting up a blacksmith shop and
program at one of the local boy scout camps.  I would like to here 
from anyone who has been involved with setting up or running a 
program that involved blacksmithing at a Boy Scout camp.  

What type of prodjects did the boys work on?
What type of equipment (and how much of it) did you 
  have set up?
What type of problems did you encounter?
How many boys could be run through the program
  in a given period of time?

Any ideas will be greatly appreciated.

Thanks in advance.
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David Hoopes
[email-masked]

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From: Muralynd <[email-masked]>
Date: Sun, 07 Apr 1996 21:17:29 -0500

> program that involved blacksmithing at a Boy Scout camp.

 I helped do a one day project with a scout troop once.

> What type of prodjects did the boys work on?

 Strikers for their flints  ;)

> What type of equipment (and how much of it) did you

 Two forges setup, two anvils, basically two whole setups, Mine and the other 
blacksmith that I was working with.

> What type of problems did you encounter?

 Never quench strikers in oil... the smith I was working with didn't know 
better and since it was his show.. The kids on my side quenched in water and 
got good strikers though ;)

>   in a given period of time?

 We did.. I think 10 kids in about two hours, they forged their own strikers 
with our supervision.

 Mike