larry harley
05-16-2007, 10:39 PM
French Camp Academy is a christian based school -home for kids that come from a fractured home situation
On Friday May11, Larry Harley, Wes Byrd, and Tim Potier ventured to French Camp , Mississippi, to host a hands on demonstration of Bladesmithing for the students and staff of French Camp Academy. We began about eight o’clock Saturday morning at the historical area blacksmith shop and worked with about 40 students during the day on various hands on forging activities. We used age and ability appropriate exercises so each person takes something home that they have worked on. We made nails, hot dog forks, leaves, and knives with a range of male and female students from age 7 to 18. In addition Larry and I got to evaluate the facilities at the school for use as a knife shop.
The blacksmith shop in the historical area is a 20 by 20 log structure with a lean-to on each side of the building. The shop has basic power minimum lighting and dirt floors. It is a good place to show the public and students forging techniques but does not lend it self to making a modern, safe knife shop. The school has a modern steel building formally sued to teach auto mechanics and welding. The welding shop has vent hoods, good lighting, 110 volt and 220 volt power, drill presses, a small milling machine, shears, breaks, large cut off saw, metal band saw, work benches, and various other tools. At present this area is used only for needed maintenance welding and is available for use as a knife shop.
The following is a list of the types of equipment that would be needed to start a shop capable of supporting teaching of knife making and black smithing.
This list will change according to there need, all these items can be used as a tax write off
so dig deep and often guys
if u can help call me
423 878 5368 larry harley
423 775 3826 Wes Byrd
337 639 2229 Tim Potier
if u can,t U.P.S. it to us then we will make arrangements for pickup
safety glasses
Steel 5160
Grinder (2)
Grinder Belts
Layout dye
Carbide scribes
Dial Calipers
Starret 29B
Two propane forges
Kowool
Satanite
Blowers
Box jaw or "V-lock" tongs
Hammers various sizes
Two anvils
Two anvil stands (height adjustable)
Files, all varieties
Febings brown leather dye
super glue
epoxy
Respirators
Gloves
Sand paper
Aprons
Power Hammer( someones got a 25 lb little giant they need a write off for)
parrallel fileing jig
hail headers( several in several different sizes)
scroll bending jigs
di block to make spoons and ladels
On Friday May11, Larry Harley, Wes Byrd, and Tim Potier ventured to French Camp , Mississippi, to host a hands on demonstration of Bladesmithing for the students and staff of French Camp Academy. We began about eight o’clock Saturday morning at the historical area blacksmith shop and worked with about 40 students during the day on various hands on forging activities. We used age and ability appropriate exercises so each person takes something home that they have worked on. We made nails, hot dog forks, leaves, and knives with a range of male and female students from age 7 to 18. In addition Larry and I got to evaluate the facilities at the school for use as a knife shop.
The blacksmith shop in the historical area is a 20 by 20 log structure with a lean-to on each side of the building. The shop has basic power minimum lighting and dirt floors. It is a good place to show the public and students forging techniques but does not lend it self to making a modern, safe knife shop. The school has a modern steel building formally sued to teach auto mechanics and welding. The welding shop has vent hoods, good lighting, 110 volt and 220 volt power, drill presses, a small milling machine, shears, breaks, large cut off saw, metal band saw, work benches, and various other tools. At present this area is used only for needed maintenance welding and is available for use as a knife shop.
The following is a list of the types of equipment that would be needed to start a shop capable of supporting teaching of knife making and black smithing.
This list will change according to there need, all these items can be used as a tax write off
so dig deep and often guys
if u can help call me
423 878 5368 larry harley
423 775 3826 Wes Byrd
337 639 2229 Tim Potier
if u can,t U.P.S. it to us then we will make arrangements for pickup
safety glasses
Steel 5160
Grinder (2)
Grinder Belts
Layout dye
Carbide scribes
Dial Calipers
Starret 29B
Two propane forges
Kowool
Satanite
Blowers
Box jaw or "V-lock" tongs
Hammers various sizes
Two anvils
Two anvil stands (height adjustable)
Files, all varieties
Febings brown leather dye
super glue
epoxy
Respirators
Gloves
Sand paper
Aprons
Power Hammer( someones got a 25 lb little giant they need a write off for)
parrallel fileing jig
hail headers( several in several different sizes)
scroll bending jigs
di block to make spoons and ladels