Maple Syrup & Irish Celebration (Sat., March 16, 10-3); Friday Night Coal Fired Forging Blacksmithing Workshop ( Fri., March 15, 6-9PM); Sat. & Sun., March 16 & 17, 9-4, Knife Making Start to Finish Workshop
On Friday Night, March 15, 6-9PM
we will revisit coal fired forging after a long hiatus. Our instructor Dwight King will develop beginners skills in you as you create a series of projects including J & S hooks. You will learn safety, fire starting and strategies for shaping steel once you’ve heated it. You should have natural fiber clothing and footwear, gloves, and a pair of safety eyeglasses with side shields. Cost $65, Ages 15 & Older.
Saturday, March 16, 10AM-3PM, Maple Syrup & Irish Celebration,
Lots of food, including homemade waffles with syrup, homemade ice cream with syrup, baked beans, chili and more…Egg hunt for kids with prizes, fully furnished doll houses to play with, newly donated Rumford, Maine made vertical wood splitter in operation with hit & miss engines, drag saw and cord saw. Blacksmithing and tentatively metal casting. Visit our Letterpress Office where there will be stories of the old Bucksport Free Press along with a perusal of cases of type and furnishings from the former local newspaper… We’re looking for volunteer docents to do things like run the schoolhouse, the country store, the letterpress office, the cider mill & granary, the car culture building, the carpenter’s shop and the horse carousel. Introduce yourself if you are interested in contributing time to the museum. Learn about our evolving pottery program and our wood-burning kiln. Admission: $12 Adults, $6 Ages 13-18, Free: Ages 12 & Under.
Saturday & Sunday, March 16 & 17, 9-4, Blacksmithing Workshop: Start to Finish Knife Making
Begin by forging a blade and handle tang out of 1095 steel. You will grind, file and sand this to your satisfaction. You will do the oil quench and we will oven temper the knife. You will make and fit a hardwood handle to your tang. This includes brass rivets and epoxy. You need natural fiber clothing and footwear, safety eyewear with side shields, gloves, maybe ear plugs, and a 2.5-3lb. hammer ( pein or drilling type hammer ). Cost: $325 Call to register: 207-205-4849. Ages 15 & older.