Blacksmithing class at the Seaport
March 09, 2017 11:00 pm
• Last Updated: March 11, 2017 3:27 pm
Students in the Mystic Seaport's Basic Blacksmithing class work on creating metal gate latches in the 1885 James Driggs Shipsmith Shop at the Mystic Seaport, Wednesday, March 8, 2017. The six-week course introduces students to basic metal-working techniques and traditions at the historical forge. Instructor Owen Bostrom has been a blacksmith for 35 years and enjoys teaching the participants, including some who have signed up for the class multiple times. The class takes in six students when running and normally sells out quickly. (Tim Cook/The Day) Buy Photo Reprints
Students in the Mystic Seaport's Basic Blacksmithing class work on creating metal gate latches in the 1885 James Driggs Shipsmith Shop at the Mystic Seaport on Wednesday, March 8, 2017. The six-week course introduces students to basic metal working techniques and traditions at the historical forge. Instructor Owen Bostrom has been a blacksmith for 35 years and enjoys teaching the participants, including some who have signed up for the class multiple times. The class takes in six students when running and normally sells out quickly.
Students in the Mystic Seaport's Basic Blacksmithing class work on creating metal gate latches in the 1885 James Driggs Shipsmith Shop at the Mystic Seaport on Wednesday, March 8, 2017. The six-week course introduces students to basic metal-working techniques and traditions at the historical forge. Instructor Owen Bostrom has been a blacksmith for 35 years and enjoys teaching the participants, including some who have signed up for the class multiple times. The class takes in six students when running and normally sells out quickly. (Tim Cook/The Day) Buy Photo Reprints
Students in the Mystic Seaport's Basic Blacksmithing class work on creating metal gate latches in the 1885 James Driggs Shipsmith Shop at the Mystic Seaport, Wednesday, March 8, 2017. The six-week course introduces students to basic metal-working techniques and traditions at the historical forge. Instructor Owen Bostrom has been a blacksmith for 35 years and enjoys teaching the participants, including some who have signed up for the class multiple times. The class takes in six students when running and normally sells out quickly. (Tim Cook/The Day) Buy Photo Reprints
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