Archive for May, 2009
Due to interest, we will be adding a Basic Forging Course to this year’s schedule. The new course is scheduled for October 12-16. You can reserve a seat here.
Also, due to couple cancelations, there is now available two spaces in the July 20-24, 2009 Basic Forging Course. These spaces may not last long, so act quickly to reserve it if you are interested!
As the fruit trees around the shop blossom and the everything else on Dragonfly Mountain begins to grow at a nearly unmanagable rate, Tomboyama Nihonto Tanren Dojo once again opens its doors to students.
Our first session of the year was attended by one student, Uwe, who attended our April 27-May 1 Basic Forging Course. Under Michael Bell’s instruction, Uwe forged a cable katana of 26 inch nagasa. The five day course was a complete pleasure and we are very pleased with the blade Uwe can bring home with him.
For more photos from Uwe’s Basic Forging Course can be seen in our 2009 School Year photo gallery, to which we will continue to add photos to as the year progresses.
Photos of classes and students of the 2009 School Year at our swordsmithing school, the Tomboyama Nihonto Tanren Dojo (Dragonfly Mountain Japanese Sword Forging School)
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Our July 20-24 Basic Forging Course has already been filled and other classes are beginning to fill as well. Those interested in reserving a space in a particular session may wish to do so ASAP.
Our scheduled classes run from April to August, although we may schedule a class for the beginning of October as well, depending on interest. During the winter, we will once again close our doors, as winter storms and other weather conditions can make travel difficult.
A training hall, where the iron as well as the smith are forged.
