2010 School Year
Michael, Anna, and Gabriel Bell of Dragonfly Forge are happy to announce Tomboyana Nihontō Tanren Dōjō’s schedule of classes for the 2010 school year! We are looking forward to having much fun in the forge again! We will certainly enjoy seeing returning alumni and new students both.
Our Basic Forging Course is [...]
Swordsmithing School
2010 Swordsmithing School Course Schedule
November 18th, 2009
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September and October, 2009 Basic Forging Courses, End of the School Year.
October 23rd, 2009
With the conclusion October Basic Forging Course, the Tomboyama Nihontō Tanren Dojō 2009 School has come to close.
September 7-11, 2009 Basic Forging Course
Our September 7-11 Basic Forging Course was attended by three students, Jacob, Niels, and Soko. Niels blade was successfully heat-treated on the first attempt. Unfortunately, we regret to report that Jacob and [...]
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August 2009 Alumni Kajioshi and Bonji Courses, Oroshigane Seminar
September 19th, 2009
Last month, we were thrilled to have four alumni of Tomboyama Nihonto Tanren Dojo return to the school to attend our August 7-9, 2009 Oroshigane Seminar.
Unscheduled August 2009 Bonji and Kajioshi Courses
Three alumni joined us two days earlier for special unscheduled two-day classes in bonji and kajioshi.
Students Jeff and Allen carved bonji in blades they [...]
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Japanese Swordsmithing School Year Update
July 31st, 2009
July 2009 Basic Forging Course Completed
Tomboyama Nihonto Tanren Dojo is pleased to report that the July, 2009 Basic Forging Course was wonderful, enjoyable success. The four students were new to forging, with no prior experience, but they were all able to bring home a properly heated wakizashi of forge-welded cable. It was a pleasure to [...]
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July and September Basic Forging Courses Fully Booked!
July 7th, 2009
UPDATED July 17th, 2009
Due to the great deal of interest in Japanese swordsmithing, the July 20-24 Basic Forging Course, as well as the September 7-11 Basic Forging Course, have both been filled. Due to interest, we did schedule an October Basic Forging Course on October 12-16, and space does remain at this time.
There [...]