WORKING PROGRAMM
EXPLANATORY NOTE

To give students of the Gunsmith course an opportunity for career guidance. Choice of weapons: author's, premium, museum, decorative, gift edged weapons. Compare old traditions with modern weapons and their production. Familiarize yourself with the law Russian Federation"Gun Law". To give the basics of the mechanical processing of metals, as well as the methods of forging, embossing, diving and punching, engraving, taushing, and some methods of chemical surface treatment. This knowledge is necessary for the manufacture of highly artistic products in the field of historical edged weapons and armor of the 9th - 20th centuries.

Tasks of studying the discipline.

As a result of studying the discipline, the student should know:
- the main properties of ferrous and non-ferrous metals and alloys used in the manufacture of artistic weapons and armor,
- the main technological operations of the processes of mechanical processing of metals, forging, embossing, cutting and upsetting, engraving, taushing.
- basic technological methods of casting non-ferrous metals and alloys.
- the main technological methods of connecting technologies by methods: riveting, welding, soldering and gluing.
- to know and understand the classification and terminology of edged weapons.

CONTENT OF THE DISCIPLINE

1. The content of the lecture course.
1.1. Introduction to the profession. The history of the emergence of crafts associated with the manufacture and decoration of weapons and armor. 1.2. Centers of artistic metalworking and their importance in the development and formation of a high culture of society as a whole.
1.3. Classification and terminology of edged weapons
1.4. Legislation in the Russian Federation "Law on weapons". Author's artistic and decorated weapons.
1.5. Fundamentals of economic and legal knowledge in the field of cold steel production, sale and display.
1.6. Basics market economy, conflictology, art management. Profitability, cost, payback.

2.History of weapons business.
2.1. The history of the production of cold steel and firearms in Russia and the world. Arms factories and factories. Gunsmiths.
2.2. Types of edged weapons. Chopping weapons and their characteristics. Thrust weapon and its characteristics.
2.3. Weapons of Russian and foreign cavalry, infantry and sappers, and other branches of the military. Cossack weapons. Hunting weapon.

3.Materials and tools.

3.1. Materials science.
Basic information about ferrous and non-ferrous metals and alloys. Physical, mechanical and technological properties. Grades of metals and alloys, the value of alloyed elements in improving their mechanical properties.
The internal structure of metals and the change in their structure during heating and deformation. Iron-carbon diagram.
Production technology of Damascus and damask steel. Forging and hardening. Chemical-thermal treatment. Grinding and polishing. Proceedings of Anosov P.P. and his followers. abrasive materials. Marking.

3.2. Blacksmith shop: tools and equipment.
- Types of fuel for furnaces and furnaces. Them calorific value and methods of loading into heating devices.
- Heating devices: stationary and portable forges, shaft furnaces and other heating devices. Elements of heating devices, tools for their maintenance.
Safety precautions when working with heating devices.
- Tools and fixtures for machining metals: saws, files, chisels and cutters for metal, drilling, turning and spinning machines
- Equipment and tools for blacksmithing, chasing and other impact work. Supporting tools - anvils, shperaks, plates and forging molds. Percussion tools: handbrakes and special hammers, war hammers, sledgehammers, homemade hammers. Backing tool; blacksmith chisels, punches, trowels, spreading and rolling, undercuts, cones, forks, slopes, crimps, nailers, blacksmith molds, etc. Clamping and gripping tools: chair vise and blacksmith tongs. Standard and special measuring tools.
Hammering and pressing equipment and tools for servicing furnaces and furnaces.

3.3 Tools and equipment of the gunsmith.-
The workplace of a blacksmith - gunsmith. Workbench and necessary tools for work. Tools for marking operations, editing and soldering. Files and files. Soldering equipment. Drill, drills and burs for metal. Jigsaw and its accessories.
Equipment and tools for casting, mechanical processing of elements of art products, their assembly and final processing.
Engraving cutters and graver. Chasings and matuars.
Safety at work.

3.4 Gas and electrode welding.
Equipment and fixtures for welding.
Safety at work.
- Connecting and assembling elements of art products using forge welding, rivets, wedges and pins, soldering and electric welding.

4. Fundamentals of weapons business.
4.1. Manual free forging. Examples of manual free forging.
Discharges of blacksmiths of manual free forging.
4.2. Technology for the manufacture of length gauges (sabers, swords, etc.). Templates (blade curvature, profile, section).
Ax manufacturing technology.
Pike manufacturing technology.
4.3. Finishing and artistic processing weapons.
- Taushing. notch.
- Artistic etching.
- Patination and oxidation.
- Electroplated coatings.
Stamping and embossing of sheet blanks with the help of backing dies and special basmen "boards".
- Technology for the manufacture of artistic products from sheet materials: punching, embossing, punching, diving. Tools and fixtures.
- Ornamentation of blacksmith products with the help of notches, stuffings,
vsechek and various engravings, packings and etchings.
Blade sharpening. Rules and means of sharpening.
-Safety at work.

5. Artistic design of edged weapons.

5.1. Fundamentals of artistic composition and technical drawing.

Engineering graphics and basics of descriptive geometry:
the laws of construction of a three-dimensional art product on the plane of a sheet, the construction of sweeps, axonometric projections, the design of working drawings and an explanatory note.
- Drawing: laws of construction on a plane, drawing technique, elements of decorative and applied drawing, sketches of an artistic product, computer drawing.
- Composition: the laws of composition, the proportion of the whole and its parts, ornament, rhythm and dynamics.

5.2. Sculpting and prototyping.
The basic laws of building a form, taking into account tectonics and material, relief as the basis of decorative and applied composition, elements of human and animal plastic anatomy in decorative and applied art.
- Design: the laws of shaping, graphic design, means and technique of design.

6. Topics of practical classes

Studying tools and equipment in the mechanical workshop and forge.
- Development of basic technological methods for mechanical operations: filing, cutting bar and sheet metal, drilling, engraving, grinding and polishing.
- Development of the basic technological methods of forging: broaching, upsetting and upsetting, bending and twisting.
- Manufacturing technology by forging, chasing, casting and other methods of single-piece products.
- The technology of assembling two or more products into a single composition
by welding, soldering and gluing, riveting and wedge connections
- Taushirovka and a notch on metal.
Artistic etching.
Oxidation.
Galvanic coatings.
Artistic investment casting.

7. Independent work

7.1. After the theoretical course, each student creates an image of an artistic product, makes a sketch, drawing, draws it in full size and makes it from metal using all technological operations(forging, casting, welding, etc.).

8. Defense of the graduation project.

After the production of an original art product in metal, the listener reports to the commission on the technology of its production and answers all questions asked. With positive answers, the listener receives a certificate or diploma with the assignment of a rank in ETKS - an assistant to a blacksmith - a gunsmith.

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Option 2 - get a job as a blacksmith apprentice

I recently received an email from a site visitor about blacksmithing, it concerned training as a blacksmith. Or rather, where to learn blacksmithing. It can be seen that people are interested in forging and there are people who want to work as blacksmiths. Therefore, I decided to write this post about where to find blacksmithing training. I think that my answer to the letter can help not only Andrey, but also everyone who wants to become a blacksmith.

There is not much time to write, so I quote the correspondence.

Hello, Alexey Valerievich.

I really like working with metal, but unfortunately, mastering this craft is very difficult.

A big request to you - can you tell me where you can unlearn a blacksmith and master artistic forging, do they take students in this specialty?

Thanks in advance, best regards.

I am glad that there are people who want to become blacksmiths. Answered:

Hello Andrey!

I received a letter from you with a question and I am happy to answer.

As for training as a blacksmith, if you are interested in a specific educational institution, then I can hardly help you, because I don’t even know where you live, in which region. But I'll tell you a more practical way: find a forge in your area and try to get a job as a blacksmith's apprentice. Even if it's for a low salary. So I did 12 years ago and have no regrets. It is much more practical than studying theory. You can work with masters of their craft and learn different subtleties not only from their lips, but also by watching how they work.

And if there are no forges in your area (although then all the more, there are no educational institutions forging) - then learn for yourself, for example, with me on my website site. After all, I myself am mastering artistic forging at home, having some experience as an industrial blacksmith and very little experience in artistic blacksmithing. I write about my business in a blog and also often skilled blacksmiths come to my site and also share their experience.

Option 3 - self-taught

If the first and second options did not fit, are undesirable or impossible, then there is a third - to study on your own from books and the Internet.

In fact, making a forge is not difficult. If you wish, you can forge something by equipping a place in the garage, shed, under a canopy. See. If you have a cottage or private house, then you can do forging in the yard. , get a hammer and go. The blacksmith makes many devices himself, and you will do it with the help of and. If you have questions or doubts, ask, we will help with advice.

There is a lot of information on this topic on our website:

• The heading "" contains a lot of materials on the theory and practice of blacksmithing.
• The heading "" considers in detail the manufacture of specific forged products (tools and artistic forging).
• The heading "" teaches the basics from simple to complex, blacksmithing.

If you want to learn how to forge on your own, equip a forge with your own hands, but are experiencing difficulties, insecurity, you can

Passing the training will allow you to independently realize your ideas about creating blades; recreate historical military paraphernalia; participate in reconstructions with hand-made objects.

The teacher adjusts to the request of the students, and manages to devote individual time to each.

During the course, you will make 3 items: a training blade from raw material, a second blade from tool steel (remains with you) and a final work (remains at the Academy).

What is included in the blacksmith-gunsmith training program:

• Introduction to the profession, safety precautions, history of blacksmithing
• Fundamentals of metallurgy
• The device of the forge, tools, basic blacksmithing operations.
• Forge welding. Damascus. Principles of Damascus steel pattern modeling.
• Production of a model of an all-metal knife from low-carbon steel.
• Production of an all-metal knife from high-carbon steel.
• Fundamentals of locksmith processing of bladed products.
• Fundamentals of heat treatment of metals. Practice.
• Development different types welding: hearth, manual arc electric welding, semi-automatic welding in shielding gases.
• Drawing and design thesis, drawing up a technological map.

Conditions of education

Duration: 144 academic hours.
Issued document: certificate "Blacksmith of hand forging" with the assignment of a category, certificate "Technology of weapons production in blacksmithing"

To register, you must have a passport and a 3x4 photo with you. When registering for the course, you need to pay 50% of the tuition fee. The remaining amount - during the first month of classes.

Frequently asked questions about blacksmith-gunsmith courses:

Do I need to buy anything for training?
You don't need to purchase anything. You can bring funds if you wish. personal protection- goggles and a respirator.

I want to complete both blacksmith courses at the Academy. Which one is better to start with?
We recommend that you first take a course in artistic forging and gain the skill of working with metal (any blacksmith should be able to forge). After that, learn how to work with high-carbon tool steels, which are used in the manufacture of blades.