 | Basic Techiques of Blacksmithing: A Manual for Trainers (Peace Corps, 1982, 102 p.) |
 |  | (introduction...) |
| | Information |
| | Preface |
| | Acknowledgments |
| | Introduction |
| | Training program calendar |
|  | Day 1 |
| | Session: 1. Sharing perceptions of the training program: An ice breaker |
| | Session: 2. Assessing group resources |
| | Session: 3. Defining expectations of the training program |
| | Session: 4. Forge introduction |
| | Day 2 |
| | Session: 5. Properties of metals |
| | Session: 6. Forging a blacksmith's cold chisel |
| | Session: 7. Forging: a blacksmith's hot punch |
| | Session: 8. Heat treating |
| | Day 3 |
| | Session: 9. Eye hook and link: technology transfer |
| | Session: 10. Forging rings |
| | Session: 11. Welding practices: forge brazing |
| | Session: 12. Open workshop: mid-program review |
| | Day 4 |
| | Session: 13. Bellows and forge design |
| | Session: 14. Forging an African tang-type axe |
| | Session: 15. Case-hardened African field hoe with collar |
| | Day 5 |
| | Session: 16. Forging a Cross-peen hammer |
| | Session: 17. Forging cutting tools: the wrapped-handle knife |
| | Day 6 |
| | Session: 18. Forging straight tongs |
| | Session: 19. Program evaluation |
| | Session: 20. Open workshop/clean-up |
| | Bibliography |
Session: 9. Eye hook and link: technology transfer
Total Time: 3 hours
Objectives:
* To make an eye hook
* To make a lap joint link
* To
practice techniques used in transferring blacksmithing skills to local
blacksmiths
Resources:
* Andrews, pages 54-57.
Materials: Newsprint, felt-tip pens, approximately 25-30' of 1/2" coil spring or round bar; 25-30' of 3/8"-5/16" round bar.
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Trainer Notes Steps 7-9 of this session involve having the participants role-play local blacksmiths. An effective option to this role-play situation would be to invite a few local blacksmiths to observe the demonstrations and ask questions, make comments, etc. |
Procedures:
Step 1. (5 minutes)
Explain the session objectives and
briefly outline the procedures.
Step 2. (20 minutes)
Have the participants form their work
teams and uncoil and cut two 12" lengths of coil spring.
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Trainer Notes * Circulate among the teams and offer advice and assistance whenever necessary. * It is important to allow participants to work as independently as possible so that they can practice and sharpen their skills. |
Step 3. (20 minutes)
Reconvene the group and demonstrate the
proper techniques and procedures for making an eye hook and lap link.
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Trainer Notes * Before beginning the demonstration, briefly explain the procedures to be followed and remind participants to observe carefully. * During the demonstration, mention and point out the following important techniques: - calculating materials necessary for eye hook and link * Following the demonstration, take a few minutes to ask participants to review and clarify the techniques which they observed. |
Step 4. (5 minutes)
Divide the work teams into two groups and
explain that Group #1 will make eye hooks while Group #2 will be making lap
joint links.
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Trainer Notes Explain that each team in Group #1 should make one eye hook using one piece of straightened spring (or ½" round bar) and that each team in Group #2 should make one lap link using one piece of 3/8" or 5/16" round bar or spring. |
Step 5. (40 minutes)
Have the teams work on their eye hooks
or links.
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Trainer Notes Offer guidance whenever necessary and point out any potentially | I unsafe practices which may occur. |
Step 6. (10 minutes)
Reconvene the group and ask participants
to identify and discuss factors which should be considered when planning to
communicate technical skills and new forging practices to local blacksmiths.
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Trainer Notes * Write their responses on posted newsprint * Stimulate discussion and participation by asking: - What kinds of communication aids would be appropriate for local blacksmiths (i.e., models, prototypes, pictures, etc.) - What techniques could be used to stimulate the interest, cooperation, and participation of local blacksmiths? - What techniques could be used to overcome cultural barriers which may exist between local blacksmiths and foreign development workers? - How could local traders and farmers benefit from an availability of rings, hooks, or links? |
Step 7. (5 minutes)
Explain the procedures and roles for the
demonstration activity.
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Trainer Notes * Explain that Group #1 will present a demonstration of the proper procedures for making an eye hook while Group #2 observes and takes the role of local blacksmiths. Then, Group #2 will demonstrate the proper method of making an overlap link while Group #1 observes and role-plays local blacksmiths. * Point out that each demonstration should last approximately 20 minutes and should include time for questions from the observers. |
Step 8. (15 minutes) Have the participants form the two groups and prepare for their demonstrations.
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Trainer Notes As the groups are working, circulate among them and remind them | of the factors which they identified in Step 6. |
Step 9. (45 minutes)
Have each group present their
demonstration.
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Trainer Notes During each demonstration, it is important that the trainer take the role of a local blacksmith and that he/she set the climate and tone of the role-play situation by asking questions which relate to the list of factors discussed in Step 6. |
Step 19. (15 minutes)
Ask the participants to discuss each
demonstration and evaluate its effectiveness as a means of transferring skills
to local blacksmiths.
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Trainer Notes Stimulate discussion by asking: - What aspects of the demonstrations were particularly
effective? Why? |
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