Introduction to Tinsmithing
Event Details
Learn the history and basic techniques of working with tin! Students will make simple items from tin using fundamental cutting, bending, and joining techniques. Other covered topics include patterns and
Event Details
Learn the history and basic techniques of working with tin! Students will make simple items from tin using fundamental cutting, bending, and joining techniques. Other covered topics include patterns and pattern-making, tips for finding tools for home tinsmithing, and the historic wares and traditional role of the tinsmith. Beginner class.
Time
August 29, 2026 9:00 am - 5:00 pm(GMT-04:00)
Location
Tillers International
10515 E OP Ave. Scotts, MI 49008
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Organizer
Mark Stead
Mark Stead has been a hobbyist tinsmith for 25 years, and a volunteer tinsmith at the Corunna Historical Village for 23 years. He is a...
Mark Stead has been a hobbyist tinsmith for 25 years, and a volunteer tinsmith at the Corunna Historical Village for 23 years. He is a student of many historical trades (and is interested in all of them!), and is an avid collector of early tools. He spends much of his time building and maintaining his own historic village, which features a blacksmith shop, a pioneer home, a cobbler’s shop, and more. Mark lives in Owosso, Michigan.