Date: 05/23/2013
Time: 6:00pm - 9:00pm
Cost: $100.00
This weekly class spotlights the craft of knife building. The student will learn the craftsmanship necessary to create a custom knife. A variety of finished knife blanks and folding knife kits from renowned artisans will be available for purchase. After selecting a blade, students will make and affix handles of their choosing. Wood for handles is provided, but a variety of handle materials are available in-shop for an additional cost (i.e. bone, antler) or the student may bring their own.
Thursday Nights 6-9pm; May 23rd-June 13th
Saturdays 1-4pm; May 25th-June 15th
Four Weeks
CONTACT OAKS BOTTOM FORGE AT 503-477-7498 TO REGISTER
Date: 05/23/2013
Time: 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Cost: $35
Learn how to make delicious fluffy, flaky scones, biscuits and pie crusts! In this class, you will learn techniques that can easily be applied at home. At the end, take home recipes and scone dough you can bake for breakfast the next morning!
All materials are provided.
To register for this class, please call the shop at 503-233-8691.
Date: 05/25/2013
Time: 10:30am
Cost: $40
This is a great foundation class for beginning cheese makers.
You’ll have fun learning the art of making soft and semi-firm cheeses that you can make at home, in your own kitchen, for a fraction of the cost of store bought cheese.
This class will be taught by Gayle Starbuck of Curds on the Way.
Gayle will start off students with hands on participation in making fresh Ricotta.
After your done making the cheese, you’ll add a drizzle of honey, a sprinkle of cinnamon and then taste it while it’s still warm.
You will learn the basic principles of soft cheesemaking, such as Crème Fraîche and Mascarpone, using Direct-set cultures, and either fresh milk from your own cow or goat, or pasteurized milk from your local market.
To finish up the class, Gayle will provide samples of fresh molded Chèvre (goat milk cheese) garnished with Herbs de Provence and a discussion on duplicating it at home.
Plentiful samples of Crème Fraiche and Mascarpone will also be provided. Your take home bag will have instructions, cheese making tips and recipes.
To register for the class, please call the shop at 503-233-8691.
Date: 05/25/2013
Time: 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Cost: $35
This class will cover how to make handmade bar soap from
scratch using natural, healing oils. Both cold and hot processes will be covered in class.
Topics include everything from the chemistry of saponification to natural ways to color
and fragrance your soap to how to do it all safely. Additional topics may include working
with goat’s milk and product formulation, so bring your questions! Includes written
procedure, recipes and soap to take home. Great for both novice and experienced soap-
makers. Class is taught by Sellwood Soap Company owner Rachael Gruen. 1 ½ hours.
Pre-registration is required. Cost is $35/student.
To register for this class, please call the shop at 503-2533-8691.
Date: 05/26/2013
Time: 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Cost: $35
Ditch those detergent and preservative-filled cleansers and join Sellwood
Soap Company to learn how to make your own liquid soap from scratch using natural,
healing vegetable & seed oils. Includes written procedure, recipes and laundry soap to
take home. Liquid soap-making is a longer process than making bar soap so some parts
will be done in class and others will be prepared in advance. 1 ½ hours. Pre-
registration is required.
Cost $35/student
To register for this class, please call the shop at 503-233-8691.
Date: 05/29/2013
Time: 6:00pm - 9:00pm
Cost: $125.00
This five week course introduces the old world craft of blacksmithing.* Here, the student learns the fundamentals of the trade: Shaping, forming, tapering, flattening, twisting and punching. Students will put these basics into practice by first hammering a traditional wall hook and then creating another small item of their choice (i.e. fire poker, candle holder). This class is the perfect introduction for those with an interest in moving metal or those who have merely dabbled in the past.
*This class is a prerequisite for Blacksmithing 102 and participation in Open Forge.
Fridays 6-9pm; May 31st-June 28th; Five Weeks
Tuition: $130; All Materials Provided; (Max 6 Students)
Wednesdays 6-9pm; May 29th-June 25th; Five Weeks;
Tuition: $130; All Materials Provided; (Max 6 Students)
Saturdays 1-4pm; June 1st-June 29th; Five Weeks;
Tuition: $130; All Materials Provided; (Max 6 Students)
CONTACT OAKS BOTTOM FORGE AT 503-477-7498 TO REGISTER
Date: 05/30/2013
Time: 6:30pm
Cost: $30
Herbal Remedies for Children
Learn to make safe, effective and natural remedies for common childhood ailments. Including a cough soother, an oil for earaches, herbal teas for gas and colic, a salve for skin and diaper rashes, and an immune boosting tonic for cold season.
We will talk about teas, salves, honeys and glycerites and when and how each is most appropriate for children. We will also discuss dosages for children.
In class we will make a skin/diaper rash salve and a tasty natural immune booster for cold season that your kids will love. Great class for moms and dads !
All materials provided. Please call the shop to register.
503.233.8691
Thursday May 30
6:30 – 8 pm
Class – 1.5 hours
Fee – $30
Date: 06/02/2013
Time: 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Cost: $35.00
Lotions, Balms & Lotion Bars. Learn how to make your own natural moisturizers from
scratch using healing vegetable and seed oils. Topics include everything from the
chemistry of emulsion to how to preserve your moisturizers safely (or avoid
preservatives altogether). Class is taught by Sellwood Soap Company owner Rachael
Gruen. Includes written procedure, recipes, lotion and a lotion bar to take home.
Pre-registration is required.
Cost $35/student
Check out Rachael’s website: www.sellwoodsoap.com.
To register for this class, please call the shop at 503-233-8691.
Date: 06/05/2013
Time: 6:30pm - 8:30pm
Cost: $20.00
Grow roses like your grandma used to! We’ll share our recipe for success
and suggest the best vegetables, annuals and perennials as companions for
your roses. You’ll learn the merits of own-root roses and why they are
preferred. Be inspired to add roses to your landscape for beauty and
fragrance. Attendees will receive a gift card to redeem for a rose of their
choice at the nursery in St. Paul, OR.
Instructor: Cheryl Malone, Heirloom Roses, Inc
Class Time: 6:30 pm
Cost: $20.00
Date: 06/08/2013
Time: 2:00pm
Cost: $40
The berry season will be upon us soon and what a better way to enjoy of abundance of Northwest berries than through preparing homemade jam. Join Gary and Nancy Leahy (certified health coaches) in learning the basics of making low sugar and no sugar strawberry jam. You will come away with the confidence to go home and make your own jam, just like grandma did.
It’s great for gifts and of course for you too! This course is “hands on” so bring your apron. Every one will go home with a 1/2 pint of low sugar and no sugar jam. All materials are included, class size limited to eight.
Call the shop to register at 503-233-8691.
Date: 06/09/2013
Time: 11:00am - 12:30pm
Cost: $25.00
Learn how to make your own delicious organic corn tortillas, sopes & gorditas with Three Sisters Nixtamal. Using our fresh, stone-ground organic corn masa, you will see how easy it is to make your own delicious masa creations. This hands-on class includes shaping and cooking tortillas, sopes and gorditas and finishing them with our favorite locally available Mexican ingredients. We share our favorite recipes and talk about the history of corn in Indigenous cultures throughout the Americas as well as the health benefits of this thousands-years old, traditional corn processing method called ”nixtimalization.” Learn more at our website:
http://www.threesisterspdx.com/Class is approximately 90 minutes and includes samples to taste and your own bag of Three Sisters Nixtamal masa to take home.
Date: 06/09/2013
Time: 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Cost: $35
This class will cover how to make handmade bar soap from scratch. Topics will include the chemistry of saponification, natural ways to color and fragrance soap and how to do it all safely. Includes written procedure, recipes and soap to take home. Class is taught by Sellwood Soap Company owner Rachael Gruen. All materials are included.
To register for this class, please call the shop at 503-2533-8691
Date: 06/15/2013
Time: 10:30am - 12:00pm
Cost: $40
This is a great foundation class for beginning cheese makers.
You’ll have fun learning the art of making soft and semi-firm cheeses that you can make at home, in your own kitchen, for a fraction of the cost of store bought cheese.
This class will be taught by Gayle Starbuck of Curds on the Way.
Gayle will start off students with hands on participation in making fresh Ricotta.
After your done making the cheese, you’ll add a drizzle of honey, a sprinkle of cinnamon and then taste it while it’s still warm.
You will learn the basic principles of soft cheesemaking, such as Crème Fraîche and Mascarpone, using Direct-set cultures, and either fresh milk from your own cow or goat, or pasteurized milk from your local market.
To finish up the class, Gayle will provide samples of fresh molded Chèvre (goat milk cheese) garnished with Herbs de Provence and a discussion on duplicating it at home.
Plentiful samples of Crème Fraiche and Mascarpone will also be provided. Your take home bag will have instructions, cheese making tips and recipes.
To register for the class, please call the shop at 503-233-8691.
Date: 06/15/2013
Time: 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Cost: $35
Join Rachel Gruen of Sellwood Soap Company to learn how to make liquid soap including foamy hand soap, economical dish soap and concentrated laundry soap. Students will take home written procedures and recipes. This class is best-suited for students with some knowledge of cold or hot-process soap-making, but all are welcomed. All materials are provided.
To register for this class, please call the shop at 503-233-8691.
Date: 06/22/2013
Time: 10:30am - 12:00pm
Cost: $35.00
Time: 10:30 am – 12:00 pm
Cost: $35.00
This is an informational and hands-on workshop, where Barb Burwell will share
the basics of fermentation and what’s needed to get you started. You will learn how
the lacto-fermentation process works, the many health benefits, and the simplicity
of this ancient, safe, and nutrient rich form of food preservation. You’ll be making
your own jar of sauerkraut to take home. Samples of other fermented and cultured
foods will be available to taste, too!
Date: 06/27/2013
Time: 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Cost: $35
Learn the basics of making candles at home. Using soy wax and beeswax, we will be making container candles, votives, and hand-dipped taper candles. The class will cover fragrance, coloring, and equipment. All materials are provided.
To sign up for the class, please call the shop at 503-233-8691.
Date: 06/29/2013
Time: 10:30am
Cost: $40
This is a great foundation class for beginning cheese makers.
You’ll have fun learning the art of making soft and semi-firm cheeses that you can make at home, in your own kitchen, for a fraction of the cost of store bought cheese.
This class will be taught by Gayle Starbuck of Curds on the Way.
Gayle will start off students with hands on participation in making fresh Ricotta.
After your done making the cheese, you’ll add a drizzle of honey, a sprinkle of cinnamon and then taste it while it’s still warm.
You will learn the basic principles of soft cheesemaking, such as Crème Fraîche and Mascarpone, using Direct-set cultures, and either fresh milk from your own cow or goat, or pasteurized milk from your local market.
To finish up the class, Gayle will provide samples of fresh molded Chèvre (goat milk cheese) garnished with Herbs de Provence and a discussion on duplicating it at home.
Plentiful samples of Crème Fraiche and Mascarpone will also be provided. Your take home bag will have instructions, cheese making tips and recipes.
To register for the class, please call the shop at 503-233-8691.
