We are proud to announce the 2012 class and event schedule for our Japanese sword-making courses here at Tomboyama Nihonto Tanren Dojo. The school year is scheduled to begin the last week of March, during many schools’ spring break, with a Basic Forging Course.
The Basic Forging Course has proved to be our most popular course over these years, so we have decided to schedule five sessions next year to hopeful best accommodate our students schedules.
We have also scheduled another session of our Intermediate Forging Course returning/advanced students. Sessions of Koshirae, Tsuka-maki, Kajioshi, Habaki, and Habaki-Kajioshi-Combo Courses have also been scheduled.
Classes are limited to four students per session, unless otherwise stated. Generally, a deposit is required to reserve one’s place in a class. Reservations are made on a ‘first-come, first-serve’ basis and can be made on this site with payment via PayPal.
Please visit the FAQ section for more information on our classes.
We would love to have you attend a class at the dojo next year!
2012 School Year
March 2012
Monday, March 26 – Friday, March 30 – Basic Forging Course
Saturday, March 31 – Sunday, April 1 – Kajioshi Course
April 2012
Friday, April 13 – Sunday, April 15: Oregon Knife Collectors Association (OKCA) Knife Show in Eugene, Oregon
Monday, April 23 – Friday, April 27 – Basic Forging Course
Saturday, April 28 – Sunday, April 29 – Kajioshi Course
May 2012
Monday, May 28 – Friday, June 1 – Koshirae Course
June 2012
Monday, June 25 – Friday, June 29 – Basic Forging Course
Saturday, June 30 – Sunday, July 1 – Tsuka-maki (Handle-wrapping) Course
July 2012
Monday, July 16 – Friday, July 20 – Basic Forging Course
Saturday, July 21 – Sunday, July 22 – Habaki Course
August 2012
Friday, August 3 – Sunday, August 5 – San Francisco Token Kai
August 27-31 – Intermediate Forging Course
September 2012
Saturday, September 1 – Sunday, September 2 – Oroshigane (Steel-making) Seminar
Monday, September 10 – Friday, September 14 – Kajioshi-Habaki Combo-Course
October 2012
Monday, October 1 – Friday, October 5 – Basic Forging Course
Monday, October 22 – Friday, October 26 – Basic Forging Course