Fall Hammer-In September 23-25, 2022 Demonstrator Line-Up
2022 Fall Hammer-In Demonstrator: Leonid Karelshteyn Many of you may have met Leonid at our Hammer-Ins over the years. He has been producing architectural ironwork in the US for over a decade and has an impressive resume. Leonid’s metalworking career began in the early 1980s in Kiev, Ukraine, where he studied engraving and toolmaking. After his studies, he worked on gates, fences, balconies, etc., in a 5 year project to restore the historic center city of Kiev and later, did a one year internship in Germany. Then, moving to Moscow, he produced large and small projects, from locks to gates and stairways in a number of cooperative shops. He was a member of the Russian as well as the Ukrainian Union of Blacksmiths, and was on the board of the Moscow Creative Union of Artist Blacksmiths. For the weekend demo. Leonid plans to work on a variety of decorative elements and methods of joinery with tenons and collars, showing process and tooling. As the weekend progresses, these elements will be combined and assembled into a chair of modern design. See more photos of Leonid’s work on Facebook. This will be a rare opportunity to see a European master of architectural forms at work! Don’t miss this weekend! View Registration options HERE
