Students can get ready for the spring gardening season, creating utensils to work the soil. We will fashion a hand trowel using an old railroad spike, a hand rake and, time permitting, a weeding tool. Students will need safety glasses, leather work (fireplace) gloves, and should wear jeans, a non-flammable cotton shirt and/or jacket, and closed-toed boots or leather shoes. Our forge is an outdoor building that is only semi-enclosed; please dress accordingly. For full-day workshops, please bring a lunch to be on the safe side, as there may or may not be time to get food during a lunch break.