Core Tool “Badge” Trainings are open to both Make Santa Fe members and the general public. They serve as an introduction to the safe and proper use of a tool or shop. They must be taken successfully before members can access the tool or shop independently.
Badge Trainings are different from workshops in that they mainly cover tool operations and are not able to cover the techniques for each tool in depth. To learn more about techniques, or specific products, check out our Workshops Page or request a Private Lesson.
Unlock your creativity while honing technical skills in this 4-week sculpture course. Participants will delve into the rich tradition of form-making, merging personal expression with fine arts principles. Through hands-on practice and guidance from experienced instructors, students will emerge from…
Embark on the exciting journey of creating with metal. Get hands-on training on the many tools required for cutting, bending, shaping, grinding, drilling, and welding steel in the MAKE metal shop. Students will go through the various steps and techniques required to build their very own ornamental steel table.
Unlock your creativity with heat and glass! Join our 4-hour Glass Slumping and Fusing workshop at Make Santa Fe, where you’ll learn to shape, melt, and fuse glass into stunning custom creations. Whether you’re a beginner or looking to expand your artistic skill set, this hands-on class will let your creativity shine.
Are you enthralled by watching glowing red-hot steel being manipulated and transformed? Have you ever wanted to try your hand at blacksmithing? Here's a chance to learn the safety precautions, basic techniques, tools, and nomenclature to get you started.
Create a simple canvas drawstring backpack and learn the basics of using a domestic sewing machine. Get up to speed on our Juki industrial sewing machine and two standard sewing machines in this introductory workshop.
Get a broad understanding of a well-equipped wood shop while learning safety and basics through practice. In this course, makers will begin with un-milled lumber and process it through various wood shop machines to get hands-on experience with multiple tools in the shop, resulting in a mini hat rack to take home with them!
Ready to consider how a power hammer can expand your capabilities and profit margin? Let’s dive in and discover how to execute the techniques you’ve learned safely and effectively with our Say Mak 50kg hammer.
Embark on the exciting journey of creating with metal. Get hands-on training on the many tools required for cutting, bending, shaping, grinding, drilling, and welding steel in the MAKE metal shop. Students will go through the various steps and techniques required to build their very own ornamental steel table.
Ceramics, one of the oldest and most captivating art forms, offers a unique blend of tactile, creative, and meditative experiences. If you want to express yourself, create functional items for your home, or want to explore a new medium, the Make Clay Ceramics studio is all you’ll need. Anyone can take this class, no experience required!
Learn the ins and outs of our 155-watt CO2 laser as well as our two 30-watt CO2 lasers. With these tools you can personalize just about anything by etching and cutting material. Wood, ceramic, acrylic, paper, glass, you name it!
If you can imagine a shape, there is a good chance you can create it with a 3D printer. Intricate patterns, useful gadgets, tools, jigs, and molds are common in 3D printing. Browse printables.com to get ideas before attending this certification course.
Casting metal is a 6,000-year-old process still used in manufacturing and fine art. The founder melts metal (usually aluminum, bronze, or cast iron) in a crucible, pours it into a mold, then removes the mold material or the casting once the metal has cooled and solidified. In our classes, beginners learn the safety associated with pouring 1800 degrees of molten metal, how to pack a sand mold, and how to pour liquid metal into the mold.
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