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Traditional Craft Instructors Wanted!

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The NMLRA is looking for traditional craft instructors who would like to host a class or classes at the NMLRA Education Center in Friendship Indiana.

The NMLRA Education Center features full modern amenities, multiple workshops fully stocked with benches, vices, forges, anvils, and other tools needed for traditional craft classes.

Instructors may choose to stay at an onsite cabin, free of charge. Cabin space for several students is also available for a small rental fee during the class.

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As the instructor, you pick the date, the times, the price, everything and we take care of the rest. We will promote your class to our 100,000 fans online, as well as our growing traditional craft waiting list, to fill your class with students eager to learn.

During your class, our media team will be on site to document your class for even more promotion. You are welcome to use any and all of the photos, videos, and writing to promote you and your work. Past class videos are reaching 50,000+ people on youtube alone!

From longrifles to leathercraft, blacksmithing to engraving, woodworking to painting, anything related to muzzle loading or American History is welcome!

If you’d like to hear more and get YOUR class on the schedule, reach out to us

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Build a Kibler Kit with Mike Brooks and Wayne Estes July 19-23
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Build your own Powder Horn with Henry Bowman Class Photos

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Young Adult Iron Mounted Colonial Longrifle Class with Ian Pratt

Students will build an Iron mounted colonial era flintlock longrifle from a blank.

Students will have a choice of wood, barrel profile, caliber, and lock. Included with the class will be a hand forged trigger guard and buttplate from Ian Pratt.

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Kibler Kit Assembly Class March 2021 - Day 5

With some light snow outside, our "Spring" Kibler Kit Class with Mike Brooks wrapped up today! Students applied their last coats of oil and assembled their parts before loading up their tools and heading home after a wonderful week.

Kibler Kit Assembly Class March 2021 - Day 4
Kibler Kit Assembly Class March 2021 - Day 4

Like a spring flower blooming after a long winter, student rifles are coming together this afternoon. Those with staining complete will continue to apply oil into tomorrow.

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Kibler Kit Assembly Class March 2021 - Day 3

It has been a pleasant day here at the NMLRA Education Center. Students working on their Kibler Colonial Rifle Kits are learning some of the finer techniques of longrifle decoration from Mike Brooks and Wayne Estes. While Kibler Southern Mountain Rifle students continue hardware clean up and stock sanding.

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Kibler Kit Assembly Class March 2021 - Day 2

Students arrived early this morning eager to continue work on their Kibler kits. With their hardware fitted to the stock yesterday, students are spending this morning learning about filing, sanding, and polishing techniques for their hardware.

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Kibler Kit Assembly Class March 2021 - Day 1

After a night of thunderstorms in Friendship, Indiana, students arrived ready to learn at the second Kibler Kit assembly class with Mike Brooks and Wayne Estes. Workstations are spread apart in the NMLRA Education Center, giving students enough room to spread out their tools through the week. Many of the 7 students have come with their rifles still in the box, but a couple have already assembled their kits, looking to focus on learning to carve traditional motifs into their longrifle stocks.

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