Training Programs
The Western Development Museum is committed to
preserving traditional crafts and skills from pioneer days and annually
offers four training courses:
.JPG) WDM
Steam Traction Engine Operation Course
WDM Blacksmithing Courses
- FULL
2011-2012 dates and forms posted
WDM Advanced Blacksmithing Course
(NEW) 2012 dates and forms posted
WDM Wheelwright Course
(NEW)
2013 dates posted
WDM Buggy Seat Upholstery Course
(NEW)
2013 dates posted
Call
(306) 934-1400 or
Email the WDM Curatorial Centre for
additional information or to register. Please include your
telephone number and mailing address in your email.
 Course
information letters and registration forms are in PDF
format and require Adobe Reader to view.
Construction Update
 A portion of Lorne Avenue is now closed south of
the Saskatoon WDM to Melville Street. To reach the Curatorial
Centre from Ruth Street, turn south onto Lorne and follow the Jasper
Avenue detour signs. Once you reach Melville Street, follow the
signs towards Lorne Avenue, turn North towards a small "WDM
Office" sign and continue until you reach a parking lot.
To reach the Curatorial Centre from the South, turn East off of
Lorne Avenue and then turn immediately North onto our access road, past the
small '"WDM Office" sign and continue until you reach a
parking lot.
For more information about the Circle Drive South Project,
visit:
City of Saskatoon Circle Drive South
Project Homepage.
We regret the traffic interruptions, but welcome the development
and completion of the Circle Drive South Bridge project.
WDM Steam Traction Engine Operation
Course
 This
course is designed for people with mechanical knowledge and handyman skills who
are interested in learning to operate and maintain steam traction engines.
This course teaches, in a combination lecture-practical format, the basic
maintenance and safe operation of steam traction engines and familiarizes you
with antique steam-powered machinery. The course does not
cover any industrial power engineering material and will not enable you to
challenge any power engineering exam other than the Limited Power Engineer
(Traction) licence exam.
Phone (306)934-1400 or
email for more information.
WDM Wheelwright Course - Introduction
to Wheelwrighting
 Offered
annually in January at the WDM Curatorial Centre in Saskatoon, this
one-week wheelwright course teaches the basics of repairing and rebuilding
wooden wheels. The class is taught by two wheelwrights, Roy Musgrove
of Saskatoon, and Doran Degenstein of Lethbridge, Alberta. It has
attracted participants from across Canada, including other museum
employees and horse-owners interested in restoring heritage
horse-drawn equipment.
Check out the
Star Phoenix Photo Gallery featuring the 2011 Wheelwrights.
Course Dates:
January 13-20, 2012
Course Costs: TBA
Become a WDM Member.
Course Information:
WDM Wheelwrighting
Course 2012
Course Registration Forms:
WDM
Wheelwrighting Course - Registration Form 2012
Phone (306)934-1400,
email ,or mail registration forms to:
Western Development Museum Curatorial Centre
c/o Education/Extension Department
2935 Melville Street
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan S7J 5A6
WDM Blacksmithing Course - An Introduction to Blacksmithing
 The
introductory blacksmith course is offered in a weekend format during the
winter season. It is held at the WDM Curatorial Centre in Saskatoon.
Basic forging techniques are taught, including flattening, squaring,
splitting, binding and welding. Early graduates of the course formed the
Saskatchewan Chapter of the Western Canadian Blacksmiths Guild.
Course Information: Courses run over one weekend
from Friday evening - Sunday afternoon. One course is normally held in
each of the following months: December, January, February, and March.
Introduction
to Blacksmithing - Course Introduction Letter
Course Costs: $200.00/Non-WDM Member, $185.00/WDM
Member.
Become a WDM Member.
Course Dates and Registration Forms:
Introduction to Blacksmithing: December 9-11, 2011
- FULL
Introduction to Blacksmithing: January 6-8, 2012
-FULL
Introduction to Blacksmithing: February 10-12, 2012
- FULL
Introduction to Blacksmithing: March 2-4, 2012
- FULL
Phone (306)934-1400,
email, or write to the following address to be put
on the waiting list or to be notified for next year's course season:
Western Development Museum Curatorial Centre
c/o Education/Extension Department
2935 Melville Street
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan S7J 5A6
WDM Blacksmithing Course - Advanced Blacksmithing
Advanced Blacksmithing Courses are not
hands-on courses. Participants have the opportunity to watch and
learn from master smiths.
This is not a beginner course and is restricted to graduates from
the WDM Introduction to Blacksmithing course and those who have
equivalent blacksmithing experience.
Advanced Blacksmithing 2012
We are very pleased to be hosting Sandra Dunn and Steve White who will
share their
creative skills with other blacksmiths in Western Canada. Sandra and
Steve operate Two Smiths
in Kitchener, Ontario where Sandra’s blacksmith skills are combined with
Steve’s coppersmith talents in creative and mindful ways.
Course Dates: April 20-22, 2012
Course Costs: $150.00/Non-WDM Member, $135.00/WDM Member.
Become a WDM Member.
Course Information:
WDM Advanced Blacksmithing 2012
Course Registration Form:
WDM Advanced Blacksmithing 2012 - Registration
Phone (306)934-1400,
email, or mail registration forms to:
Western Development Museum Curatorial Centre
c/o Education/Extension Department
2935 Melville Street
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan S7J 5A6
WDM Buggy Seat Upholstery Course
 The
Buggy Seat Upholstery course is offered for three days each January
following the Introduction to Wheelwrighting course. The course
teaches all aspects of buggy seat re-construction, padding and
upholstering. Tufted upholstery will be the style taught.
The class deals only with foam rubber padding, not springs. The
class is designed to teach you how to repair, pad and upholster a
standard buggy seat.
Course Dates:
January 11-13, 2012
Course Costs: $175.00/Non-WDM
Member, $160.00/WDM Member.
Become a WDM Member.
Course Information: WDM
Buggy Seat Upholstery 2012
Course Registration Forms:
WDM
Buggy Seat Upholstery Registration 2012
Phone (306)934-1400,
email, or mail registration forms to:
Western Development Museum Curatorial Centre
c/o Education/Extension Department
2935 Melville Street
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan S7J 5A6
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