23 Mar 2026 Plantation Agriculture Museum to host Tin Punching Workshop

SCOTT — Tin punching is a traditional American metalworking technique that was used for everyday items. Because tin was inexpensive and easy to work with, tin punching offered a cost-effective way for many families to decorate their homes. The punched holes allowed light and air to pass through the metal, making punched tin not only decorative, but also functional on objects from lanterns to pie safes. 

Plantation Agriculture Museum is offering the opportunity to try the traditional skill at a tin punching workshop from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. on Saturday, April 11. There is a $25 fee to participate. Tin and punches will be provided, but participants should bring a hammer. Registration is required by April 4, as class size is limited. For more information or to register, call 501.961.1409 or visit [email protected].

Plantation Agriculture Museum is located in Scott (Pulaski County). It preserves Arkansas’s farming history. Exhibits and programs interpret the period from statehood in 1836 through World War II, when agricultural practices became mechanized.