Twice a year we offer all three of our skill building classes sequentially at a $200 discount. This will give you all of the skills you need to get on the road to becoming a journeyman blacksmith. This includes:
- Intro to Blacksmithing Skills
- Blacksmithing Tools
- Classic Scrolls
For complete details on each of these included classes please see the class descriptions below.

If you have no experience in a forge or have been learning on your own this is the class for you. Lessons will cover shop layout, fire and hammer control, basic metallurgy, heat treating, shaping and cutting. Other skills and techniques taught, but not limited to, are forge welding, upsetting, square and round tapers, twisting, slitting and drifting. We may create forged nails, hot cut chisel, decorative grilling fork, flux spoon and round punch Plus you'll be able to complete a project of your choice.

If you have no experience in a forge or have been learning on your own this is the class for you. Lessons will cover shop layout, fire and hammer control, basic metallurgy, heat treating, shaping and cutting. Other skills and techniques taught, but not limited to, are forge welding, upsetting, square and round tapers, twisting, slitting and drifting. We may create forged nails, hot cut chisel, decorative grilling fork, flux spoon and round punch Plus you'll be able to complete a project of your choice.

Knowing how to make your own tools is a fundamental skill of a blacksmith so that is the focus of this class. Metallurgy and heat treating of steels will be addressed as well as steel selection. Tools including, but not limited to a hand hammer, two types of tongs, hot cut chisel, slot punch, drifts, dog wrench (bending fork) and anvil tools will be covered. All tools made by students are theirs to take home. This is a hand forging class taught on coal forges with an intro to the power hammer and gas forge.

You will be guided through the drawing of a working plan, making specialty tooling, traditional joinery, forging to dimension, scroll work and building a frame to assemble an ornate grille which will show the level of skill you have obtained as a blacksmith. We aren't sticklers for pre-requisites but to get the most out of this class, students should have practiced the skills taught in our intro class such as good fire and hammer control, drawing out, punching and drifting, forge welding, etc.

If you have no experience in a forge or have been learning on your own this is the class for you. Lessons will cover shop layout, fire and hammer control, basic metallurgy, heat treating, shaping and cutting. Other skills and techniques taught, but not limited to, are forge welding, upsetting, square and round tapers, twisting, slitting and drifting. We may create forged nails, hot cut chisel, decorative grilling fork, flux spoon and round punch Plus you'll be able to complete a project of your choice.

Knowing how to make your own tools is a fundamental skill of a blacksmith so that is the focus of this class. Metallurgy and heat treating of steels will be addressed as well as steel selection. Tools including, but not limited to a hand hammer, two types of tongs, hot cut chisel, slot punch, drifts, dog wrench (bending fork) and anvil tools will be covered. All tools made by students are theirs to take home. This is a hand forging class taught on coal forges with an intro to the power hammer and gas forge.

Have fun making your own cooking/grilling tools and learning blacksmithing at the same time. I will guide you through forging skewers, a meat fork, steak flipper, spatula, tongs and ladle. The number of cooking utensils we make is only limited by our time together. All the finished utensils you make in this course are of course yours to take home.

Have fun making your own cooking/grilling tools and learning blacksmithing at the same time. I will guide you through forging skewers, a meat fork, steak flipper, spatula, tongs and ladle. The number of cooking utensils we make is only limited by our time together. All the finished utensils you make in this course are of course yours to take home.

Frontier knives were typically made out of necessity by blacksmiths along both the eastern and western frontiers during American history. You will be guided through forging a knife blade from high carbon steel then grind and file it to final shape before heat treating and adding an antler handle. If time allows we will be making leather sheaths to accompany. The finished knife is of course yours to take home.

Frontier knives were typically made out of necessity by blacksmiths along both the eastern and western frontiers during American history. You will be guided through forging a knife blade from high carbon steel then grind and file it to final shape before heat treating and adding an antler handle. If time allows we will be making leather sheaths to accompany. The finished knife is of course yours to take home.

Frontier knives were typically made out of necessity by blacksmiths along both the eastern and western frontiers during American history. You will be guided through forging a knife blade from high carbon steel then grind and file it to final shape before heat treating and adding an antler handle. If time allows we will be making leather sheaths to accompany. The finished knife is of course yours to take home.

Wondering what blacksmithing is all about or perhaps don’t have a week to commit to one of the other classes? Then this is for you. Learn shop safety and fire and hammer control Friday morning then spend the rest of the weekend making cool stuff such as a leaf hook, hotdog roaster, key fob, necklace pendant, candle holder, the list can go on and on. I’m always open to your ideas too. Of course, you take home everything you make.

Wondering what blacksmithing is all about or perhaps don’t have a week to commit to one of the other classes? Then this is for you. Learn shop safety and fire and hammer control Friday morning then spend the rest of the weekend making cool stuff such as a leaf hook, hotdog roaster, key fob, necklace pendant, candle holder, the list can go on and on. I’m always open to your ideas too. Of course, you take home everything you make.

We will start with the folded and welded method of making a tomahawk or light axe and if time allows make a second one using a different approach. The finished project will be a good functional small axe with a hardened steel cutting edge. Being familiar with forge welding will be a big advantage in taking this class. Hickory handles are provided. The finished tomahawk(s) are of course yours to take home.

We will start with the folded and welded method of making a tomahawk or light axe and if time allows make a second one using a different approach. The finished project will be a good functional small axe with a hardened steel cutting edge. Being familiar with forge welding will be a big advantage in taking this class. Hickory handles are provided. The finished tomahawk(s) are of course yours to take home.