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Currently Scheduled Blacksmithing & Toolmaking Courses
Most North House courses are designed for students 18+, but many welcome youth under age 18, and several allow for a young person to attend and receive our Intergenerational Discount of 25% off their tuition if they sign up with a full-paying adult.
You can find the courses with the Intergenerational Discount here. The information about specific ages allowed is in the course's description.

Blacksmith’s Folding Knife
Instructors:
Robert Burns
Throughout history, blacksmiths have made their own tools, among them the…
Sat, Aug 30th, 2025 – Tue, Sep 2nd, 2025
9am-5pm each day
9am-5pm each day
Instructor:
Robert Burns

Blacksmithing: Crafting The Tools of the Trade
Instructors:
Cody Myers
In this course, students will begin to outfit their own blacksmithing tool chest while…
Sat, Sep 27th, 2025 – Tue, Sep 30th, 2025
9am-5pm each day
9am-5pm each day
Instructor:
Cody Myers
Thu, Apr 23rd, 2026 – Sun, Apr 26th, 2026
9am-5pm each day
9am-5pm each day
Instructor:
Cody Myers

Blacksmithing: The Basics & Beyond
Instructors:
Cody Myers
Always wanted to swing a hammer and fire up a forge? This is the place to start and the place to…
Mon, Sep 22nd, 2025 – Thu, Sep 25th, 2025
9am-5pm each day
9am-5pm each day
Instructor:
Cody Myers
Thu, Apr 2nd, 2026 – Sun, Apr 5th, 2026
9am-5pm each day
9am-5pm each day
Instructor:
Cody Myers
Sat, May 23rd, 2026 – Tue, May 26th, 2026
9am-5pm each day
9am-5pm each day
Instructor:
Cody Myers
Mon, Jun 22nd, 2026 – Thu, Jun 25th, 2026
9am-5pm each day
9am-5pm each day
Instructor:
Cody Myers

Blacksmithing: The Next Step
Instructors:
Cody Myers
For those looking to level up their blacksmithing skills in the way that only an immersive hands-on…
Wed, May 27th, 2026 – Sat, May 30th, 2026
9am-5pm each day
9am-5pm each day
Instructor:
Cody Myers
Blacksmithing: Women & Non-Binary Session
Instructors:
Becca Cerra
This three-day class is an introduction to forging taught by a female-identifying smith as an…
Fri, Sep 5th, 2025 – Sun, Sep 7th, 2025
9am-5pm each day
9am-5pm each day
Instructor:
Becca Cerra
Fri, Jun 12th, 2026 – Sun, Jun 14th, 2026
9am-5pm each day
9am-5pm each day
Instructor:
Becca Cerra

Botanical Blacksmithing
Instructors:
Elizabeth Belz
Not all flowers wilt in scorching heat—these forged beauties will bloom all year long. Learn…
Fri, May 8th, 2026 – Sun, May 10th, 2026
9am-5pm each day
9am-5pm each day
Instructor:
Elizabeth Belz

Craft a Custom Crooked Knife
Instructors:
Nate Johnson
The crooked knife, also known as the mocotaugan (Cree) or waagikomaan (Anishinaabe), has an…
Fri, Nov 21st, 2025
9am-5pm
9am-5pm
Instructor:
Nate Johnson

Crafting the Throwing Axe
Instructors:
Cody Myers
Popularized today by movies and many historical reenactors of the fur trade era, the throwing axe is…
Sat, Jun 27th, 2026 – Tue, Jun 30th, 2026
9am-5pm each day
9am-5pm each day
Instructor:
Cody Myers

Damascus Blade with Birch Bark Handle and Leather Sheath
Instructors:
Jeff Harper
Sparks will fly as we begin forge-welding immediately! This class is suitable for smiths with at…
Thu, Apr 30th, 2026 – Sun, May 3rd, 2026
9am-5pm each day
9am-5pm each day
Instructor:
Jeff Harper

Damascus Rings: Jewelry from the Blacksmith Shop
Instructors:
Robert Burns
Combining blacksmithing and jewelry-making, this course offers an opportunity for beginning and…
Mon, Aug 25th, 2025 – Thu, Aug 28th, 2025
9am-5pm daily
9am-5pm daily
Instructor:
Robert Burns
Families at the Forge
Instructors:
Cody Myers
The North House Blacksmith Shop excites the curiosity of adults and kids alike—hammers pound,…
Thu, Oct 16th, 2025
9am-3pm
9am-3pm
Instructor:
Cody Myers
Fri, Oct 17th, 2025
9am-3pm
9am-3pm
Instructor:
Cody Myers
Sat, Oct 18th, 2025
9am-3pm
9am-3pm
Instructor:
Cody Myers
Sun, May 31st, 2026
9am-3pm
9am-3pm
Instructor:
Cody Myers

Forge a Railroad Spike Knife
Instructors:
Cody Myers
Learn to take an American icon and forge it into a versatile tool. Students will use high carbon…
Tue, Sep 16th, 2025 – Thu, Sep 18th, 2025
9am-5pm each day
9am-5pm each day
Instructor:
Cody Myers

Forging A Mjolnir: The Blacksmith's Rounding Hammer
Instructors:
Jordan Borstelmann
No power hammer? No problem! In this class we learn to forge a rounding or cross peen hammer by…
Wed, Apr 15th, 2026 – Sun, Apr 19th, 2026
9am-5pm each day
9am-5pm each day
Instructor:
Jordan Borstelmann
Forging the Blacksmith’s Knife
Instructors:
Cody Myers
The Blacksmith is primarily a tool maker, and every tool maker needs their own handmade knife. The…
Sat, May 16th, 2026 – Mon, May 18th, 2026
9am-5pm each day
9am-5pm each day
Instructor:
Cody Myers

Frightful Forging
Instructors:
Cody Myers
Over the glow of the forge, we will channel eerie inspiration and a pinch of Halloween…
Thu, Oct 23rd, 2025 – Sun, Oct 26th, 2025
9am-5pm each day
9am-5pm each day
Instructor:
Cody Myers