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Currently Scheduled Blacksmithing & Toolmaking Courses
![Teaser image for Blacksmithing: Crafting The Tools of the Trade](/images/cache/assets/uploads/course_images/blacksmithing-crafting-the-tools-of-the-trade-1-700x700.jpg)
Blacksmithing: Crafting The Tools of the Trade
Instructors:
Cody Myers
In this course, students will begin to outfit their own blacksmithing tool chest while…
Thu, Nov 7th, 2024 – Sun, Nov 10th, 2024
9am-5pm each day
9am-5pm each day
Instructor:
Cody Myers
![Teaser image for Blacksmithing: Women & Non-Binary Session](/images/cache/assets/uploads/course_images/Womxns_Blacksmithing_1_1000px-700x700.jpg)
Blacksmithing: Women & Non-Binary Session
Instructors:
Elizabeth Belz
This three-day class is an introduction to forging taught by a female-identifying smith as an…
Fri, Sep 13th, 2024 – Sun, Sep 15th, 2024
9am-5pm each day
9am-5pm each day
Instructor:
Elizabeth Belz
Families at the Forge
Instructors:
Cody Myers
The North House Blacksmith Shop excites the curiosity of adults and kids alike—hammers pound,…
Fri, Oct 18th, 2024
9am-3pm
9am-3pm
Instructor:
Cody Myers
Sat, Oct 19th, 2024
9am-3pm
9am-3pm
Instructor:
Cody Myers
![Teaser image for Forge a Railroad Spike Knife](/images/cache/assets/uploads/course_images/Forge_a_Railroad_Spike_Knife_Cody_Myers-700x700.jpg)
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…
Mon, Oct 21st, 2024 – Wed, Oct 23rd, 2024
9am-5pm each day
9am-5pm each day
Instructor:
Cody Myers
![Teaser image for Forged Cooking Utensils: At the Grill and in the Kitchen](/images/cache/assets/uploads/course_images/Forged-Cooking-Utensils_5-700x700.jpg)
Forged Cooking Utensils: At the Grill and in the Kitchen
Instructors:
Elizabeth Belz
Explore blacksmithing or develop your skills at the forge to create your own cooking utensils. In…
Tue, Sep 17th, 2024 – Thu, Sep 19th, 2024
9am-5pm each day
9am-5pm each day
Instructor:
Elizabeth Belz
![Teaser image for Forged Wood Carving Tools](/images/cache/assets/uploads/course_images/Forged_Wood_Carving_Tools_3-700x700.jpg)
Forged Wood Carving Tools
This course will cover the fundamental forging, grinding and hardening techniques needed to create…
Sat, Sep 7th, 2024 – Tue, Sep 10th, 2024
9am-5pm each day
9am-5pm each day
![Teaser image for Knife Making in Traditional Nordic Styles](/images/cache/assets/uploads/course_images/Niila_Omma_Knife_and_Sheath_1-700x700.jpg)
Knife Making in Traditional Nordic Styles
Instructors:
Niilá Omma
A good knife has been an essential tool for humans around the globe for millennia. Join guest…
Wed, Nov 20th, 2024 – Fri, Nov 22nd, 2024
Days 1,2: 9am-5pm, Day 3: 9am-3pm
Days 1,2: 9am-5pm, Day 3: 9am-3pm
Instructor:
Niilá Omma
![Teaser image for Lions, Tigers, and Dragons: Forging Animal Heads in Steel](/images/cache/assets/uploads/course_images/Jordan_Borstelmann_Animal_Heads_0-700x700.jpg)
Lions, Tigers, and Dragons: Forging Animal Heads in Steel
Instructors:
Jordan Borstelmann
Animal motifs can be found in folk art the world over, from everyday creatures to more mythical…
Wed, Aug 28th, 2024 – Sun, Sep 1st, 2024
9am-5pm each day
9am-5pm each day
Instructor:
Jordan Borstelmann
![Teaser image for Sharpening for the Woodworker](/images/cache/assets/uploads/course_images/Sharpening_for_the_Woodworker_wesley_hathaway-700x700.jpg)
Sharpening for the Woodworker
Instructors:
Wesley Hathaway
There are many woodworking tools out there that require a sharp edge to function properly. A…
Sat, Oct 12th, 2024 – Sun, Oct 13th, 2024
9am-5pm each day
9am-5pm each day
Instructor:
Wesley Hathaway
![Teaser image for Traditional Scandinavian Knife Forging](/images/cache/assets/uploads/course_images/Traditional_Scandinavian_Knife_Forging_1-700x700.jpg)
Traditional Scandinavian Knife Forging
The heart of the knife lies in its blade. This course brings the crafts of blacksmithing and…
Tue, Sep 3rd, 2024 – Thu, Sep 5th, 2024
9am-5pm each day
9am-5pm each day
![Teaser image for Viking Axe Heads](/images/cache/assets/uploads/course_images/Jordan_Borstelmann_Viking_Axe_Heads-700x700.jpg)
Viking Axe Heads
Instructors:
Jordan Borstelmann
Participants in this workshop will learn how to forge and heat-treat their own Viking Style Bearded…
Wed, Aug 21st, 2024 – Sun, Aug 25th, 2024
9am-5pm each day
9am-5pm each day
Instructor:
Jordan Borstelmann
![Teaser image for Viking-Era Bronze Casting with Recyclable Clay Molds](/images/cache/assets/uploads/course_images/20221229_1403_Viking_style_clay_molds-700x700.jpg)
Viking-Era Bronze Casting with Recyclable Clay Molds
Instructors:
Wayne Potratz
Experience time travel through craft by exploring the metallurgy of the Viking era! Learn metal…
Thu, Aug 15th, 2024 – Sun, Aug 18th, 2024
9am-5pm each day
9am-5pm each day
Instructor:
Wayne Potratz
![Teaser image for Viking-Era Smelting: Iron-Age Technology in the Modern Era](/images/cache/assets/uploads/course_images/viking-era-smelting-a-contemporary-approach-to-iron-age-technology-1-700x700.jpg)
Viking-Era Smelting: Iron-Age Technology in the Modern Era
Instructors:
Wayne Potratz
We’re no stranger to taking materials back to the source: woodworking courses regularly head…
Wed, Oct 9th, 2024 – Sat, Oct 12th, 2024
9am-5pm each day
9am-5pm each day
Instructor:
Wayne Potratz
![Teaser image for Welcome to Blacksmithing!](/images/cache/assets/uploads/course_images/Womxns_Blacksmithing_1_1000px-700x700.jpg)
Welcome to Blacksmithing!
Instructors:
Michael Jones
The Blacksmith Shop at North House has a charisma that can’t be denied: the ring of the hammer…
Fri, Sep 27th, 2024 – Sun, Sep 29th, 2024
9am-5pm each day
9am-5pm each day
Instructor:
Michael Jones