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Blacksmithing & Toolmaking

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.

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Blacksmith’s Folding Knife

Throughout history, blacksmiths have made their own tools, among them the…
Sat, Aug 30th, 2025  –  Tue, Sep 2nd, 2025
9am-5pm each day
Instructor: Robert Burns
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Blacksmithing: Crafting The Tools of the Trade

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
Instructor: Cody Myers
Thu, Apr 23rd, 2026  –  Sun, Apr 26th, 2026
9am-5pm each day
Instructor: Cody Myers
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Blacksmithing: The Basics & Beyond

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
Instructor: Cody Myers
Thu, Apr 2nd, 2026  –  Sun, Apr 5th, 2026
9am-5pm each day
Instructor: Cody Myers
Sat, May 23rd, 2026  –  Tue, May 26th, 2026
9am-5pm each day
Instructor: Cody Myers
Mon, Jun 22nd, 2026  –  Thu, Jun 25th, 2026
9am-5pm each day
Instructor: Cody Myers
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Blacksmithing: The Next Step

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
Instructor: Cody Myers
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Blacksmithing: Women & Non-Binary Session

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
Instructor: Becca Cerra
Fri, Jun 12th, 2026  –  Sun, Jun 14th, 2026
9am-5pm each day
Instructor: Becca Cerra
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Botanical Blacksmithing

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
Instructor: Elizabeth Belz
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Craft a Custom Crooked Knife

The crooked knife, also known as the mocotaugan (Cree) or waagikomaan (Anishinaabe), has an…
Fri, Nov 21st, 2025
9am-5pm
Instructor: Nate Johnson
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Crafting the Throwing Axe

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
Instructor: Cody Myers
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Damascus Blade with Birch Bark Handle and Leather Sheath

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
Instructor: Jeff Harper
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Damascus Rings: Jewelry from the Blacksmith Shop

Combining blacksmithing and jewelry-making, this course offers an opportunity for beginning and…
Mon, Aug 25th, 2025  –  Thu, Aug 28th, 2025
9am-5pm daily
Instructor: Robert Burns
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Families at the Forge

The North House Blacksmith Shop excites the curiosity of adults and kids alike—hammers pound,…
Thu, Oct 16th, 2025
9am-3pm
Instructor: Cody Myers
Fri, Oct 17th, 2025
9am-3pm
Instructor: Cody Myers
Sat, Oct 18th, 2025
9am-3pm
Instructor: Cody Myers
Sun, May 31st, 2026
9am-3pm
Instructor: Cody Myers
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Forge a Railroad Spike Knife

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
Instructor: Cody Myers
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Forging A Mjolnir: The Blacksmith's Rounding Hammer

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
Instructor: Jordan Borstelmann

Forging the Blacksmith’s Knife

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
Instructor: Cody Myers
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Frightful Forging

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
Instructor: Cody Myers