Learn to hammer hot metal at the Carrie Blast Furnaces!
Learn to hammer hot metal at the Carrie Blast Furnaces!
Get spooky during this three-hour Halloween-themed workshop and explore blacksmithing to make your own spooky snake! Prior experience in blacksmithing basics is recommended. Bring a friend or significant other and work together to learn the basics of forging steel and using essential blacksmithing tools. Individuals may also attend, couples not mandatory. Registration costs is $90 per person. These sessions are led by Rivers of Steel staff artist and bladesmith Jared Ondovchik (aka Artifact Metalworks).
This workshop is offered once during 2025.
$90 / person
*Workshops are limited to 8 participants. We recommend purchasing tickets in advance as we cannot guarantee tickets will be available for walk-ups.
"We were at Rivers of Steel through the Wounded Warrior Project and it was awesome. I would recommend visiting these guys and having a ball!" —Paul Stajduhar, Metal Arts Workshop Attendee
The Carrie Blast Furnaces are located in the communities of Swissvale and Rankin in the Monongahela River Valley.
The address is 801 Carrie Furnace Blvd., Pittsburgh, PA 15218.
As a former industrial site, there are a few things to keep in mind to ensure an enjoyable visit.
Thank you for following these guidelines. We wish you to have the best visit possible, and appreciate your patience as we continue to improve the visitor experience.
For more information, contact info@riversofsteel.com.
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