Workshops

Learn the basics of blacksmithing in this hands-on workshop. Forge a custom bottle opener while practicing essential techniques—BYOB and test your work at the end.

Due to recent snowfall totals, we’ve made the decision to reschedule the workshop for safety and comfort reasons. The Carrie Blast Furnaces are not climate controlled. Attendees to the workshop… Continue Reading POSTPONED: Blacksmithing Basics: Hooks & Hairpins

Due to recent snowfall totals, we’ve made the decision to reschedule the workshop for safety and comfort reasons. The Carrie Blast Furnaces are not climate controlled. Attendees to the workshop… Continue Reading Blacksmithing Basics: Custom Cuffs

Learn to hammer hot metal at the Carrie Blast Furnaces! This 3-hour introductory workshop is a great way to explore the art of blacksmithing and create something unique. Participants will… Continue Reading Blacksmithing Basics: Custom Cuffs

Forge your own bottle opener at the Carrie Blast Furnaces! Join us for a Hot Metal Happy Hour at the Carrie Blast Furnaces. This intermediate-level, hands-on workshop is an excellent way to… Continue Reading Hot Metal Happy Hour-Forged Bottle Openers

Learn the skills necessary to forge your own blade with a scroll handle from a single piece of steel, and leave with your own work!

Learn to hammer hot metal at the Carrie Blast Furnaces! This three-hour introductory workshop is a great way to explore the art of blacksmithing and create something unique. Participants will… Continue Reading Blacksmithing Basics: Hooks & Hairpins

Join Rivers of Steel for the 2026 Intercollegiate Iron Pour and create lifelong connections with others in the metal arts community while casting iron at the historic Carrie Blast Furnaces!… Continue Reading 2026 Intercollegiate Iron Pour

Learn to hammer hot metal at the Carrie Blast Furnaces! This three-hour introductory workshop is a great way to explore the art of blacksmithing and create something unique. Participants will… Continue Reading Blacksmithing Basics: Hooks & Hairpins

Not your typical “sip and paint” party, this workshop has quickly become one of Rivers of Steel’s most in-demand programs. With guidance from Rivers of Steel’s metal arts team, you’ll design and carve a bowl that is cast in solid aluminum.