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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 Tag your Tee: Graffiti arts workshop & mini tour

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: All levels Blacksmithing: Bladesmithing 1

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

Learn to hammer hot metal at the Carrie Blast Furnaces! Spend an afternoon at the forge crafting a functional piece of hand-forged steel. In this extended, beginner-friendly blacksmithing class, participants… Continue Reading Blacksmithing Basics: Rustic Ladle

Forge a traditional herb chopper while learning essential bladesmithing techniques in this two-day workshop at the Carrie Blast Furnaces. Spend two days at Carrie Blast Furnaces crafting a functional herb… Continue Reading Bladesmithing Workshop: Kitchen Tools – Herb Chopper

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