Learn to create your own blade at the Carrie Blast Furnaces! This two-day workshop features extended shop time and instruction focusing on the forging techniques needed to produce sharp-edged tools… Continue Reading Blade with Wooden Handle

Choose your own adventure on this photo safari! The Carrie Furnaces are undoubtedly a photographer's muse. The form and texture of the structures cater to seasonal scenes, and the interplay… Continue Reading Photo Safari

Hammer hot metal at the Carrie Blast Furnaces! Are you looking to hone your forging and blacksmithing techniques? Open Studio sessions at the Carrie Blast Furnaces provide flexible, self-guided time… Continue Reading Blacksmithing Open Studio

Learn to cast aluminum in three dimensions! This three-day workshop will introduce the process used to create three-dimensional sculptural forms in cast aluminum—patternmaking, mold-making, and casting.  (Note: Finishing techniques are… Continue Reading Sculptural Aluminum Casting

Invite your friends for a night of fun and creativity at the Carrie Blast Furnaces! Not your typical “sip and paint” party, this workshop has quickly become one of Rivers… Continue Reading The Doodle Bowl Experience

Learn to create your own blade at the Carrie Blast Furnaces! This three-day workshop features extended shop time on day one and instruction focusing on the forging techniques needed to… Continue Reading Bladesmithing 1

Choose your own adventure on this photo safari! Join Rivers of Steel at dusk for a unique photo safari that explores the Carrie Blast Furnaces during twilight. Witness the beauty… Continue Reading Sunset Photo Safari at the Carrie Blast Furnaces

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

Invite your friends for a night of fun and creativity at the Carrie Blast Furnaces! Not your typical “sip and paint” party, this workshop has quickly become one of Rivers… Continue Reading The Doodle Bowl Experience

Learn Copper Smithing at the Carrie Blast Furnaces! This class is an introduction to the basic methods and hand tools used to form sheet copper into decorative and functional objects.… Continue Reading Introduction to Copper Smithing