The perfect accessories to compliment the blacksmith knife from our Saturday class, this fork and spoon set will introduce making tines and using a swage block to create spoons, dishes and other concave work. We will also be covering the basics like drawing and tapering, upsetting, spreading and decorative twisting. If you want to take your Renaissance Festival feasting to Continue Reading

The railroad spike knife is one of the first knife projects every bladesmith makes; it's almost a rite of passage on your way to becoming a bladesmith. You might hear many wits on the internet explain dismissively that railroad spikes don't make good knives... But they do when you use spikes custom made out of 1084 tool steel! Come and Continue Reading

WELDING FOR EVERYONE! In the Welding for Everyone class, the instructor will cover basic welding techniques. A variety of useful welding methods will be demonstrated and then repeated by the students. Open to beginners as well as those who have prior experience. Please bring a long sleeved, preferably denim shirt with you to protect your arms (NO FLANNEL). The class Continue Reading

In this brand new 4 day summer day camp at Hammerspace our resident swordsmith Dave will be guiding 3-4 intrepid young smiths through all the steps of making a short sword from scratch. We will begin with some specialized steel meant for high performance, strength, and edge retention: 5160 Spring Steel This carbon steel has the perfect balance between toughness Continue Reading

In this fun and foundational class we will be forging square tapers, practicing our drawing out technique, developing general hammer control and learning to use anvils in synergy with your hammer strikes. We will also be learning make a simple scroll and a twist pattern. Our goal is to create unique steel skewers for roasting treats over a fire or Continue Reading

Defend your grill or campfire with honor and style with your own Barbeque Sword! This full sized sword shaped steel roasting skewer comes equipped with a hand forged bottle-opener pommel! In this super fun beginner class we will introduce students to the propane forge and the MIG welder and plasma cutter. Learn hammer technique to draw out a point, make Continue Reading

WELDING FOR EVERYONE! In the Welding for Everyone class, the instructor will cover basic welding techniques. A variety of useful welding methods will be demonstrated and then repeated by the students. Open to beginners as well as those who have prior experience. Please bring a long sleeved, preferably denim shirt with you to protect your arms (NO FLANNEL). The class Continue Reading

The Algonquian people first created the tomahawk. Before Europeans came to the continent, Native Americans would use stones, sharpened by a process of knapping and pecking, attached to wooden handles, secured with strips of rawhide. The tomahawk quickly spread from the Algonquian culture to the tribes of the South and the Great Plains. Other Native American tribes created a tomahawk’s Continue Reading

Coins have been made into rings for years, they were sometimes given as wedding bands after World War I and WWII. It is said that these rings were often made in the trenches or on Navy ships at sea by hitting the coin with a large silver spoon several thousand times. Learn how to heat, hammer, and shape metal while Continue Reading

In this brand new master class at Hammerspace our resident swordsmith Dave will be guiding 3-4 intrepid smiths through all the steps of making a short sword from scratch. We will begin with some specialized steel meant for high performance, strength, and edge retention: 5160 Spring Steel This carbon steel has the perfect balance between toughness and edge retention. It's Continue Reading

This is a new class designed for the first time bladesmith who only has one day to make their first knife. In this class we will be forging high carbon blocks of steel into a very traditional knife commonly made by blacksmiths. This class covers basic drawing out, scrolling, and beveling using hammers, anvils, tongs and a hydraulic forging press! Continue Reading