HammerSpace Workshop & HammerSpace Forge (Built-to-Spec) will be CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC on January 1st, 2024. **Any tours, new member signups, tool training, or client job pickups will resume on January 2nd, 2024.** Current members with access cards may still use the makerspace, but only tools and machines that they have already been trained to use. Please give us a Continue Reading

If you have cub scouts, then it is officially pinewood derby season! HammerSpace offers private pinewood derby car build nights for local scout groups. For just $20/child (with parent), your scouts can come in as a group to get assistance building their derby cars while learning some basic woodworking skills from a knowledgeable instructor, using the hand tools and power Continue Reading

If you have cub scouts, then it is officially pinewood derby season! HammerSpace offers private pinewood derby car build nights for local scout groups. For just $20/child (with parent), your scouts can come in as a group to get assistance building their derby cars while learning some basic woodworking skills from a knowledgeable instructor, using the hand tools and power Continue Reading

If you have cub scouts, then it is officially pinewood derby season! HammerSpace offers private pinewood derby car build nights for local scout groups. For just $20/child (with parent), your scouts can come in as a group to get assistance building their derby cars while learning some basic woodworking skills from a knowledgeable instructor, using the hand tools and power Continue Reading

In this challenging beginner class we will explore forge welding. This useful technique is the basis for all laminated steel projects including pattern welded "Damascus" and Japanese style folded mono-steel. We will use very high temperatures and pressure to fuse steel into a tomahawk suitable for target throwing. This is a full day class with brief lunch intermission. Ages 18-118 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

This intermediate blacksmithing class will introduce students to heavier stock than we use in the Viking fork class, but will cover roughly the same skills to create a two piece kit woodfire cooking kit for your camping bedroll. (coffee pot not included) It may be called a squirrel cooker, but you can use it to cook a portion or two Continue Reading

**This is a FULL DAY CLASS with an intermission.** Learn the art of knife smithing as you create a beautiful damascus utility knife. These are a long time favorite of our instructor. A beautiful and compact knife based on a skinning knife that makes itself useful on a daily basis. The wood grain pattern of damascus style laminate steel is Continue Reading

If you have cub scouts, then it is officially pinewood derby season! HammerSpace offers private pinewood derby car build nights for local scout groups. For just $20/child (with parent), your scouts can come in as a group to get assistance building their derby cars while learning some basic woodworking skills from a knowledgeable instructor, using the hand tools and power Continue Reading

This silversmithing class is a good first or second class after learning to make a simple band ring. In this class we will create a band ring and introduce new tools for setting stones in a silver bezel. We will design and solder together a combination of silver wire and bezel(s) to create settings for assorted cabochons ranging from turquoise Continue Reading