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Archived Blacksmithing & Toolmaking Courses

Currently Scheduled Blacksmithing & Toolmaking Courses

Most North House courses are designed for students 18+, but many welcome youth under age 18, and several allow for a young person to attend and receive our Intergenerational Discount of 25% off their tuition if they sign up with a full-paying adult.

You can find the courses with the Intergenerational Discount here. The information about specific ages allowed is in the course's description.

Blacksmith’s Folding Knife

Instructors: Robert Burns

Throughout history, blacksmiths have made their own tools, among them the…

Session Information

Sat, Aug 30th, 2025 – Tue, Sep 2nd, 2025
9am-5pm each day

Instructor: Robert Burns

Blacksmithing: Crafting The Tools of the Trade

Instructors: Cody Myers

In this course, students will begin to outfit their own blacksmithing tool chest while…

Session Information

Sat, Sep 27th, 2025 – Tue, Sep 30th, 2025
9am-5pm each day

Instructor: Cody Myers

Blacksmithing: The Basics & Beyond

Instructors: Cody Myers

Always wanted to swing a hammer and fire up a forge? This is the place to start and the place to…

Session Information

Mon, Sep 22nd, 2025 – Thu, Sep 25th, 2025
9am-5pm each day

Instructor: Cody Myers

Blacksmithing: Women & Non-Binary Session

Instructors: Becca Cerra

This three-day class is an introduction to forging taught by a female-identifying smith as an…

Session Information

Fri, Sep 5th, 2025 – Sun, Sep 7th, 2025
9am-5pm each day

Instructor: Becca Cerra

Botanical Blacksmithing

Instructors: Elizabeth Belz

Not all flowers wilt in scorching heat—these forged beauties will bloom all year long. Learn…

Session Information

Mon, Aug 11th, 2025 – Wed, Aug 13th, 2025
9am-5pm each day

Instructor: Elizabeth Belz

Craft a Custom Crooked Knife

Instructors: Nate Johnson

The crooked knife, also known as the mocotaugan (Cree) or waagikomaan (Anishinaabe), has an…

Session Information

Fri, Nov 21st, 2025
9am-5pm

Instructor: Nate Johnson

Damascus Rings: Jewelry from the Blacksmith Shop

Instructors: Robert Burns

Combining blacksmithing and jewelry-making, this course offers an opportunity for beginning and…

Session Information

Mon, Aug 25th, 2025 – Thu, Aug 28th, 2025
9am-5pm daily

Instructor: Robert Burns

Families at the Forge

Instructors: Cody Myers

The North House Blacksmith Shop excites the curiosity of adults and kids alike—hammers pound,…

Session Information

Thu, Oct 16th, 2025
9am-3pm

Instructor: Cody Myers

Session Information

Fri, Oct 17th, 2025
9am-3pm

Instructor: Cody Myers

Session Information

Sat, Oct 18th, 2025
9am-3pm

Instructor: Cody Myers

Forge a Railroad Spike Knife

Instructors: Cody Myers

Learn to take an American icon and forge it into a versatile tool. Students will use high carbon…

Session Information

Tue, Sep 16th, 2025 – Thu, Sep 18th, 2025
9am-5pm each day

Instructor: Cody Myers

Frightful Forging

Instructors: Cody Myers

Over the glow of the forge, we will channel eerie inspiration and a pinch of Halloween…

Session Information

Thu, Oct 23rd, 2025 – Sun, Oct 26th, 2025
9am-5pm each day

Instructor: Cody Myers

Sharpening for the Woodworker

Instructors: Wesley Hathaway

There are many woodworking tools out there that require a sharp edge to function properly. A…

Session Information

Sat, Nov 8th, 2025 – Sun, Nov 9th, 2025
9am-5pm each day

Instructor: Wesley Hathaway

Viking-Era Bronze Casting with Recyclable Clay Molds

Instructors: Wayne Potratz

Experience time travel through craft by exploring the metallurgy of the Viking era! Learn metal…

Session Information

Wed, Jul 30th, 2025 – Sat, Aug 2nd, 2025
9am-5pm each day

Instructor: Wayne Potratz

Viking-Era Smelting: Iron-Age Technology in the Modern Era

Instructors: Wayne Potratz

It's always interesting to take materials back to the source: woodworking courses regularly head…

Session Information

Thu, Oct 2nd, 2025 – Sun, Oct 5th, 2025
9am-5pm each day

Instructor: Wayne Potratz

You Can Handle It: The Custom Slöjd Knife

Instructors: Fred Livesay

If you’ve got small bits of wood from other projects too “nice” to throw in the…

Session Information

Fri, Jul 25th, 2025 – Sat, Jul 26th, 2025
9am-5pm each day

Instructor: Fred Livesay

Session Information

Sun, Jul 27th, 2025 – Mon, Jul 28th, 2025
9am-5pm each day

Instructor: Fred Livesay