American College of the Building Arts, Inc
21 Magazine Street
Charleston, SC 29401
Toll Free: 877-283-5245
Tel: (843) 577-5245
Fax: (843) 577-2451
Email: info@buildingartscollege.us
Website: www.buildingartscollege.us

The American College of the Building Arts is dedicated to educating the next generation of building artisans and preserving the building arts in a manner never before seen in America. Under the direction of our experienced faculty, students will have the opportunity to learn the skills needed to excel in their chosen field like Ornamental Ironwork, while receiving a quality education and either an Associates or a Bachelors degree. This combination of education and training is available nowhere else in the United States.

As a student at Arrowhead Forge Shop of Instruction, you will learn by doing, the use of the coal forge, anvil, and hand tools. Some of the techniques taught during the 35 hour course are drawing out, twisting, upsetting, fullering, punching, hot cutting, riveting, forge welding, and heat treating. Students will complete several projects to take home.

Each class is limited to two students which provide a semi-private teaching atmosphere and each student will have a forge and anvil to work at. All tools and materials are provided. Classes are held monthly and offered during the day or evening to accommodate most schedules. To learn more about Arrowhead Forge or receive a brochure about blacksmithing classes go to www.arrowhead-forge.com or call David at 307-684-2338.

Course are usually 5 days long and are taught at your site, usually within the Western United States. A capped rate allows for ABANA Affiliates and private companies to sponsor courses and gain revenue for their own coffers.

Courses include:
-Mastering the fundamentals 5 days
-Joinery I (grillwork) & joinery II (large structure) each 5 days
-Toolmaking for the blacksmith together with Leafwork and related tooling , both 3 days long

The 15 year partnership of the Carroll County Farm museum and the Blacksmith Guild of Central Maryland (BGCM) has provided mutual support, education and training, and a venue to spread the knowledge of blacksmithing to the local community. The Guild, while primarily providing demonstrators for the museum's historic forge and local events, also provides new and restoration ironwork for the museum and was instrumental in developing the Academy of Traditional Arts. The Academy was started to preserve and teach the arts of our past so that they are not lost to future generations. Classes include tinsmithing, basketry, cooking, quilting, and blacksmithing.

The 16 Hour Beginning Blacksmithing classes are taught on a continuing basis and specialty classes, such as tong making, forge welding, repousse, etc. are offered throughout the year. Our instructors are drawn from a large pool of local and outside talent, bringing a fresh and sometimes unique approach to projects. Beginning classes teach history, safety, tool usage, fire maintenance, hammer control, basic forge welding, and demonstration techniques. The classes are open to anyone 16 years and older.

Surround yourself with a rural, quiet atmosphere; outstanding master artists and crafts instructors; peers absorbed in their craft; and time away from the commitments of life in the fast lane --this is what the Cedar Lakes Crafts Center offers you. Call or write for more information.

The Center for Metal Arts holds workshops and courses for beginning and advanced metalsmiths, with a tradition of exploring the innovative edges of design, material, and work practice. The Center for Metal Arts has 10 fully equipped working sanctions for hand hammer work at the anvil, power hammer stations, gas and coal forges, and a classroom area. Adjacent to the classroom area is the working studio of Fine Architectural Metalsmiths in the large 1890’s Icehouse built for Borden’s Creamery. The Center for Metal Arts is in the scenic farming village of Florida, NY, just 70 miles northwest of New York City. It is within 30 minutes of Stewart International Airport in Newburgh, NY, 50 minutes from Westchester Airport, 60 minutes from Newark International Airport, and easy driving access via Interstate Rte 84, NYS Rte 87, or NYS Rte 17. The Center for Metal Arts holds two biennial workshop series with Uri Hofi, presenting the intensive “Comprehensive Fundamentals of Blacksmithing” plus a course such as Advanced Toolmaking for the Anvil and Power Hammer.

Cold Hanworth Forge and Blacksmithing School is based in the heart of Lincolnshire and is renowned for its craftmanship in ironwork. Under the guidance of professional blacksmith, Bob Oakes, the school offers professional and vocational blacksmithing courses for all levels of ability. Watch the introductory video on the website.

Dallas Heritage Village
1717 Gano Street
Dallas, Texas 75215
(214) 421-5141

Website: www.oldcitypark.org/blacksmith.htm

Blacksmith: Fred Christen 16 yrs experience, Ben Marshal 14 yrs experience

Cost: $125 per adult student and $75 per child student. OCP members may take the class at the discounted price of $100 for adults and $65 for children. Limited to two students per class. The class is two days long, Saturday 12-4 and Sunday 12-4, Adult (18+) classes offered are Basic and Advanced Blacksmithing Basic class for Children between 12 and 17 (with a parent). In Basic Blacksmithing adults will learn: What you need to start out- Building a coal fire- Learn the difference between iron, mild and tool steel- Blacksmithing without modern tools- Learn to make nails and nail header- Make a pair of tongs. Advanced Blacksmithing adults will learn- Forge Welding- Complex twists like pineappling- Punch and hot cuter making. Children's Basic Blacksmithing they will learn- What is iron and steel- How to be safe around a fire- How to make nails and hooks- How to make harts and a "horse head" shoe.

Forgery School of Blacksmithing
A Division of G3 Tools
PO Box 1665
Tijeras, New Mexico 87059
(505) 270-1007
Web Site: www.g3blacksmithing.com
Email: chad@g3blacksmithing.com

Quality education is our first priority, we believe that having a good foundation in the fundamentals of blacksmithing enables the student to succeed and be able to advance further.

The Forgery School of Blacksmithing, established in 1986, is a clean and extremely well equipped facility hand built by the instructors with the student in mind. Basic, intermediate, and specialty classes are taught by Brad, Chad, and Robb Gunter. The school is located 35 minutes east of Albuquerque, New Mexico.

A student may arrange a convenient period of six days to participate in a one-on-one basic repousse course with Nahum Hersom. Emphasis is placed on the design and techniques of various repousse work and the making of tools special to this craft. Students will learn hammering techniques to stretch, shrink, and raise the various thicknesses of metal for forming of modern and traditional architectural flowers, rosettes, medallions, and acanthus style leaves. The basic technique is the stake method of metal forming; however, the lead and pitch methods are also discussed and demonstrated. Students receive Hersom's basic repousse leaf pattern workbook. Some previous blacksmithing and shop experience would be helpful.

Please make inquiry to the above address for specific information regarding qualifications, and to schedule a course. An information sheet is available also by request. The cost of the six-day, one-on-one course is $600. Space is available under the trees for parking a camp trailer.

The Guilford Art Center is dedicated to nurturing and supporting excellence in the arts. Its School provides classes and workshops in a wide range of media for adults and children; the Mill Gallery has a year-round schedule of exhibitions, and the Art Center Shop features fine American-made craft for sale. One of the Center’s premiere events is Expo, a nationally recognized, juried craft show held each summer.

The Art Center School offers a quarterly roster of classes, as well as weekend workshops that offer opportunities for more intensive study. Blacksmithing classes are presented by such highly-skilled professionals as Bill Scheer, an interpreter and blacksmith in the Mystic Seaport Shipsmith Shop. In addition to being blacksmith instructor for the Williams-Mystic Maritime Studies Program, the Seaport's adult classes, and at area colleges, he is president of the Connecticut Blacksmith Guild. He produces work for the Mystic Seaport and other museums.

For a specific schedule of blacksmithing classes and workshops, please call the Guilford Art Center or access the website.

International School of Blacksmithing
PO Box 846
Trumansburg, NY 14886
(607) 387-5627
Website: www.lightlink.com/durand
E-mail: skl@lightlink.com

Durand’s Forge is a working artist-blacksmith shop near Ithaca, New York, the home of Cornell University. Durand Van Doren is a smith of 30 years’ experience who specializes in custom work ranging from fireplace tools, lamps and kitchenware to gates, grilles, chandeliers and furniture. Durand offers workshops for beginners and intermediate students. At present, beginners generally attend a one-day session (10-5pm), with lunch and snacks provided. Instruction includes hands-on work at the forge and anvil; forge-building from scrap materials; demonstration of the seven pillars of blacksmithing; and history of the craft with a modern overview. Class sizes are small and offer individual attention. Accommodation packages can be arranged for January, February and March 2007 through the McLallen House Bed & Breakfast.

McLellan Blacksmithing
6961 Horseshoe Bar Road
Loomis, CA 95650
(916) 652-5790
Fax: (916) 652-5784
Website: http://www.mclellanblacksmithing.com/

John McLellan teaches one and two-day workshops for beginning and intermediate levels of blacksmithing. All sessions are hands-on. See the workshop schedule listed on the website.

Mailing: 1715 Grand Street
Alameda, CA 95401-1221
(510) 865-5328
(510) 918-6840
Email: gblacksmith@alamedanet.net
Website: www.grantsforge.com

Grant offers courses in basic and intermediate blacksmithing and bladesmithing. The basic course is skill building, geared toward those with little or no blacksmithing experience and the intermediate course emphasizes traditional and modern joinery and use of the power hammer.

The bladesmithing courses cover knife making from the ground up: designing, forging, heat treating and finishing blades of plain carbon and for the more advanced student, high alloy steels.

Courses are scheduled to meet student needs and are limited to two students, for maximum instructor attention. Call or write for a brochure.

Classes offered include: Basic Blacksmithing, Nonferrous forging techniques,
Traditional Joinery, Animal Heads, and gate building workshops. Meridian Forge will customize a class for a group of five or more people.Please call Darryl Nelson for a current schedule of classes.

Metalwerx is a unique combination of a community metals studio and metalsmithing school. We offer a wide variety of day and evening classes, weekend workshops and lectures geared to all levels of metalsmithing experience. We carry a variety of metalsmithing tools and materials, as well as handmade jewerly and functional objects by local and emerging artists. Contact the school for a complete list of classes.

Ozark School of Blacksmithing, Inc.
20183 West State HWY 8
Potosi, MO 63664
(573) 438-4725
Fax (573) 438-8483
Email:tclark@ozarkschool.com
Website: www.ozarkschool.com

Peters Valley Craft offers 2 – 5 day blacksmithing and metals workshops May through September (beginner through advanced). The Blacksmith Studio houses 4 coal & 2 gas forges, power hammers, anvils and an assortment of hand and power tools. Undergraduate and graduate credit may be earned at Peters Valley through Kutztown University. The center offers (and has limited scholarships available for) Artist Residencies (November through April), Summer Assistantship Residencies, Matriculated College Students (1/2 tuition), High School Students (for workshops), an Art teacher program, and a Work-Exchange program Call for brochure.

Pratt Fine Arts Center
1902 S. Main St
Seattle, WA 98144
(206) 328-2200
(206) 328-1260
www.pratt.org

Pratt Fine Arts Center, founded in 1976 and located in the heart of Seattle, offers classes to adults and youth and provides an equipment-rich facility for the use of established and new artists alike. Each quarter, Pratt offers a diverse array of classes of interest to the metals, sculpture and blacksmithing community.

Pratt's sculpture studio offers space and equipment for welding/fabrication, forging/blacksmithing, stonecarving, and foundry work. Welding equipment includes MIG, TIG, arc, oxy-acetylene set ups and a plasma arc cutter. The foundry program supports those interested in learning bronze casting techniques, and features a 300 lb. natural gas metal furnace and a small 50 pound furnace. Pratt's forging studio offers students anvils, hand tools, a large gas forge and a trip hammer.

Pratt maintains a fully-equipped jewelry/metals studio, with fifteen bench spaces for students, three soldering stations, a hydraulic press, a step shear, a rolling mill and much more, including a buffing and finishing room. The separate hollow-ware studio houses a collection of over 85 specialty hammers and stakes, as well as kilns for enameling and casting.

For more information on Pratt classes or studios, visit www.pratt.org. Or call (206) 328-2200 or info@pratt.org. Please feel free to request our most recent course catalog.

Revere Academy of Jewelry Arts
760 Market Street, Suite 900
San Francisco CA 94102
Phone: 415-391-4179
Fax: 415-391-7570
email: info@revereacademy.com
Website: www.revereacademy.com

Learn to make jewelry in just 3 days! The Revere Academy is a professional jewelry school where master craftsmen pass on their skills and knowledge to students al all levels. Beginners and hobbyists as well as experienced working bench jewelers come for dozens of short intensive classes (1-5 days) and diploma programs (2-4 months). Classes include metalsmithing, casting, design, fabrication, repair, stone setting, wax carving and much more! Register online or by phone.

David has been teaching blacksmithing since 1993, and offers a range of courses from basic through to intermediate and pattern welded knifemaking. The shop is located 1.5 hours north of Kitchener, Ontario. Courses are generally set for 4 students at a time although individual instruction can be arranged. Fees start at $250.00 CND for 20 hour weekend course. Check the website under courses for course calendar and current offerings.

"Creative Blacksmithing", FSC-2281-A, Instructor- Marsha Trattner

The School of Visual Arts offers New York City's first and only
Blacksmithing Course. "Creative Blacksmithing" is a full semester class for students of all levels, offered during the Summer, Fall and Spring semesters.

An introduction to the ancient art of blacksmithing, this course will use traditional and modern tools to create forged metal objects-functional and sculptural. Topics include: bending, drawing down, hot-cutting, spreading, twisting and braiding, sheet-metal forming, hot-punching and riveting. In addition to using gas and coal forges, thorough instruction is also given in all aspects of oxy-acetylene torch work: heating, cutting, welding, brazing and silver soldering.To register online, go to SVA WebAdvisor at:
https://webadvisor.schoolofvisualarts.edu or call 212-592-2050 for further information.

Program Highlights:

Our 14-week program leads you through the basic blacksmithing processes
of managing a forge fire, forging and welding steel and blending traditional and modern techniques to create original, functional, and sculptural pieces.

Your aesthetic development will take place on many levels throughout the program. By looking at the works of artists and blacksmiths from other times and places, you will be able to relate the technologies and styles of their pieces to the trends of today -- and to your own personal approach.

Drawing courses will enable you to generate and develop ideas, sketch out your designs, and prepare finished drawings suitable for presentation to a client.

Why Choose Fleming? Our Artist Blacksmith certificate program is taught by leading artists working in this medium. The program is held at Fleming's Haliburton Campus, home of the Haliburton School of The Arts, which is highly respected in artistic circles. The instruction is a combination of lecture with a lot of hands-on practical exercises. In addition to being in a classroom for 32.5 hours per week, the studio is open for 12 hours per week, so that you are able to work on independent projects. A technician is available during scheduled studio hours.

Diploma Requirements: This certificate comprises 14 credits, which equals one half of the credits required to complete the Visual and Creative Arts Diploma. Each credit consists of 32.5 hours of in-class instruction and 15 hours of independent studio work.

Fees and Additional Costs:
Tuition and fees are $1,940.00.
Approximately $400.00 for materials.
These fees apply for the 2002-2003 academic year and are subject to
change.

Simply Smithing Blacksmith Shop
Loren C. Roper Owner/Instructor
4435 Salt Creek Dr.
Duncan Falls, OH 43734
740-674-4863
E-Mail:  loren@simplysmithing.com
Website:  http://www.simplysmithing.com

My basic and advanced classes will give you the knowledge to get started, or refine what you already know.  Please see website for details. I offer two-day classes to fit your schedule.  I take a maximum of two (2) students at a time, which gives you personalized service.  Students will learn hammering, shaping hot iron, tapering, punching, drawing, upsetting, twisting, working, and maintaining a coal fired forge.  In addition, shop layout, and safety will be discussed.  The advanced classes the students will learn forge welding, heat-treating, hardening, tempering, and annealing. Give me a call or e-mail and we can discuss the details.

Smartshop - Metalworking School & Gallery
Holly Fisher, Director
516 East North Street
Kalamazoo, MI 49007
(269) 345-7285
Email: anvilgirl@sbcglobal.net
Website: www.smartshopkalamazoo.com

Smartshop is a metal working school located in Kalamazoo Michigan. Smartshop offers classes from the beginning to advanced levels of metal working. Classes focus on a diverse range of metal working techniques as well as aesthetic and art related issues. Smartshop embraces an integrated and open approach to individual expression and encourages innovative thought and creative problem solving.

Classes meet for eight week periods throughout the year. MIG, TIG, and ARC welding are taught, as well as plasma torch operation and surface finishing. Blacksmithing is offered in intermediate level classes.

Tillers International offers training for Overseas Rural Development programs such as required by the Peace Corp. Classes are also open for those with a general interest in traditional blacksmithing. The school offers a Metal Working Series of blacksmithing courses: Blacksmithing Skills, Blacksmithing Tools, and Artistic Blacksmithing taught by nationally known smiths, with 6 coal forges and 12 anvils, thus providing for up to 12 students per class. On-site lodging is available.

West Dean College has been engaged in education in the visual and applied arts including blacksmithing, music, gardening and conservation for more than 30 years. It is well known for its excellent tuition and specialist facilities, its stimulating environment and informal atmosphere. The College's programme of over 500 practical short courses runs throughout the year, enabling people to explore new subjects and ideas, develop skills and make useful and beautiful things. There are courses for all levels of ability, from complete beginner to professional blacksmith. As well as the short courses listed below, the College also runs a postgraduate diploma in Sculpture, Art & Site. Instructors include Peter Parkinson, Andrew Smith, David Tucker.

If you know of a school that teaches blacksmithing on a regular basis  (not listed here) or see a needed update to this list,  please send an Email.