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Winter Conference 2024

CFI 3rd Annual Winter Blacksmithing Conference Saturday, December 7, Noon to 5pm At The Hive® at 2904 E Sprague Avenue In Studio E and the adjoining patio FREE EVENT FOR PAID MEMBERS! 2024 has been a big year for the club! We are very excited to invite you all to our 3rd annual Winter Blacksmithing Conference. Part member meeting, part educational programming, part social, and part fundraiser, it is a great opportunity to meet other smiths and learn more about…

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Blown Away: Fall 2024

October was a busy month for CFI. The kickoff weekend was the Spokane Renaissance Faire, where the blacksmiths were many and we got to see such different and interesting set ups (a corn coke forge! a treadle-wheel blower!). We spent an incredible two days huzzah-ing between blows, while royal intrigue, stilt-walkers, and costumed onlookers (from medieval to fantastical) all stopped by our booth to see what all the clamoring was about. We even heated our stew with a hot piece…

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Fall Hammer-In October 12-13, 2024!

CFI Fall Hammer-In October 12 & 13, 2024 10 AM to 1 PM and 2 PM to 5 PM At Morgan Jade Ironworks at 2403 E Euclid Avenue Join us for a weekend of forging! Whether it’s your first time or your thousandth, come out and hammer steel with us! MORNING SESSIONS – BEGINNERS We will be offering beginning blacksmithing instruction for newcomers or folks who need a refresher during the first half of each day. Those who register for…

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Spring Hammer-In 2024! June 1-2!

CFI Spring Hammer-In June 1 & 2, 2024 10 AM to 1 PM and 2 PM to 5 PM At Morgan Jade Ironworks at 2403 E Euclid Avenue We hope you’ll join us for a weekend of forging! Make new friends and learn new skills! MORNING SESSIONS – BEGINNERS We will be offering beginning blacksmithing instruction for newcomers or folks who need a refresher during the first half of each day. Those who register for a morning session will learn…

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Winter Fundraising Classes – January 2024

Winter Fundraising Classes – January 2024 By signing up for one of CFI’s classes this January, you help the club and its mission of supporting and growing the blacksmithing community in and around Spokane. Thank you! Our volunteer instructors generously donate their time to teach, and these classes have been a wonderful kickoff to a new year of forging together! Sculpted Bottle Opener with Chris Kerney Saturday, January 6, 2024 10:00 AM – 02:00 PM $65, 4-hour class CLASS IS…

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CFI Winter Blacksmithing Conference 2023! December 2nd at The Hive!

CFI 2nd Annual Winter Blacksmithing Conference Saturday, December 2, Noon to 6pm At The Hive® at 2904 E Sprague Avenue In Studio E and the adjoining patio FREE EVENT FOR PAID MEMBERS! 2023 is our 10th anniversary and it has been a great year for the club! We are very excited to invite you all to our 2nd annual Winter Blacksmithing Conference! Part member meeting, part educational programming, part social, and part fundraiser, it is a great opportunity to meet…

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Fall Hammer-In Oct 14-15th, 2023

CFI Fall Hammer-In October 14 & 15, 2023 10 AM to 1 PM and 2 PM to 5 PM At Morgan Jade Ironworks at 2403 E Euclid Avenue Whether it’s your first time forging or you’re a seasoned smith, we hope you’ll join us at the fall hammer-in and celebrate our decennial year! We hope you can come out and enjoy this gathering with us and help fuel CFI to keep working toward its mission of supporting and spreading the…

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Spring Hammer-In 2023! June 10 & 11!

CFI hasn’t had a hammer-in since fall of 2019, and we are so excited to bring it back! We are changing things up a bit, and we hope you all enjoy! This is the club’s 10th year cultivating the blacksmithing community and spreading public awareness in the greater Spokane area, and we continue to adapt and grow as a blacksmithing club and a volunteer run non-profit. We appreciate everyone’s involvement in making CFI what it is today and helping to…

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Sculptural Forged Necklace Class 1/28/23 with Mallory Battista

Sculptural Forged Necklace Class Saturday, January 28, 2023 | 1 to 4 pm Design and forge your own unique steel necklace with Mallory Battista. Chain and clasps must be purchased independently. 4 spots available Location: Morgan-Jade Ironworks, 2403 E Euclid Ave, Spokane Cost: $50 This is a winter fundraising class for CFI, and Mallory is generously donating her time to teach it. By taking this class, you are helping the club and its mission of supporting and growing the blacksmithing…

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RR Spike Knife Class 1/21/23 with David Corn

Railroad Spike Knife Class Saturday, January 21, 2023 | 10 AM to 5 PM Forge, harden, and sharpen a railroad spike knife with a twisted handle. Seven-hour class with longtime bladesmith David Corn. 3 spots available Location: Morgan-Jade Ironworks, 2403 E Euclid Ave, Spokane Cost: $100 This is a winter fundraising class for CFI, and David is generously donating his time to teach it. By taking this class, you are helping the club and its mission of supporting and growing…

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