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…

Blacksmithing Fundamentals Class January or February 2023 | Various times available Learn fundamental blacksmithing techniques with David Walker, following ABANA’s National Curriculum. While students will make projects, the emphasis is on skill development and technique. 8 spots available Location: Gizmo Makerspace, 283 Hubbard Ave Suite 102, Coeur d’Alene, ID Cost: $70 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…

Tongs & Nutcracker Class Saturday, January 14, 2023 | Noon to 4 pm Forge a set of tongs or a nutcracker, or both if time allows, with Chris Kerney 4 spots available Location: Colbert, WA (address will be shared with registrants) Cost: $60 This is a winter fundraising class for CFI, and Chris is generously donating his time to teach it. By taking this class, you are helping the club and its mission of supporting and growing the blacksmithing community…

It’s been wonderful getting back in the swing of things this year (the hammer swing, haha). Our summer Saturday forging events were way too hot but we still had fun, and it helped our members without smithies to forge again and create their entries to the fair. The fair was a blast, with a great 10-day blacksmithing demo as well as an impressive turnout for the first-ever Ironwork Class in the Crafts Exhibit. And finally, we were back at the…

We are very excited to be back at the fair this year for our 10-day blacksmithing demo! We are looking for volunteers who would like to come out and forge with us and educate the public about the craft of blacksmithing. We spend a lot of time forging nails to give away to kids, so it’s a great time to practice the basics and just have fun with your fellow smiths. We would like to have 3 or 4 people…

Register for Our Summer Forging Saturdays Mini Hammer-Ins! July 30, August 6, and August 13, 2022 We are so excited to fire up the forges and hammer together again! Whether you want to come out and try blacksmithing for the first time, or you’d like to forge something to exhibit at the fair but don’t have a home shop, or you just want to come hammer with some old friends, we hope you’ll come join us at these three Saturday…

1-Day Railroad Spike Tomahawk Class February 8 & 9, 2020 | 8 am to 5 pm Learn to forge a tomahawk head out of a railroad spike at this 1-day workshop with Steve McGrew! Skills will include shaping, slitting and drifting the eye for a handle, heat treating, grinding and sharpening. Instructions will be given for how to fit a handle to the tomahawk head, but the handle will be an at-home project. We can accommodate 4 students per day, and onlookers…

Steve McGrew is offering 16 spots in his kids patch knife class this January! Proceeds will benefit Columbia Fire & Iron so we can invest in more tools for the club’s next Hammer-In this spring! Kids Patch Knife Class January 18 & 19, 2020 | 8am to noon or 1pm to 5pm This four-hour class is aimed at young students, ages 12 to 15. It teaches basic blacksmithing skills. Beginners will learn hammer skills and elementary heat treating, in making…