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…

CFI had the amazing opportunity to teach blacksmithing at the North branch of the Spokane County Library District this August! Library goers were able to register for the workshop for free through the library and each forged nails, hooks, and iron bracelets in the library parking lot. A lot of folks stuck around to spectate and it was a great group of people all day long. We were very happy to have gotten to reach a new audience with the…

Registration Open for the Fall Hammer-In October 5+6, 2019 We are very excited to try out some changes to our Hammer-In this fall to accommodate the wishes of our members! In addition to the forging instruction happening under the canopy, we will provide an open forge area where experienced smiths can bring their own equipment, forge their own steel, and network with each other! $25 covers the whole weekend for the open forge area, which helps the club pay for…

Columbia Fire & Iron has been demonstrating at the Interstate Fair for years, many of us first got into blacksmithing after seeing Steve McGrew hammering there near the antique tractors. It is a great opportunity to expose the public to our craft and educate potential blacksmiths that there are resources for learning how to forge. If you are interested in joining us at the fairgrounds this year, please email smith (at) columbiafireandiron.org with your interest and availability to be included in…

John Huffstutter is offering four spots in a new class on the Suffolk gate latch for experienced smiths, proceeds to benefit Columbia Fire & Iron. Gift certificates will be available to print for giving this holiday season, and money raised will help CFI invest in more tools for the club’s next Hammer-In in the spring! Suffolk Gate Latch Class Sunday, February 17, 2019 | 9am to 4pm Examples of the Suffolk Gate Latch can be seen in Europe as well…

John Huffstutter is offering four spots in his hummingbird and cala lily sculpture class for blacksmiths sixteen years old and over, proceeds to benefit Columbia Fire & Iron. Gift certificates will be available to print for giving this holiday season, and money raised will help CFI invest in more tools for the club’s next hammer-in in the spring! LOCATION Hummingbird & Lily Blacksmithing Class Sunday, January 20, 2019 | 9am to 3pm Students will make a cala lily sculpture and…