Hammerspace Community Workshop and Makerspace

In this fun and foundational class we will be forging square tapers, practicing our drawing out technique, developing general hammer control and learning to use anvils in synergy with your hammer strikes.

We will also be learning make a simple scroll and a twist pattern.

Our goal is to create unique steel skewers for roasting treats over a fire or holding a hot strip of searing hot meat safely away from your fingers.

You should wear closed toe shoes, and bring a refreshing beverage to combat the heat of the forge.

This blacksmithing class is suitable for ages 13 to adult.
Price:$75

Coins have been made into rings for years, they were sometimes given as wedding bands after World War I and WWII. It is said that these rings were often made in the trenches or on Navy ships at sea by hitting the coin with a large silver spoon several thousand times. Learn how to heat, hammer, and shape metal while making your very own, very cool looking ring out of a US quarter dollar coin. Coins will be provided, but feel free to bring a special one of your own if you prefer.

Cost: $50/person (all materials included)
Suggested age: 13-114 years old
Class Size: 7

In this brand new master class at Hammerspace our resident swordsmith Dave will be guiding 3-4 intrepid smiths through all the steps of making a short sword from scratch.

We will begin with some specialized steel meant for high performance, strength, and edge retention, not the damascus pictured in the example sword. Pop's Pro Cut, A collaborative design between Knife Steel Nerd's Larrin Thomas and Pop's Knife Supply.

This carbon steel has the perfect balance between toughness and edge retention. It's extremely forgiving to heat treat, with exceptional hardness and ultra fine grain structure. It's also an alternative for 15N20 in making high performance damascus. This steel has great stability in quench and is easy to work with and grind, even at higher hardnesses.
C- .866 Si - .215. Mn - .352 Cr - .24 Ni - 1.99 V - .23 W - 1.23

On Saturday, we will learn to grind a sword profile, create a fuller for the center of our blades and bevel the edges. We will prepare our tangs for our cross guards and handles and finally heat treat our blade to complete our work for day one.

Over night, our smith will complete the tempering process.

On Sunday, we will begin by forging our crossguards and machining our pommels, interspersed with cleaning and sanding our blades from day 1. We will complete our day by creating exotic hardwood handles and leather spacers and assembling our finished sword.

This is a full weekend event, with a lunch intermission both days.
Feel free to order or bring food and drink.

Wear closed toe shoes and weather appropriate clothing.

Ages 18 and up
Class size 4
Cost $350

In this fun and foundational class we will be forging square tapers, practicing our drawing out technique, developing general hammer control and learning to use anvils in synergy with your hammer strikes.

We will also be learning make a simple scroll and a twist pattern.

Our goal is to create unique steel skewers for roasting treats over a fire or holding a hot strip of searing hot meat safely away from your fingers.

You should wear closed toe shoes, and bring a refreshing beverage to combat the heat of the forge.

This blacksmithing class is suitable for ages 13 to adult.
Price:$75