Blacksmith Basics

Blacksmith Basics

Summer Youth | Available

291 Whiconier Road Brookfield, CT 06804 United States
The Good Forge
Ages 11 - 17
Monday, August 4, 2025-Friday, August 8, 2025
1:00 PM-4:00 PM on Mon Tue Wed Th Fri
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$279.00
$275.00

Blacksmith Basics

Summer Youth | Available

Spend a fun filled week learning how to bend and shape steel in our Good Forge. Our well trained professional artists will use the forge and anvils to teach you traditional blacksmithing techniques such as drawing, bending, twisting, punching, slitting, and drifting. Students will learn to forge with confidence and complete projects such as a hook, fork, or marshmallow roaster.

 *SAFETY FIRST*

Safety Guidelines will be discussed and reviewed 

Required: Closed toe shoes, Fitted sleeves, Long hair tied back

  • *There is a $4 registration fee included in tuition.

    *Members will have the $4 fee deducted from tuition.

Chris Doherty

Chris Doherty has been wielding a hammer since the late twentieth century and has been working and teaching at Brookfield Craft Center for many years. His work has been sold at local galleries and craft shows as well as online. He was the assistant instructor for blacksmithing at Peter’s Valley Craft Center in the summer of 2014 and is a member of the Northeast Blacksmiths Association. He is an enthusiastic supporter of the craft.