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  • A Taste of Blacksmithing August 2025 – Class is full as of July 28, 2025

    MN School of Horseshoeing 6250 Riverdale Dr, NW, Ramsey, MN, United States

    Instructor: Rebecca Hrobak Class Manager: Harvey Steele  hsteele@handeecleat.com Description: This is the day to try blacksmithing. All are welcome – we have designed this for the complete novice. Hammer in hand, iron heated in the coal forge, anvil at the ready, you’ll be making one or more take-home projects: a drive-hook, an S-hook or just…

    $65

  • 2025 Pre-Conference Class

    Pierce Country Fairgrounds Ellsworth, WI, United States

    Swiveling Jaw Tongs Class Instructor: Tom Latane' Brief Description: Students will forge the jaws, reins, and pivot of a pair of tongs with one hinged jaw that will adjust to hold material over a range of 3/8”, and adjust to the taper angle of items such as an axe blade being held while the eye…

    $230

  • 2025–48th Annual Fall Conference

    Recurring
    Pierce Country Fairgrounds Ellsworth, WI, United States

    Save the dates for The Guild of Metalsmiths' 48th annual fall conference, AKA "The Madness!" Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, September 19, 20, and 21, 2025 Details soon! Pierce County Fairgrounds, Ellsworth, Wisconsin (map below) Map to Pierce County Fairgrounds, Ellsworth WI

  • Open Forge and Potluck Free to Members Only

    MN School of Horseshoeing 6250 Riverdale Dr, NW, Ramsey, MN, United States

    FREE MEMBERS ONLY This event (our second) is open to all Guild members. There are eight forges available for us to use, and there is no lesson or agenda except to get some iron hot, hit it with a hammer, and hang out with fellow blacksmiths. There are sign ups that will guarantee you a…

  • October 2025 Membership Meeting

    Our October Guild of Metalsmith’s meeting is on October 8, 2025 On Wednesday, October 8 our next meeting will be at Primitive Precision Metalcraft at 4430 North Lyndale Ave in Minneapolis. It’s located in an old factory building. Most of their production is on metal fabricating, and they have three enormous and thick (to me)…

  • Chalk Tongs Class 2025

    MN School of Horseshoeing 6250 Riverdale Dr, NW, Ramsey, MN, United States

    Chalk Tongs Class Instructor: Dave Gavin Class size: maximum 8, minimum 4 Class Manager: Jesse Gavin, jagavin6273@hotmail.com Are you tired of fumbling with that short piece of chalk? Then this is the class for you. We will be making chalk tongs. This class will require you to have some serious hammer control. One wrong hit,…

    $65