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Appalachian Center for Crafts, Route 3, Box 430 ,
Smithville, TN 37166, (615) 597-6801
Arrowhead Forge is a working
artist blacksmith shop operated by David W. Osmundsen in Buffalo,
Wyoming at the base of the Big Horn Mountains. The one week class is
offered monthly and is limited to two students. Each day is filled with
demos and hands on experence for the begining blacksmith. Students will
leave at
the end of the week with a good understanding of
many of the basic techniques including some heat treating, forge
welding and power hammer work as well as several simple
projects they completed. For more information about David Osmundsen and
Arrowhead Forge visit arrowhead-forge.com or
e-mail me at info@arrowhead-forge.com
Arromount School of Arts & Crafts, P. O. Box 567, Gatlinburg, TN 37738, (615) 436-5860 Internet URL: http://www.arrowmont.org/ .
Augusta Heritage Center, Box Cn, Davis & Elkins College,
West Virginia 26241-3996, (304) 636-1903
Bandy Blacksmith Shop, 321
N. Broadway, Grape Day Park, Escondido, CA 92025. Internet URL: www.escondidohistoricalsociety.org.
Bear Mountain Outdoor School, Hightown, VA 24444, (703) 468-2700
Brookfield Craft Center, P. O. Box 122, Route 25, Brookfield, CT 06804, (203) 775-4526
Blacksmith Guild of Central Maryland, Inc., P. O. Box 592, Westminster, MD 21158-0592. Weekend classes at the Carroll County Farm Museum, Westminster, Maryland. Classes from beginning blacksmithing to a number of intermediate level topics.
John C. Campbell Folk School, One Folk School Road, Brasstown, NC 28902, (704) 837-2775, 1-800-FOLK-SCH (800-365-5724), Fax: (704) 837-8637, Web Site: http://www.folkschool.com
Camp Verde School of Blacksmithing, HC 75 Box 1598, Camp Verde, AZ 86322, (602) 567-3681
Cape Cod School of Blacksmithing, 13 Captain Doane Way, Orleans, MA 02536, (508)240-7661
Cedar Lakes Craft Center, Ripley, West Virginia 25271, (304) 372-7873
Center for Creative Studies, 201 East Kirby, Detroit, Michigan 48202, 800-952-ARTS
Chisham Forge, Box 82, Petaluma, CA 94953, (707) 765-9861
Colorado Rocky Mountain School, 1493 County Road 106, Carbondale, CO 81623 , (303) 963-2562
Connecticut School of Wrought Iron Design, Box 8116, Buckland Station, Manchester, CT 06040, (203) 646-8363
Conner Prairie Museum , 13400 Allisonville Road, Fishers, IN 46038, (317) 776-6000
Custer Forge and Welding, 3128 Behme Road , Custer, WA 98240, 360-366-9149/360-366-4033
Escondido Adult Education
Escondido Historical Society offers classes in beginning and
intermediate blacksmithing taught by blacksmith Phil Ewing at Heritage
Walk Museum's replicated Bandy blacksmith shop in conjunction with
Escondido Adult Education. Contact: Historical Societ for more
information at: P. O. Box 263, Escondido, CA 92033. TEL: (760)
743-8207.
The Forgery School of Blacksmithing, Bob Gunter, 13 Tijeras, New Mexico 87059, (505) 281-8080
Forge & Anvil Metal Studio, Ltd., 30 King Street, Jacobs, Ontario N0B 2N0 , Canada, (519)664-3622
Gould Academy, P. O. Box 880, Bethel, ME 04217, (207) 824-2161
Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, P. O. Box 518, Chisham Forge, Box 82, Petaluma, CA 94953 , (707) 765-9861
Haliburton School of the Arts, a part of Fleming College, in Northern Ontario, Canada. Offers a full-time artist blacksmithing program in the Village of Haliburton, on completion you receive an Artist Blacksmith cdertificate. Class is 14 weeks, September to December. Also Offer one week courses in July and August. Address: Hwy 118, Box 839, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada K0M 1S0. Tel: 705-457-1680. E-Mail: slittle@fleminge.on.ca. Web Site: www.HaliburtonSchoolofTheArts.ca
Joseph Art School, Box 106, Joseph, Oregon 97846, 800-459-3605
Montgomery Community College, P. O. Box 787-S , Troy, NY 27371
McLellan Blacksmithing, 921 Lawton Avenue, Roseville, CA
95678, TEL: (916) 786-0560
Old Cowtown Museum, 1871 Sim Park Drive, Wichita, KS 67203, (316) 264-0671
Old Sturbridge Village, 1 Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, MA 01566, (508) 347-3362 Web Site: http://www.osv.org .
Oregon School of Arts and Crafts, 8245 SW Barnes Road, Portland, Oregon 97225, 503-297-5544
Penland School, Penland Road, Penland, NC 28765-0037, (704) 765-2359
Peters Valley Craft Center, 19 Kuhn Road, Leyton, NJ 07851, (201) 948-5200
Seven Eagles Education Center, 16486 Wapakoneta Road, Grand Rapids, OH 43522, TEL: (419) 832-0114
School of Bladesmithing, Texarkana College, 2500 N. Robinson Road, Texarkana, TX 75501, (903) 838-4541, Ext. 237
Shelbourne Craft School, Box 52, Shelbourne, Vermont 05482, 802-985-3648
The Ozark School of Blacksmithing, HC 87, Box 5780, Potosi, MO 63664. TEL: (573) 438-4725. E-Mail: ozarksch@therural.net. Web Site: http://www.therural.net/~ozarksch/index.html.
The Village Blacksmith, Geronimo Bayard, 3739 Highway 138 W, Oakland, OR 97462 , TEL: (541) 459-2609
Tillers International, 5239 south 24th Street, Kalamazoo, MI 59002, TEL: (616) 344-3233
Touchstone Center for Crafts, R.D. 1 1, Box 60, Farmington, PA 15437
Turley Forge Blacksmithing School, Route 10, Box 88C, Santa Fe, NM 87501, (505) 471-8608
20th Century Museum of Technology and History, 106 North I Street, San Bernardino, CA 92410, (909) 797-3279. Contact: Klaus Duebbert. Web Site: http://www.yucaipaforge.com .
University of Washington, Metal Design Program, School of Art DM-10, Seattle, WA 98195, TEL: (206) 543-6016
Western's School of Horseshoeing, 2801 W. Maryland Avenue, Phoenix, AZ 85017. TEL: 602-242-2560. Contact: Edward Bawolek at badoctor@yahoo.com. They teach general blacksmithing and also sell coal.
The Worchester Center for Crafts, 25 Sagamore Road,
Worchester, MA 01605, 508-753-8183
Malcolm Paine A.W.C.B., P. O. Box 757 , Busselton WA 6282 Australia, TEL: 097 551183
Saskatchewan Western Development Museum, Blacksmithing School, 2935 Melville Street, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada S7J 5A6, (306) 934-1400, FAX: (360) 934-4467
NGK "Nederlands Gilde van Kunstsmeden" Guild, P. O. Box 2600, 3430 GA Nieuwegen, The Netherlands. TEL: 0031 (0) 306053344. FAX: 0031 (0) 306053208. Contact Person: Mr. J. Ph. Jongeling. This is the Dutch Blacksmith Guild. They provide a blacksmith course.
Cold Hanworth Forge, NR Welton, LINCOLNSHIRE LN2 3RE, England. Tel: +44 (0) 1673 866700. Email: boboakes@teachblacksmithing.com, Web Site: http://www.teachblacksmithing.com/. Contact: Bob Oakes.
Do You know of a School that teaches blacksmithing on a regular basis that is not listed here! If so, please let us hear about them.
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