Bladesmithing equipment is expensive. Before you decide to buy your own tools, forge alongside the community, whether it be at a community forge or someone's personal shop. The Forge Map is a living map, built and reviewed by smiths like you.
It's a small and cozy workshop I built in my backyard for bladesmithing and forging :)
Personal shop, but upgrading to a full shop in coming months.
Private workshop from an enthusiastic mechanical engineer, doing fun stuff. I built my own hydraulic press (25-ton) and have forged two knives already (one neck knife and one ladder-damascus billet). Would have made more if there was only more time to do so.
I have a 45' semi trailer with 3 phase power that holds all of my machining and finishing machines, then outside I have 2 power hammers and 2 hydraulic presses.
Well equipped bladesmith and blacksmith shop. I also teach classes, and am interested in taking on an apprentice, or allowing shop rental.
Small forge offering blade and blacksmithing classes as well as bronze casting, figure sculpture, and some light fabrication instruction.
We offer bladesmithing classes, ranging from beginner to intermediate bladesmiths.
A blacksmithing shop where fire, steel, and hands come together to forge something real. Every piece is hand-hammered and one-of-a-kind, built with patience at the anvil and a love for the craft. From blades to custom ironwork, each creation carries a piece of the maker's soul.
A Nashville community makerspace with metalworking and woodworking studios, classes, and membership access for makers.
A 501(c)(3) nonprofit community blacksmith shop near Los Angeles offering hands-on blacksmithing and bladesmithing workshops for all levels.
A nonprofit industrial arts school in West Oakland teaching blacksmithing and bladesmithing alongside welding, foundry, and more.
A blacksmithing school in Waltham offering hands-on classes in traditional forging, from first-timer sessions to advanced work.
A dedicated forging school set in a historic Johnstown ironworks, offering blacksmithing and industrial forging workshops.
A north-side Chicago nonprofit makerspace with departments in forging, welding, foundry, and woodworking, plus classes and studio access.
A Seattle community arts center with a full blacksmithing studio — trench and tube gas forges, nine anvils, a hydraulic press, and vises — plus classes.
A Central Texas blacksmithing guild (ABANA-affiliated) with monthly meets, demonstrations, and member-hosted classes around Austin.
An inclusive metal makerspace in Denver offering blacksmithing, welding, and knife-making classes plus open-studio access.
A Brooklyn maker studio running hands-on blacksmithing and knife-forging classes for all levels.
A 14,000 sq ft Portland makerspace with a full metal shop, offering blacksmithing and metalworking classes and member studio access.
An Atlanta shop teaching hands-on blacksmithing, bladesmithing, and knife grinding since 2013.