by Andrea Barber | Jul 21, 2025
This workshop will repair, re-leather, and restore the blacksmith shop bellows at Historic Eastfield Village. Participants in the workshop will learn how a traditional two-chambered blacksmith bellows works and is used. The bellows will have new leather stitched...
by Andrea Barber | Jan 23, 2025
Monday, 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm Are you looking to hone your forging and blacksmithing techniques? Open Studio sessions at the Carrie Blast Furnaces provide flexible, self-guided time to build on your skills, test out new ideas, or put those final touches on a previously...
by Andrea Barber | Jan 23, 2025
May 26 @ 11:00 am – May 31 @ 7:00 pm Monday through Saturday 11:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. Visiting artist information is forthcoming. This workshop features extended shop time onsite at the Carrie Blast Furnaces and in-depth instruction / assistance catered to the...
by Andrea Barber | Dec 27, 2024
This beginner-friendly class focuses on the fundamentals of blacksmithing while crafting your own custom grilling tools including a steak flipper, egg spoon, and a set of BBQ tongs—a perfect addition to your grilling or kitchen arsenal! We’ll start by making a steak...
by Andrea Barber | Dec 27, 2024
Participants in this workshop will learn how to forge and heat treat their own Viking Style Bearded Axe, first forging the tools needed in order to forge that axe. The class will start with the forging of a mandrel to form the axe eye, and a pair of knee tongs that...
