Blacksmithing
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Basic Blacksmithing Tool Set- August 2026
Price range: $480.00 through $540.00If you've started your blacksmithing journey or may be about to, you need a few basic tools to make forging a little easier. In this class you'll forge a pair of flat jaw tongs, a pair of simple shop calipers and a set of dividers. You'll also learn how to harden and temper tool steel while forging a center punch, cold chisel, and hot chisel.
Dates/Times
- Friday, August 21, 2026 – 9:00 am to 4:00 pm
- Saturday, August 22, 2026 – 9:00 am to 4:00 pm
- Sunday, August 23, 2026 – 9:00 am to 4:00 pm
Instructor: Dick Sargent
Member Tuition: $405.00
Non-Member Tuition: $465.00Material Fee: $75.00 Included in fee shown on checkout page
Location: AFS, 51 Main Street, Lake Luzerne, NY
Special Notes: Hard shoes and long pants are required for student's safety.
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Blacksmithing 117: Forge Welding Basics, Fire Poker & Chain Links- October 2026
Price range: $160.00 through $180.00Forge welding is often seen as a difficult, even mystical process. This course is designed for students who have completed a basic class or who have equivalent experience. We will demystify and cover the basics of forge-welding, learn to forge weld a loop on a bar, then will move on to forging a short length of chain. ABANA
Dates/Times
- Saturday, October 24, 2026 – 9:00 am to 4:00 pm
Instructor: Steve Gurzler
Member Tuition: $135.00
Non-Member Tuition: $155.00Material Fee: $25.00 Included in fee shown on checkout page
Location: AFS, 51 Main Street, Lake Luzerne, NY
Special Notes: Hard shoes and long pants are required for student's safety.
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Complete Basic Blacksmithing- October 2026
Price range: $640.00 through $740.00This basic class will give you the foundation needed to start out on your journey of blacksmithing. You'll learn fire management, hammering methods, drawing out, upsetting, cutting, splitting, twisting, and convenience bending along with a demo of forge welding. Make punches and chisels and learn to harden and temper them. Heating material and heat management will be taught and much more.
Dates/Times
- Friday, October 2, 2026 – 9:00 am to 4:00 pm
- Saturday, October 3, 2026 – 9:00 am to 4:00 pm
- Sunday, October 4, 2026 – 9:00 am to 4:00 pm
- Monday, October 5, 2026 – 9:00 am to 4:00 pm
Instructor: Dick Sargent
Member Tuition: $540.00
Non-Member Tuition: $640.00Material Fee: $100.00 Included in fee shown on checkout page
Location: AFS, 51 Main Street, Lake Luzerne, NY
Special Notes: Hard shoes and long pants are required for student's safety.
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Forge Welding- June 2026
Price range: $320.00 through $360.00One of the most crucial skills for any smith is the ability to forge weld. This 2-day class will cover a variety of different forge welds from welding chain to more complicated techniques.
Dates/Times
- Saturday, June 13, 2026 – 9:00 am to 4:00 pm
- Sunday, June 14, 2026 – 9:00 am to 4:00 pm
Instructor: Derek Heidemann
Member Tuition: $270.00
Non-Member Tuition: $310.00Material Fee: $50.00 Included in fee shown on checkout page
Location: AFS, 51 Main Street, Lake Luzerne, NY
Special Notes: Hard shoes and long pants are required for student's safety.
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Forging a Chef's Knife- July 2026
Price range: $330.00 through $370.00This class is taught by renowned instructor and the very first winner of History Channel's Forged in Fire, Matthew Parkinson. The chef's knife is the most used knife in almost any home. These iconic knives help to create meals for family and loved ones. Well-made kitchen knives can last a lifetime and this class will give you the opportunity to create one of your very own. In this two-day class students will make their own chef's knife from high carbon steel. All aspects of bladesmithing will be covered, from forging the blade to shaping, then heat treating, grinding, and polishing, making and fitting a wooden handle and finally, sharpening – with very special attention given to the design and geometry of this kind of knife. This class is intended as an introductory bladesmithing class, but some forging experience is helpful.
Dates/Times
- Saturday, July 11, 2026 – 9:00 am to 4:00 pm
- Sunday, July 12, 2026 – 9:00 am to 4:00 pm
Instructor: Matthew Parkinson
Member Tuition: $280.00
Non-Member Tuition: $320.00Material Fee: $50.00 Included in fee shown on checkout page
Location: AFS, 51 Main Street, Lake Luzerne, NY
Special Notes: Hard shoes and long pants are required for student's safety.
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Forging Tongs- June 2026
Price range: $480.00 through $540.00Next to your hammer, the most important tool when working in the forge is your tongs! Properly made tongs will hold work securely and safely, making your forging experience more enjoyable. In this class you'll learn how to make flat jaw, bolt, and lip law tongs and if time allows perhaps more.
Dates/Times
- Friday, June 19, 2026 – 9:00 am to 4:00 pm
- Saturday, June 20, 2026 – 9:00 am to 4:00 pm
- Sunday, June 21, 2026 – 9:00 am to 4:00 pm
Instructor: Dick Sargent
Member Tuition: $405.00
Non-Member Tuition: $465.00Material Fee: $75.00 Included in fee shown on checkout page
Location: AFS, 51 Main Street, Lake Luzerne, NY
Special Notes: Hard shoes and long pants are required for student's safety.
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Handforged Cooking Utensils- August 2026
Price range: $320.00 through $360.00Come learn fundamental forging techniques while making functional cooking utensils great for the BBQ or kitchen. In this beginner workshop we will explore both one piece forgings as well as two piece riveted construction. You will learn simple hand forging techniques at the anvil and food safe metal finishes.
Dates/Times
- Saturday, August 1, 2026 – 9:00 am to 4:00 pm
- Sunday, August 2, 2026 – 9:00 am to 4:00 pm
Instructor: Ian McCarthy
Member Tuition: $270.00
Non-Member Tuition: $310.00Material Fee: $50.00 Included in fee shown on checkout page
Location: AFS, 51 Main Street, Lake Luzerne, NY
Special Notes: Hard shoes and long pants are required for student's safety.
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Handforged Skillet- October 2026
Price range: $320.00 through $360.00In this 2 day workshop, students will learn basic sheet metal forging and riveted construction. Starting with a steel disk, learn to shape a simple skillet body and forge a decorative riveted handle. Create a functional and decorative piece of cookware to last a lifetime!
Dates/Times
- Saturday, October 17, 2026 – 9:00 am to 4:00 pm
- Sunday, October 18, 2026 – 9:00 am to 4:00 pm
Instructor: Ian McCarthy
Member Tuition: $270.00
Non-Member Tuition: $310.00Material Fee: $50.00 Included in fee shown on checkout page
Location: AFS, 51 Main Street, Lake Luzerne, NY
Special Notes: Hard shoes and long pants are required for student's safety.
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Intro to the Japanese Blade- October 2026
Price range: $800.00 through $900.00Taught by renowned instructor and winner of the History Channel's Forged in Fire, Mace Vitale. In this 5 day intensive, students will be free to explore the processes of forging, grinding, heat treat (using clay), and polishing of blades to bring out the unique hardening lines (Hamon) prevalent in this style. Students will be free to create and dive right into making blades at their own pace. This is an advanced class; students should have experience forging.
Dates/Times
- Thursday, October 8, 2026 – 9:00 am to 4:00 pm
- Friday, October 9, 2026 – 9:00 am to 4:00 pm
- Saturday, October 10, 2026 – 9:00 am to 4:00 pm
- Sunday, October 11, 2026 – 9:00 am to 4:00 pm
- Monday, October 12, 2026 – 9:00 am to 4:00 pm
Instructor: Mace Vitale
Member Tuition: $675.00
Non-Member Tuition: $775.00Material Fee: $125.00 Included in fee shown on checkout page
Location: AFS, 51 Main Street, Lake Luzerne, NY
Special Notes: Hard shoes and long pants are required for student's safety.
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National Curriculum Level 1- July 2026
Price range: $800.00 through $900.00The National Curriculum offers a step-by-step progression through three levels of fundamental blacksmithing skills. Certification signifies that a smith has demonstrated mastery of a specific set of skills, increasing in complexity with each level: Level I (beginner), Level II (intermediate), Level III (advanced). Level I is the first level of the curriculum and is designed as a guide through beginning blacksmithing techniques. Starting with safety, Level I then moves into core skills and techniques, including tapering, bending, forging and heat-treating hand tools, punching and drifting, basic blacksmithing math, forging to dimension, forge-welding, and creating tenons. It culminates in a final project, the Gate Latch, designed to test the student on these skills. Upon completion of Level I, students will have confidence in the most essential blacksmithing skills and be able to forge a wide variety of projects. The program is designed to provide a solid foundation within the craft. To earn certification, the student needs to successfully complete the projects and techniques as outlined in the checklist in the Level I Student Packet. This is found on the website abana.org The checklist allows students and instructors to keep track of progress. ABANA will accept the recommendation from an Affiliate?s Education Program Chair or the judgment of a Certified Level I Instructor that qualifies a student as having passed Level I.
Dates/Times
- Saturday, July 18, 2026 – 9:00 am to 4:00 pm
- Sunday, July 19, 2026 – 9:00 am to 4:00 pm
- Monday, July 20, 2026 – 9:00 am to 4:00 pm
- Tuesday, July 21, 2026 – 9:00 am to 4:00 pm
- Wednesday, July 22, 2026 – 9:00 am to 4:00 pm
Instructor: Robert Menard
Member Tuition: $675.00
Non-Member Tuition: $775.00Material Fee: $125.00 Included in fee shown on checkout page
Location: AFS, 51 Main Street, Lake Luzerne, NY
Special Notes: Hard shoes and long pants are required for student's safety.
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Open Forge Night- August 2026
$25.00Interested in blacksmithing but unsure how to start? Open Forge Night is the place for you! Every third Wednesday of the month during our blacksmithing season, come see demonstrations by expert blacksmith Steve Gurzler. Observing the demonstration is free and open to the public. If you want to try your hand at blacksmithing there is a $20 fee to cover the cost of materials. Safety precautions must be followed – including hard shoes with no open toes, long pants, goggles (supplied) and gloves (supplied).
Dates/Times
- Wednesday, August 19, 2026 – 6:00 pm to 8:30 pm
Instructor: Steve Gurzler
Member Tuition: $0.00
Non-Member Tuition: $0.00Material Fee: $25.00 Included in fee shown on checkout page
Location: AFS, 51 Main Street, Lake Luzerne, NY
Special Notes: Hard shoes and long pants are required for student's safety.
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Open Forge Night- July 2026
$25.00Interested in blacksmithing but unsure how to start? Open Forge Night is the place for you! Every third Wednesday of the month during our blacksmithing season, come see demonstrations by expert blacksmith Steve Gurzler. Observing the demonstration is free and open to the public. If you want to try your hand at blacksmithing there is a $20 fee to cover the cost of materials. Safety precautions must be followed – including hard shoes with no open toes, long pants, goggles (supplied) and gloves (supplied).
Dates/Times
- Wednesday, July 15, 2026 – 6:00 pm to 8:30 pm
Instructor: Steve Gurzler
Member Tuition: $0.00
Non-Member Tuition: $0.00Material Fee: $25.00 Included in fee shown on checkout page
Location: AFS, 51 Main Street, Lake Luzerne, NY
Special Notes: Hard shoes and long pants are required for student's safety.