ABANA National Curriculum In-Person Classes
Adirondack Folk School
Join blacksmith Steve Gurzler for classes supporting the ABANA National Curriculum or check out their other forging classes from AFS staff and various visiting instructors.
Location: Lake Luzerne, New York
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David Norrie Blacksmithing School
David Norrie’s Blacksmithing School, Forge with Intention, offers classes in blacksmithing, bladesmithing, and welding, plus various levels of the ABANA National Curriculum. The school regularly brings in guest instructors to teach tool-making, unique workshops, and blacksmithing classes.
Location: Berthoud, Colorado
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Fire Arts Blacksmithing School
Peter Clark offers instruction for beginning and intermediate blacksmiths at Fire Arts Blacksmithing School. Peter is the blacksmith behind Northwest Skillet Company and a National Curriculum Provisional Level II Instructor with ABANA.
Location: Le Grand, Oregon
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Fire Iron Forge
David Walker at Fire Iron Forge offers National Curriculum classes as well as other project based one-off classes. David is a Level I National Curriculum Instructor and ABANA Board member through 2026.
Location: Rathdrum, Idaho
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Hot Iron Blacksmith
Bud Harvey of Hot Iron Blacksmith offers private instruction, small group classes, and National Curriculum instruction. Fees include all necessary tools, materials and lunch when offered. Start your journey into the world of blacksmithing today.
Location: Chillicothe, Illinois
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Innovation Forge
Innovation Forge owner and National Curriculum Instructor Otto Engel teaches and manages the David Norrie School of Blacksmithing, Forge with Intention. Otto studied at The American College of the Building Arts in Charleston, South Carolina and the Hereford College of Arts in Herefordshire, England. He now produces custom forged metalwork and teaches nationally.
Location: Berthoud, Colorado
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Jourdan-Bachman Pioneer Farms
Jourdan-Bachman Pioneer Farms offers classes to obtain ABANA National Curriculum Level I certification (and soon Level II certification) under the instruction of Philip Waters. The Jourdan-Bachman Pioneer Farms is a living history museum that interprets and preserves the histories and cultures of Central Texas during the 19th century.
Location: Austin, Texas
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Virginia Institute of Blacksmithing
National Curriculum Instructor, Dale Morse, at the Virginia Institute of Blacksmithing (VIB) offers all 3 National Curriculum levels with a new class starting each month. VIB offers various other courses in welding, knifemaking, classes from guest instructors, and more.
Location: Waynesboro, Virginia
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