Education & Funding

NATIONAL CURRICULUM

ABANA has set a National Standard for Blacksmith Education: The National Curriculum teaches three skill levels of blacksmithing using traditional projects.

BLACKSMITHING FUNDAMENTALS

ABANA provides you with a wealth of educational information through our Publications and here on our website.

GRANTS

ABANA offers educational Grants for individuals and for Affiliates. And we are there for our family when things go awfully wrong.

Level I
Level II
Level III
Instructors
Hammer’s Blow Articles: Controlled Hand Forging
Blacksmith’s Journal Articles
Affiliate Grants
Individual Grants
Disaster Relief Application