Classes and Open Forge Calendar

CLASS: Forging a Rocker Knife

Bridgetown Forge 1812 N. Columbia Blvd. Building A-2, Portland, Oregon, United States

Saturday and Sunday 9 am – 4 pm In this fun class, you will forge a 6-inch, rocking knife out of a high-carbon steel bar, stamp it with your initials, clay-harden it to produce a Japanese-style differential heat treatment, temper it, and hand-hone it to a razor sharpness on a water stone. Rocking knives are […]

CLASS: Tool Making

Bridgetown Forge 1812 N. Columbia Blvd. Building A-2, Portland, Oregon, United States

Saturday and Sunday 9 am – 4 pm The making of tools has always been one of the mainstays of a blacksmith’s set of skills. Not only is the smith expected to make most of their own tools — traditionally, a smith would make the tools for every other trade and craft, from a nail […]

CLASS: Forging a Chef Knife

Bridgetown Forge 1812 N. Columbia Blvd. Building A-2, Portland, Oregon, United States

Saturday and Sunday 9 am – 4 pm A knife is perhaps the most basic, elemental tool, and a good chef’s knife will make a big difference in the kitchen. Forged properly from a good carbon steel and ground and honed to a razor edge, the Japanese-style blade will give many years of reliable, versatile […]

CLASS: Forging an Axe

Bridgetown Forge 1812 N. Columbia Blvd. Building A-2, Portland, Oregon, United States

Saturday and Sunday 9 am – 4 pm In this class, we will forge an axe out of a square bar of high-carbon steel, stamp it with your initials, harden and temper it and grind and polish it to a razor edge. It will become your go-to axe to swing whenever chopping wood becomes necessary. […]

CLASS: Forging a Cable Damascus Knife

Bridgetown Forge 1812 N. Columbia Blvd. Building A-2, Portland, Oregon, United States

Saturday and Sunday 9 am – 4 pm In this class, we will forge a practical, beautiful Damascus knife using a 3/4″ diameter steel cable. Students will fuse the cable into a billet, and will proceed to forge it into a knife. The top quality steel cables consist of allows us to make a high-performance […]