Bridgetown Forge offers a variety of classes, for both a novice and the experienced smith: forging Japanese-style knives, tool-making, tong-making, and basic smithing. Heat-treatment, steel selection, and metallurgy are also extensively covered. Hofi’s ergonomic forging method, which allows for fast, accurate forging with reduced effort, is taught throughout, and the emphasis is on practical, straightforward, and effective shaping of steel. Our shop is well-equipped with multiple forging hammers, extensive grinding and polishing setup, gas and coke forges, and an individual forging station for every student. Nine students can be fully accommodated in any class.
New classes are being developed on a continuous basis, and classes to be offered in near future include: power hammer work, forging a cleaver, forging a sushi knife, hammer-making, and axe-making. The goal is to offer a complete curriculum covering the many different skills of a blacksmith.
(NOVEMBER MEMBERSHIP SESSIONS: Thursday, November 9 and 23, 2023) Please Note: Open Forge is always on the 2nd and 4th Thursdays of each month, from 5:30 to 8:30pm. Students with previous class experience can work on their own projects in Bridgetown Forges Forge, practicing their craft, and forging elements, tools, and utensils of their choosing. […]
(NOVEMBER MEMBERSHIP SESSIONS: Thursday, November 9 and 23, 2023) Please Note: Open Forge is always on the 2nd and 4th Thursdays of each month, from 5:30 to 8:30pm. Students with previous class experience can work on their own projects in Bridgetown Forges Forge, practicing their craft, and forging elements, tools, and utensils of their choosing. […]
(DECEMBER MEMBERSHIP SESSIONS: Thursday, November 7 and 21, 2023) Please Note: Open Forge is always on the 2nd and 4th Thursdays of each month, from 5:30 to 8:30pm. Students with previous class experience can work on their own projects in Bridgetown Forges Forge, practicing their craft, and forging elements, tools, and utensils of their choosing. […]
(DECEMBER MEMBERSHIP SESSIONS: Thursday, November 7 and 21, 2023) Please Note: Open Forge is always on the 2nd and 4th Thursdays of each month, from 5:30 to 8:30pm. Students with previous class experience can work on their own projects in Bridgetown Forges Forge, practicing their craft, and forging elements, tools, and utensils of their choosing. […]