I am looking for blacksmithing programs can any one give me a hand?

Question

i am a young blacksmith that makes any thing from art work to sword. i am lookin for people to help me refine my skills.

Answer 1

check out the ABANA website: http://www.abana.org/
check if the local ABANA chapter is reasonably close to where you live and if so contact them. They also have a list of schools on their website (check educational resources)

Also search the Anvilfire website, they have some useful stuff on there: http://www.anvilfire.com/

If you already have a number of skills you can also look if you find a local blacksmith who lets you help out. Generally that's not that easy, for time is indeed money for them, but if don't mind helping with tedious jobs and don't ask for much of a salary (or try internship first) somebody may give it a go. And once they see that you can do the easy stuff they will let you do/teach you more difficult things.

If you have some money to spend, there are a number of craft schools which offer blacksmithing courses which are just a couple of days long to maybe a week long. Just type blacksmithing classes into google and you will find a bunch of options, though the ABANA website will already give you plenty of schools to look into.

And if you haven't done that yet, check for blacksmithing books and read through them and use them as source of knowledge and inspiration. There are a bunch out there...

Answer 2

try the blacksmithing workshops in Santa Fe New Mexico they turn out some good stuff. and they can recommend other schools and classes because they are aware of where and who they are

Answer 3

Visit www.cedarlakes.com and click on the crafts center link. Every year at various times of year there are classes and workshops on that. (Cedar Lakes is located in WV.)

Answer 4

Spend a week at Ghost Ranch in Abiquiu, NM!

Answer 5

Try your local junior college