Upcoming events.

BSD Friday Workshop with Ted Banning
May
16

BSD Friday Workshop with Ted Banning

  • 500 South Center Street Westminster, MD, 21157 United States (map)
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For the Friday BSD 2025 workshop, Mr Banning will be teaching a traditional Indonesian knife with a human-shaped handle, called a Majapahit Keris. The workshop will cover forging only; grinding and finishing of the knife will be left to the students. A picture is attached.

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May
17
to May 18

Blacksmith Days 2025

  • 500 South Center Street Westminster, MD, 21157 United States (map)
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The 35th annual blacksmith days event for the Blacksmith Guild of Central Maryland. One of this year’s demonstrators is Ted Banning. The other demonstrator is being worked out now. Check out frequently for updates. Activities include contests, tailgating, Iron-in-the-hat drawings, Forging Contests, Live Auction and more! This is a save the date notification. Come back often and check in as we update the event notification

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BS 202 (Tong Making)
Aug
30
to Aug 31

BS 202 (Tong Making)

  • 500 South Center Street Westminster, MD, 21157 United States (map)
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- Learn hammer control, hardening and tempering, and riveting. You will forge a pair of bolt tongs and all the tooling necessary to punch, drift, rivet, and assemble them. Projects will include a top rivet set, bottom rivet stake, center punch, scribe, round punch, and a punch plate or bolster. Class time 9am-5pm each day.

Prerequisites: You must have taken Blacksmithing 101 or have equivalent experience equal to at least 16 hours of forging time.

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Open Forge
Sep
11

Open Forge

  • 500 South Center Street Westminster, MD, 21157 United States (map)
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Remember to call the hotline (410-386-9150) after 4pm the day of to confirm the forge will be open.

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Knife Making Class (Weekend)
Sep
27
to Sep 28

Knife Making Class (Weekend)

  • 500 South Center Street Westminster, MD, 21157 United States (map)
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In this class, you will learn to forge, heat treat, grind, handle, and finish a camping/utility knife. The knife will be made from 1075 steel and have a wooden handle with a full tang construction. All materials will be provided.

Prerequisites: You must have taken Blacksmithing 101, or have equivalent experience equal to at least 16 hours of forging time.

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Ring in the Season Jingle Bell Class
Nov
22
to Nov 23

Ring in the Season Jingle Bell Class

  • 500 South Center Street Westminster, MD, 21157 United States (map)
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Description: Make tooling to forge jingle bells for the holidays. Create your own designs, forge the bells, attach stems and ringers. Each student will have the opportunity to make five jingle bells. Class time 9am-5pm each day

Prerequisites: You must have taken Blacksmithing 101 or have equivalent experience equal to at least 16 hours of forging time.

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Open Forge
Dec
11

Open Forge

  • 500 South Center Street Westminster, MD, 21157 United States (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Remember to call the hotline (410-386-9150) after 4pm the day of to confirm the forge will be open.

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BGOP Spring Fling
Apr
12
to Apr 13

BGOP Spring Fling

  • 5310 Nutting Drive Springfield, VA 22151-1918 United States (map)
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Join Blacksmiths’ Guild of the Potomac for our Annual Spring Fling Conference. Demonstrators are Phillip Heath and Ken Schwartz from Colonial Williamsburg. Richard Sullivan from the Williamsburg Gun Shop will also be demonstrating the completion of a Brown Bessie rifle.

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Punch & Chisel Making
Mar
29
to Mar 30

Punch & Chisel Making

  • 500 South Center Street Westminster, MD, 21157 United States (map)
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Learn to Temper High Carbon Steel. The student will make several chisels and punches and then harden or temper them according to their intended use.

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Forge Welding for Beginners (Weekend) Cancelled
Feb
22
to Feb 23

Forge Welding for Beginners (Weekend) Cancelled

  • 500 South Center Street Westminster, MD, 21157 United States (map)
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Class has been cancelled

Description: Learn basic forge welding techniques and make a small project incorporating forge welds. Forge welding or Fire Welding is a technique for joining two pieces of iron or steel by heating them in a forge and then fusing them together with hammer blows. Class time 9am-5pm each day. PREREQUISITE: BS 101 or equivalent.

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2nd annual Selmer Ironworks Hammer-In
Feb
15

2nd annual Selmer Ironworks Hammer-In

  • 5823 Conover Rd Taneytown, MD 21787 United States (map)
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This year’s demonstrator is Fred Crist. Forging demonstrations, tailgating sales, raffle! Donate a forged critter to the raffle. Vote with tickets for best animal, head, insect, grotesque, etc. Item donations offset the cost of the event.

 

This event is free to the public.  Bring a handmade item for Iron In the Hat.  Item donations offset the cost of the event.  Know someone interested in blacksmithing, but they’ve never made anything to donate?  Bring them along and buy some extra tickets.  Items do not have to be forged ironwork.  Share your art with the community.

 

The demonstration will be inside.  Tailgating will be outside, weather permitting.

 

More details will be posted at www.SelmerIronworks.com

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Dragon Head Making
Dec
28
to Dec 29

Dragon Head Making

  • 500 South Center Street Westminster, MD, 21157 United States (map)
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Learn to forge out dragon heads. The class will include making the tooling needed to forge dragon heads.

Prerequisite: Blacksmithing 101 or equivalent.

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Open Forge
Dec
12

Open Forge

  • 500 South Center Street Westminster, MD, 21157 United States (map)
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Remember to call the hotline (410-386-9150) after 4pm the day of to confirm the forge will be open.

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2024 Holiday Party
Nov
23

2024 Holiday Party

  • 500 South Center Street Westminster, MD, 21157 United States (map)
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Please join us on November 23rd at the Bear Branch Nature Center for our annual holiday party. Setup for the event begins at 4pm with dinner shortly after 5pm. The guild will provide main dishes, drinks and tableware. We are asking that you bring a favorite side dish or dessert.

Activities

Gifty Iron-in-the-hat

Trade Items is a handmade tree ornament.

2nd trade item is the cookie exchange. Bring some handmade wonder, with recipe, for a random trade to another participant.

300 John Owings Rd

Westminster, MD

21158

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Knife Making
Nov
23
to Nov 24

Knife Making

  • 500 South Center Street Westminster, MD, 21157 United States (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

In this class, you will learn to forge, heat treat, grind, handle, and finish a camping/utility knife. The knife will be made from 1075 steel and have a wooden handle with a full tang construction. All materials will be provided.

Prerequisites: You must have taken Blacksmithing 101, or have equivalent experience equal to at least 16 hours of forging time.

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Open Forge
Nov
14

Open Forge

  • 500 South Center Street Westminster, MD, 21157 United States (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Remember to call the hotline (410-386-9150) after 4pm the day of to confirm the forge will be open.

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