Upcoming events.
Open Forge
Remember to call the hotline (410-386-9150) after 4pm the day of to confirm the forge will be open.
BGCM Monthly Meeting
Potluck lunch at noon. (or bring your own lunch)
Trade item - Something made from a 1/2” square 6” long
Open Forge
Remember to call the hotline (410-386-9150) after 4pm the day of to confirm the forge will be open.
BGCM Monthly Meeting
Potluck lunch at noon. (or bring your own lunch)
Trade item - Something non-ferrous
BS101 - Beginner Blacksmithing (Weekend)
BS101 Beginner Blacksmithing is a 2 day weekend course designed to teach the basics of blacksmithing. This course starts at 9 a.m. and ends at 5 p.m. on both days.
Open Forge
Remember to call the hotline (410-386-9150) after 4pm the day of to confirm the forge will be open.
BGCM Monthly Meeting
Potluck lunch at noon. (or bring your own lunch)
Trade item - Something with at least one scroll
BS 202 (Tong Making)
- 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.
Nol Putnam Memorial Blacksmithing Hammer-in Third Annual
Nol Putnam Third Annual Memorial Hammer-in
Open Forge
Remember to call the hotline (410-386-9150) after 4pm the day of to confirm the forge will be open.
BGCM Monthly Meeting
Potluck lunch at noon. (or bring your own lunch)
Trade item -An edged item
Knife Making Class (Weekend)
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.
BS101 - Beginner Blacksmithing (Wednesday Weeknight #1)
BS101 Beginner Blacksmithing is a 5 week night course designed to teach the basics of blacksmithing. This course starts at 6 pm. and ends at95 p.m. on each class day.
BS101 - Beginner Blacksmithing (Wednesday Weeknight #2)
BS101 Beginner Blacksmithing is a 5 week night course designed to teach the basics of blacksmithing. This course starts at 6 pm. and ends at95 p.m. on each class day.
Open Forge
Remember to call the hotline (410-386-9150) after 4pm the day of to confirm the forge will be open.
BS101 - Beginner Blacksmithing (Wednesday Weeknight #3)
BS101 Beginner Blacksmithing is a 5 week night course designed to teach the basics of blacksmithing. This course starts at 6 pm. and ends at95 p.m. on each class day.
BGCM Monthly Meeting
Potluck lunch at noon. (or bring your own lunch)
Trade item - something for Halloween
BS101 - Beginner Blacksmithing (Wednesday Weeknight #4)
BS101 Beginner Blacksmithing is a 5 week night course designed to teach the basics of blacksmithing. This course starts at 6 pm. and ends at95 p.m. on each class day.
BS101 - Beginner Blacksmithing (Wednesday Weeknight #5)
BS101 Beginner Blacksmithing is a 5 week night course designed to teach the basics of blacksmithing. This course starts at 6 pm. and ends at95 p.m. on each class day.
BS101 - Beginner Blacksmithing (Weekend)
BS101 Beginner Blacksmithing is a 2 day weekend course designed to teach the basics of blacksmithing. This course starts at 9 a.m. and ends at 5 p.m. on both days.
Open Forge
Remember to call the hotline (410-386-9150) after 4pm the day of to confirm the forge will be open.
BGCM Monthly Meeting
Potluck lunch at noon. (or bring your own lunch)
Trade item - A cooking utensil
Ring in the Season Jingle Bell Class
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.
Open Forge
Remember to call the hotline (410-386-9150) after 4pm the day of to confirm the forge will be open.
BGCM Monthly Meeting
Potluck lunch at noon. (or bring your own lunch)
Trade item - something that makes noise
Blacksmith Days 2025
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
BSD Friday Workshop with Ted Banning
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.
Open Forge
Remember to call the hotline (410-386-9150) after 4pm the day of to confirm the forge will be open.
BGCM Monthly Meeting
Potluck lunch at noon. (or bring your own lunch)
Trade item - A kinetic sculpture
BGOP Spring Fling
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.
Maryland Steam Historical Society Spring Crank Up
Members of BGCM will be there forging, hanging out and enjoying the day. Join us if you can
Open Forge
Remember to call the hotline (410-386-9150) after 4pm the day of to confirm the forge will be open.
BS101 - Beginner Blacksmithing (Weekend)
BS101 Beginner Blacksmithing is a 2 day weekend course designed to teach the basics of blacksmithing. This course starts at 9 a.m. and ends at 5 p.m. on both days.
Punch & Chisel Making
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.
BGCM Monthly Meeting
Potluck lunch at noon. (or bring your own lunch)
Trade item - Something with a for the garden
Open Forge
Remember to call the hotline (410-386-9150) after 4pm the day of to confirm the forge will be open.
BS101 - Beginner Blacksmithing (Weekend)
BS101 Beginner Blacksmithing is a 2 day weekend course designed to teach the basics of blacksmithing. This course starts at 9 a.m. and ends at 5 p.m. on both days.
Forge Welding for Beginners (Weekend) Cancelled
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.
BGCM Monthly Meeting
Potluck lunch at noon. (or bring your own lunch)
Trade item - A wood working tool
2nd annual Selmer Ironworks Hammer-In
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
Open Forge
Remember to call the hotline (410-386-9150) after 4pm the day of to confirm the forge will be open.
BS101 - Beginner Blacksmithing (Weekend)
BS101 Beginner Blacksmithing is a 2 day weekend course designed to teach the basics of blacksmithing. This course starts at 9 a.m. and ends at 5 p.m. on both days.
Blacksmith Guild of Western Maryland Ground Hog Day Hammer-in
Demonstrator to be announced
BGCM Monthly Meeting
Meeting Cancelled due to snowy weather
Potluck lunch at noon. (or bring your own lunch)
Trade item - Something for Valentines Day
Hammer Making for Blacksmiths Class
Hammer Making for Blacksmithing is a 2 day weekend course designed to teach the basics of hammer making. This course starts at 9 a.m. and ends at 5 p.m. on both days.
Open Forge
Remember to call the hotline (410-386-9150) after 4pm the day of to confirm the forge will be open.
BS101 - Beginner Blacksmithing (Weekend)
BS101 Beginner Blacksmithing is a 2 day weekend course designed to teach the basics of blacksmithing. This course starts at 9 a.m. and ends at 5 p.m. on both days.
Dragon Head Making
Learn to forge out dragon heads. The class will include making the tooling needed to forge dragon heads.
Prerequisite: Blacksmithing 101 or equivalent.
BGCM Monthly Meeting
Potluck lunch at noon. (or bring your own lunch)
Trade item - A representation of an animal.
Open Forge
Remember to call the hotline (410-386-9150) after 4pm the day of to confirm the forge will be open.
2024 Holiday Party
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
Knife Making
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.
BGCM Monthly Meeting
Potluck lunch at noon. (or bring your own lunch)
Trade item - Something with a face.