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Reminder all classes are for individuals years 16 and up.

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BGCM Monthly Meeting
Sep 21
BGCM Monthly Meeting

Potluck lunch at noon. (or bring your own lunch)

Trade item -An edged item

Knife Making Class (Weekend)
Sep 27
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)
Oct 1
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)
Oct 8
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
Oct 9
Open Forge
BS101 - Beginner Blacksmithing (Wednesday Weeknight #3)
Oct 15
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
Oct 19
BGCM Monthly Meeting

Potluck lunch at noon. (or bring your own lunch)

Trade item - something for Halloween

BS101 - Beginner Blacksmithing (Wednesday Weeknight #4)
Oct 22
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)
Oct 29
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)
Nov 1
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
Nov 13
Open Forge
BGCM Monthly Meeting
Nov 16
BGCM Monthly Meeting

Potluck lunch at noon. (or bring your own lunch)

Trade item - A cooking utensil

Ring in the Season Jingle Bell Class
Nov 22
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
Dec 11
Open Forge
BGCM Monthly Meeting
Dec 21
BGCM Monthly Meeting

Potluck lunch at noon. (or bring your own lunch)

Trade item - something that makes noise

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Open Forge
Dec
11
Event

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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Open Forge
Sep
11
Event

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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MARYLAND STEAM HISTORICAL SOCIETY STEAMSHOW - ARCADIA
Sep
11
to Sep 14
Event

MARYLAND STEAM HISTORICAL SOCIETY STEAMSHOW - ARCADIA

  • Upperco VFC Activities Center 16020 Carnival Ave, Upperco, MD 21155 United States (map)
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70th Anniversary Show September 11th – 14th, 2025

Free Admission and Parking

Show Highlights: Exhibits including, Steam Engines (Traction, Portable and Stationary) Gas Engines, Tractors, Saw Mill, Threshing, Shingle Mill & Rock Crusher Demonstrations Daily. Huge Flea Market/Crafts area 200+ Vendors, All exhibits are open from 9 a.m. each day – Show closes on Sunday – 4:00 P.M. Food served daily from breakfast until dusk at the Main Kitchen and the Pit Beef/Ham Kitchen

The 2025 feature is going to be Steam

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Nol Putnam Memorial Blacksmithing Hammer-in
Sep
5
to Sep 6
Event

Nol Putnam Memorial Blacksmithing Hammer-in

  • 12697 Mountain Valley Road Broadway, VA, 22815 United States (map)
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register www.alexanderbrothers.com

Forging Demonstration, Iron-in-the-hat, raffle, auction, tailgating, food, forging competition, camping available.

September 5th, 12 to 5

September 6th, 8 to dark

*Forging Competition* Colonial-style Spatula made within the year 2025

(all contest entries will be raffled off)

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FREE 2 DAY EVENT

NO REGISTRATION REQUIERED 

Guest Speaker
Jennifer Petrila

Jennifer is a full time Equine Podiatrist and Blacksmith residing in Massachusetts. With nearly 50 years of experience behind the anvil, she specializes in Colonial Hardware. Embracing her love of teaching Jennifer has demonstrated multiple times at Blacksmithing events and ABANA conferences including their 50th anniversary conference.

Sponsored by: Alexander Brothers LLC, Virginia Institute of Blacksmith, Blacksmith Supply, Shenandoah Valley Blacksmithing Guild, Your Donations!

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Sep
4
to Sep 7
Event

MASON-DIXON STEAM SHOW 63RD aNNUAL

  • 500 South Center Street Westminster, MD, 21157 United States (map)
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63rd Annual Mason-Dixon Historical Society Steam & Gas Round-Up

Sept. 4-7
Westminster, MD

Directions/Event Address

Directions: Carroll County Farm Museum, 500 S Center St, zip code 21157

Contact:

Richard Airing
443-398-0952

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May
17
to May 18
Event

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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BGOP Spring Fling
Apr
12
to Apr 13
Event

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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2nd annual Selmer Ironworks Hammer-In
Feb
15
Event

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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Open Forge
Dec
12
Event

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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2024 Holiday Party
Nov
23
Event

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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Open Forge
Nov
14
Event

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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