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Intermediate Blacksmithing with Joe Vachon: Forging a Dragon’s Head July 27th, 2025 9am-1pm

Summit Blacksmithing Shop Milepost 54, Mt Hood Highway, Government Camp, OR, United States

You will learn how to make the punches and chisels needed to sculp a dragon’s head on the end of a bar of steel; learn how to pre-form the head by hammer and anvil, chisel out the beard, ears, mouth and teeth; punch the eyes and nostrils; and form additional details that will bring it -and new possibilities in your work- to life.

Get Tickets $250.00 5 tickets left

Blacksmith Week 2025 August 14th – 17th

Summit Blacksmithing Shop Milepost 54, Mt Hood Highway, Government Camp, OR, United States

Please join us in beautiful Government Camp, Oregon for CCAC Blacksmith Week 2025!

Get Tickets $20.00 – $120.00

Intermediate – Creating Metal Art in a Functional form with Anton Yakushev August 23 & 24th

Summit Blacksmithing Shop Milepost 54, Mt Hood Highway, Government Camp, OR, United States

Sculptural forms that can be adapted to functional works. Students will be able to focus on traditional and nontraditional methods and techniques of joinery and design. We will practice how ancient forging craft of blacksmithing can make a contemporary modern piece of functional art.

Get Tickets $500.00 1 ticket left

Intermediate – Hand forged stainless steel Dragonfly Jewelry Set (Pendant and a Bracelet with a clasp) with Anton Yakushev September 13th &14th

Summit Blacksmithing Shop Milepost 54, Mt Hood Highway, Government Camp, OR, United States

Sculptural forms that can be adapted to jewelry pieces. Students will be able to focus on traditional and nontraditional methods and techniques of joinery and design. We will practice how ancient forging craft of blacksmithing can make a contemporary modern piece of art jewelry.

Get Tickets $500.00 6 tickets left

Intermediate Blacksmithing with Joe Vachon: Forging a Dragon’s Head September 20th, 2025 1-4pm

Summit Blacksmithing Shop Milepost 54, Mt Hood Highway, Government Camp, OR, United States

You will learn how to make the punches and chisels needed to sculp a dragon’s head on the end of a bar of steel; learn how to pre-form the head by hammer and anvil, chisel out the beard, ears, mouth and teeth; punch the eyes and nostrils; and form additional details that will bring it -and new possibilities in your work- to life.

Get Tickets $250.00 5 tickets left

Beginner Bladesmithing with Joe Vachon: Forging Knives to Shape-September 21, 2025 9am-1pm

Summit Blacksmithing Shop Milepost 54, Mt Hood Highway, Government Camp, OR, United States

In this class we will be exploring the rudimentary hammer techniques used, step by step, to forge a knife blade to shape from scrap steels with very little use of a grinder. This class is centered around the clever techniques of ancient smiths melded with the minimal help of modern tools. Research the "Neo-Tribal Bladesmithing" movement and "Tai Goo" for more info on this philosophy and methodology.

Get Tickets $225.00 5 tickets left

Felted Foraging Basket

Trillium Studio 30800 Rd 530, Government Camp, OR, United States

Scholarships are available to those who identify as black or brown. Please submit a statement of interest to shorteelan@gmail.com by 2/24/25. Join Oregon textiles artist, Elan Hagens, with selected natural […]

Get Tickets $165.00 20 tickets left

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