In mid-September 2018, I went from blacksmithing practitioner to blacksmithing teacher (albeit in a very modest fashion).  I taught my first absolute beginner blacksmithing course, “Forge Your Own Bottle Opener”, at The Steel Yard in Providence, RI. For those who don’t know, The Steel Yard is a brilliant maker space and industrial arts education center where they teach blacksmithing, … [Read more...]