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Mike - 617 230 9572 or Carl - 781 608 0900


Prospect Hill Forge is a teaching smithy
located in Waltham, Massachusetts.

We offer:

To register for a class:

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Note: ALL CLASSES ARE TAUGHT AT OUR WALTHAM LOCATION(s)...
or Online...
or at your place (our Forge-to-Go classes)
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These are the next few classes for beginners,
and events of interest.
Click the class name for more information.
Or view our Full Calendar to see everything we have scheduled.


Waltham RiverBeat Mini Class
A quick try at real blacksmithing - $20

Saturday, June 20
11:00am to 11:30am
(2026)

Saturday, June 20
11:30am to 12:00am
(2026)

Saturday, June 20
1:00pm to 1:30pm
(2026)

... and 3 more are on the calendar.

 
A Taste of Blacksmithing
A single-session introductory class - $85

Wednesday, May 27
6:00pm to 10:00pm
(2026)

Sunday, May 31
1:00pm to 5:00pm
(2026)

Friday, June 5
6:00pm to 10:00pm
(2026)

... and 3 more are on the calendar.

 
A Forged Iron Bottle Opener
A single-session introductory class - $85

Friday, May 29
6:00pm to 10:00pm
(2026)

Wednesday, June 3
6:00pm to 10:00pm
(2026)

Sunday, June 7
1:00pm to 5:00pm
(2026)

... and 3 more are on the calendar.

 
Strawberries and Art Festival
We'll be demonstrating blacksmithing and offering our wares for sale.

Saturday, June 20
10:00am to 4:00pm
(2026)

 
Guided Open Smithy
Like Open Smithy, but with experienced help - $95

Thursday, May 28
6:30pm to 9:30pm
(2026)

Thursday, June 25
6:00pm to 10:00pm
(2026)

 
Ready, Set, Smith!
A good start in Blacksmithing - $825

Weekly on Sundays, July 5 to August 30
2:00pm to 5:00pm
(2026)

Weekly on Tuesdays, July 7 to September 1
6:30pm to 9:30pm
(2026)

 
Open Smithy
A time to do your own things - $25 /hr, $225 /10hr package

Saturday, May 23
10:00am to 1:00pm
(2026)

Saturday, May 30
10:00am to 1:00pm
(2026)

Thursday, June 4
6:30pm to 9:30pm
(2026)

... and 5 more are on the calendar.

 
Rudiments of Blacksmithing I
The beginning of learning the basics of blacksmithing (4 weeks) - $390

Weekly on Mondays, June 1 to June 22
6:00pm to 10:00pm
(2026)

 
Firesteel (aka Fire Striker)
In this class we will make a fire-steel from high-carbon steel and learn to use ... - $140

Saturday, June 6 -Private Class for Bela’s Scouts
12:00am to 5:00pm
(2026)

 
Nothing but Knives
We make a practice knife (letter-opener) and a knife. Annealed, hardened, and differentially tempered. - $375

Weekly on Saturdays, May 30 to June 13
6:00pm to 10:00pm
(2026)

 

A video by and of Mark Oribello, one of our advanced students and Open Smithy monitors:
Some reportage about the Guns to Gardens program:
And... "See how metal is forged at the Topsfield Fair in Massachusetts" CBS reportage.
BTW, not a welder, and not "medal". (starts with an ad)

We also have a Youtube channel with (as of 20221217) six videos, and more to come.

Side-note: Sourdough

There was a lot of interest in sourdough in the depth of the pandammit:

Here's my page about my No-Waste Procedure for maintaining and using a sourdough starter.

- On the South side of Guinan Street, toward the Eastern end - Waltham - Massachusetts -
- P.O.Box 541372 - 02454 -
781 816 9433 (781 81 oxide)
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