Saugus Ironworks was the first iron foundry (and commercial bloomery) in this country. Here's some of what they have to say:

"Using charcoal as its fuel, the Saugus blast furnace roared to life in 1646 and smelted locally-mined bog ore and gabbro into cast iron "pig" bars. Gray iron was also poured into molds to make pots, kettles, skillets, firebacks and salt-pans."

We're not coordinating, offering transport, or charging for this -- we're just encouraging you to take this day to make a trip to Saugus -- it's what we'll be doing.

Directions to Saugus Ironworks

They're open from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm, but we think the Iron Pour part of the day will mostly be taking place between 10:00 am and 3:00 pm. Check with them to be sure!

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Instructor: Saugus Ironworks Staff
Free! per student
There is room for as many as come

Dress as for the forge, closed-toe shoes (boots are better!), no synthetic fabrics, etc.

Please wear proper clothing for visiting or working in the forge:
- closed top shoes
(Preferably leather, preferably high-topped. Sneakers are sufficient... but sandals, crocs, pumps, mules... are not. If you can see the skin of your foot, or the foot of your socks, it's not good enough.)
- natural fiber clothing
(Synthetics are a risk because: IF a HOT thing touches them it's likely that the material will melt and stick to your flesh, making the burn even worse than it would be through a natural fiber.)
- long pants that cover the tops of the shoes.
(To keep hot coals and bits of steel from getting down into your shoes. Which I hear is a bunch of No Fun.) Click here for more safety information.

If you fall ill before class, do stay home.
And as soon as you realize that's what is going to happen, please CALL 781 81 oxide (781 816 9433) so we know not to wait for you.

Dates and Times:

This class is either:
- not upcoming on our schedule,
- or we've fallen behind in our clerical duties and not entered it in the database.
If you found it on our calendar page, we are planning to offer it on that date.

If you're interested in taking Saugus Ironworks Founders Day Iron Pour and it's not on the calendar, please tell us using our Notification-List Page.

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