WRONG INDEX FILE! This one is in dev/ical, rather than dev
Yup, we're doing what we can to reopen safely
click here to see more.
Blacksmithing Gift Certificates:
Ok, we're into that season.
If you would like to order a Gift Certificate
for a blacksmithing class
or for a particular dollar amount,
please Click Here.
Prospect Hill Forge is a teaching smithy
located in Waltham, Massachusetts.
We offer:
- Classes in Traditional Blacksmithing
- Focused on technique, theory, efficiency, and æsthetics
- Scheduled for late mornings, afternoons, weeknights, and weekends
- Tailored to fit students' needs
- Student:Teacher ratio of 8:1 or better (4:1 in advanced classes)
- Introductory classes:
Click here to find out what to do if you liked the intro class
To register for a class:
- Have a look at the column to the right, or go to the calendar.
- Click on a class name (or picture) and another window will open.
- Scroll down until you find a date and time you like,
- Click the "Click Here..." link,
- Follow the instructions when you get there.
or Online...
or at your place (our Forge-to-Go classes)
Feel free to visit us on Facebook. You don't have to log in to Facebook to see what we have to show, but if you are logged in, feel free to 'Like' us while you're there.
RSS feeds for classes and events
To help you find out when the class you've been waiting for gets scheduled on our calendar, we've created RSS feeds for each class, and one for all our events and activites (classes, open houses, demos...).
(What is RSS, why do I care, and how do I use it?)
to the RSS feed for
All PHF Events
(Our RSS feeds update
a few minutes after midnight
every night.)
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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. |
A video by and of Mark Oribello, one of our advanced students and Open Smithy monitors:
We also have a Youtube channel with (as of 20221217) six videos, and more to come.
Facemasks & Sourdough
Here's my page about my design for a mask more suited to the bearded face,
(which does also work on un-bearded faces, the beard is not required for proper functioning)
And if you're making pleated rectangular masks, here's a design for a simple-to-make (cardboard and tape) pleating tool that just might speed you up.
And my No-Waste Procedure for maintaining and using a sourdough starter.