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Organized in 1978, the Appalachian Blacksmiths Association is an affiliate of ABANA. We represent blacksmiths, bladesmiths, and farriers in West Virginia and its surrounding states of Pennsylvania, Ohio, Maryland, Virginia, and Kentucky. 

We publish a quarterly newsletter which keeps our membership up to date on events. The newsletter also features many metalworking tips.  

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 NOTE: This information was compiled from web resources and is not a compete list of schools. The Appalachian Blacksmiths Association is not affiliated with any of the following schools.  Please recommend your favorite school and we will post it.


Cedar Lakes Craft Center
HC-88, Box 21,
Ripley, West Virginia 25271
(304) 372-7873

 

Augusta Heritage Center
Davis and Elkins College
Elkins, WV 26241-3996
(304) 636-1903
 

Touchstone Center for Crafts
1049 Wharton Furnace Rd.,
Farmington, PA 15437
(800) 721-0177

 

John C. Campbell Folk School
One Folk School Road,
Brasstown, NC 28902
(800) FOLK-SCH

 

Jacksonville (VA) Center for the Arts
220 Parkway Lane,
So. Floyd, VA 24091
(866) 787-8806  or 
 (540) 745-2784
 

Virginia Institute of Blacksmithing
1304 East Market Street
Charlottesville, VA 22902
(434) 244-7833
 

Yesteryear School of Blacksmithing
1918 West Virginia Ave.
Crewe, VA  23930
(434) 390-6203
yesteryearschool@gmail.com

 

Bear Mountain Outdoor School
Hightown, VA 24444
(540) 468-2700

Carroll County Farm Museum Academy of Traditional Arts
500 S. Center St.,
Westminster, MD 21157
(410) 848-7775
 

Appalachian Center for Crafts
1560 Crafts Center Dr.,
Smithville, TN 37166,
(615) 597-6801   www.tntech.edu/craftcenter


 

 

Allison's Wells School of Arts Crafts Inc., P. O. Box 924, Canton, MS 39046

Arrowmont School of Arts Crafts, P. O. Box 567, Gatlinburg, TN 37738;  (615) 436-5860  www.arrowmont.org

American Village Blacksmith, 3739 Hwy. 138 W., Oakland, OR 97462;  (541) 459-2609

Augusta Tech Institute, 3116 Deans Bridge Rd., Bldg. 700, Augusta, GA 30906

Brookfield Craft Center, P. O. Box 122, Route 25, Brookfield, CT 06804;   (203) 775-4526  www.brookfieldcraftcenter.org

Camp Verde School of Blacksmithing (See Bill Pieh Resource for Metalwork) 

Cape Cod School of Blacksmithing, 13 Captain Doane Way, Orleans, MA 02536;  (508) 240-7661

Center for Creative Studies, 201 East Kirby, Detroit, MI 48202;  (800) 952-ARTS

Center for Metal Arts, 44 Jayne Street, Florida, NY  10921; P. O. Box 30, Chester, NY  10918;  (845) 651-7550  www.iceforge.com

Chisham Forge, Box 82, Petaluma, CA 94953; (707) 765-9861

Colorado Rocky Mountain School, 1493 County Road 106, Carbondale, CO 81623; (303) 963-2562 www.crms.org

Connecticut School of Wrought Iron Design, Box 8116, Buckland Station, Manchester, CT 06040;  (203) 646-8363

Conner Prairie Museum, 13400 Allisonville Road, Noblesville, IN 46060;  (317) 776-6000 www.connerprairie.org

Custer Forge and Welding, 3128 Behme Road, Custer, WA 98240;  (360) 366-9149 / (360) 366-4033

Dollywood Preservation Blacksmith School, 1020 Dollywood Lane, Pigeon Forge, TN  37863; (865) 428-9445   www.dollywood.com

The Forgery School of Blacksmithing, 13 Imnaha Rd., Tijeras, NM 87059; (505) 281-8080

Golden Pheasant Art Metal Shop, 3011 Innis St., Boise, ID 83703;  (208) 345-9163

Gould Academy, P. O. Box 860, Bethel, ME 04217; (207) 824-7700 www.gouldacademy.org

Hancock Shaker Village Museum, Rt. 20 & 41, Pittsfield, MA  01202;  (413) 354-9656  or  (413) 443-0188 ext. 216

Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, P. O. Box 518, Deere Isle, ME 04627;  (207) 348-2306  www.haystack-mtn.org

Joseph Art School, Box 106, Joseph, OR 97846;  (800) 459-3605

Karl Schroen Workshops, 4042 Bones Rd., Sebastapool, CA 95472;  (707) 823-4057

McLellan Blacksmithing, 921 Lawton Ave., Roseville, CA 95678; (916) 786-0560

Montgomery Community College, P. O. Box 787-S, Troy, NY 27371

Metal Museum, 374 Metal Museum Dr., Memphis, TN 38106; (901) 774-6380

New England School of Metalwork, 7 Albiston Way, Auburn, ME 04210; (888) 753-7502     www.newenglandschoolofmetalwork.com 

Old Cowtown Museum, 1871 Sim Park Drive, Wichita, KS 67203;  (316) 264-0671

Old Sturbridge Village, 1 Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, MA 01566;  (508) 347-3362   www.osv.org

Oregon College of Arts and Crafts, 8245 SW Barnes Road, Portland, OR 97225; (503) 297-5544    www.ocac.edu

Ozark School of Blacksmithing, 20183 W. State HWY 8, Potosi, MO 63664; (573) 438-4725  www.ozarkschool.com

Penland School of Crafts, P. O. Box 37, Penland, NC 28765-0037; (828) 765-2359   www.penland.org

Peters Valley Craft Center, 19 Kuhn Road, Leyton, NJ 07851;  (973) 948-5200   www.pvcrafts.org

Bill Pieh Resource for Metalwork, Pieh Tool Company, Inc., 661 Howard Rd., Suite J, Camp Verde, AZ 86322;  (888) 743-4866 toll free      (928) 554-0700;  www.piehtoolco.com

R.I. School of Design, 2 College St., Providence, RI 02903; (401) 454-6197   www.risd.edu

Seven Eagles Education Center, 16486 Wapakoneta Road, Grand Rapids, OH 43522;  (419) 832-0114

Shelburne Craft School, Box 52, Shelbourne, VT 05482; (802) 985-3648   www.shelburnecraftschool.org

Southern Illinois University, School of Art, Blacksmithing Program, P. O. Box 4301, Carbondale, IL 62901;  (618) 453-4315   www.siuc.edu

Texarkana College, Schools of Bladesmithing/Blacksmithing, 2500 N. Robinson Road, Texarkana, TX 75501; (903) 838-4541  www.tc.cc.tx.us

Tillers International, 5239 South 24th Street, Kalamazoo, MI 49002;  (800) 498-2700  www.tillersinternational.org

Turley Forge Blacksmithing School, 919-A Chicoma Vista, Santa Fe, NM 87507; (505) 471-8608         www.turleyforge.com

The Village Blacksmith, 3739 Highway 138 W. Oakland, OR 97462;  (541) 459-2609

University of Washington, Metal Design Program, School of Art DM-10, Seattle, WA 98195; (206) 543-6016

The Worchester Center for Crafts, 25 Sagamore Road, Worchester, MA 01605; (508) 753-8183   www.worcestercraftscenter.org

 

FOREIGN SCHOOLS

 

Thak the Blacksmith & Armourer
2282 Floradale Rd., Floradale Ontario 
Canada N3B 1V0
(519) 669-0721        www.thak.ca
(Formerly: Forge and Anvil Metal Studio)

Sir Sanford Fleming College
Box 839, Hamilton, Ontario
Canada KOM 1SO,  Tel: (705) 457-1680
www.flemingc.on.ca

Highland Forge School of Blacksmithing
Box 344, Westport, ON  
Canada K0G 1X0    (613) 273-2515
www.highlandforge.ca

Malcolm Paine A.W.C.B.
P. O. Box 757 , Busselton WA 6282 Australia
TEL: 097 551183

School of Blacksmithing and Farriery, Hereford, England
Herefordshire College of Technology 
Folly Lane, Hereford 
HR1 1LS   England
TEL:  01432 352235 
http://www.hereford-tech.ac.uk

Rural Development Commission
141 Castle St., Salisbury, Wiltshire SP1 3TP
Great Britain Tel: 01722 332769

Warwickshire College
Moreton Morrell,
Warwick, UK    CV35 9BL
Tel:  011-44-01926-318318
www.warkscol.ac.uk

Saskatchewan Western Development Museum
2935 Melville Street, Saskatoon, SK
Canada S7J 5A6     (306) 934-1400

 

 

 


 

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