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Metal craft courses, workshops & holidays

John C. Campbell Folk School
based: North Carolina, USA
website: folkschool.org
Short vacations and courses teaching a diverse range of time honoured crafts, music and dance in a beautiful location in the mountains of Western North Carolina. Offering year-round week and weekend residential courses.
| dancing | felt making | storytelling | metal crafts | musical instrument making | USA |

Julian Wadsworth – Artist Blacksmith
based: West Yorkshire, UK
website: julianwadsworth.co.uk/blacksmithing-courses
Weekend, 1 and 2-day blacksmithng and welding courses, based in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire. Blacksmithing courses cover an introduction to the forge, basic techniques and making simple forged items like pokers, toasting forks and candle holders. Alternative courses include simple repousse techniques working in copper and steel. Welding courses include MMA stick welding, MIG welding, TIG welding and gas welding and cutting.
| metal crafts | UK |

Owen Bush – Artist Bladesmith & Swordsmith
based: Kent, UK
website: owenbush.co.uk
Weekend and 1-week classes in knife forging, sword making and wrought ironwork. Also courses with the Bush Fire Forge School of Blacksmithing and Bladesmithing offering classes in blacksmithing, bladesmithing (knifemaking), swordsmithing, axe making, pattern welding (damascus steel) for beginners and experienced smiths.
| metal crafts | UK |

Peat Oberon's School of Blacksmithing
based: County Durham, UK
website: school-of-blacksmithing.co.uk
3-day blacksmithing courses for beginners in Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham. Also blacksmith tool making courses and occasional one-off special courses covering some of the more specialised areas of forgework.
| metal crafts | England |

Haystack Mountain School of Crafts
based: Maine, USA
website: haystack-mtn.org
Residential two and three week workshops open to adults from all skill levels.
| glass crafts/stained glass | metal crafts | wood crafts | painting/drawing | pottery/ceramics | USA |

Red Anvil School of Blacksmithing
based: Devon, UK
website: redanvilschoolofblacksmithing.com
Blacksmithing courses run by internationally known English blacksmith, Richard Bent FWCB. 1-day and 2-day instructional courses on an individual or group setting (max 6).
| metal crafts | UK |

Richard Bent FWCB
based: Devon, UK
website: richardbentblacksmith.co.uk
A range of blacksmithing courses, suitable for any age or ability.
| metal crafts | UK |

Snow Farm: New England Craft Program
based: Massachusetts, USA
website: snowfarm.org
Arts camp vacations featuring glassblowing, flameworking, welding, ceramics, fiber arts, woodworking, photography, painting and more.
| glass crafts/stained glass | photographic | wood crafts | metal crafts | pottery/ceramics | USA |

Wareham Forge
based: Ontario, Canada
website: warehamforge.ca
Basic blacksmithing workshops, bladesmithing, layered steels, private and group sessions.
| metal crafts | Canada |