California Blacksmith Association upcoming events

NEW AGRARIAN SCHOOL - Blacksmithing Workshops in Northwest Montana (June 01, 2026)

Mon, 01 Jun 2026 07:00:00 GMT

NEW AGRARIAN SCHOOL - Blacksmithing Workshop in Northwest Montana

DATE: June 1 - Aug 28, 2026

LOCATION:

New Agrarian School

990 McCaffery Road
Bigfork, Montana 59911

CONTACT AND MORE INFO:

Phone: 406-890-1013

Email: jfunk@newagrarianschool.org

Website: http://www.newagrarianschool.org/

One and Two week intensive workshops in blacksmithing

See the workshop details on the website.

2026 workshop schedule

Session 1

Blacksmithing Fundamentals with Tony Stewart

One- week workshop, June 1 through June 5

Session 2

Hammers and Tongs with Jeffrey Funk

One- week workshop, June 8 through June 12

Session 3

Wild Iron: The Alchemy and Art of Bloomery Smelting with Eric Dennis

Two- week workshop, June 15 through June 26

Session 4

Oh Sheet! Repousse and Uchidashi with Heather McLarty

One- week workshop, July 6 through July 10

Session 5

Sketching from Nature with Jeffrey Funk

One-week workshop, July 13 through July 17

Session 6

Level II with Tangents: Forging with Precision and Purpose with Jake Trogdon

One-week workshop, July 20 through July 24

Session 7

Forged Iron Sculpture with Elizabeth Belz

One-week workshop, August 3 through August 7

Session 8

Timber Framing Hand Tools with Jeffrey Funk

One-week workshop, August 10 through August 14

Session 9

Everything is Important with Peter Braspenninx

Two- week workshop, August 17 through August 28

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2026 ROARING CAMP HAMMER-IN - CBA Event (August 14, 2026)

Fri, 14 Aug 2026 15:00:00 GMT

2026 ROARING CAMP HAMMER-IN

We encourage everyone with an interest in blacksmithing, the metal arts, etc., to come to the Hammer-in at Roaring Camp. It will be open to the public for viewing; everyone will be able to watch as our demonstrators push the boundaries of hot metal, bring ancient techniques to life, and share with the larger community their talent and dedication to the blacksmith’s craft. However, only CBA members who pay the registration fee may work at the anvils and forges.

DATE: August 14-15, 2026

LOCATION: 5401 Graham Hill Road, Felton

PRICE:

Full Hammer-In - Register on or before July 14, 2026 - TBD
Full Hammer-In - Register after July 14, 2026 - TBD
Single Day Hammer-In - August 14 OR 15 - Register Before July 14, 2026 - TBD
Single Day Hammer-In - August 14 OR 14 - Register After July 14, 2026 - TBD

REGISTRATION: Here on the CBA website. Registration is open till August 12, 2026, or until our maximum of 50 registrants is reached.

DEMONSTRATORS: TBD. Education team with TBD.

AUCTION, IRON IN THE HAT, NAIL TREE: Once again, we will have an auction at the Saturday night banquet. Iron in the Hat tickets will be sold throughout the event, and IITH will be run before dinner on Saturday night. Bring items you’d like to donate for either the auction or IITH. And be sure to make a nail for our nail tree!

MEALS: CBA volunteers will provide a coffee tent; donuts, bagels, etc. will be available. Breakfast items and Lunch will be available on-site from the Roaring Camp Georgie's Cook House (opens at 10 AM). Friday night potluck. Saturday night dinner - TBD (full meal, non-alcoholic drinks included)

T-SHIRTS: Will be available at the hammer-in.

ACCOMMODATIONS: Limited free on-site tent camping.

• Overnight RV/Camper parking is available. These are parking spots only, no water, power, or dump station.
• Camping may also be available in nearby parks.
• There are other motels nearby in Felton, Ben Lomond, Scotts Valley, and Santa Cruz.

CAMPSITE SIGNUP

DIRECTIONS: SR-17 to Scotts Valley. Take exit #3 at Mt. Hermon Rd., turn right and drive 3.5 miles to Felton. Turn left on Graham Hill Road, and drive 1/2 mile to Roaring Camp (it’s on your right, 5401 Graham Hill Road).

PARKING: Attendee parking permits for the main Roaring Camp lot, and for registered campers, will be distributed for printing by August 12.

HAMMER-IN CONTACTS: Bill Kasper at treasurer@calsmith.org, Michael Suwczinsky at secretary@calsmith.org.

DEMONSTRATORS:

Monica Coyne

Ian Brooks

TBD

EDUCATION:

TBD

Spring Conference 2027 - save the date (April 22, 2027)

Thu, 22 Apr 2027 07:00:00 GMT

The 2027 Spring conference will be held at the San Benito County fairgrounds. This is the same venue as the 2015 Western States conference. The actual registration listing will come later -- this is just a save-the-date notification.