Coal Forge Blacksmithing Project Shop: Pizza Rocker

Join us for a one-day intro to the basics of blacksmithing at Dodge Nature Center's new smithy at Shepard Farm! CAFAC is thrilled to announce a new partnership that will extend opportunities to learn blacksmithing in the metro area.

Register here through Dodge Nature Center.

Questions? Get in touch with us at info@cafac.org.

Combine your love of food with forging in this introductory blacksmithing workshop! You'll learn and practice basic blacksmithing processes while making a pizzeria-style curved pizza rocker with two handles, ideal for your pizza slicing needs. You'll gain basic knowledge of iron and its characteristics and an understanding of the dynamics of forging using a coal forge. Your pizza rocker will include twists, bends, and an edge bevel. Open to beginners, but this is a project that requires a significant amount of hammering, so you'll be more successful if you have some blacksmithing experience.

$95 (includes all supplies and materials)
Open to ages 16 and up.

Instructor: Jim Ricci is a jack-of-all-trades with decades of experience in woodworking and construction, who discovered his passion for metalworking right here at CAFAC. Once a student under David Mariette, Jim has been independently metalworking ever since. Some of his work can be seen in the gardens of the Circus Juventas Big Top. Jim attributes his love for craftsmanship in part to his grandfather, whose favorite saying was: “you can learn something new every day of your life.”