My son and I had a great time doing this class together. It was the perfect amount of practical instruction and 'getting our hands dirty' trying out the techniques. We each went home with a basic 'knife' that we are proud of for first-timers :) It was a good experience that we will always remember, and I hope we make it back to Jake's shop again soon.

An excellent class! In one session you start with a piece of rebar and end with a functional bottle opener. It takes a little bit of time to get the hang of it, but Jake is an excellent and patient teacher and makes sure you know what you are doing. Definitely recommend!

Great class. Fun and informative. Will have to do it again. Was able to take out whatever we made.

This was an excellent class for forging newbies! Jake was helpful and fun to work with. We learned a lot and had lots of hands on work. People interested in learning about forging should definitely attend!

Thoroughly enjoyed this class. I arrived early but the instructor warmly invited me in and entertained me until the other classmates arrived. He the. demonstrated what we would do and then let the students get to it. He was very good at keeping an eye on everyone while giving each student individual attention. Highly recommend.

Had a great time! Jake was an excellent teacher, demonstrating and coaching us throughout the class. It was a ton of fun learning about how to form the metal and the coming away with a bottle opener we were all proud off. Highly recommend!

This was a fun class! I was a bit intimidated, but Jake (the teacher) was very chill and helpful with directions. Each of us ended up going our own "direction" with the knives and it was cool to see the outcome!

Such a fun date night! Would recommend to anyone who wants to try something new and different. We had a great time!

Jakes class was pretty chill, he goes over a brief history of different types of metals and question answering then he lets students begin forging. Its a bit tougher than I’d expected banging away at the metals but fun nonetheless. Walked away with a souvenir. Good time!

We had a group of six for our class. We all managed to leave with a completed bottle opener. Jake allowed us to run a little over the three hour time limit to get our projects done. It was very fun!

This event was great!

I went to this class for my son. I was initially worried he would be the only kid. He was but he felt in no way weird about it. The teacher was very nice and helpful. It took my son a while to get in the groove and the teacher let him stay late to have some sort of a finished piece when he left. I highly recommend this class! It was pretty fun and my son has even mentioned wanting to go back.

This class was exactly what I wanted. An intro to forging with some explanation of the basics and a qualified teacher for questions and tips. The time went so quick and we got plenty of time using the forge and anvil. Everyone who wanted to left with a little piece of metal they had transformed. Worth it.

I bought this for my fiance and I to try for his birthday. He's been interested in taking a crack at forging and this was the perfect entry level class. The experience was very hands on and allowed us to dive in head first. There was a good flow to our group and we all got pretty equal time hammering away at the anvils. This class was laid back, so be ready to take charge of your own vision of what you want to create.

My boyfriend and I had a fantastic time! We learned so much and Jake was a great teacher. Highly recommend it!

This was my first Dabble class and it was a good one. Unfortunately there were some broken pipes in the facility, and we started slowly but by the end we were all happily forging our bottle openers with excellent coaching by Jake. Good class really for anyone, I have experience with tools but even those who were clearly new to it succeeded and proudly went home with a new bottle opener.

Fun night. Lots of useful information. Great teacher, highly recommend.

Great night of learning then practicing what we learned. Much hard than expected but so much fun.

This class was a great intro to how difficult it is to shape metal. You’ll get a chance to heat and pound metal and maybe end up with something that kinda looks like a tool/weapon. Regardless you will leave feeling like a bad ass.

The instructor was super chill and welcomed all levels of knowledge and questions. If you go in the winter be prepared to be super cold- I don’t think the building has heat.

What a great evening. This absolutely sparked my curiosity about forging and I certainly plan on learning more.

Great introduction class.
You get to see blacksmith at work and pound hot iron yourself.

Excellent class that allows you to really get your hands into the concept of forging. The instructor was excellent and answered multiple questions throughout. Would absolutely recommend!

I bought this class for my husband and I to see what the forging was all about. We watch the history channel show, so it was really interesting to see the process in real time. The teacher did a great job providing an overview of the process and let the group actually hammer on some metal and shape it. It was such a great experience!

I've been curious about forging for a long time. This class let me learn a few different skills, and I came out of it with a functional bottle opener. I'd recommend this class to anyone who wants to get a taste of forging before committing to a longer class.

This was a lot of fun. The class provides a lot of history and teaching about techniques, and then at the end the group each gets a few goes at hammering :)

This was a fun introduction to forging! The first part consisted of an explanation of the process involved in forging, and during the second part we were able to heat and hammer pieces of rebar.

i had fun in the class i attended and learned a few new things as well as started learning a new skill

I enjoyed the class very much. The instructor provided some basic info on metals, the tools and safety. Then we got down to business. Each of us got turns to work a piece of rebar, hammering it, twisting and bending it. A very good hands on intro.

This was a great intro to forging, and I intend on taking more classes with this instructor.

Very fun, very relaxed but focused class on teaching how to make your own knife. This was a very good job and it was cool to see a finished product from an originally old rail tie!

I learned a lot. Enjoyed it.

Great beginners class into forging! Teacher gave a good introduction into working with metals, the tools and shared some of the awesome swords other teachers have made. Was fun trying out the tools! I was secretly hoping to come out of the class with my own masterpiece but in reality it really was an intro class as it takes hours for beginners to make anything that could possibly resemble a knife or sword!

The class was fun and really cool to be able to handle the tools and hot rebar. Very interesting. The class felt a little disorganized because there wasn’t an actual project for us to make. I know It’s an intro class but something small to handle during the class and take home would have made the price of the class more worth it.

Class was a split of educational background and hands-on work. I would have preferred a bit more show and tell.