Maker Faire Rochester 2024
Blacksmithing
Home: New York, United States
Blacksmiths shape and join metal by heating it in a forge until it is hot and workable. Watch, as the blacksmith demonstrates forging techniques to create various practical and artisan pieces.
Maker
Jon Kelley
Nearly a lifetime of teaching group and one-on-one, hands-on instruction experience. The Director of Blacksmithing and Lead Instructor of Welding at the Rochester Arc & Flame Center. President of our statewide blacksmith club the NYSDB. Almost a decade of thousands of positive interactions with all ages, skill levels and degrees of interest in metal arts.
What Inspired You to Make This?
Community outreach to promote blacksmithing and the trades.
