The Inventor Center

Learn the art of Pysanky, traditional Ukrainian decorated eggs.Students will learn to make traditional Ukrainian decorated eggs, using layers of wax, colored dye, and hollow chicken eggs. Each student will leave with an abstract "practice" egg and a finished Ukrainian-style design. This class is suitable for both complete artistic beginners and more experienced artists wanting […]

Forge your own small knife and learn about blacksmithing along the way!This is a required pre-req for advanced classes to come!In this class we will cover forging out a small, simple, all-steel knife along with some blacksmithing history, tooling information, and other basic concepts. Once the forging is complete, we will heat treat the knives […]

Get started in Blacksmithing by forging a spoon from steel bar stock!In this class, students will make their spoon from steel bar stock. During the spoon forging class, students will learn some of the fundamentals of blacksmithing. Drawing and spreading material, twisting, isolation, and other basics. They will also learn to use a swage block […]

Forge your own small knife and learn about blacksmithing along the way!This is a required pre-req for advanced classes to come!In this class we will cover forging out a small, simple, all-steel knife along with some blacksmithing history, tooling information, and other basic concepts. Once the forging is complete, we will heat treat the knives […]

Forge your own knife from a railroad spike and learn about blacksmithing along the way!Prerequisite: beginner blacksmithing/bladesmithing workshop OR prior blacksmithing experience.In this class we will cover forging a railroad spike into a knife and cover some blacksmithing history, tooling information, and other basic concepts. We will also discuss the properties of spike steel, hammering […]