The Barefoot Forge

The Barefoot Forge Pittsburgh's Premier Blacksmithing School! With over 3,000 students served- we're proud to be Pittsburgh's Premier Blacksmithing experience!

We offer public classes in beginner forging and specialize in stainless damascus steel wedding bands- you can even come MAKE YOUR OWN RING! Come try your hand at blacksmithing in one of our introductory courses, learn to weld, or hone your skills in pattern welding in our Damascus Steel Making Class! We even offer the opportunity for you to come and MAKE YOUR OWN RING! We specialize in stainless s

teel damascus, which we proudly produce entirely in house! Our wedding rings are engineered to have bold contrast and unique patterns, each one is hand forged individually for YOUR finger!

It’s maintenance time here in the shop. We’re back to teaching classes this week- back from a lovely summer break, and w...
08/31/2026

It’s maintenance time here in the shop. We’re back to teaching classes this week- back from a lovely summer break, and working hard to improve and restore everything in the shop to peak condition for our next season of students! Every anvil’s got a personality and a history, it’s our duty to keep those stories alive and to craft new ones, with you!

Come dent our anvils, we’re here for it!

We’re back! After another summer of adventures and recharging- we’re ready to get back to the business of sharing cool e...
08/26/2026

We’re back! After another summer of adventures and recharging- we’re ready to get back to the business of sharing cool experiences! The September schedule is live on the website and filling in, and we’re ready and excited to see you!

Summer.
06/29/2026

Summer.

Three rivers arts festival is coming up soon for us! Congratulations to the great artists that were there for the first ...
06/08/2026

Three rivers arts festival is coming up soon for us! Congratulations to the great artists that were there for the first session, now come back out next weekend and see us for the second session!
We’re launching the new Arts Landing Park with our presence, in booth #13 (it’s a taylor swift reference, you’ll get it some day) from June 11-14th!

We’ve got all your favorite gifts, and we’ve got some really great stuff to show off and chat about. Come see us, we’re excited to see YOU!
I’m continuously proud of you and thankful for you- YOU support the artists and events that make this city so damn cool, and I can’t thank you enough for being a part of this wild ride! See ya there!

Having a blast in the last round of knife classes before summer break! Making pointy/stabby things with from forged in ...
05/31/2026

Having a blast in the last round of knife classes before summer break! Making pointy/stabby things with from forged in fire!

It’s become SUCH a refined class, definitely one we’re proud of!

There’s two rose classes and one welding class in June, which will fill fast- then classes resume in September, with a schedule that will post in August.

Last call for classes!We have a few spots left this weekend, and then we blissfully disappear for the months of June, Ju...
05/29/2026

Last call for classes!
We have a few spots left this weekend, and then we blissfully disappear for the months of June, July, and August! Classes will resume in September, with septembers schedule coming out in mid August.
We might sprinkle in a few in June, but idk… I’m like a senior counting down the days till summer break, im excited for some awesome adventures!

You’ll be able to see us at the Three Rivers Arts Festival, as well as a few other demos and shows throughout the summer, but there will be no classes or ring making opportunities until we resume in September.

Just passed 700 reviews on google! Wow!We’re proud of what we do, and we’re thankful for the reviews that convey that to...
05/22/2026

Just passed 700 reviews on google! Wow!
We’re proud of what we do, and we’re thankful for the reviews that convey that to the world. Have you left one, yet?

Cheers to the next 300!

-craig

Lots of cool textures we’ve been playing around with in the coffee scoop class. We will have a bunch of coffee scoops on...
05/15/2026

Lots of cool textures we’ve been playing around with in the coffee scoop class. We will have a bunch of coffee scoops on hand for three rivers arts festival! This is a product we’re proud of, and one your kitchen needs!

Some folks don’t know this- but no artist stays at the three rivers arts festival for the entire time, so be sure to check when the artists you support will be there! We’re there the second weekend of June, and we’re proud to be amongst the first batch of artists to settle in to the new park! So join us in Arts-Landing, June 11-14th!

Sometimes we make cool things!Making stainless Damascus rings is my passion- let’s make you one!Next week is the last ch...
04/29/2026

Sometimes we make cool things!
Making stainless Damascus rings is my passion- let’s make you one!

Next week is the last chance to order a ring and receive it before September. We take our summer break very seriously, so any orders placed in that time won’t get started until we resume September 1st. We have six weeks of production time, and six weeks until break- so….. get your order in soon!

Had a great time off-roading “Heidi” this weekend, and got extremely stuck. Heidi is a 1987 vw vanagon “syncro”, a full ...
04/19/2026

Had a great time off-roading “Heidi” this weekend, and got extremely stuck. Heidi is a 1987 vw vanagon “syncro”, a full camper with impressive ground clearance, skid plates, snorkel, suspension travel, and AWD. My other syncro Westy has locking differentials as well- Heidi does not, but gets along nicely on her spring set of mud tires.
Well while stomping through my regular stomping grounds, we discovered that driving over a freshly burried pipeline results in instantly sinking a foot or more, before wheel spin even happens, directly into a pit of essentially quick-sand (loose, wet clay).

I’m not at all ashamed to say that this one required a tractor to pull it out. We were instantly burried to the TOP of both tires on that side. Wild!

Anyways, I hope you had a fun weekend filled with great adventures! I know I did!

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2984 Harts Run Road
Allison Park, PA
15101

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