Intro to Blacksmithing: Forged Bracelets with Robert Burns

Name: Intro to Blacksmithing: Forged Bracelets with Robert Burns
Start: 2026-11-05T23:00:00.000Z
End: 2026-11-06T02:00:00.000Z
Location: Contemporary Craft – Timmons Studios, Blacksmithing Studio

At Contemporary Craft’s Timmons Studios, a three-hour class turns an introduction to forging steel into a wearable project.

n.Pittsburgh / Event informationDetails checked Oct 28, 2026

WHEN

Thursday, Nov 5, 20266:00 PM – 9:00 PMView schedule & details ↓

WHEREContemporary Craft – Timmons Studios, Blacksmithing Studio5688 Butler St., Pittsburgh, PA 15201View map & directions ↓

ADMISSION$80 tuition plus a $15 materials fee; all materials provided. Registration required.Introductory workshop; some stamina is required for work with hot metal and hammering.

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Twisted dark metal bracelet standing upright beside a hammer. — Forged bracelet example; archive photograph, date and event edition unconfirmed. Not confirmed workshop stock.

WHEN TO GO

Dates & times

All times are local to the venue · America/New York

Thursday, Nov 5, 20266:00 PM – 9:00 PM

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Intro to Blacksmithing: Forge a Bracelet with Robert Burns

Twisting, drawing and bending are all part of one small object in Intro to Blacksmithing: Forged Bracelets with Robert Burns. The Pittsburgh workshop on November 5, 2026, gives participants an introduction to working steel as they make a Viking-style bracelet or arm ring.

A bracelet with several lessons in it

Burns’s class uses a steel bar to teach several ways of changing metal’s form. Participants learn to twist and draw down the steel, make scrolls and bend the bar into an arm ring. The project combines shaping and decorative work in a piece participants can keep.

The instructor has worked as a blacksmith since 2008 and started Wilderness Ironworks in 2010. His practice brings older forging approaches into conversation with present-day design and technical knowledge—a fitting background for a class centered on a historically inspired form.

Further reading: Intro to Blacksmithing: Forged Bracelets with Robert Burns - Contemporary Craft ↗

Other projects with Burns

For anyone interested in a different forged object, Contemporary Craft also lists a wall-hooks workshop with Burns on November 17 and a forged-flower class on December 12. Those are separate workshops; check their individual listings for details before choosing.

Further reading: Upcoming Workshops - Contemporary Craft ↗

Torch heating a small metal piece over a tree stump beside a container of material. — Blacksmithing process photograph; archive, date and event edition unconfirmed. Credit: contemporarycraft.org.

BEFORE YOU GO

Before you come to the forge

Booking

Tuition and materials

Register through the event’s Eventbrite link. Tuition is $80, with a separate $15 materials fee; all materials are provided.

Contemporary Craft offers full and partial tuition scholarships. Applications are due at least two weeks before the workshop begins.

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Clothing

Dress for an open-air studio

Wear uncuffed pants and closed-toe shoes; shorts and sandals are not permitted. Restrain long hair, and choose natural fibers such as cotton or denim.

Safety glasses and hearing protection are provided, or you may bring your own. The organizer recommends a water bottle and a coat for warmth before the forges are lit.

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Cancellation

Refund terms

Student refund requests require at least three business days’ notice. A $25 cancellation fee applies, and the materials fee is nonrefundable. If Contemporary Craft cancels because of insufficient enrollment, it offers a full class-fee refund through Eventbrite or credit toward a future workshop.

Intro to Blacksmithing: Forged Bracelets with Robert Burns - Contemporary Craft ↗

TRAVEL & ARRIVAL

Getting to Timmons Studios

Entrance and transportation

The workshop is in the Blacksmithing Studio at Timmons Studios, 5688 Butler St., Pittsburgh, PA 15201—not the Raphael Building at 5645 Butler Street. The Timmons main entrance is on Butler Street; an accessible entrance is around the corner on 57th Street.

Contemporary Craft lists public transportation routes 87, 91 and 93 and street parking on 57th Street and Butler Street. An accessible parking space is at the Raphael Building’s front lot; the organization asks visitors to call ahead because space is limited.

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