Orange County Blacksmith Guild
Heritage Museum of Orange County 3101 W Harvard St, Santa Ana, CA
We are all volunteers.
This shop exists to pass along the craft of blacksmithing.
Our objective with this class is that you understand the basics of the craft and then, thru your learning process, gain as much knowledge as you can.
We are here to teach you a process that is over 4,000 years old and a process that, up until 40 years ago was a dying craft.
When you have learned the basics, we welcome the opportunity to see where your imagination and abilities take you.
Students have access thru the museum bus and employee entrance
Drive on thru and park in the big lot by the school
Want to try blacksmithing ?
Start with our Intro Class
After Intro Class completion you can begin the
Basic I Class
Upon completion of Basic I, you have access to our grinders, welders, and other powered equipment.
Last Minute Schedule Changes
Occasionally their may be an event at the museum that will require the shop to be closed.
Those dates will be posted here.
Shop will be closed
Saturday October 18
for a Museum event.
Adams Forge.org
Nov 1, 2025
Come One, Come All! It’s our annual Forge Festival!
FREE EVENT
When: Saturday, November 1, 2025 from 11:00am – 3:00pm
Where: Adam’s Forge 750 East Easy St., Simi Valley
Live hot forging, team striking, copper forming before your very eyes! We’ll have Blacksmithing Olympics for kids, clay to play with and an ensemble drawing experience. You’ll see jewelry making, needle felting, chainmail, fancy knot work and more! The one and only Tony Swatton, armorer to the stars, will be on hand to share some of his special magic.
This is a free event, open to all. Please sign up if you want to come and see what we’re all about!
GO TO adamsforge.org and
scroll down to Fall Festival.
&
!CLICK!
Please note: This is a working shop environment, so please dress accordingly. Closed-toe shoes are required to enter the shop.
You can buy tickets for:
The Tomahawk toss
Try your hand at forging a mini-sword
Make a ring out of a quarter!
Compete in the hot forging competition
When: Saturday, November 1, 2025 from 11:00am – 3:00pm
Where: Adam’s Forge 750 East Easy St., Simi Valley
