The Masters Series
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We love to bring in Master Smiths from around the country to share their knowledge with you. Check out what we have to offer below, and look at our regular course offerings with our team of instructors too (visit the home page and click Register Today for dates/times of our regular classes).
If you are traveling from outside the Colorado Springs area there are a TON of hotels and campgrounds nearby. You are responsible for lunch, but we do have a refrigerator and microwave in our lobby, and there are multiple grocery stores near our facility.
Refund Policy: Master Classes are 100% refundable if canceled over a month from the start date. If less than a month but more than one week, 50% is refunded, and there are no refunds if canceled within a week of class. If you are sick, we will keep a credit for you to attend another class.
Integral Chopper
Jayden Simisky
June 11, 2022
9am - 4pm
$290
Includes All Materials
Jayden, Forged In Fire champ (S8 Ep17), will show you how to forge this amazing integral chopper. He will show you how to use drawing dies on the power hammer to forge to a nearly finished edge, ready for final sharpening. Use hand hammer techniques to upset the handle edges to form this incredibly comfortable integral design.
Integral Damascus Tomahawk
Jason Knight, MS
June 13-17, 2022
4 Interest-Free Payments of $447.50
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Includes All Materials PLUS
A Bonus 5th Day Hammer-In PLUS
Access To His Online Classes
Join Master Smith Jason Knight to make an epic Damascus Integral Tomahawk!! You will also be given access to his online curriculum as part of this course.
Build Your Own
Tilting 2 x 72 Grinder
Brian Housewert
July 4 / 5, 2022
Or
July 6 / 7, 2022
4 Interest-Free Payments of $485
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Includes All Materials
This thing is LEGIT! You'll build your own 2 x 72 Housemade Revolution Grinder with the designer himself! Brian will personally take you through the build, along with my good friend Jesse Harrison who I competed against (and became good friends with) on Forged In Fire! Kilroy's staff will join in the fun as well as you make your grinder. Included is the grinder kit, plans, wheels, 2-hp motor, wiring for either 110 or 220, and a varable speed (VFD) controller! You will leave with a completed grinder. Brian will also do a grinder demonstration so you can get the most of your new tool!
All registrations must be in by June 1. Registration will close at that time.
D-Guard Bowie
Harvey Dean, MS
July 18 - 21, 2022
4 Interest-Free Payments of $222.50
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Includes All Materials
ABS Master Smith and former ABS Chairman Harvey Dean is teaching D-Guard Bowies!! FYI - This will fill up FAST! In fact, half of the class filled before posting this!
Quillon Dagger
Kevin Cashen, MS
July 25-29, 2022
M-F 8AM-5PM
4 Interest-Free Payments of $237.50
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Includes All Materials
If you hope to achieve the level of ABS Master Smith, don't miss this class! Kevin will spend 5 days teaching one of his many specialties -- how to make a quillon dagger. The dagger is one of the requirements for Master Smiths to forge and present!
Heat Treat
Kevin Cashen, MS
July 30, 2022
8AM - 5PM
4 Interest-Free Payments of $75
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Includes All Materials
Join us for a one-day class with ABS Master Smith and heat treat specialist Kevin Cashen. Don't miss this opportunity to study with Kevin and learn the ins-and-outs of the most critical skill for all bladesmiths!
Intro to Bladesmithing
James Rodebaugh, MS
Aug 15-26,
2022
8am-5pm
4 Interest-Free Payments of $422.50
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Includes All Materials
This class gives you one year credit toward your ABS Journeyman certification. As part of this class you will also receive a one-year ABS membership (or one-year extension on an existing membership)!
Join ABS Master Smith James Rodebaugh as he teaches you the fundamentals of bladesmithing! From design, to forging, heat treat, grinding, edge geometry, and adding a handle, you will learn what it takes to make a blade that will pass the ABS Journeyman performance test!
False Frame Handle
JW Randall, MS
Aug 1 - 3, 2022
8AM - 5PM
4 Interest-Free Payments of $172.50
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Includes All Materials
Learn how to make a frame handle knife from one of the best in the industry! Master Smith JW Randall shows you the tricks of the trade with one of the coolest handle design techniques there is.
Damascus Patterns
Shayne Carter, MS
Nov 28 -
Dec 2, 2022
4 Interest-Free Payments of $247.50
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Includes All Materials
Join Shayne, 2021 Blade Show's award recipient of the "Best Damascus," as he teaches multiple types of patterns, like raindrop, ladder., and twist. Cap off the week with a Turkish Twist!! You will forge weld your billets that are yours to keep, and forge blade profiles so you can work in the patterns. This class will not include full finish work, but take your Damascus blades with you when you go and finish them off in your home forge or at Kilroy's!
Fixing Mistakes
Steve Schwarzer, MS
Feb 6-10 2023
8AM - 4PM
4 Interest-Free Payments of $247.50
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Includes All Materials
While the goal might be to do things perfectly every time, it isn't very realistic. Mistakes happen, and Steve will show you some of the most common and how to salvage your work so a mistake doesn't end up in a scrap heap.
Mosaic Canister
Steve Schwarzer, MS
Great class, Steve!
Feb 2022 class
Includes All Materials
ABS Master Smith Steve Schwarzer is one of the pioneers of forging canister mosaic patterns. He is coming to Kilroy's to teach you his methods and you'll come away with your own mosaic billet!
Forge Tongs
Andy Morris
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Jan 2022 class
Includes All Materials
Learn to make tongs from one of the best in the industry! Join Andy Morris, Master Blacksmith from Rock Ledge Ranch, as he teaches you traditional techniques for forging your own tongs at Kilroy's Workshop!
ABANA Level I
Andy Morris
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Class from March 2022
Includes All Materials
Andy will teach the newly adopted ABANA Level I curriculum. Some blacksmithing experience is required for this class. If you are unsure whether this level is right for you, please call ahead and discuss it with one of our instructors.
For more information about the curriculum, visit: https://abana.org/abana-curriculum/
Blacksmithing Foundations
Mark Aspery &
John Williams
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$490
Includes All Materials
Instructors Mark Aspery and John Williams will teach the newly adopted ABANA curriculum. If you want to see some of the skills included in this course, visit Mark's YouTube channel and check out the ABANA curriculum, or give us a call!
2A: Grill - https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0_1OzAA4gHVA0bXd2tdK2nHEfR-BeVLf
2B: Tools - https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0_1OzAA4gHU8vzLbAwSmZoMopzJy31oW
For more information about the curriculum, visit: https://abana.org/abana-curriculum/
Damascus Chef's Knife
Will Stelter
Thanks Will! Great class in Feb 2022!
Class from Feb 2022
Includes All Materials
You may have seen Will on his popular YouTube channel where he shows you how to make amazing blades! He's joining us in-person at Kilroy's teaching you to forge a Damascus chef's knife!
Sword Design & Finish
David DelaGardelle
Thanks for an awesome class, David!
Class from April 2022
Includes All Materials
Join David as he teaches the fundamentals of creating your very own fully-functional history and myth-inspired short-sword with artistic embellishments. The goal of this class will be to share the most difficult aspects of high-end swordmaking: functionally-clean geometry and ergonomics, simple but high-quality heat treatment, and flawless fit-up/assembly.
The class will end by focusing on simple modern methods of adding artistry to a sword. This class will be unapologetically grinder stock-removal focused with no forging needed, so come ready with laser focus and lots of inspiration as we bring your mytho-modern Nordic-styled sword to life!