Membership dues to Columbia Fire & Iron (CFI) help this non-profit blacksmithing organization continue its mission of making blacksmithing education accessible, fostering community amongst regional blacksmiths, and promoting the forging arts to the public. Membership entitles you to certain club benefits such as attending our Winter Conference and being able to spectate at our Hammer-Ins and Demos, while dues help keep us stocked in fuel and steel and cover our liability insurance. We appreciate your support!

Columbia Fire & Iron is a volunteer run nonprofit organization founded in 2013 for the purpose of serving the intermountain northwest's blacksmithing community and promoting the forging arts. Your donation will help keep us stocked in fuel, steel, and liability insurance so that we can hold our events. We appreciate your support!We host spring and fall hammer-ins, a winter blacksmithing conference, and we hold various workshops, demos, and open forging events throughout the year to cultivate blacksmithing in our region. We work hard to keep our events affordable and offer scholarships as needed, and we partner with the our local libraries to offer a few no-cost "Blacksmithing at the Library" events each spring. Blacksmithing is a timeless art and a useful skill practiced around the world, and that legacy belongs to us all.

Spring Hammer-In 2026 brings our blacksmithing community together for a full day at the forge 🔨. Morning sessions cover basic instruction and a beginner project, while afternoons are open forging for experienced smiths (or enthusiastic beginners who completed the morning session) to work on their own projects.Learn from experienced smiths, trade tips at the anvil, and see a range of traditional and creative techniques in action. Whether you’re new to metalwork or a long-time maker, your registration helps us keep blacksmithing skills alive and accessible for future generations. Reserve your spot to fire up the forge with us 🔥.Minimum age is 13. 16 and under must have a guardian participating with them, and 18 and under must have a guardian sign their liability waiver.