Once you can draw a taper and put a twist in a bar, the question becomes what else steel will do.

This two-day workshop builds on Blacksmith 101 with the techniques that widen the field: punching and drifting a one-inch hole through a three-quarter-inch bar, chiseling and splitting for forks and pokers, and forge welding. Each student expects to finish several pieces, and to leave with the vocabulary for far more ambitious work.

Good to know. Blacksmith 101 or equivalent experience is the starting point. $325 for the weekend, at the Forge, 290 Whisconier Road. Prices and openings change, so check the registration page before you plan around it.