Entry No. 12 — the Charleston file — filed under: blacksmithing

Charleston Adventure Forest — Blacksmith Forge

Tucked inside a zipline/climbing adventure park in the Francis Marion Forest is a real working forge where a smith trained at the American College of the Building Arts teaches you to strike hot steel — the class list runs from oyster shuckers and hair sticks up to a 3-hour tomahawk build, and right now they're running limited-time 'America's 250th' patriotic tomahawk and candlestick classes.

The move: Book the 2-hour advanced session or the 3-hour tomahawk/knife class as a pair — you're both hammering at anvils side by side over real fire, and you each walk out with the actual weapon or tool you forged.

• 📍 Awendaw
• 💸 $$
• ⚡ Up for anything
• 🌗 Indoors

Where: 1152 Guerins Bridge Rd, Awendaw, SC 29429

Hours: Added 2026-07-20 — confirm current hours before you go.

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Further reading: Official site · book.singenuity.com

last checked: 2026-07-20