Entry No. 63 — the Colorado Springs file — filed under: hands-on

Kilroy's Workshop

Kilroy's is an 11,000-square-foot blacksmithing and welding trade school packed with coal and gas forges, power hammers, presses, 28 anvils, and heat-treat ovens. Its real claim to fame: more than 30 people who teach or train here have competed on the History Channel's Forged in Fire, with 13 calling Kilroy's their home forge. Beginner blacksmithing classes have you firing a forge past 2,000 degrees, heating steel, and hammering out a piece — or learning to make an actual blade — on an anvil. No experience required.

The move: Heat steel in a roaring forge and hammer out a blade or small forged object side by side at the anvil.

📍 Before you go Register online; classes for ages 9 through adult. Closed-toe shoes and natural-fiber clothing recommended for the forge.

• 📍 East Colorado Springs (McClain Point)
• 💸 $$
• ⚡ Up for anything
• 🌗 Indoors

Where: 7363 McClain Point, Unit 110, Colorado Springs, CO 80915

Hours: Added 2026-06-23 — confirm current hours before you go.

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last checked: 2026-06-23