Entry No. 19 — the San Francisco file — filed under: blacksmithing

The Crucible

A 56,000-square-foot converted industrial building running 19 departments at once — blacksmithing forges, glassblowing furnaces, an iron foundry, and a neon-bending shop all under one roof, founded in Berkeley in 1999 and moved to West Oakland in 2003.

The move: Book the 3-Hour Taster Foundry class and pour molten aluminum into sand molds you carved together, or take a beginning blacksmithing session and each forge your own fire poker or S-hook at neighboring anvils.

• 📍 West Oakland
• 💸 $$
• ⚡ Up for anything
• 🌗 Indoors

Where: 1260 7th St, Oakland, CA 94607

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

⚠ Seasonal or scheduled — always check before you go.

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Further reading: Official site · Wikipedia

last checked: 2026-07-20