Clay and Steel owner and lead blacksmith Celeste has taught team builds and classes for 14 years. This is her forging crew from Maker Faire 2024
Nothing builds trust like a sledgehammer
Clay and Steel is located in Richmond CA. Team Building activities can customized to your team’s abilities. Classes can be 2hrs, 4hrs or 6hrs.
Safety is our top priority. Every class begins with an overview of safe practices in the smithy. Our blacksmith shop can accommodate teams of up to ten. Larger groups can be accommodated by choosing to do welding (3-4 people) and/or cold working jewelry using no fire. Contact us for more info.
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Where
We are located right off the freeway on Bayview, either I-80 or I-580. Parking is plentiful and free. Low traffic area, but no services.
The Environment
Team Builds are mostly indoors. We can fit six people inside. Weather permitting we can fire up our outdoor forge to include four more people. The bay keeps temperatures mild even on a hot day. The shore is around the corner, and shop cats and large in-progress art projects built by teams abound.
Time
Most projects require 2.5-4 hour lessons. Our larger RR Spike knife is a 6.5hr class
What we can do
We can teach any of the introductory. Clay and Steel classes We can do a variation on the bracelet class to fit within a 2.5 hour time frame. We also take suggestions or creative ideas for team builds. Ask and maybe we can do it. Additional cost and time may be required
Cost
Our basic intro classes run $125-$210 per person.
Safe and engaging
Blacksmithing Team builds
Have crane arm, will travel.
Clay and Steel’s modified Ranger allows our smithy to take to the road.
We have attended Open Sauce, Maker Faire (Dale loves us!), and many on-site Gift Shows, Banquets, Operas, and open-air Markets. We can swing hammers, show smithing processes, speak about our jobs/lives, and/or forge gifts for team members. We also are set up to teach limited courses on-site, safely, with insurance, and all according to any fire safety practices you may have.
It sounds dangerous but our setup is small and safe.
Our shop is cute, has easy free bus/van parking, and is by the beautiful shoreline in Richmond.
