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Jake Krzenski joins NorthStar Forge as assistant instructor

Dec 27, 2023 | Behind The Scenes

Good news . . . NorthStar Forge is growing! To keep up with demand, we've invited Jake Krzenski to help out, leading a few classes of his own. Jake has been great helping out with group classes, so we're excited for him to be even more involved at the forge!...

Meet the first member of Northstar Forge

Nov 8, 2023 | Behind The Scenes, All

'I have always had a love affair with knives' - Dr. Chris After taking his first railroad spike knife class in February of 2020, it didn’t take long for Chris Tillotson (aka Dr. Chris) to realize one class just wasn’t enough. Not only was Chris the first official...

Northstar Forge hosts Nick Rossi as first guest instructor

Sep 25, 2023 | Behind The Scenes, All

One of the goals with the shop expansion has been to host guest instructors, so that Jason and other fellow smiths can learn advanced techniques from some of the best knifemakers. Knowing Master Smith Nick Rossi would be visiting from Maine as the featured instructor...

Behind the Scenes: Northstar Forge Shop Expansion Spring 2023

Sep 18, 2023 | Behind The Scenes

Welcome to Our New Website

Jan 27, 2020 | All, Behind The Scenes, Other Trades, Tips and Tricks

Welcome to our New Website, We decided to redo our website, so we can do more with our website. One of the things we created was an online store where you can buy our knives directly upon availability or upon backorder. You can also purchase classes directly from our...

Check me out on The History Channel’s Forged in Fire S3-E15 10PM ET 9PM CST (Click Here for more details)

Feb 3, 2017 | All, Behind The Scenes, Videos

Hey everyone! Check me out on History Channel’s Forged in Fire Season Three Episode Fifteen (S3-E15) “The Haladie” February 7th, 10 PM Eastern, 9 PM Central Time “For the first time ever, four Bladesmiths must use high carbon steel to forge a hatchet. After an...