The owner of Blackthorne Forge, Steven Bronstein, is talented as an artist, blacksmith, and instructor. We have stopped by a few times and Steven has had wonderful creations for sale. He has always taken the time to say hello and show us around when he was not too busy. This last weekend we took a 3 hour blacksmithing class and he was very effective as an instructor. He provides enough direction to be safe and to know what to do, but he is relaxed in the process and allows for experimentation and failure. We were unanimous that this was one of the best classes we have ever taken. read more