Lizamas Forge

16/03/2025

Adze and chisels going to the RMI to help carve canoes.

09/06/2024

FestPac Display with my assistant Lil Fella!

07/06/2024

13th Festival of the Pacific Arts!

30/12/2022

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15/07/2022

This course will teach the fundamentals of blacksmithing. You will learn all basic forging techniques, along with the annealing, hardening, and tempering of steel. This course will take three (3) Saturdays, 1pm - 7pm to complete (18 hours of training).

The course is $300/person with only 3 slots per course. Non-refundable after start of course.

Upon completion you will receive a Certificate of Completion: Basic Forging which will be a prerequisite to other courses offered.

Tools needed: Lizamas Forge will provide all the basic tools needed to complete the course.

Safety equipment: You will need to bring your own: eye protection, leather gloves (preferably welding gloves), leather apron (optional), and water/snacks.

Please note that you will need to sign a media release/liability waiver before starting the course if you are unable to sign this document please do not sign up for this course. Must be at least 15 years of age to take the course and parents must sign a media release/liability waiver.

How to sign up:
Please email us at [email protected] with the subject line: “Reserve my spot!” to indicate your intent. An invoice will then be sent to you via email with the payment information. There are only 3 slots per class so those who pay first are automatically reserved for the course.

Si Yu’os Ma’åse (Thank You)

27/04/2021

Guåhan CHamoru T-Shirt

27/04/2021

21/08/2019

Basic Forging Course ($250 per person)

Description: This course will teach the basics of blacksmithing. You will learn all basic forging techniques, along with the annealing, hardening, and tempering of steel. This course will take three (3) Saturdays starting this Saturday, 1pm-7pm to complete. A total of 18 hours. Upon completion you will receive a Certificate of Completion: Basic Forging which will be a prerequisite to other courses offered.

Tools needed: Lizamas Forge will provide all the basic tools needed to complete the course.

Safety equipment: You will need to bring your own: eye protection.

Course Overview

1. Blacksmithing Basics
1. Safety
2. Tools & Equipment

2. Essential Skills
1. Drawing Out/Tapering
2. Twisting
3. Bending
4. Upsetting
5. Hot Cutting
6. Punching, Slitting & Drifting
7. Heat Treatment: Anneal, Harden, Normalize, Temper
8. Finishing

Only two spots left! DM to reserve your spot!

22/06/2019

Congratulations to John on winning our Guam Micronesian Island Fair Machete raffle!

Enjoy this one of a kind hand forged Machete.

We will be raffling off another piece in July so keep an eye out for that. Another chance to win a piece like this for only $20 a ticket (valued at $500) and if you don't win your raffle ticket purchase will count towards any other item we sell or even forging class in the future!

22/06/2019

We are making a movie!

This documentary will be exploring the craft of CHamoru Blacksmithing on Guam as told through the stories of our Master Francisco "Corned Beef" Lizama.

Please follow on IG and Twitter for behind the scenes and more information on this production.

Si Yu'us Ma'åse!