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About Bear Iron Forge
Bear Iron Forge, an affiliate of Black Horse Forge, is a veteran-owned nonprofit that offers classes and workshops on bladesmithing, tool-making, and more creative applications of the blacksmithing trade to all with a mission to provide veterans, first responders, and active duty servicemen with low or no-cost classes. Forging can be a creative outlet and therapeutic for those with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) or traumatic brain injuries (TBI).
Jerrod Sutcliffe
Jerrod Sutcliffe is the founder of Bear Iron Forge and has over five years of blacksmithing experience. Jerrod is a veteran of the US Navy, a mechanical engineer, and a member of the Artists-Blacksmith Association of North America, the Connecticut Blacksmiths Guild, and The New England Blacksmiths. Jerrod is passionate about keeping history alive and passing on blacksmithing, knifemaking, and bladesmithing.
Local Interactions
Bear Iron Forge has become a proud member of the community here in Ashe County North Carolina. We have also become a member of the local farmers market as we go back to our roots. This grassroots way of interaction has really helped build a community with those we are trying to help and reach.