Bandy Blacksmith Guild

Bandy Blacksmith Guild We are a modern Blacksmithing guild that aims to keep the art of metalworking alive through classes and community.

We specialize in numerous fields including but not limited to knife making, architectural work, tooling, and fabrication.

Ed DeLao, student in January 23 blacksmith class, made his first steak turner. Next up is a chisel and punch. Good work ...
01/21/2023

Ed DeLao, student in January 23 blacksmith class, made his first steak turner. Next up is a chisel and punch. Good work Ed!

Interested in blacksmithing, take classes here at the Tom Bandy Blacksmith Shop located in Escondido. We aim to keep the...
09/25/2022

Interested in blacksmithing, take classes here at the Tom Bandy Blacksmith Shop located in Escondido. We aim to keep the art of blacksmithing alive and would love to see you here. Please visit our website for more information or come by the shop any Saturday morning and talk to our instructor Igor.

"Igor finished his russian expiditionary style machete/ messer sword and fittings today. The 15N20 blade is convex groun...
09/03/2022

"Igor finished his russian expiditionary style machete/ messer sword and fittings today. The 15N20 blade is convex ground and heat treated to 55 HRC. The fittings are finished with a nitrate and chloride based antiquing solution. Phosphated iron wire twist makes up the handle with copper fittings."

"One of our long time members  works on repairing an old leg vise. The leg had a bend in it which was forced out by use ...
08/27/2022

"One of our long time members works on repairing an old leg vise. The leg had a bend in it which was forced out by use of heat and hammer. Here he is making a new spring for the unit."

Done with our new room for the Mill, Lathe, and welder. This room is to keep the equipment clean from coal dust as it ca...
07/16/2022

Done with our new room for the Mill, Lathe, and welder. This room is to keep the equipment clean from coal dust as it can damaging. We are very excited to start working on this equipment was so nice to donate to the shop.

Not much at the shop today. Igor’s working on moving some equipment around and some organizing of the grinders.         ...
07/02/2022

Not much at the shop today. Igor’s working on moving some equipment around and some organizing of the grinders.

Igor’s hard at work building us a new hood for the front forge. Hopefully he can add some of his artistic style before h...
06/25/2022

Igor’s hard at work building us a new hood for the front forge. Hopefully he can add some of his artistic style before he’s done.

Almost done with our new coal storage and the wood shop is hard at work restoring this wheel.
06/18/2022

Almost done with our new coal storage and the wood shop is hard at work restoring this wheel.

Some pics from yesterday at the shop. We have Steven and Igor working on some knives. We also have Jerome working on our...
06/05/2022

Some pics from yesterday at the shop. We have Steven and Igor working on some knives. We also have Jerome working on our new coal storage.

Steven’s Sgian-dubh is just about done. Next is making the sheath.
05/31/2022

Steven’s Sgian-dubh is just about done. Next is making the sheath.

Busy day today here at the shop. We’re building a new coal storage bin and moving some equipment around. The shops going...
05/29/2022

Busy day today here at the shop. We’re building a new coal storage bin and moving some equipment around. The shops going to look great for the new students.

Here’s a project Steven has been working on. It’s a Sgian-dubh. Sgian-dubh is a small, single-edged knife worn as part o...
05/24/2022

Here’s a project Steven has been working on. It’s a Sgian-dubh. Sgian-dubh is a small, single-edged knife worn as part of traditional Scottish Highland dress along with the kilt.

It’s a great morning here at the shop. Today is open forge. Open forge is where you’re able to create whatever you want ...
05/21/2022

It’s a great morning here at the shop. Today is open forge. Open forge is where you’re able to create whatever you want here at the shop, after you have completed the beginning course.

What a great morning here at The Tom Bandy Blacksmith shop. Today the students are working on their punch and chisel’s. ...
04/30/2022

What a great morning here at The Tom Bandy Blacksmith shop. Today the students are working on their punch and chisel’s. Once there done they can move on to the next project where they’ll have to use the punch and chisel to make there own tongs.

Got Igor teaching the class how to make a steak turners today. The steak turner is perfect for anyone to learn all the b...
04/23/2022

Got Igor teaching the class how to make a steak turners today. The steak turner is perfect for anyone to learn all the basic blacksmithing technics.

 cutting and finishing our new guard on the power hammer.
04/19/2022

cutting and finishing our new guard on the power hammer.

It’s a nice morning here at the shop. Today we have James Thayer teaching the class how to make bottle openers out of a ...
04/16/2022

It’s a nice morning here at the shop. Today we have James Thayer teaching the class how to make bottle openers out of a Horse shoes. It’s a great first project for anyone to start blacksmithing, Theirs nothing to it but to do it.

YAY! A New Tool! This week we got a much needed connector for our tanks. The Sentinel Safety-Z uses a unique reverse dis...
04/14/2022

YAY! A New Tool! This week we got a much needed connector for our tanks. The Sentinel Safety-Z uses a unique reverse disconnect feature that will not come apart with a straight pull. This feature prevents accidental release of the coupler even when pulled over the edges of steel plates. It might not seem all that exciting, but to us this is a great addition to the shop and for shop safety. Thanks again to for picking these up.

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321 N Broadway
Escondido, CA
92025

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