Private Damascus steel forging workshops
Spend a private workshop forging a patterned-steel blade rather than buying a ready-made keepsake.
Forged True Smithing / Ryan Lewis
Ryan Lewis teaches privately scheduled bladesmithing in his Laramie shop, normally for one or two participants. Options range from basic forging to forge-welded Damascus patterns, with longer sessions adding handles and finishing. The owned site also accepts personalized knife commissions as gifts; larger workshop groups require advance arrangements.
Current location note / listed area: Laramie, Wyoming; appointment-only shop workshops and custom commissions
This is a hands-on shop experience, not an advertised wedding-day performance or party package. Confirm whether the intended couple or group can be accommodated, current session length, experience requirements, supervision, protective clothing and transport of finished items. The page describes one-to-two-day courses but its FAQ says a finished take-home knife may require two-to-three days; a one-day session covers the metal portion only. No safety certification or legal carry assurance is implied.
Public-source research · 2026-10-30 · Not vendor-confirmed or independently vetted.
Original research sources
- https://www.forgedtruesmithing.com/classes
- https://www.forgedtruesmithing.com/about-me
- https://www.forgedtruesmithing.com/
Documented state connections
Geographic evidence is retained historical research, not current service availability.
- Wyoming · based
Current owned biography identifies Ryan Lewis as operating Forged True Smithing in Laramie WY, and the classes page explicitly places its appointment-only private instruction in his Laramie shop.