1. Annual Membership
$60 / year US Resident
$70 / year International Resident
- Quarterly print issues of our award-winning Hot Iron News Magazine delivered to your mailbox
- Full-color, virtual issues of the Hot Iron News sent to your email
- Access to Monthly MC Sessions: Demonstrations and Open Forge sessions once a month at our Mentoring Center located at the Cowlitz County Events Center in Longview, Washington
- Access to NWBA Conferences: These annual events draw hundreds of blacksmiths from Washington, Oregon, Idaho, British Columbia and beyond. Gain access to a slew of demonstrations, hands-on workshops, forging competitions, tailgate sales and more
- Access to monthly Fireside Chat live streams for community discussion and camaraderie
- Access the Members Only sections of our website and the Virtual Archives of past Hot Iron News magazines
- Free Blacksmith Event Listings: Members teaching classes and workshops, either in person or virtually, can email their upcoming class descriptions and info to register at webmaster@blacksmith.org. These listings will be included in the Upcoming Events section of our website as well as our Events Calendar
- Free Classified Ad Listings: Have something you want to sell? Advertise it for free in our classified ads in the Hot Iron News!
- First Dibs and Reduced Prices on Classes and Workshops: These single and multi day events offer hands-on learning experiences with some of the finest blacksmiths from across the nation and around the globe
REGISTER AND PAY FOR ANNUAL NWBA MEMBERSHIP VIA PAYPAL
CLICK HERE FOR PRINTABLE REGISTRATION FORM TO PAY CHECK BY MAIL
2. Virtual Access Pass
$5 / month
- Access live streamed Fireside Chat every month via Zoom
- Access virtual issues of our award winning Hot Iron News magazine
The NWBA’s live streamed events connect you to a marvelous community of blacksmiths and metal workers and provide the perfect opportunity to ask demonstrators questions in real time as they demo from their home forge. During these online events you can chat with fellow attendees and even make new friends in the forging community! Info to join our live streamed events will be sent – along with a PDF of the most recent issue of the Hot Iron News – to the email provided when registering for a Virtual Access Pass.
Please note – this is a recurring $5 payment billed monthly to your PayPal account. You can cancel your Virtual Access Pass any time through PayPal. Instructions to cancel can be found HERE
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER FOR A VIRTUAL ACCESS PASS
3. Online Forum
Free
Sign up to participate in our Online Forum, where blacksmiths of all backgrounds share ideas, questions, tips and techniques. The Online Forum is open to guests for viewing but not for posting. To post, you must sign up as a Registered Website User.
Please note – signing up as a Registered Website User is not the same as registering for a Traditional Membership or VAP and does not give access to Digital Demos, Knife Makers Corners or the Members Only area of our website!
CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP AS A REGISTERED WEBSITE USER
If you have any questions about the NWBA’s Traditional Membership, Virtual Access Pass, or signing up for our Online Forum, please email webmaster@blacksmith.org