Arts and Arms | Conner Prairie

Join new and old friends at our Wednesday evening cookout for good food and great conversations. This is also a chance to be able to purchase items made by Conner Prairie’s crafters and workshop instructors. All proceeds go to support Conner Prairie’s educational mission.

Traditional Arts & Arms Workshops: Basic Hornwork

Master Hornsmith Art DeCamp will show you the tricks to design, layout and execute beautiful scrimshaw work.

Traditional Arts & Arms Making Workshops: Leatherworking

Take your pouch making to the next level as Ken Scott teaches you advanced techniques in making hunting bags and pouches.

Traditional Arts & Arms Workshops: Folding Knife

Bladesmith Brian Barker teaches how to create a historically appropriate knife.

Traditional Arts & Arms Making Workshops: Basic Blacksmithing

Join Nathan Allen as you learn the basics of blacksmithing including drawing, punching, hardening, tempering steel and forge welding.

Traditional Arts & Arms Making Workshops: Stock Carving Silver Wire Inlay

Master gunsmith John Schippers will help you learn the basics of two fundamental techniques of decorating long rifles, tomahawks and knives: relief carving and silver wire inlay.