Books & resources
Ideas from the forge.
Articles on learning a trade, teaching with your hands and running a workshop, plus the Forge Your Future books by Kilroy’s founder Ron Hardman.
Articles
Read. Then go make something.
Practical pieces from the shop floor. New articles are added as we write them; subscribe to the feed to catch each one.
Your Hands Teach What Your Head Can’t
Why making things forms you in a way information never will
Read the articleHomeschooling, Neurodiverse Students, and Shop Class
Why shop class belongs in a homeschool day
Read the articleFYF Blueprint - Part I FREE!
If you’ve ever hit a goal and thought, “Why doesn’t this feel like I expected?”—this is for you. Most goal-setting systems are all hammer and no anvil: lots of targets and timelines, but no work on the foundation that actually makes the goals meaningful (and sustainable). This PDF is the foundation work—the part most people skip.
Read the articleBook 1 - Forge Your Future: Awaken the Maker
What working with your hands can teach you about building a life
Read the articleGetting Started: The Forge Your Future Blueprint
A Simple Way to Build Your Life on Purpose
Read the articleWhat to wear to your first class at Kilroy’s
Closed-toe shoes, cotton, jeans, and nothing synthetic. A short guide to showing up ready for the forge, the welding table or the shop floor.
Read the articleProfessional Foundations: how a $1,250 trades program costs you $250
Six weeks, one day a week, in welding or the construction trades. Partner grants cover $1,000 of the cost, and Kilroy’s becomes your first paying customer when you finish.
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