Beginner blacksmith
Blade class
The Ancient Art Of Blacksmithing
Beginner Blacksmith Blade Class will give you the opportunity to make knives like the accent blacksmiths did. We will forge out a blacksmith blade sometimes call a Viking knife. You’ll forge heat treat, grind bevels, add a machine finish, and then we finish it off with sharpening.
Things we cover in our classes -
The whole Blacksmith knife building process from start to finish
Hammer Techniques
Forging Techniques
Shaping the knife
Heat treating carbon steel in the gas forge
Knife instruction and care
Machine finishing knife style
This class is beginner-friendly, no experience is required. This class is great for solos or groups and is a perfect gift for a friend or loved one.
Come learn the ancient art of Blacksmithing!
Day Course
While the days primary function is to make your very own knife, you will also learn a great deal about the ancient process of knife making. For 1000’s of years the creation of knives were believed to be shrouded in myth and magic. In some circles, novices still believe many of them to be true; like ‘a blade must be quenched while facing due north to become hard and stay straight’, and ‘the quench is where a knife gains a soul.’
As you go through the process you learn why our forge needs to burn at near 1000c, what actually happens to the steel when it’s quenched, and why that makes it hard, and why it must be tempered back to stop the blade snapping in half.
And the best bit is, even if you forget all that you learnt, the prettiest, classiest will have been made by you, and will be used for years to come!
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You’ll take a blank of steel that has been prepped ready for you and pop it into our 1000c forge. When it’s nice and hot, you’ll hit the steel with a hammer (forging), drawing out the tang till its long enough to shape. Then forge the blade length and bevels to shape.
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Then it’s back in the fire and then a dunk into a special quenching oil to harden the steel. This is followed by a bit more heat for a flame temper.
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Then it’s to the grinder to finish the bevel shape off, to allow your blade to fly through what ever you aim it at.
Then we do some wire wheeling and scotchbright to bring out the natural steel lustre.
We hit the grinder again to make it one keen sharp beast.
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Then it’s time for the photo shoot and to let the world know via social media how awesome you really are.
WHAT YOU’LL DO
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